Bestie - Even without the cider you were awesome

Tonight I went out for German food.  NO, that's not a mistake.  I went to a little German restaurant - billed as "Chinatown's Finest Currywurst" - over on Pender.  The fact that there is a German restaurant anywhere outside of Germany always surprises me because, well, it not like people usually crave German food, right?  I mean, it's eas to see why Italian/Chinese/Thai/etc. food spread around the planet.  And it's equally easy to imagine why there aren't tons of German restaurants.  You know...sausages, potatoes, sauerkraut, they aren't the types of things people pine for.

But Bestie was absolutely fantastic.  I actually went for the cider but found out on arrival that it wasn't ready yet.  I considered leaving and coming back when the cider was ready but instead decided to give Bestie a whirl before heading over to the Yule Duel.  I'm certainly glad I did.

Everything from the mustard to wurst, the fries to the pickles was delicious.  A lot of restaurants are good, but they don't surprise you.  Bestie was great and completely surprised me.  In fact, I can't wait to go back.  I can actually imagine, for the first time in my life thinking, "Hmmm, I could go for some German food right about now."

Oh, and the service was great too.

The East Side Culture Crawl - An arts weekend

I have talked before about things I love in my new city, but today brought an unprecedented level of admiration.  The East Side Culture Crawl is an incredible opportunity to see over 400 artists and designers in person with their work.  They have thrown open their studios (which is fantastic in and of itself), but in this city that I now call home, the neighbourhood was full of people walking around and visiting all the incredibly creative spaces.

Thanks, Vancouver, for being a city of people who care about such things..  Thanks, East Side Culture Crawl, for organising the event.  Thank you, artists, for making our city a better place to be.