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Quebec has a French only sign law on its public and road signs. However, that law also extends to businesses. It is illegal in Quebec for a business to have an English sign, unless their name is part of the logo. So IKEA is still IKEA, but every other sign on the IKEA storefront is in French. If a business […]
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Man, I thought Montreal was a culture shock until I got into Quebec City. If you’ve ever wondered how you can visit Europe without flying across the ocean, come to Quebec! You would swear you were in some European village instead of a Canadian town. Even the traffic lights are different here – they’re horizontal. Here are some photos. I’m […]
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I’m in Montreal, Quebec right now. We’ve decided since we were already in Toronto, we might was well drive over and see the next Province. Let me tell you, Quebec doesn’t look like any Province of Canada. For one thing, all the signs are in French with no English translation. This has to be the only place in the world […]
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Susur Lee and John Chow Susur Lee is only the second Canadian chef to ever go up against an Iron Chef. In his battle with Bobby Flay, Susur Lee showed that Canadian chefs are among the best in the world. When the final verdict was given, the judges couldn’t decide which chef was better and declared the contest a tie. […]
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I’ve been noticing an increase in negative comments in the blog. The commentators aren’t happy with the level of advertising, number of ReviewMe reviews, promotion of AGLOCO, food posts, etc. They warn that the blog is not what it used to be, that I am on a slippery slope, and that my traffic will go down if I continue on […]
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Well, I finally got a chance to check out the family farm. Yes, it’s true. Mr. Dot Com Mogul has a family farm. It’s not my farm of course. I would be way too lazy to ever work on a farm. Give me banker’s hours any day! The farm belongs to my uncle and this is the first time I […]
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I came across this cool video from Motor Authority. At 611HP, the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is the most powerful production car Ferrari has ever made (Ferrari has made a more powerful limited production car, the Enzo). This comprehensive documentary reveals the behind the scenes action at Ferrari’s factory in Maranello and gives you a look at how the new […]
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My Magellan Roadmate 760 GPS Receiver was giving me trouble for the past few days. The connectors that supplies power to the unit kept coming loose. I couldn’t find where the loose parts were but it was driving me crazy. When I plugged the unit in, sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t. I would need to disconnect the unit […]
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