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Hi! My name is Adrian Liem. I’m an online strategist and web specialist located in Vancouver, BC. I’m currently on a leave of absence from my job at UBC. Here’s what I’m up to in the meantime:

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Archive for the ‘Things I Like’ Category

Stoking the Winter Fire

With the first sprinkling of snow hitting the nearby hills (not quite on the local ones yet, but coming soon!), my mind’s been drifting to thoughts of winter. To help stoke the fire, I’ve been checking out a few ski videos – some good finds courtesy Doglotion, a freeskiing web magazine run by an old friend of mine. Other than getting psyched for the snow to fall, the guys in these videos have some inspiring words. Here are a couple recent favourites.

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Chicken Wings: From Good Eats to Great! Thank You Alton Brown

There are some foods that people take for granted, and a good batch of chicken wings is one. There are lots of ways to prepare wings, but by and large most wing recipes have one thing in common: they’re greasy and over-powered with some kind of sauce – all you taste is bbq-flavoured greasy fat. But it doesn’t have to be this way!

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Things I Like

A Legend

Sometimes life feels like it’s blurring by at a dizzying speed and only gets faster as you get older (I have a theory about this which I’ll write about sometime). There is the occasional moment, though, when it seems that time stops or at least slows down, and you pause. Reflect. And think. Wow. I really like this. Taking this lead, I’m going to try to slow life down and take the time to soak in and appreciate life’s better moments. With that, I’m introducing “Things I Like”. Following a similar theme as “Goes Good with Coffee“, “Things I Like” is a little about indulging and enjoyment. But it’s also a way to remind myself of the things worth slowing down for, or things to just appreciate for whatever it is about it I like.

The White Spot Legendary Platter

First up is White Spot‘s Legendary Platter. The Legendary is a bare bones burger – bun, patty, bun. But ask any die hard fan what makes a Legendary Burger and you’ll be sure to hear about the “Triple-O” sauce. Fans like to play up the mysterious nature of the sauce’s ingredients, while indifferent bystanders will tell you straight up that it’s nothing more than some combination of ketchup, mayonnaise and red relish. Even so, rumours abound as to what makes the Triple-O the signature sauce of some of the best burgers in BC.

For me, the goodness is more than just the burger. When I go to White Spot, I relish (pun intended after the fact) the full course experience:

  • Cup of clam chowder
  • Legendary platter (or some other Triple-O based burger platter)
  • Coke & glass of water

For me, that 3-part combo is almost like a triple-o sauce of its own. White Spot’s clam chowder soup has taken flack over the years (“There was a time once when it actually came with clams,” you’ll often hear, half said with jest but with some merit.). It can’t be denied, though, that it is an excellent tomatoe-based soup and a great way to kick off a meal.

Another key part of this meal for me comes within the platter. The combination (yet again in 3′s) of the french fries with vinegar and ketchup, the scoop of coleslaw, and then the burger itself all amounts to one hearty and tasty main course.

Throw in the Coke for good measure with a water as well, and you have the perfect bevvies to wash it all down. (In spite of my beer-loving ways, I have to say that a Coke actually goes better with this meal than the Nat’s Pale Ale. Blame it on childhood tradition.)

When I walk away from that meal, I’m a happy man. Simple pleasures :)