No more cloth bags – just paper and plastic. But the store is still beautiful – the 6 kinds of salmon, the cheese station! Plenty of parking.

it to Granville, you might also want to go to the Granville general store. They have great aged cheddar, especially the horseradish cheddar, if you like that. They don’t make the cheese but they age it at the store in a...

I go to Patisserie Lebeau pretty much every Saturday and it is definitely not walkable from Coal Harbour in a reasonable amount of time. It would be like walking from the Ferry Plaza to the Marina minus the hills :-). There is a...

as your commute will be too long otherwise, when it is not bicycle weather. Definitely buy cheap city bicycles for your stay – people of all ages cycle everywhere when the snow is gone, but don’t leave an expensive...

Alpena sausage company. They’re stuff is wonderful and great for a picnic. Here’s the link to info on the store - they will have information about their products and those marketed as alpena (made here). The...

As good and authentic as the Chinese food is in the San Gabriel Valley, I cannot recommend sending a visitor on his first trip to L.A. all the way out there negotiating our freeway system. Ditto even for downtown. Beverly Hills is...

you’re from NYC so you probably already tried the pinkberry....=) west hollywood/beverly hills - JAR on beverly boulevard – awesome steaks. not too expensive (www.thejar.com) UCLA – go to diddy reise cookies and...

This happens often. “I must have authentic Chinese food, but not east of 405!” "Why are there no banh mi worth eating? Oh, I won’t go past Beverly Hills." That said, the pizza I like best west of the 405 is at...

Your comments could apply almost verbatim to Southern California: the Beverly Hills Farmer’s Market, Santa Monica FM are egregious examples. However, there are some where not all is shameless robbery: the one on La Cienega...

to relocate to Spokane, what would be in store for us? I’ve looked at a few of the on-line menus, that I can find. I’ve poured over ever PDF wine list available (almost none). It looks like there are a few good spots, but, from...

. They may not have many convenience foods (there aren’t fifteen versions of frozen french fries, for example), but their cheese selection alone put many larger grocery stores in Toronto to shame. Fresh bread and...

Stone, Alesmith, Ballast Point, Port Brewing(Lost Abbey), and Alpine breweries. All have tasting rooms, some do brewery tours. Of course you can buy beer from any of these great SD breweries at most of the local liquor stores. I...

't remember the name) 5) We really enjoyed our fancy $50 Coppola tour (wine and cheese in the cellar, etc) Any great worth it expesive/exclusive tours? We’re not huge wine buyers but we love experience type things and...

will find some very interesting and sophisticated shops and antique stores on and around the charming Old California style town square. Ask around for the artisan cheese shop. Try some of the local artisan cheeses. Don’t...

and fruits veggies. When it’s all done I have to cary them back up a steap hill! But it makes me happy to do it. (Yes I have car, but I also have two good legs that can carry me to the store!)