I had to go to the office this afternoon to pick up some equipment for a trip to see some clients tommorrow morning. It's a brisk autumn day, rare here in Vancouver because it's dry, with maple leaves whipping around...tommorrow it will rain and they will become mush, but today it was beautiful and romantic with leaves in hues of red, orange and gold swirling around my feet.

Stopped on the way home at the corner of Smithe and Burrard to experience some true Vancouver-style Asian fusion cuisine at Japadog. Japadog is a hot dog stand. It serves...Asian hot dogs. They come with seaweed, teriyaki mayo and wasabi. There is another special which features soy sauce, green onions and daikon radish. They are to die for. The proprietors of Japadog are a young couple, with very little English skills and the cutest baby ever, who is usually strapped to one of their backs. Mom does front-of-house (well, front of cart) duties, and Dad mans the barbecue, in chef's whites and a bright red chef's hat which has "JAPADOG!" embroidered on it in white. Everything is under 5 bucks, and it's not to be missed.