Frostbite in Summer. Cuando, Cuando, Cuando

I'm shivering up to my hair follicles, and this is the best that summer in Vancouver has had to offer... so far.

It's a wonderful feeling to be had when you sitting on a camp chair in the middle of summer with the stars and a cold cup of white wine in your hand, especially when your pecker is shrivelled up in the fuckin' intense cold and the only medium you have in keeping your manly parts on track is the wine. But this is all for a good cause Weldon, man it up. Fuck you brain, you don't have to endure this painful heart piercing chill.

I decided to be charitable, and though I am a compassionate person, I've never truly been charitable. Over the weekend of my birthday, yes my birthday, I spent it running around a god forsaken track in Burnaby. It was fun to say the least. When's the next time I get to drink in public where people shout at you for not having a beer/wine in hand? Well think about the children. That poor little kid with one leg and one ballsac can now join the other kids just like him prancing around at summer camp. I don't hate kids, I just have anxiety issues around them. But koodos to the organizers for putting on a gong show in the middle of a park.

Just for kicks I decided to make some skewers, korean style. I used a korean bbq sauce and doused the pork in that sweet shit. It was delicious, there is something special that happens when all that sugar is clashed with the burnt smokey charcoal flavour of a barbeque. I also brought a few deep friend fish balls and tofu puffs for kicks as the Richmond "Summer" Market still hasn't been allowed to bring in the food vendors. I got alot of praises for the skewers. BBQ is a great thing when you know what you're doing. Heres a few guidelines I use when I grill my meats.

- Always use a sweet base for your pork
- NEVER sauce up your beef, salt and pepper is all that baby needs
- Don't be Bobby Flay and cake your damn meats in dry rub than pouring 40000020940923092 million sauces over them. He's a cunt of a cook.
- Try the innards and otherwise normally inedibles in American culture. Americans don't know the first thing about BBQ even though they claim they do. If they knew a thing about BBQ they would know that beef tripe and bunts taste delicious when made properly. That's right, man up and eat the large intestine. My meals are a daily fear factor for you pink skinned Arkansans.

So I had another foray into wine during this 24 hour relay. I bought a bottle of Gray Monk Latitude 50 which was made of a 50% blend of Bacchus grapes and 50% Riesling. It was delicious, and the bottle was downed in no time. I honestly believe though that the White Merlot from Jackson Triggs, though cheap is a great summer wine and easy to drink. This was the only thing keeping me sane in the cold weather in the middle of the night.

Talk about a bite, I discovered that Peanut Butter is one of the most versatile spreads and should in my humble opinion be considered a condiment. Yes, I decided to make my burgers and hot dogs with peanut butter. No I'm not insane from the post winter chills, but in all honesty PB tastes good with anything. I pity those who are allergic to the beauty of the peanut. Next time you make a burger, spread on some peanut butter and give it a go, I promise no disappointment.

11am of the 15th. After a million happy birthday songs and wishes I get to go home and pass out. Yeap, I slept through my birthday. I woke up at 6:30pm got ready for dinner and headed out to Laguna Blu. This Italian restaurant can be found in New Westminster at the Quay next to the defunct casino. Now, I've always been very cautious about having Italian food. The Italian cuisine in North America is stricken with the Trattoria disease of little Italy. The heavy tasteless sauces made in countless so called Mediterranean eateries. But I have to admit, this place did a great job. My parents and I started with their antipasto platter. For $12 dollars this was a steal! They had proscuitto, gorgonzolla, olives, mozarella over a bed of roquettes and drisseled with balsamic vinegar. We also ordered the Calamari and the batter they used was very light and delicious. Though I must admit, deep frying Calamari is never my favourite way to cook it. I had the Laguna Blu Linguine which had a treasure of seafood from clams, scallops, snapper, mussels, to shrimp. The white wine tomato sauce was delicious. My dad is not a vegetarian but he awkwardly ordered the Pasta primavera and he thoroughly enjoyed it. On top of the good food we were treated to live music and seniors dancing. Nothing more engaging than watching an 80 year old jacked on Viagra hitting the dance floor. I however, was paying more attention to our hostess. She was eyeing me the whole night and kept a cheeky smile everytime I asked her to help our table. A good dinner and a good night. It was a great way to make up for the lack of day I had on a birthday.


Well Italian Kitchen was a bust and I must say I am already dissappointed before I've tasted anything. I guess it really is just a Glowbal PR machine's work. I've settled on Social, which ironically has been a place I've been wanting to try. So until after my gorging on June 20th I hope to see your comments showing sheer delight at my blogs. Goodnight, and Goodluck ladies and gentleman.