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What the hell, Keller?

Friday, June 18th, 2010

A Mini Rant about Bouchon Bakery, Las Vegas.

Since watching Anthony Bourdain eat at the French Laundry on an episode of A Cook’s Tour way back when, I’ve been dying to taste Thomas Keller’s food. I’m saving my appetite and wallet for one of his massive tasting menus at Bouchon sometime in the future, but in the meantime, I thought I’d take advantage of a more affordable way to get a taste of what he’s all about at his Bouchon Bakery in The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. (more…)

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Vegas to Vancouver Island in 2 Minutes

Friday, June 18th, 2010

The trip from Las Vegas to Vancouver Island by car is both fascinating and incredibly long and boring – here’s the 24 hour trip condensed into two minutes.

Passed through the Mojave Desert during the hottest week on record, then the ancient inland seas of Idaho, through Oregon in the dark, then saw the sun rise over the green valley pastures of Washington, plowed through the rainy mountain tops, then across the border and ferry over the Georgia Strait back to Vancouver Island.

2,147 kilometres, 1,334 miles and a lot of hours behind the wheel… but well worth the trip!

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