My First Outdoor Meal of 2009

The temperature was hovering around -20C when I left Winnipeg early Wednesday morning. By mid afternoon, I was noshing on hot-out-of-the-fryer halibut and chips at Pajo's, a cute-as-can-be fish'n'chip joint in Steveston, a tiny spit of land south of Vancouver, Canada. And best of all, I was eating OUTSIDE! Now this might not seem like a cause for all caps but let me explain. When you're a Winnipegger and you've been living through roughly 60 days of cold that grips the small of your back and won't let go, having a meal out of doors in February really is cause for celebration.