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August 30, 2014: BBQstorm! Then, rainstorm!

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Akemi and I were in Vancouver’s Gastown area today and happened to come across a BBQ Festival featuring pit and grill offerings from about a dozen local eateries.  Also coleslaw.  And rain.  Lots of rain…

August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
Hey, what this? BBQ! The damp calm before the storm.
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
An alright rib with some too creamy coleslaw. Not pictured (because the photo came out fuzzy) is the accompanying pork jowl chill. Tasty!
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
Deacon’s Corner serves up damn fine wings. But some underdone potato salad.
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
Railtown Cafe’s melt-in-your-mouth brisket, delicious jalapeño corn bread and cole slaw were my highlight of the day.
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
Have to check this place out.
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
Akemi’s favorite – by far the most tender ribs of the day = The Blarneystone’s maple glazed ribs.
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
Souther Comfort Jerk Wings from the Hastings Warehouse.
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
Bubba awaits his cut.
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
Served with a cool cucumber yogurt!
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
Bubba and Six Eyes try to stay out of the rain.
August 30, 2014: Bbqstorm! Then, Rainstorm!
But not doing a very good job of it.

BTW – Vancouver does a TERRIBLE job of getting the word out about these types of events.  I can only assume their thinking is: “More for us!”

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13 responses

  1. gforce Avatar
    gforce

    Maple glazed ribs? That sounds unbelievably good. And it all looked pretty good, even the underdone potato salad (by which I guess you mean the potatoes were still crunchy? Ew.)

    As far as the rain goes, it IS Vancouver, after all! Part of it’s charm, I guess. Supposedly.

    Spent a chunk of this nice Saturday doing trail maintenance on ANOTHER trail that I adopted that is administered by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Beautiful trail (Black Beach, really is black because of high graphite content), but it will still need a bit of work got fix some tree falls and boggy areas.

    http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/where-we-work/new-brunswick/our-work/musquash_estuary_coastal_trails_completed.html

    View from the trailhead:
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/gforce2002/807B3D37-1698-4D0A-A535-0D1C85B5F1D2_zpsiv2v19x8.jpg

    Also, here’s a video I made from the photos I took going up to Mt. Madison in NH via the Chemin des Dames trail:
    http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v98/gforce2002/7F5E1155-38DA-4EAB-A5D3-6885469FE6AA_zps4jg1jngo.mp4

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  2. gforce Avatar
    gforce

    Not sure why WordPress did that to the video link. Here it is again:
    http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v98/gforce2002/7F5E1155-38DA-4EAB-A5D3-6885469FE6AA_zps4jg1jngo.mp4

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  3. gforce Avatar
    gforce

    *throws up hands*

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  4. JeffW Avatar
    JeffW

    How come I don’t see these kind of festivals when I visit Vancouver? Instead, I get the unsyncopated jazz festival!

    I have to schedule my visits better…

    At least I can record the names of these restaurants and seek them out on my next visit. Thanks Joe!

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  5. Tam Dixon Avatar
    Tam Dixon

    Wow, you had a great day! Any day with BBQ is a good one.

    My mom visit was crazy today. A drug addict relative pushed everyone into new plans. I’ll have to call my mom soon and see if she has calmed down yet. It’s a different world over there.

    Whenever I think my life is crazy, I catch up with @PBmom’s life. Whew! I’m mad at your client for giving you no notice Hilda. What kind of person doesn’t plan ahead for their fur babies? I have a detailed list for my critters when I leave town. What would happen if you were unavailable?! Sleep well and I hope life calms down soon!

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  6. Mike from Canada Avatar
    Mike from Canada

    I never hear about this kind of event until after the fact.

    I recently listened to the audio book Rule 34 by Charles Stross. It started off a little slow but eventually picked up. I think you might enjoy it Joseph. I think the audio book version might be better then the print version, the voice artist did a great job, especially for the middle management sociopathic guy named the “Toymaker”.

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  7. Ponytail Avatar
    Ponytail

    My internet was on the fritz for the past couple of weeks, even going out for a few days. I am back in business now, but while it was out, I gotta say, I kind of enjoyed it. I read magazines, and went to bed early a couple nights. That was awesome. I think I am going to limit my online use now. I am excited to say, I am motivated now to order a couple of books from your Recent Top Reads List. Think I’ll get “This is Where I Leave You” and “The Glass Castle”. Joe are any on your list particularly scary? I love scary.

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    1. Joseph Mallozzi Avatar
      Joseph Mallozzi

      “Joe are any on your list particularly scary? I love scary.”

      I’d recommend Nick Cutter’s “The Troop” and Joe Hill’s “NOS4A2”

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  8. archersangel Avatar
    archersangel

    looks like some good BBQ.

    ….And rain. Lots of rain…

    the problems of living in a temperate rainforest.

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  9. Ponytail Avatar
    Ponytail

    Thank you Joe. I will look into those.

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  10. Airelle Avatar
    Airelle

    Now all this food sounds delicious, too bad about the rain, but a wet 6 eyes and Bubba are cute.

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  11. shinyhula Avatar
    shinyhula

    BBQ and coleslaw! It all looks delicious, too bad about the rain, I”m so not ready for Fall.

    I’m listening to the audiobook of Outlander at work, I keep thinking the book can’t surprise me and then there is a new interesting twist.

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  12. PBMom Avatar
    PBMom

    It’s hard to eat in the rain. And apparently the auction is over. See what happens when you don’t keep up with the blog! Ugh.

    Reply

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