The Pita Press

The Power to Choose

Thirsty Camel — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:54:24 +0000

You have the power to choose, and share your views!

If you want to show the world you choose to support healthy eating and local businesses, come check out our new Thirsty Camel t-shirts! These shirts are 70% bamboo, 30% organic cotton, and are a thicker gauge than our previous t-shirts. Available in red (girl’s cut) [...]

The Thirsty Camel is For Sale!

Thirsty Camel — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:59:32 +0000

First off, let me acknowledge that July 2010 marks the six year anniversary of the Thirsty Camel Cafe! This has been an inspiring time of hard work, creativity, laughter, amazement, great food and great community! We owe it all to our loyal customers. Thank-you so much for your support.

With this anniversary comes the realization that [...]

Thirsty Camel Merch

Thirsty Camel — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:16:31 +0000

Love the Thirsty Camel Cafe? Want to tell the world? The Camel still has t-shirts available. These shirts are made in Canada of a bamboo/cotton blend. Three styles to choose from:

Love Food – $24 Power to the Pita – $20 No slogan w/ small Thirsty Camel logo on upper back – $20

There’s also stickers: “Thirsty Camel Cafe: Participating in [...]

Barter Day

Thirsty Camel — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:09:20 +0000

A great big thank-you to everyone who came in for lunch on Friday November 27th. To celebrate Buy Nothing Day, The Thirsty Camel was only serving lunch to patrons on a barter basis, and not accepting money in payment for food at all.

Considering this radical means of exchange catches most customers by surprise, we gladly [...]

Soup’s On

Thirsty Camel — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:48:07 +0000

Winter’s coming and we’ve put soup back on the menu. Come on down for lunch or dinner and enjoy a healthy and delicious meal that’s made with love!

Organic Earth Bench

Thirsty Camel — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:07:34 +0000

In early July we built a beautiful bench for the outdoor patio. This curvy comfy seat is a one-of-a-kind creation that looks a bit like a throne and is built entirely out of cob.

For those of you that aren’t familiar with cob, it’s a natural building material made of sand, clay and straw. The materials [...]

2009 for the win!

Thirsty Camel — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:39:31 +0000

This has been an exciting and triumphant year for the Camel. The summer kicked off with the news that we’d been voted #1 Best Vegetarian Restaurant in Nanaimo in the News Bulletin’s Best of the City contest. The TC was also voted #2 for Best Lunches and Best Overall Restaurant and #3 for Best Mediterranean [...]

Power to the Pita!

Thirsty Camel — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:00:19 +0000

We’re super excited to introduce to you the Pita Press! Here we’ll bring you regular news about what’s going on at the cafe, seasonal menu changes, plus any events we’re involved with or think you should know about. Basically, this is a platform to discuss anything we think is relevant to our customers, be it [...]