In the latest issue of The Guardian, columnist Peter Preston writes about Cascadia, in A World Away From Texas [can I get an atheist amen!?]

The 97th Grey Cup takes place this Sunday, November 29th. There’s no better time to whip up a batch of homemade poutine!

I am proud to announce that Portland Poutine has published it’s first poutine review (by yours truly!). Heather and I made a special trip to The Original: A Dinerant two weekends ago to try the poutine, and we were not disappointed.

A Photo Essay
Priming by way of biere.

It’s become a personal joke that every travel article written about Portland contains at least one factual error and the odds are even that the phrase “at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers” will rear its head.
Joseph Blake’s Portland travel article for the Calgary Herald, West coast cool, does not submit to the [...]

Update: If you’re looking for Poutine in Portland, check out our new site: Portland Poutine!
With the Coupe Grey in Montreal fast approaching, this seems an opportune time to revisit my favorite French-Canadian invention: poutine!
Over a year ago I beseeched the blog readers of Portland to reveal to me the location of poutine in Portland.
And [...]

Update: Alas, other geniuses have already invented my invention
Potato chips are the topic of a recent post on my favorite Canadian blog, XUP. Here’s a sample:
They’re Lay’s Classic. Shiny yellow, red and white bag. The King of Chips. Every one perfection. No brown rims of leftover peel. No green aliens. No overcooked freaks. Just [...]

Grab your toque, the 96th Grey Cup takes place this Sunday, November 23rd.  The Grey Cup is the Canadian Football League’s championship game; think of it as the Canadian Super Bowl.
This year’s matchup, Calgary Stampeders versus Montreal Alouettes, takes place in Montreal. The game is being broadcast locally on Versus, Comcast Cable channel 32. [...]

Over the last few years the New York Times has flattered the Rose City with gushing articles about our bikes and breweries, the Ace hotel and the restaurant scene, travel highlights, and Todd Haynes (and that’s just a sampling).
Now the Canadians are on to us. Or at least the Canadians at the Globe and [...]

Update: The game will be on Comcast channel 37 at 2:30pm Sunday, but not in High Definition:
CFL Football LIVE
Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
037 CSNNW
2007 | 240 mins | [Closed Captioned]
Sun, Nov 25, 2:30p – 6:30p
The 95th Grey Cup Championship, from Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Now if I could just find someplace [...]