Going to have to miss the fireworks to hang out at home with 9 dogs, 3 of them two weeks old. (Wife has a night shift so I'm on puppy duty) (oh woe is me)
During the day if the weather's nice I'll probably bike downtown and then wander around the waterfront, eat some poutine and a beavertail (note: not an actual beaver's tail, but a fried pastry with cinnamon sugar on it)
Already thinking ahead to next year though, trying to figure out if I can get up to Ottawa for the 150th celebrations because they will be insane. I have a great uncle that lives there, I may see if I can visit him (he lives a 15-20 minute walk from the Aviation museum, which would also be rad as heck)
I am super excited for the 150th next year. No matter where I'm working, I'm planning on taking time off to come home for that weekend because giant robots through my hometown's downtown core oh my GOODNESS
The Aviation museum is pretty rad, but if you haven't been to the War Museum yet, that's probably the best one in town (and has received international recognition for its design and collection, too!)
If any of you fine folks end up in town next year I can give you the grand tour. Probably not going downtown this year though; much as seeing Coeur de Pirate for the first time or seeing Metric live again for free could be fun, I'm not sure I can convince too many locals to make the trek to see the fireworks with 100 000 other people for the Nth time. It's exhausting, and with the gigantic sink hole that opened up in the core a week or two back getting home would be even more crazy than usual.
I'm excited to see if they put flags up around the sinkhole, or colour it red or something. Probably going to hang out on my balcony to watch the fireworks though, avoid all the crowds meandering around centretown.
Poutine with pulled pork on top is wonderful! There was also a place I went in Montreal that had poutine with guacamole on top; I might have been influenced the flask of whiskey I'd had on the two-hour bus there, but it was surprisingly fantastic.
Though the absolute best I have ever had was actually in Toronto near Kensington Market, where the guy makes his cheese curds fresh every day. Fucking perfection.
Theres a local place here that has an absurd number of poutine choices its not to bad!
Going to have to miss the fireworks to hang out at home with 9 dogs, 3 of them two weeks old. (Wife has a night shift so I'm on puppy duty) (oh woe is me)
During the day if the weather's nice I'll probably bike downtown and then wander around the waterfront, eat some poutine and a beavertail (note: not an actual beaver's tail, but a fried pastry with cinnamon sugar on it)
Already thinking ahead to next year though, trying to figure out if I can get up to Ottawa for the 150th celebrations because they will be insane. I have a great uncle that lives there, I may see if I can visit him (he lives a 15-20 minute walk from the Aviation museum, which would also be rad as heck)
I am super excited for the 150th next year. No matter where I'm working, I'm planning on taking time off to come home for that weekend because giant robots through my hometown's downtown core oh my GOODNESS
The Aviation museum is pretty rad, but if you haven't been to the War Museum yet, that's probably the best one in town (and has received international recognition for its design and collection, too!)
If any of you fine folks end up in town next year I can give you the grand tour. Probably not going downtown this year though; much as seeing Coeur de Pirate for the first time or seeing Metric live again for free could be fun, I'm not sure I can convince too many locals to make the trek to see the fireworks with 100 000 other people for the Nth time. It's exhausting, and with the gigantic sink hole that opened up in the core a week or two back getting home would be even more crazy than usual.
I'm excited to see if they put flags up around the sinkhole, or colour it red or something. Probably going to hang out on my balcony to watch the fireworks though, avoid all the crowds meandering around centretown.
When I had an apartment downtown last year Canada Day was so good. We had a board game night, but I snuck out to walk ten minutes and catch the fireworks on the Hill. It was great!
But now I'm back in the suburbs and oh man do I not want to fight those crowds to get on the buses this year. I'm definitely envious of your balcony situation.
Going to have to miss the fireworks to hang out at home with 9 dogs, 3 of them two weeks old. (Wife has a night shift so I'm on puppy duty) (oh woe is me)
During the day if the weather's nice I'll probably bike downtown and then wander around the waterfront, eat some poutine and a beavertail (note: not an actual beaver's tail, but a fried pastry with cinnamon sugar on it)
Already thinking ahead to next year though, trying to figure out if I can get up to Ottawa for the 150th celebrations because they will be insane. I have a great uncle that lives there, I may see if I can visit him (he lives a 15-20 minute walk from the Aviation museum, which would also be rad as heck)
I am super excited for the 150th next year. No matter where I'm working, I'm planning on taking time off to come home for that weekend because giant robots through my hometown's downtown core oh my GOODNESS
The Aviation museum is pretty rad, but if you haven't been to the War Museum yet, that's probably the best one in town (and has received international recognition for its design and collection, too!)
If any of you fine folks end up in town next year I can give you the grand tour. Probably not going downtown this year though; much as seeing Coeur de Pirate for the first time or seeing Metric live again for free could be fun, I'm not sure I can convince too many locals to make the trek to see the fireworks with 100 000 other people for the Nth time. It's exhausting, and with the gigantic sink hole that opened up in the core a week or two back getting home would be even more crazy than usual.
I'm excited to see if they put flags up around the sinkhole, or colour it red or something. Probably going to hang out on my balcony to watch the fireworks though, avoid all the crowds meandering around centretown.
When I had an apartment downtown last year Canada Day was so good. We had a board game night, but I snuck out to walk ten minutes and catch the fireworks on the Hill. It was great!
But now I'm back in the suburbs and oh man do I not want to fight those crowds to get on the buses this year. I'm definitely envious of your balcony situation.
oh yeah, the bus situation with all the construction just seems like a legit hassle.
I have tried poutine several times and it really hasn't hit a chord with me. Maybe it's the gravy quality or the cheese curd quality, but poutine is only middling at best in my experience. For those poutine lovers out there is it something that has a wide range of quality and variation in taste? I know my first introduction to donair put me off them for a couple of years, but I was reintroduced to it during the Kitsilano Greek Days Festival and it was completely different than what I had before and now I am a big fan.
For poutine lovers on the West Coast, are there any excellent examples I can try to see if it is just the quality/versions of the dish I have tried that I don't like or if it is the dish itself.
Full disclosure, I tried Loco Moco on Maui a couple of years ago and was similarly not all that impressed. The flavours were too similar and it tasted like there wasn't enough counterpoint to the gravy/rich flavours. I have since had Curry Loco Moco and that combination filled the flavour hole much better than the traditional dish. Again, I'm not sure if it was a quality thing or if I'm just not a big fan of the dish itself as it is traditionally prepared.
I have tried poutine several times and it really hasn't hit a chord with me. Maybe it's the gravy quality or the cheese curd quality, but poutine is only middling at best in my experience. For those poutine lovers out there is it something that has a wide range of quality and variation in taste? I know my first introduction to donair put me off them for a couple of years, but I was reintroduced to it during the Kitsilano Greek Days Festival and it was completely different than what I had before and now I am a big fan.
For poutine lovers on the West Coast, are there any excellent examples I can try to see if it is just the quality/versions of the dish I have tried that I don't like or if it is the dish itself.
Full disclosure, I tried Loco Moco on Maui a couple of years ago and was similarly not all that impressed. The flavours were too similar and it tasted like there wasn't enough counterpoint to the gravy/rich flavours. I have since had Curry Loco Moco and that combination filled the flavour hole much better than the traditional dish. Again, I'm not sure if it was a quality thing or if I'm just not a big fan of the dish itself as it is traditionally prepared.
yeah poutine is a product with a shocking variety of quality. There is a poutine place on Commercial near Broadway in Vancouver that is pretty good, i can't recall the name of it.
Smoke's Poutinerie is generally pretty good, and they have restaurants all over the place. I'd recommend anything with sausage in it, I don't know where they get theirs from, but it's so good.
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Are there Smoke's out West? I've never seen one West of Ontario.
There's always a Stampede in this town during Canada Day. A rowdy rodeo full of cowpersons. This town normally has a population of 7,000 people, which shoots up to 30,000 or some goddamn nonsense during rodeo days. So many cowpersons in this town.
I've never actually bothered to go to the Canada Day Parade, but I assume it is full of chuckwagons and the mayor getting hogtied for charity or whatever.
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I need to look for that next time I'm in the Lower Mainland.
Oh! I have a poutine horror story to tell. My city was holding it's annual fair, and I see people walking around with poutine they've gotten from food trucks. I get a craving, and I go to a booth I had gotten some barbecue from earlier and ordered a serving. Fresh fries are put in the dish. Great. Gravy is ladled out from a large pot. Seems promising. The man walks towards a cooler and am confused when he goes by. I watch in horror as the man puts my poutine underneath the spigot of a queso dispenser and presses the button. I tried to eat that stew of fries, gravy and nacho cheese, but I could not conquer it.
I need to look for that next time I'm in the Lower Mainland.
Oh! I have a poutine horror story to tell. My city was holding it's annual fair, and I see people walking around with poutine they've gotten from food trucks. I get a craving, and I go to a booth I had gotten some barbecue from earlier and ordered a serving. Fresh fries are put in the dish. Great. Gravy is ladled out from a large pot. Seems promising. The man walks towards a cooler and am confused when he goes by. I watch in horror as the man puts my poutine underneath the spigot of a queso dispenser and presses the button. I tried to eat that stew of fries, gravy and nacho cheese, but I could not conquer it.
I have a sick balcony to watch fireworks from this year, overlooking our lovely river valley here in Edmonton. I've got a small handful of friends coming over, and I'm thrilled to start cooking! Ahi tuna tacos with chipotle-lime sauce, my jalapeno-cheddar burgers, and some portobello fajitas! Om nom nom.
We got ingredients to make red and white flatbreads (with feta and peppers and cherry tomatoes on top) and a cherry cheesecake. And I'm going to make butter tarts tonight and red and white cupcakes tomorrow! Also a ton of Canada Dry ginger ale to go with some Crown Royal that I already had on hand. Gonna be a good day, so long as we don't get the thunder storms that're expected...
I have a sick balcony to watch fireworks from this year, overlooking our lovely river valley here in Edmonton. I've got a small handful of friends coming over, and I'm thrilled to start cooking! Ahi tuna tacos with chipotle-lime sauce, my jalapeno-cheddar burgers, and some portobello fajitas! Om nom nom.
Go Canada!
Nice! I had a friend who lived in those condos - it always seemed like a great place for Canada Day celebrations.
St-Jean-Baptiste takes place every June 24th, a whole week before Canada Day, and is Quebec's national holiday. It's way more widely celebrated here even though both days are holidays.
So tomorrow I'm helping a friend move because over here, Canada Day is moving day.
I have a sick balcony to watch fireworks from this year, overlooking our lovely river valley here in Edmonton. I've got a small handful of friends coming over, and I'm thrilled to start cooking! Ahi tuna tacos with chipotle-lime sauce, my jalapeno-cheddar burgers, and some portobello fajitas! Om nom nom.
Go Canada!
Nice! I had a friend who lived in those condos - it always seemed like a great place for Canada Day celebrations.
Yeah I just moved in last October so I'm verrrry hyped to enjoy this.
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I don't think I've known anyone canadian who uses vinegar on fries, but I do know it's supposedly a very british thing?
everywhere i have been in Canada that serves fries has vinegar either in packets or on the table with the ketchup, this is not true in the USA.
I'm excited to see if they put flags up around the sinkhole, or colour it red or something. Probably going to hang out on my balcony to watch the fireworks though, avoid all the crowds meandering around centretown.
Wait, I always want poutine. . .
. . . carry on.
Theres a local place here that has an absurd number of poutine choices its not to bad!
I thinn it even got a buzzfeed article
My dad definitely uses vinegar on fries, and he isn't the only one. Might be prominent in areas that had a lot of British communities, though?
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where i grew up it was like, 30% greek immigrants, 20% british, 30% americans, and 100% italian.
Also i came across it in the middle of Alberta, i'm pretty sure it's just a normal thing.
When I had an apartment downtown last year Canada Day was so good. We had a board game night, but I snuck out to walk ten minutes and catch the fireworks on the Hill. It was great!
But now I'm back in the suburbs and oh man do I not want to fight those crowds to get on the buses this year. I'm definitely envious of your balcony situation.
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oh yeah, the bus situation with all the construction just seems like a legit hassle.
Just put schmaunt fat on everything
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Smoked meat poutine being the exception.
For poutine lovers on the West Coast, are there any excellent examples I can try to see if it is just the quality/versions of the dish I have tried that I don't like or if it is the dish itself.
Full disclosure, I tried Loco Moco on Maui a couple of years ago and was similarly not all that impressed. The flavours were too similar and it tasted like there wasn't enough counterpoint to the gravy/rich flavours. I have since had Curry Loco Moco and that combination filled the flavour hole much better than the traditional dish. Again, I'm not sure if it was a quality thing or if I'm just not a big fan of the dish itself as it is traditionally prepared.
yeah poutine is a product with a shocking variety of quality. There is a poutine place on Commercial near Broadway in Vancouver that is pretty good, i can't recall the name of it.
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I've never actually bothered to go to the Canada Day Parade, but I assume it is full of chuckwagons and the mayor getting hogtied for charity or whatever.
Oh! I have a poutine horror story to tell. My city was holding it's annual fair, and I see people walking around with poutine they've gotten from food trucks. I get a craving, and I go to a booth I had gotten some barbecue from earlier and ordered a serving. Fresh fries are put in the dish. Great. Gravy is ladled out from a large pot. Seems promising. The man walks towards a cooler and am confused when he goes by. I watch in horror as the man puts my poutine underneath the spigot of a queso dispenser and presses the button. I tried to eat that stew of fries, gravy and nacho cheese, but I could not conquer it.
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I would call it, "I'm used to it and can sometimes stream SD video without it hitching too much."
Also some part of my mind really wants to pronounce it Poo Tee Nee for some reason. Maybe I just want to think about Jawas shouting or something.
(Only part of the day, a zillion special events, and I get Monday off from it, but yeah)
Jesus Christ
I am so sorry
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Now ive just got people pointing it out all day!
traitor
It originally said alright but I realized I could make a pun
Go Canada!
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Nice! I had a friend who lived in those condos - it always seemed like a great place for Canada Day celebrations.
St-Jean-Baptiste takes place every June 24th, a whole week before Canada Day, and is Quebec's national holiday. It's way more widely celebrated here even though both days are holidays.
So tomorrow I'm helping a friend move because over here, Canada Day is moving day.
Yeah I just moved in last October so I'm verrrry hyped to enjoy this.
But I'll be in Vancouver for Canada Day and probably drunk by some water or up a mountain or both!
because it's expected that if you don't renew, you're gonna move on that day