Champagne Wednesdays

  
…Champagne Wednesday as fiance and fiance , we plan to spend alone. 
I suggest you go to the Libra Room and listen to live Jazz over a Roasted Beet Salad with Boursin ($7) and a bottle of Il Mionetto ($18!).
As Ash tells me people in the smoky underground Chicago Jazz clubs say: 
That’s it Charlie. You got it Charlie.
Jen
 

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My mom’s Thanksgiving table, lit by the backyard sun.

Flowers from my Grandpa.

Brunch at the Irish Heather. My new, old favourite Gastown haunt.

Stools leading to the Shebeen Whiskey House.

A study of light and absence.

Abundance.

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Having always wanted to be a gypsy myself, I gave one to my fiance for his 30th birthday.
Given that all Greek restaurants have the same exact menu, it’s hard to imagine that one place could be so above the others in terms of food quality. But if you’re a Vancouver-based reader, please believe me, Pasparos [...]

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Photo via Emma’s Design Blog
Pumpkin Muffins…check.
Vegetarian chili…check.
Hang-over that makes Ash say things like, “I want to pass away”…unintended, but check.
I think my work here is done.
At least for a Monday.
Will have some pictures of this weekend for you soon. In the meantime, here’s the Pumpkin Muffin recipe. Fall is so delicious.
WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN MUFFINS
4 c. [...]

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I’m not sure. I have a bit of a headache this morning. I think it’s the kind of bottle that splits better 4 or 6 ways (for a sip) than two (for an evening). We also ran out to pick up Thai food from Thai Away Home, which we hoovered (no better word for it) [...]

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via Anything Goes
Seems like an indulgent moment to rip a stem of roses out of a vase and clench down. In my wanderings, I’ve had a few moments like that. I thought it’d be a fine way to start the week, too, since I don’t have a whole lot else to say this morning. Indulgence [...]

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Oh Paris, how I miss you. It helps to go to places like Jules. It also helps to listen to her. And it helps to linger too long and drink too many samples of Andre Vinet Muscadet (FRA, $23) here.
But nothing really helps that much. Except going.
Jen

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These little rustic organs brimming with their blood red juices are the object of my current (and deepest) food desires. Replacing fresh dill, and so nicely matched by Ash and I’s new weekly forays into the world of fancy cheese. I will try to take a picture of our next Sunday afternoon patio lunch.  There’s [...]

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What’s summer sun without summer music? And what’s summer music without pretty you on a patio with memories to remember, and futures to entertain? Five years back or five years forward, music and champagne taste good. And so does a glass of Joie’s Rosé with just enough pinot meunier (it’s champagne cousin) to make it [...]

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Parachutes of white canvas hidden from the street.

Tables dressed with linen.

French music. Fresh Flowers.

Food sans ego.

Gallery Cafe and Catering at the Vancouver Art Museum.
Champagne $5.50 and Kir Royale $5.00
Happy Wednesday.

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