The scents of slow-roasted lamb wafted across Royal Oak Friday as got underway.
Among the first to eat the tender delight was popular Vancouver food blogger Trevor James, whose is closing in on two million subscribers, and whose videos get millions of views.
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James wasnB次元官网网址檛 filming, mind you, Friday was about lunch with mom and dad, who live in Brentwood Bay.
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Some people come for the lamb, some for the dancing, and go straight for the fresh-out-of-the-fryer loukoumades (honey puff) Greek style mini doughnuts.
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Sitting a few tables from James was David Bray and his wife, who enjoyed a Hoyne with the souvlaki plate.
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At the next table, sitting around a pile of well-picked lamb bones on empty plates, was Tom Malenica and a band of software programmers on lunch from the Vancouver Island Tech Park.
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Nikos Kamaretsos has been volunteering with Greek Fest for 20 years. He loads the lamb into the slow cooker at 6 a.m.
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Roast lamb is a common method to cooking the popular meat but in Canada we only get a snippet of what other cultures do. For example, traditionally, people used the whole animal, which might come as a shock to others.
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