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Atlas is a global experience with a world of choices. Our family-friendly cafe is in the heart of downtown. The atmosphere is warm & inviting, consistent quality food & service keeps folks coming back.
We serve up fresh juices, smoothies and wheatgrass, vegan sandwiches and wraps, wheat free treats and raw delights. Come and enjoy our family-friendly eatery that includes a kiddie play area, sunny patio, free parking and free wireless internet.
There are a few staple restaurants in life that I know any time I head out – whether it be for a business meeting, a late afternoon drink with a friend, lunch with the family or dinner with that hot guy I married, but never seem to have time to hang out with – the [...]
Editor’s Note: Since the chilly weather set in the last couple of days I have been in serious comfort-food craving mode.
Whipping out the homemade pastas, soups and snagging warm loaves of fresh bread from the bakery keeps us all feeling cozy and centered as we move away from the sunshine and into Fall.
Bacon ranks right [...]
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When you read on and check out Christa’s yummy breakfast recipe today, you’ll notice that her column has a gorgeous new banner. As a part of our ongoing redesign, all of our regular columnists now have customized banners designed by Ken Henderson Design with photos courtesy of Karen McKinnon.
This is one of the many [...]
Mmmmmm, pancakes.
Years ago during a short stint in Seattle, my husband and I would wake up every Sunday morning and wander the few blocks down Capitol Hill streets to an amazing soul food restaurant where the most lip-smacking delicious buttermilk pancakes in the history of pancakes lived.
Just the thought takes me back to childhood, warm, [...]
My husband and I are off enjoying some well-earned beach combing and snuggling by the fire in Tofino this week. So, while you won’t be hearing much from me in the next few days, several special guests will be dropping by to keep me from having to spend even one second on the computer while [...]
My mother-in-law loves Caesar salad.
The love is so intense that she has spent many a day seeking out the perfect Caesar spot.
In the end, it only took her a couple trips to Michaels Off Main in downtown Courtenay to assure her she had found her Caesar soul mate.
She treated us to Caesars a while back [...]
One of the best moves Platers Eatery & Catering Co. owner Steve Swing made for his restaurant was to relocate.
While the family-friendly food has always been available along Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay, now that Plates is no longer hidden in a shopping centre and lives at the corner of 26th Street and Cliffe it is [...]
I L-O-V-E Sunday morning breakfast.
Actually, that would be any morning breakfast which doesn’t involve me cooking up anything at all.
But, those weekend jaunts to the local greasy spoon for some eggs and sausage have won my enduring adoration since Barry Manilow had a number-one record.
One of our favourite spots in The Valley for a down-home [...]