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Mary and I pondered the logic of naming a place the Office if you expect people to visit voluntarily. Inside, we observed the same layout as in the last few places to occupy this space, with some black leather and an intriguing violet couch.

Chicken feet are embroiled in trade tensions between the U.S. and China. America apparently produces big chicken feet and they're very popular in China; U.S. chicken feet are "jumbo and juicy," says a person quoted in a story at nytimes.

A plate of food from my niece's wedding buffet. All it took was a little organizing and, yes, my sister acknowledged, many, many hours of work.

Sitting on a platform dangling from a crane high over Paris to eat a gourmet fundraising meal for $1,350 US a person. You're secured to chairs with rollercoaster-style seatbelts. A story at cbcnews.ca Some folks are crazy about bento boxes.

Nanaimo has its sweet bar and Saskatoon its berry. I missed the height of the Saskatoon berry season on a trip to the Saskatchewan city last week but did luck out on a few frozen pies.

Many restaurants have gone to a lot effort to show off their stuff on the web. I often check out restaurant websites before making a visit, to get an advance taste of a menu and a sense of how a place wants to present itself.

Downtown was a crowded place on Sunday, thanks in part to the Fringe Festival (last day), Blues Bash, and the Labour Day long weekend. After watching a Fringe show (Fall Fair - very worthwhile), we went looking for a late lunch.

A faithful correspondent writes: Journalists at this week’s budget lockup were wondering how the tough financial times and record deficit would affect the free lunch. The lockup description is literal – once in, generally before 9 a.m.

I hope you enjoyed the summer of 2009 because by the time our next long weekend rolls around, we'll all be wearing coats again.

Posh, the 91Ô­´´-based sukiyaki restaurant, has just opened an outpost in Victoria. It's at the former location of Med Grill Mosaic, 1063 Fort St. Here's a Times 91Ô­´´ story from last month .