life & style // no. 16 theotherpress.ca

 

Foodie friends

> Exploring Vancouver's three best food trucks

Brittney MacDonald
Life & Style Editor

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Vircowes is an incredibly interesting
city—especially for the culinarily-
inclined! Whether you enjoy cooking

or just plain eating, you can’t deny

that the scope of the food offered

in Vancouver is awe inspiring.

As a great lover of all types of food
and beverage, I am especially proud to
show friends and family from out of
town the plethora of food truck options
available. Food trucks are a Vancouver
staple; they’re one of the things that our
city is known best for. Since the 2010
Olympic Winter Games were held here,
our street food has been at the forefront
of our tourism industry, and because
of that we have seen a large influx in
many culinarians attempting to make
their fortune and share their passion
with the discriminating palettes of the
Vancouver people. Don’t believe me? Try
for yourself! Here’s a few of the city’s best
food trucks and where to find them.

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_ Japadog—the beast that started it all!
Japadog was just a strange but wonderful —

little hotdog cart before it garnered

§ international attention during the

Vancouver Olympic Games. Its unique
take on fusion street food was new and
exciting to the masses who swarmed
the cart and built it into the culinary
star that it is today. Nowadays, Japadog
has quite a few carts, and can be found
in multiple spots around the city—as
well as in its very own restaurant on
Robson Street. If you're a local looking
to see what all the fuss is about, I
suggest going to the trailer parked

at the crossing of Burrard Street and
Pender Street in Downtown Vancouver.
The Robson Street store—as well as
the stand near Waterfront—tends to
be crowded with tourists, and it also
has a larger selection than the smaller
hot dog stands that litter Downtown.

Beauty on a Budget:
Batiste dry shampoo

> Keep on top of your hair this holiday season

Lauren Kelly
Editor-in-Chief

 

ow that we're winding down into

finals and then the holiday season,
our lives are going to be pretty busy! A
quick way to stay on top of your hair
when youre on the go is dry shampoo.
You spray it on your hair, particularly
at the roots, and it absorbs any oils,
making your hair look clean and fresh.

For those on a budget, Batiste brand
dry shampoo should be your go-to.
Unlike other brands I’ve used, I haven't
experienced any clogging, so you should
be able to use it to the last spray. It’s also
incredibly effective for a dry shampoo,
especially given its price-range.

For those of us with dark hair, users
of the product report that they don’t
see any white residue, which can be a
common problem with other brands. To
further combat this, it comes in three
varieties with a “hint of colour”: Light &
Blonde, Medium & Brunette, and Dark
& Deep Brown. These leave some extra
colour and shine to your hair, with some
reviewers even saying that they use it to
touch up their colour between dyes.

For those with dry, brittle hair, Batiste

also has a dry shampoo called Strength
& Shine, which includes L-Arginine, an
amino acid that helps strengthen your
hair. If you don’t need strength or colour,
you can go with one of the nine scented

original cans, including Coconut & Exotic

Tropical, Floral & Flirty Blush, and Vibrant

& Daring Neon. These are, of course,
on top of Clean & Classic Original, if
you don’t want to go too wild with your
hairdo. For people with really fine or
flat hair, Batiste also comes in various
volumizing options—from XL to XXXL.
While dry shampoo is always
helpful to have on hand, it’s a must-have
during the dry and busy winter months
when hair is more susceptible to drying
out and breakage. Luckily, Batiste is
available in 200 mL cans at Winners for
$6.99, and Wal-Mart for $7.47, making
them pretty affordable, even on top
of gift-shopping. London Drugs also
carries 50 mL cans for $6.99 for any of
you planning to travel this December!

 

   

Image via beautybloggess.com

Image of Japadog via trbimg.com

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Mom's Grilled Cheese—] will admit,
there are few things that make me

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happier than cheese, especially melted
cheese! Grilled cheese is a fairly simple
comfort food that most people had
growing up, but the Mom’s Grilled
Cheese food truck, located most days

at the crossing of Robson and Howe in
Downtown Vancouver, takes this simple
dish to another level. Using gourmet
cheese and thick, crusty bread, they
manage to grill up the perfect sandwich

: ; ; every time, and without making it too
chicken, pork, and vegetarian options.

The only unfortunate thing about this
truck is that it moves around a lot. This
truck will generally be near the Cactus
Club on Burrard Street during week-day
lunch, but if you want a more concrete
schedule, or you maybe want to stop

by for a bite around dinner time, you'll
need to follow them on twitter and wait
for them to tweet out their location.

complicated. With a wide selection

of bread and cheese to choose from,

as well as additional topping options
like onions, bacon, and pickles, you

can feel free to get it just the way you
want. They also have daily specials that
usually include a protein of some kind—

Tuesday is tuna, Monday is meat loaf!

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