Author Archives: Joe Cummings

There are so many great things to see and do in the world yet few things are more satisfying than a home-cooked dinner with friends (and wine). Ok, maybe something better, a home-cooked meal, friends and wine and watching Game … Continue reading →

I know I do.  Not simply, ‘sit’ or ‘come’ or ‘get away from the garbage, you silly bugger’.  No, Sometimes I sing to them.  Sometimes I tell them a story.  Sometimes I like to explain things to them.  And, what’s … Continue reading →

The Bodega.  Howe St.   Downtown Vancouver At the risk of spoiling the ending, another great meal, made all the better by sharing it with good friends. But here’s the neat thing.  Not only was The Bodega an award-winning Spanish restaurante, … Continue reading →

For some reason, I went on-line house shopping today.  Specifically, I went and looked at properties in and around downtown Vancouver.  I guess a part of me loved the few days I’ve spent wandering around there and while I knew … Continue reading →

Ok, so everyone on planet earth has seen the Hunger Games at least once.  Most of them have read the book. I am, however, one of the 12 people who haven’t read the book.  So I went in knowing nothing … Continue reading →

Ok, so last episode of the season, and, as it turns out, the entire series. The colonists are about to be attacked by the sixers and their evil backers who wear evil black berets and scowl a lot.  All led … Continue reading →

Netflix has decided not the pick-up Terra Nova so it looks like the show is finally dead. Thank goodness.  If there was ever a show that had so much promise and faileld so terribly, this was it.   It was actually … Continue reading →

I had a blast doing a week of restaurant reviews.  I got a chance to visit new places, try new foods and go on new adventures.  Sadly, though, it’s too expensive to do every day.  So, a new plan. I’ll … Continue reading →

Central Bistro.  Denman.  Vancouver A hunt today.  A nice, cozy restaurant in downtown Vancouver that served a slightly different breakfast, something hip, something fun, something popular without a lineup. Easy, right? Well, it’s almost too easy and at a certain … Continue reading →

Cafeteria.  Main St.  Vancouver. I was so looking forward to dinner with friends tonight.  They live within walking distance of so many interesting restaurants and they have never failed to choose a great one.  So when they said, hey, let’s … Continue reading →