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He — PPLY ee Sidney's Original is father (and his ma: Js SEMEL Ann c PROFESSIONAL ater his father and hs ma vate school are etched into his soft, cultured accent, His: have come about in spite of . TOA ee at the = - But the African cooking came back to him later, after: his training in French cui- sine. He set up a restaurant ‘at Winfield, just north’ of ~ Kelowna in the Okanagan - where he took delight in ac- . quainting ‘diners with his. “African dishes ‘and: an at- mosphere that transformed * After a. successful nine- year run there, he: started -again’ in Kelowna with’ the ~~ Cafe Safari: But, an. intrepid. “traveler, he: got the call again, and found himself in Mexico, tudying. Mexican cooking at cultural centre in Guadala-. _jara. He took private cooking : : ~ lessons froma cook who is” ‘turned’ ‘from. fravele? to Alaska, China, Laos, Thai- land, Mexico and: North: : . Africa’ — taking - cooking. - - lessons nearly everywhere conversed in sign language interspersed” with ‘single - words he learned from his. teacher. the names of food. “Tf. T-want to: talk to any- one in Spanish, it had better mainly” be about food — those are’ the only words I know.” His next job was aboard a small cruise ship, plying the - waters. from Vancouver Is- land, past the Queen Char- lottes, to Alaska, The Maple ~ Leaf concentrates on ‘eco- tours to educate people about the importance of the rain forest and the conser- vation of the whales, bears ‘and birds that call that envi- ronment their home. In winter the crew, in- cluding Bacon, took guests on a tour of China, When a PRAGA ees ee en ne een a Ra 6, Simon Birch - 7, Beloved. 8, Meet Joe Black 9, Pleasantville - into © an. “She spoke no. English, : just Spanish .. - which I did- fe ‘n't: speak,” he said. They ‘| | pacthet, 5 JUDY REIMCHE PHOTO To Andrew Bacon, cooking is a passion that feeds to be shared. ‘the tour ended; Bacon con- tinued on alone to Thailand, where he took a cooking course in Chang Mai. Then: ‘he went on to Laos (“.. among the friendliest. peo- ‘ple in the world.”) In all; ‘he. spent five months in Asia: He worked another sea- ‘son on the Maple Leaf (in - the waters around Mexico), . then in northern BC. “Then ‘I decided North Africa was “the place to go,” he said. ‘rain- : ‘swollen’ forests of B:G., made «| the dust: and: heat (even i in winter) of: ‘Egypt and the Su- > ~The: sumptuous _ “seem even. more: 0 pressive.and. barren. squeezed in between people ‘We ‘Spent 36 hours’ on'a 1S train ‘to Khartoum. There. ‘were no bunks to sleep’ ‘on, and it was packed. I slept; - on both sides. When. we. tera night with the windows woke up in the morning, af -open for air, we were cov- ered ina layer of dust.” ‘But the people charmed | | him with their laughter and friendliness, and with their infallible hospitality. Visitors ~ were.not allowed to pay for ‘the endless cups of tea, foul (beans), or flatbreads that are the staple meals. Even, -his return’: to Canada is remembered by his meals. He spent Christ- mas Eve in Cairo at the Ger- ~ man ,Embassy with two friends he metin his travels; flew that night:to London; where he had curry takeout for Christmas dinner, then back to B.C. where he had a anaeian Christmas with CONTINUED ON PAGE i Paumeanaesuneriaie "Need an idea for selection of new and previewed movies at f great prices. Come inf cand have a look! : arent wie vi Tralal Squares’ Tal Ray: que 2 ft re ot oie We have Day? 6