MEDALS

Gold Silver Bronze Total

#1 U.S.A 9 15 13 = 36

#2GERMANY 10 13 7 = 30
#3CANADA 14 7 5 = 26
#4NORWAY 9 8 6 = 23

Mens Hockey

Sidney Crosby celebrates after scoring the overtime winner against the Americans. This goal brings home the Olympic Gold Medal.

HOME SWEET HOME

Vancouver to Toronto

MOBILE KITCHEN

Whistler Creekside

WALK

The entrance to the village stroll on my last morning of work.

COCA-COLA TUBE PARK

I won tickets to the Coca Cola tube park on Blackcomb mountain. Tyler and I were able to get about eight runs in an hour. The speeds were vast and the many children and adults all had a great time. Thank You Whistler Cooks!!

CELEBRATION PLAZA

SKI JUMPING

I was lucky enough to make it over to Whistler Olympic Park for the Ski Jump. Simon Ammann of Switzerland won gold. Wow it was amazing to see them launch through in such fashion.

Snowmobiling Tour

We climbed all the way up the mountain as high speeds. The view from the top overlooking Squamish and Vancouver was astounding . We climbed all the way up the mountain in very deep snow. The experience of leaning into corners going down the mountain at high rate of speed was exhilarating to say the least. Hope to find time to do it again in the next week.

HOCKEY GAME

Totally unbelievable to be among the sea of red at Canada hockey Place on Thursday Night. The crowd erupted when Sidney Crosby scores in the shootout round to elevate Canada over the Swiss. The moments here in British Columbia have been amazing this one will not soon be forgotten. EH OH CANADA GO !!!

VANCOUVER TRIP

Upon arriving in Vancouver, I was notified my ticket had been sold elsewhere. I quickly found a new source via blackberry.Once found lower bowl section 122 row 19 seat 4 WOW.I rushed to get it in hand . I was then on the sky train to the waterfront to view the Olympic Caldron. The atmosphere and enthusiasm was incredible. People waited in line for hours for an un interrupted shot of the caldron.

Barenaked Ladies Concert

A barenaked ladies concert was held @ Whistler Live at the village square. My favourite song the old apartment was followed by if i had a million dollars. I am a huge fan and thoroughly enjoyed the show from start to finish. Thousands of Canadian’s filled the village stroll to see the band live.

Whistler Sliding Centre

This was my first trip down to the track. The speed the athletes had coming through the gold rush trail heading into the 50/ 50 turn was extreme. I am very excited for the skeleton and bobsleigh next week.

HOCKEY GO CANADA GO !!!

Day 1 of the men’s Olympic hockey begins today. Canada faces Norway at @ 4:30 pm, I will be working throughout this time. On Thursday morning I will travel to Vancouver to see them face Switzerland. I look to visit the Vancouver Olympic Village and the Cauldron. Cant wait to visit the big city GO CANADA GO !!

FIRST GOLD

Alexandre Bilodeau has claimed Canada’s first ever gold medal on home soil. I finished my thirteen hour work day just in time to arrive home to watch this great moment on television. Cypress mountain in Vancouver was the venue for the moguls. Canada has claimed 1 Gold
1 Silver 1 Bronze ranking 3rd among all countries.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN !!!

The stage is set for the 2010 Winter Olympics. I have a got a box seat to see Canada vs Switzerland on February 18. On the 19th I will take a snowmobile tour of the Whistler Blackcomb Mountain. I will be watching some luge and bobsleigh events at the sliding centre. I also plan on visiting Whistler Olympic Park to see events such as the ski jump and Alpine skiing. Many other events I will watch on television. GO CANADA GO !!!

Opening Ceremony !!!

HOME

Toni Sailer Lane is my home for the Month.I am a 20 min walk from the Whistler village.

WHISTLER BOUND !!

THE INUKSHUK

Below is the

Whistler Blackcomb Mountain.I will be on working on the mountain at the Whistler Sliding Centre. This is where the Bobsled, Luge, and Skeleton events will be held.

VANCOUVER

Here are these beautiful statues

they have located all over the street corners.

Outdoor skating rink at Robson Square.

This is downtown Vancouver GO CANADA GO !!!

Louis Vuitton.

HERE WE ARE !!!

I have just arrived at my first Olympic Venue.

Got my accreditation pass.

Here is my video, I created it using windows movie maker a year ago. The purpose of the video was to be viewed on yellowpages.ca, youtube.com, and my website. This coming summer I hope to get some professional on location video production.

FLIGHT TO VANCOUVER

Ready To Go

This is my jet to 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver B.C

Arrived
My car ride to get my accreditation pass beside Pacific Coliseum

TRAVEL

6: 15 am Upon my arrival at the bus station there

was a mega bus spun around on John Counter boulevard .

I was told that the bus had hit a pedestrian earlier from

another traveller. Unfortunate news to start my trip.

I am confident things will get much better soon.

6:35 am We are loaded up and ready for our voyage

We went to Napanee, Bellville, Trenton to gather more

people before we arrived at the Toronto International Airport

RECIPE

This recipe was featured in the august edition of snap newspaper

Brought to you by Bustini's Catering

Top Sirloin Steak
With Goat Cheese And Thyme

Ingredients:
4 8 oz Sirloin steaks
1 Red, green, yellow
bell pepper -chopped 2” triangles
1 Bunch Asparagus -trim or peeled
12 Small Portobello mushrooms -remove stems
¾ cups Goat cheese
2 tbs Horseradish
1 tbs Grainy Dijon mustard
8 sprigs Thyme
¼ cup Olive oil
2 tbs Balsamic vinegar

Directions:
1. Pre heat grill to high heat
2. Season bell peppers with thyme, olive oil, salt, pepper
3. Lightly coat mushrooms and asparagus with balsamic vinegar,
olive oil, salt and pepper
4. Season steak with light brushing of olive oil, salt and some fresh
cracked pepper
5. Grill, place each steak on the grill for one minute, add all
vegetables to the grill, and grill for two additional minutes. Cook
vegetables till tender aprox 4 minutes , remove steak when your
desired degree of doneness is reached
6. Combine and mix goat cheese, mustard, and horseradish, thyme,
and cracked pepper. Shape into small rounds with teaspoons
7. Place goat cheese topping on steaks and let rest for 5 minutes
before serving.
8. Salt and pepper to taste


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WHY BLOG

I have decided to create a blog so that my friends, family, clients, and others can follow my trip to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. I have given this idea much review over the last month. Blogspot is a google program and seems to be a very attractive format, which also links up nicely to my website . My hope is to blog regularly and give some good pictures with a little read. As most know I am a great chef and certainly not an English professor or photographer. If anyone has any ideas or feedback, please don’t hesitate to contact me and let me know what you think . My final thoughts are Let’s show the world how we may not be the biggest but we are the best. GO CANADA GO!!!

ABOUT BUSTINI'S

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I’m Justin a red seal certified chef at Bustini’s Catering. A catering business equipped with a fully functioning mobile kitchen. We are a modern clean cut catering firm specializing in outdoor weddings and shows, throughout the local community and make it our goal to offer your guests an unsurpassed dining experience. Bustini’s prime attribute is that we offer to take care of rentals, necessary tables, chairs, linens, and utensils, so that you as host are able to relax and fully enjoy their special day. We offer a fantastic range of menus and services, which include appetizers, buffets, and plated meals. Also, we can customize a menu to suit your needs and budget. Not only is it our passion to provide every customer with top notch food, we also aspire to provide exceptional service that will without a doubt exceed your expectations. Bustini’s also holds cleanliness and hygiene as the highest priority and has all necessary licensees and food safety certificates required, which we will be glad to show upon demand. We answer all e-mails and messages promptly. It would be my absolute pleasure to meet you in person or simply discuss your event requirements further over the telephone. I hope you will agree that Bustini’s will make a great addition to your event and I look forward to speaking with you further on this unique opportunity for us both. I look forward to speaking with you further about this opportunity for us both. There are references on my testimonials page. If you require any further information please contact me, and I will be more than happy to assist.
Justin Hazlett

Bustinis Catering

613-929-7779

justin@bustiniscatering.ca

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