I'm a fan of Anthony Bourdain's travel show No Reservations.
If you're not familiar with the Discovery Channel TV show, tune in this week and see the outspoken chef and author's take on Vancouver.
It's interesting that his picks include Sooke Harbour House, which is not in Vancouver, but on Vancouver Island.
On the show's website, it's described as a Victoria landmark, although it's actually in Sooke.
It's a lovely spot, nonetheless.
Here are some of the other food places he visited:
*Save-on-Meats for fast-food burgers on West HastingsBourdain and his crew stayed at the Opus Hotel.
*Cioppino's in Yaletown
*Tojo's Restaurant
*JapaDog in front of the Sutton Place Hotel
*Vij's Rangoli on the South Granville Rise
He also traveled to Whistler for some snowboarding and Ziptrekking.
The show airs January 21 at 10 PM, January 22 at 2 AM, January 24 at 8 PM, January 25 at midnight and January 26 at 1 PM.
(I recorded it and it was a good piece -- plus fun to see Barbara-Jo McIntosh of Barbara-Jo's Cooks to Books at the final dinner!)
The Opus Hotel in Yaletown
Photo by Sue Frause
2 comments:
I watched the show last night and as a Vancouverite, now living in beautiful Minneapolis, MN, I felt very homesick. My husband and I are huge Bourdain fans and got to see him when he came to town. I've lived all over Canada and really appreciate your lovely blog.
Yes, I recorded it and am watching it now. I need my Vancouver fix -- hopefully I'll make it up there soon. So did you see him in Minneapolis? I love his resto in NYC, Les Halles -- the best pommes frites in the world. I bought my husband his cookbook so he could learn how to make them. Yum! Thanks for your kind words. Sue
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