TO 04/2006
our room
Just like a 1950s tv show - separate single beds.
prepping for brunch
What do you mean you drink only caffeinated coffee!???
prepping for brunch
Michelle cutting fruit
prepping for brunch
Velvet cutting Montreal bagels
Misu and Mazy arrive!
the brunch table
What a spread!
Croissants
Freshly baked
Who's plate was this?
Fruit plate
Asparagus/parmesan frittata
All gone
Where's desert?
There's desert!
Pecan Pie from Velvet and Jonah
1 side of the table
Jonah!
the other side of the table
Mazy
Just waking up from her nap
Saying goodbye
Boo hoo
cousin Laurie
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cousin Laurie, who made us lunch, took these. I think her camera is broken.
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Grocery shopping
The cart was driving me crazy!
a drink with Jenn
dinner with Velvet
in her and Jonah's new apartment
dinner with Velvet
sesame tofu with spinach and butternut squash - yummy!
Meegs and Velvet
Megan and nephew Kieran
in Chinatown
with Joe'n'Sandy
after brunch at 'Over Easy'
checking out U of T
Maxine
This is our GPS - she took us everywhere!
Amanda
trying to hide from the camera
Nancy, Megan, Rebecca and Emma
the Bochner Eye Institute
Megan and a portrait of her Grandfather and namesake.
the Bochner Eye Institute
couldn't resist one in the mirror.
Megan and Mazy having a pint!
At the pub with Misu and Mazy
Taking a walk
with Megan's mom and her dog
Bryndel checking out the scene
Japanese tea set for sale
any offers?
Saying goodbye again!
Mazy doesn't want to leave
Passover Seder time!
This is the potato kugel. We also made gefilte fish and Cornish Game Hens!
Tracey and Kieran at Passover
Gimme!
seder
seder
Megan and Kieran laughing
Kieran with his combover
seder
Gimme more!
seder
Kieran eating
Enough of this baby stuff, I want the kugel!
rise and shine!
We woke up early to drive back to montreal for Seder #2.
a nice car
We like the look of this car, and I think my mom should buy one.
Dan's Surprise 30th
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BBQ
Stop #!: Virginia
The Smokey Pig in Ashland, VA closes at 9pm, so we phoned in our order from the car, and arrived at 9:00 on the dot.
the sign (at night)
The real deal
Always drive around back to see if they are really using wood. . . the Smokey Pig certainly does!
Our was waiting for us, so ...
We checked into a hotel and laid it out. It was machine-chopped, not my preference, but very tasty.
chopped BBQ with collard greens
There wasn't enough sauce, but if we were inside the restaurant, there'd be a bottle on the table.
Town Center, Lexington, NC
This town has 1 BBQ joint per 1000 residents, but all are closed on Sunday - the day we arrived.
BBQ graffiti
Even the rebels love Barebecue!
closed
closed
closed
closed.
closed.
closed.
Smoke signals
The Grand- Daddy of Lexingtoin Barbecue. You can see the smoke from a mile away.
Aspark of hope on a Sunday
This guy was smoking food for Xmas orders. He told us that there is 1 place open on Sundays...
we'll find it. . .
approaching Barbecue ground zero - Lexington, north Carolina.
Welcome! (even on sunday!)
We were so happy they were open! (but I still had time to take a photo)
The menu
The BBQ menu
The pits at Smiley's
the proud owner showing off his pits, where the meat is smoked over wood. No gas, no electric. Wood.
skins
Yes, they are what you think they are, and they were great!
Now that's art!
The walls at Smiley's are adorned with paintings of a backwoods still.
Hmmm...
We skipped this one.
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Shealey's is famous for its BBQ buffet
a bench at Shealey's
I love everything at Shealey's
even the sign. The only setback is how many miles it is from Montreal.
the Rules
Don't screw around at Shealey's
Collard greens & ribs
These ribs were serious fall off the bone, and basted with the mustard-based BBQ sauce
Vinegar & Pepper BBQ
Great stuff, but we're here for the mustard BBQ, brought over by e Germans hundreds of years ago.
The mustard BBQ
South Carolina is the only state with all 3 BBQs - tomato-based, vinegar&pepper, and mustard.
Sweet Tea
All BBQ joints serve Sweet Tea - A nice lady walks around refilling your cup when you need more.
Dessert at Shealey's
Banana pudding
scrumptious
Of course I bought some
I got the vinegar&pepper and mustard sauces (I already know the tomato-based sauce.)
a tell-tale sign
some wood
inside
stae of the art, but they still use wood...I think. . .
Out back
the smoke comes out there,but it was end of day. . .
Batesburg-Leesville > Orangeburg
Of course, Orangeburg BBQ is is mostly open on Thu-Fri-Sat.. .so the hunt is on again!
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closed
closed
Sonny's Real Pit BBQ
a chain that I usually avoid, but will do in a pinch.
Maurice's BBQ
Open, but not very good. Maurice is famous for his crazy politics, not his food.
the sign
Tom Jenkin's in Fort Lauderdale
You can see the smoke a block away, and smell it from the parking lot.
The woodpile at Tom Jenkin's
the pit at Tom Jenkin's
the chopper
this is how I like it - hand-chopped. Who knew the real deal is in florida?
ribs, collard grees, corn muffin
our spread
ribs, chopped, pork, smoked chicken, beans, greens, corn muffins, etc. . .