March 29, 2012 Volume 11 • Number 13 50¢ Newsstand Price
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Chatting up the food in our city
Who doesn’t love food? For most of us, food is what makes our world go around! I could go on and on about the food that I love; the fresh pasta from Fratelli’s, that delightful quinoa chocolate cake from The Art We Are, the cheese and potatoes from Oops Café, my morning mocha from Caffe Motivo… Kamloops has some great places to drink, dine and enjoy and I know at least one other person who enjoys eating out as much as I, well probably more. Okay, it would be a small exaggeration to say I actually know this person, more like I have read what they have had to say about some of my favourite local eateries, and some that I have not actually had the pleasure or time to explore. The first genuine Kamloops food blogger has been chatting up food in the city for the last couple years and if you also appreciate food, it is something you will want to have a look at. Born out of a move to Kamloops a few years ago, the blog is humourous and awesome. It even took us to fictional Storybrooke this week to try out Granny’s Diner. “I started ‘Love of Eating’ in 2009 and published the first post in January 2010,” our anonymous patron explains. “When I
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lived on the coast, I often looked to local blogs for a peek inside restaurants which I may want to visit. I love looking at customer photos of what a restaurant has to offer. Photos are way more interesting than reading a menu! After
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learning I’d be moving out here, the first question from people around me was, ‘Where are you going to eat?’ They were asking out of genuine concern, rather than curiosity. I searched, oh boy did I search, for current informa-
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tion regarding the food scene out here, and I came up empty. I couldn’t find anyone chatting about food in this area at that time. Even the customer reviews on food and travel sites were terribly out of date. So I thought, I mind as well start documenting my little journey of discovery as a newbie to the interior.” Curious if the local foodie has visited your favourite restaurant and what they thought of the fare? You will have to check them out at www.lvoe.ca and read for yourself. It is also a great place to learn about your city. Even as a fairly knowledgeable resident, I had no idea that Art Knapp had a bistro inside it until reading about it in the ‘Love of Eating’! “I do not blog about every restaurant I eat at,” she continues. “That doesn’t mean that I won’t eventually get around to the ones I’ve left out, but sometimes there is just not enough time in my day to write multiple posts. For example, today I visited two different places. I will choose the experience that I think has the most interesting story to tell. The other one, I’m sure I’ll visit again sometime down the road, and perhaps it will have its own story then.” Long story, short… there is no – continued on page 2 229 Victoria Street 250-372-3565 449 Tranquille Road 250-376-0058 Royal Inland Hospital (Front Entrance) FoRmERly Cowboy CoFFEE