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You need fat! I like mixing in some chopped duck fat with my patties. Or insert just a small lump of blue cheese in the middle. Makes for a much juicier slider.

In Vancouver, BC: Pho Bich Nga (Vietnamese restaurant now closed)

While I love Bin941 (the superior one over 942), I hesitate to recommend either without a strong warning that they are both TINY. Especially 941, be prepared to wait for even a spot at the bar.

That sounds offal. It's truly stomach-turning to me that anyone would have the guts to to eat this stuff. I think it's absolute tripe that people would call it delicious.

Two words (that should never go together):

Planet Hollywood.

Too bad the video is only available for US viewers.

It's been my experience that these kinds of people invariably are the most wealthy ones in the circle. Like when I was a waitress, the worst tippers (and most difficult customers) were often the richest clients.

@hungrychristel: I hope you didn't mean to imply that Cactus Club (a local mega-restaurant chain) is owned by Rob Feenie, because that would be incorrect. After being ousted at his former restaurants, Lumiere and the eponymous Feenie's (both have been taken over by Daniel Boulud, with the latter becoming DB Bistro), Feenie has simply partnered with CC in terms of consulting on their menus.

Vancouver is rich with Japanese food, Victoria not so much. In Vancouver, I suggest checking out the burgeoning izakaya (Japanese bar food...tapas style) scene which developed here. Guu with Garlic (downtown, on Robson near Denman is my favorite. Nearby, Kingyo on Denman is another good one, if the lines at Guu are too long. Hapa Izakaya (also close by) is a slightly more upscale choice than Guu, with another location on Yew St, in the Kitsilano area if you're across the bridge from downtown.

For just plain sushi, I prefer Zipang Sushi on Main St. and The Eatery (W. Broadway near Alma St....terrific food if you can stand the loud atmosphere and college crowd).

Spicy Court Chinese Restaurant (Cambie St. near W. 41st Ave) has decent dim sum, or Kirin (the one inside City Square on Cambie St.) if you're willing to splurge a little.

Indian food is a must in Vancouver, as well as Thai. Sala Thai on Burrard St (downtown) and Sawasdee (on Main St, near King Edward St.) would be my picks. For Pacific Northwest cuisine, I second the suggestion of Raincity Grill. Great view, again downtown in the West End. If you do check out one of the many chain restaurants, the aforementioned Cactus Club is the top of the pack (I find Earls, Joey Tomato's, White Spot, et al to be generally disappointing and boring at best).

There are also some excellent French and Italian places, and I suggest you check out Dine Here to plot your restaurant hopping as you go along. Bon journee!

I've seen mold on non-organic raisins too. Dried fruit just doesn't last forever...I used to buy large packs of raisins as treats for a pet chinchilla (and myself) and came across this. Maybe refrigerating them might help.

It can be tough to explain that Papi is sloppy...

I would second tmj529's comment that you be cautious in your comments. I've known people who freak out about food poisoning if their fish or chicken isn't dry as a bone, but then again, they don't have the sharpest tastebuds either.

Hot Shots: Part Deux. The bedroom scene.

Damn, I think this limited to US Starbucks....

Yes, these should definitely come over to North America!!!