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W. Ruth Kozak
Ruth is a historical fiction writer and travel journalist who has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the West Coast of Canada most of her life. She has traveled to many places…
Ruth is a historical fiction writer and travel journalist who has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the West Coast of Canada most of her life. She has traveled to many places including Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe, Morocco and Malaysia and made her home in Greece for several years. Where ever she has been, she still considers her home, Vancouver B.C., one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Ruth teaches writing classes including novel and travel writing for the Vancouver School Board; she also instructs Memoir classes and is the editor/publisher of a travel website Travel Thru History
www.travelthruhistory.com
where she mentors new travel writers and receives contributions from all over the world. She is a member of the B.C. Association of Travel Writers and the Federation of B.C. Writers. Besides publications in many newspapers and on-line 'zines, Ruth wrote the "Trips & Tours" for the 1993 edition of the APA Insight Guide: Vancouver and Surroundings. She looks forward to sharing the beautiful sights and exciting events of her city with Planet Eye readers.
Born with a gypsy soul, Ruth is happiest when on the road going somewhere. "The great affair is to move."
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WHERE TO DINE IN STEVESTON
In the last few years, Steveston has become a thriving community of boutiques, fine restaurants, condo developments. The fishers still arrive at the dock each morning with their catches providing the local restaurants with fresh fish. Nowadays the restaurants, shops and cultural/historical and recreational tourism seem to be the main attraction here.
If an exclusive dining experience is what you want, I’d highly recommend Papi's Ristorante Italiano. Executive Chef/owner Ken Iaci prepared a delicious array of savory sea food delicacies and offered a taste of the imported Italian wines.
One of the Steveston’s newest restaurants is the Blue Canoe located right by the river on Bayview St. It has the ambience of a lakeside summer cottage. An exquisite lunch was prepared by executive chef Vincente Mabanta, truly a memorable way to enjoy lunch on the patio with a view of the fisher boats on the river.
End your day of touring at the Tapenade Mediterranean Bistro for a full-course meal of their fresh Mediterranean cuisine including appetizers of chicken liver parfait, Tapeande and crostinis followed by mushroom soup made with truffle croutons and enoki mushrooms and a finally choice of braised beef short ribs or Queen Charlotte Halibut as an entree.
Papi's Ristorante Italiano
12251 No 1 Road
604-277-7444
Blue Canoe Restaurant
#140- 3866 Bayview St.
604-275-7811 or 604-271-5404
Tapenade Mediterranean Bistro
3711 Bayview St.
info@tapenade.ca
604-275-5188