Weekend Wrap-Up

Friday night it was off to see Florence and the Machine at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby.  This was my first time seeing a concert in this venue, and it did not disappoint.  Small enough to be intimate, with a sloped lawn for "seating" (ie.  grab your blankets).  The best part was that although it had rained most of the day off and on, it managed to stay dry for the entire show.

Florence Welch proved once again that she has a voice to be reckoned with - and hearing it outside was all the better.  The crowd was really into it and by the end, she had everyone jumping up and down right along with her.  Great artist + great venue = great night.

Saturday night, we found ourselves in Abbotsford for dinner at Jeff & Heidi's.  Always a gourmet treat, this time was no exception.  Tonight's menu was home-made tortillas with all the fixin's - delicious!  For dessert - fresh peach crisp with ice-cream.  Yummm!

Homemade tortillas cooking on the barbecue.

Sunday we scouted the hood once again and this time ended up at Pop-Up Pizza on Kingsway in that now-famous block.  This was a bit like eating in someone's 1970's rec room decor-wise - but the pizza was fantastic!  The 2 owners are looking to expand into the property next door, which entails knocking out a dividing wall - but while waiting for permits and such, they decided to use the existing pizza oven  and learn how to make pizza.  You may recognize one of the owners as a former house manager at Vij's (I knew he looked familiar) who has now ventured out on his own.  Interestingly, he told us he thinks the Vancouver food scene has gone quite "hoity-toity" and has lost its sense of community - which he hopes to bring back in the Fraser/Kingsway neighborhood.  With Sal y Limon, Matchstick Coffee, Che Baba, Pop-Up Pizza, and of course, Les Faux Bourgeois now within a stone's throw of each other, this little strip is fast becoming a foodie's dream.

Our leftover pizza, conveniently wrapped as a "muskox" for take-out!