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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (86346)	1/24/2012 11:06:40 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220319

Next time I come to Toronto I'm going here... Last time I was in Toronto I was facing criminal charges and went here... orbitroom.ca and right beside the Orbit Room is the coolest Italian restaurant and the chef was from Saskatchewan and the wine was organic and from Italy. All charges dismissed the next day. Talk about a top dog: Introducing the $100 bratwurst Jan. 24, 2012 5:58PM EST Last updated Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 6:01PM EST Chefs everywhere lately have been elevating hot dogs to haute dogs. But a Vancouver vendor is aiming to raise the bar with a $100 gourmet hot dog, which he says is the most expensive in the world. Dougie Luv, owner of the dougieDog takeout and sit-down snack joint on Granville Street, introduced the Dragon Dog as a regular item on his menu on Tuesday, complete with luxury ingredients and a hard-to-swallow price tag. Video How to keep BBQ'd sausages juicy The hot dog is described as a foot-long (roughly 30-centimetre-long) bratwurst infused with hundred-year-old Louis XIII cognac and topped with Kobe beef, seared in olive and truffle oil, and fresh lobster. (According to the BC Liquor Stores website, a 700-millilitre bottle of Louis XIII de Rémy Martin Grande Champagne Cognac costs about $2,300.) Mr. Luv says he decided to create the Dragon Dog to commemorate the Chinese New Year of the Dragon, and to coincide with his appearance on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, scheduled to air on Wednesday evening. He requires that customers order Dragon Dogs 12 hours in advance. Already, he says, he has received about 10 reservations for them. “You can come in and have a $5 hot dog if you want,” he says. “But if you want the best and have the experience of a lifetime, and it’s a special occasion, come and have the $100 hot dog.” Others who have vied for the title of the world’s most expensive hot dog include the Brockton Rox minor league baseball team in Brockton, Mass., which reportedly created an $80 (U.S.) version containing mushroom dust, caviar and crème fraîche in the summer of 2011, and Serendipity 3 restaurant in Washington, which set a Guinness World Record for the most expensive hot dog in 2010 with its $69 (U.S.) beef dog, served on a pretzel-bread bun and topped with foie gras. theglobeandmail.com

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (86346)	1/25/2012 2:13:46 AM
From: whistler3000	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220319

Vancouver is a bit of a mess I'm afraid - tragic victim of it's own success. In my mind's eye this place is a Northwest version of Miami circa 1990's - massive immigration and growth combined with a degrading infrastructure equals a city and society unable to cope. The city's famous laid back friendliness it maintained through the 80's and 90's is now gone and so is the sense of control. Getting the feel that the real economy (non builder/renovator related) is starting to wane as people with something to sell are ready to "deal" and the We're Hiring signs have disappeared. Lots of complaints from retailers that people are cautious with their money. The exception is in selected West Side/West Van realty where the offshore people play. On an early morning in 2007, two men with automatic weapons hit Hong Chao Huang, leader of the Boy Circle Boys Gang, in his Escalade in his South Granville driveway. This led to an estate sale a few months later for 1.6 million. The same house just sold for 4.8 million. And yet, it seems as though this kind of craziness is settling. Squamish is nice and very reasonable but the climate is also pretty wet. The Island is the place for us and specifically the Saanich peninsula. Know lots of people in Nanaimo and they love it. Skiing not so hot this year (you picked the right one to hit Whistler).