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SEEN IN VANCOUVER #332: Our Favourite 365 Scout Images From The Past 365 Days

If we have our post-dated shit together, this should be the first Scout post of 2012 (scheduled to be published at 12:00am on January 1st). Even if we don’t and it isn’t, we’d still like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to our readers, who checked us out over 2 million times (making 2011 our busiest year yet), and to all our 100+ advertisers and GOODS members. We’d also like to thank our many contributors – Nic, Will, Amorita, Claire, Dan, Kim, Sean, Joe, David, Owen, Morna, Emily, Ian, Ellen, Scott – you folks are awesome! Thanks also to our social media manager Kimberley Ong for her @scoutmagazine tweeting; to Phoebe and Aren at Glasfurd & Walker for making us look so damn good; and to Karen Hamilton of Tiny Bites for tricking out our tech. We’re stoked about what we have in store for Vancouver in the coming year, but today we’re looking back on the one that was. Here are our favourite 365 photos from the last 365 days, including the phone shot of Save On Meats above, which was taken mid-lunch earlier today…

  • Brandy creme de cacao coffee fire whipped cream down a shotgun, because of course.
  • Oh Crispy Ceci
  • A morning confrontation
  • Spliffing on 420
  • Hank and Dank, sidewalk stencil off Main
  • Deaner, making moves while not spilling a drop
  • Opening night at Gastown's Bitter Tasting Room
  • February 2011 Scout Magazine 149
  • VAG mud
  • Kate, Shannon, Neil, Jess (rest in peace)
  • Katie ripping the Scout Ramp in bare feet
  • West End Crowd
  • Boneta
  • Obakki Fashion Show
  • Robert Squires squares it up at Catalog
  • Butter On The Endive / Found and Freed (photo: Julian Kenchenten)
  • Seawalling in a storm
  • Top of the Mountain Big White
  • "WTF!"
  • Cooks taking a Blood Alley smoke break
  • Fires outside Mission
  • Chefs confer at Hapa Umi
  • Restorative beef stew at Dirty Apron
  • Chef Frank Pabst | Blue Water Cafe
  • Rob Geary and Luis Galvan of Welcome to Eastvan parked their East Van cube moving truck at Water and Cambie in Gastown during the holidays to accept donations to the Vancouver Food Bank
  • Judges eye view of hot tom consomme with quail's egg french toast, ballontine and citrus glazed breast of unctiousness at the Canadian Culinary Championships,  courtesy of C Restaurant's Robert Clark
  • Andrew playing hockey up at Big White
  • John gives a tour and talk on his straw bale winery ©Scout Magazine
  • Toque at the Western Front
  • Stache therapy
  • East Van archaeology down by the tracks
  • Leaves in East Van
  • Tattoo artist James Lindsay at Anti Social
  • An army of wines
  • High drama and plating at the Black Box...
  • Summer soles
  • Chinese New Years
  • Mr. Sweetapple at The Diamond
  • Smoke break
  • The Last Days of the original Boneta
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  • Ashley tries on a hat at Frock Shoppe
  • Jenni at the Frock Shoppe
  • Northern Voices
  • Sonya with tomatoes
  • Frock Shoppe Maidens | From left to right: Sarah LaGreca Marla Reichert Liz Krebs Mary Jane Cox Jenni Lee Nelson Dori Abernethy
  • Michelle, Dana, Cam walking the beach
  • Bitter Tasting Room
  • The lost ladies of last call, Saturday night in Gastown, desperate for a Skytrain in the rain
  • Shucking comp at the Tofino Oyster Festival
  • Sean Heather
  • Janaki, Le Marché St. George
  • A view from Sparkling Hill
  • Luis at Le Marché St. George's 1st Birthday Party
  • Solomon in mid-cocktail ceremony
  • The Founders Lounge (Karl, Allan, Francis, Rodney)
  • Soup and sammy at Red Wagon
  • Butter On The Endive at Found And The Freed (photo: Julian Kenchenten)
  • Bobby Lax
  • Yeti tracks
  • Scallop
  • Butter On The Endive at Found And The Freed (photo: Julian Kenchenten)
  • Wendy
  • Tofino (Marry Me)
  • Cathedral Grove, Vancouver Island
  • Boyd!
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  • Blue Water Cafe | 1095 Hamilton St. | Yaletown | 604-688-8078 | www.bluewatercafe.net
  • Mike and Anna get schooled during the Tofino Oyster Festival
  • Dani Tatarin stirs
  • Quang Dang at Pecha Kucha Vol  19
  • Vince Vaughn makes an appearance during the first round versus Chicago
  • Alvin at Bitter Tasting Room
  • Moon caking
  • Neil Ingram pours a glass at Boneta (now closed)
  • Making a few cuppas
  • Eat Together dinner guests, East Van
  • Tofino Oyster Festival Gala
  • Jada-Gabrielle Pape in her studio
  • Tre-flip over the hip at The Viaduct
  • Joy Road dinner at Gods Mountain
  • Squash soup with enoki mush capp
  • Faces Of #OccupyVancouver | Mark Feenstra
  • Van Mag Awards after party
  • Andrew Morrison at Pecha Kucha Vol 19
  • The American Cheesesteak Co.
  • Good times roll at Tofino Oyster Festival
  • Tofino Oyster Festival
  • Come and get it at the Kitsilano Farmer's Market
  • Lee Coopers foie tower at the Gold Medal Plates
  • Smokes...let's go...
  • Campfire, Pacific Sands
  • On the street after Pecha Kucha Night Vol 19
  • The game
  • Steve Da Cruz battles through the rush at The Waldorf
  • Accosted by Grey Cup freaks on Granville
  • Orofino Winemakers Dinner
  • Faces Of #OccupyVancouver | Mark Feenstra
  • East Van take-off
  • Wild Rice at Rivermarket
  • John Skinner, owner of Painted Rock
  • Heidi Noble - JoieFarm Winery PKN Vol 19.
  • Shooting at The Narrow for Monocle Magazine
  • A moment of zabaglione
  • Dusty Ride at Covert Farms
  • Rainbow
  • Terry David Mulligan - Tasting Room Radio Pecha Kucha Vol 19
  • Climbing the ice phallus at Big White
  • Steven Cox at Pecha Kucha Vol 19
  • TDM and Sophie get ready for Pecha Kucha Vol 19
  • Josh Pape and James Iranzad take possession at Wildebeest
  • Katie and Shelley @ The Window
  • Vote or shut the fuck up. It's civic election time!
  • Wild Rice at Rivermarket with Architect Marianne Amodio and owner Andrew Wong
  • Beta 5
  • Dale Mackay's silver medal winning Thai soup at the Gold Medal Plates
  • Adam Chandler and Jess Rosinski ©Scout Magazine
  • Sidecut meat dress
  • Opening day at Revolver in Gastown
  • Eastside Culture Crawl
  • 420
  • Astrosatchel Winterluxe cashmere mittens
  • Tofino Brewing
  • Tofino
  • Ella at the carving festival in Tofino
  • Skim boarding dog, Tofino
  • Eat Together Table, Tin Can Studio
  • Tin Can Eat Together Dinner
  • Dana from Joy Road Catering
  • Joy Road Squash blossoms filled with confit zucchini and rosemary
  • Jesse Keefer, owner | Bodega Ridge, Galiano Island
  • Similkameen signage
  • North Arm Strawberry Ice Cream Bar strawberry ice cream dipped in dark chocolate with chocolate crust, Agassiz hazelnut financier, Okanagan apricots Mission Hill Late Harvest Riesling, 2005
  • The table in Painted Rock's barrel room
  • Vivace!
  • Osoyoos Desert Centre
  • Bus station, P-Town
  • Ice Cream Sandwiches, Okanagan Feast of Fields
  • Amazing bacon sandwiches, Dolci, Osoyoos
  • Minted sparkling water, Dolci (Osoyoos)
  • Caroline helping out at Eat Together dinner in the Tin Can Studio
  • Alex and Mark
  • A pour of Pinotage at Stoneboat
  • A little ice to cleanse the palate against the heat at Stoneboat
  • Manning Park
  • Dana with Kelp on Long Beach
  • Tomatoes at Covert Farms
  • Penticton Farmers Market
  • Blueberries, Covert Farms
  • Feast in the Fields, Naramata BC
  • Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club
  • Harmony Arts Festival, West Vancouver ©Scout Magazine
  • Summer lunch
  • Alishan's Tarte aux Pommes tea towel
  • Joy Road Pickles
  • Ram at Nita Lake
  • Notorious P.I.G. @ Joy Road
  • Okanagan apricots
  • Araxi long table dinner at North Arm Farm
  • Board of Trade, Union Street
  • Board of Trade clothing
  • Bar-Ate Kid Bartending Competition
  • Breakfast tray delivered to the dock
  • Old Faithful Bread delivery from Nelson The Seagull
  • Revolver opens in Gastown!
  • Aura | Cured Ivory Spring Salmon & Citron Vinegar Injected Melon, Aura at Nita Lake
  • Artist Zoe Pawlak
  • Detail: Zoe Pawlak Studio visit
  • Al Fresco dinner | Robson Street
  • Save on Meats
  • Double rainbow all the way - Okanagan Crush Pad
  • Tim Martiniuk at Stoneboat Vineyards
  • Thierry opens on Alberni
  • Thierry opens on Alberni  (pear galette)
  • Al Fresco | Robson Street
  • Spot Prawns
  • Walter - Old Faithful pop-up farmers market
  • Okanagan Crush Pad  | Chris, Scott, Robert and Dan admiring the new artwork
  • Simone in lace and flats
  • Summerland storm
  • Chef Mook Sutton, Bodega Ridge, Galiano Island
  • On the road to Tofino
  • Bar-Ate Kid Bartending Competition
  • HONOURABLE MENTIONS
  • Pizzeria Farina
  • The bale-filled entrance to the farm from its cafe makes for some awesome drama upon arrival
  • The table setting, which has been different for each one of the dinners we've attended, is always in a different place. This time it was in line with a row of interested sunflowers...
  • Jordan Sturdy | North Arm Farm
  • Andrew and the Gradys | North Arm Farm
  • The person in yellow at the head of the table looks deceptively close, but that's quite a distance
  • Araxi's Chef, James Walt, takes in some well earned shade after another outstanding supper!
  • Andrew fishing for trout
  • Owen Foster, Aura Chef
  • Save on Meats
  • Aura | Nita Lake
  • Table detail at Aura
  • Cedar Sour cocktail | Cedar Infused Rye, Fresh Lemon, Lemon Thyme Syrup, Egg White
  • Water Fight, McLean Park, Strathcona
  • Shannon goes primary in a blue summer dress with red clutch and yellow pumps
  • Vancouver Riot | Cleaning up the day after © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club
  • Gay Pride 2011
  • Gay Pride 2011
  • Gay Pride 2011
  • Gay Pride Princess
  • The Only | Exterior signage detail
  • DIY summer herbal tea...
  • Bar-Ate Kid Bartending Competition
  • Arbutus Bodega Ridge, Galiano Island
  • Bar-Ate Kid Bartending Competition
  • Pemberton Meadows Natural Beef crispy slow cooked beef cheek fritter pepper and rosemary roasted sirloin North Arm rainbow chard and baby carrots Mission Hill Oculus, 2004 (magnum format)
  • Bar-Ate Kid Bartending Competition
  • Bar-Ate Kid Bartending Competition
  • Adam, Bartender at Ulla
  • Okanagan Crush Pad | Dan with a can
  • Chinese New Year Parade
  • Alex Usow, partaking
  • English Pea Soup, Ulla, Victoria
  • Superior Beverage - Habit Victoria
  • Pender Island
  • Higg's Beach, Pender Island
  • Summer on Pender Island
  • Galiano Island
  • Tomato salad | Bodega Ridge, Galiano Island
  • Pebble Beach, Galiano Island
  • Cabin detail | Bodega Ridge, Galiano Island
  • DIY Summer Herbal Tea
  • Edible Canada
  • The L41 home IDS West
  • Sping painting 2 Maker Faire 2011 Scout Magazine
  • Maker Faire 2011 bikes
  • Maker Faire crowd shot 2011
  • Airstream Window Maker Faire 2011 Scout Magazine
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  • Year of the Rabbit
  • Tim Cuff, Executive Chef, Nita Lake Lodge
  • 420 man
  • Obakki show © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Main Street Farmers Market
  • Dean dekes out Kim | Strathcona Soccer Club
  • KK and Andrew outside The Cheaper Show
  • Andre at Commissary
  • Chris at Commissary
  • Nico with her special Save on Meats smile
  • Save on Meats
  • Save on Meats
  • Save on Meats
  • Still Life at Save on Meats
  • Pricing Community Thrift & Vintage © Scout Magazine
  • Ainsley, Lindsay and Lindsay | The Found and the Freed © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Ulla, Victoria
  • The Found and the Freed © Scout Magazine 2011
  • The Found and the Freed © Scout Magazine 2011
  • The Found and the Freed © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Vancouver Riot | Cleaning up the day after © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Rai cooking and Rob pouring at Hester Creek
  • Vancouver Riot | Cleaning up the day after © Scout Magazine 2011
  • This is East Van Launch at the Waldorf © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Vancouver Riot | Cleaning up the day after © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Erin of This Is East Van © Scout Magazine 2011
  • ECUAD Grad Show © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Chinese New Years
  • ECUAD Grad Show 2011 © Scout Magazine 2011
  • ECUAD Grad Show © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Pat's
  • VAG offsite © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Famers Market © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Kits Farmers Market © Scout Magazine 2011_9664
  • 420
  • Kits Farmers Market tomatoes © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Edible Canada
  • summer Top Community Thrift & Vintage © Scout Magazine
  • Nelson The Seagull
  • Nelson The Seagull © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Nelson The Seagull © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Nelson The Seagull
  • Nelson The Seagull
  • East Van Archaeology | A cool assortment of metals, including an old key and a copper latch hook in nice nick
  • Cleaning up finds at home
  • Container Gardening 101 at Old Faithful © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Container Gardening 101 at Old Faithful
  • Container Gardening 101 at Old Faithful
  • Tojo schools crowd on Spot Prawn Prep
  • Spot Prawn Festival - The line up to get down to the dock for purchasing
  • Spot Prawn Festival (May) Sorting © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Frank gets attacked Spot Prawn Festival (May 2011) © Scout Magazine 2011
  • David Hawksworth
  • Campagnolo Roma Owners Rob Belcham and Tom Doughty with chef Ted Anderson
  • Merkin show © Scout Magazine 2011
  • East side apartments© Scout Magazine 2011
  • Eastside Show-off © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Cherry Blossoms © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Obakki © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Aquarium © Scout Magazine 2011
  • Nico and Mark | Save on Meats
  • Obakki Fashion Show
  • Obakki Fashion Show
  • 420 salesman
  • 420
  • Soy-brined pork loin with ginger yam salad at Walnut Beach during the Oliver-Osoyoos SOWA presentation
  • Great luck in the seating chart
  • Tim and Lanny Martiniuk of Stoneboat Vineyards at the Speed Tasting
  • Jeff taking a pan out of the forno
  • Playoffs!
  • Blue lining the anthem
  • Mike, Lindsay and James
  • Boys being boys
  • Stelmie plants one on Paul
  • Wine Fest
  • Robert and Terry at Wine Fest
  • Angus and Cam at Wine Fest
  • Trilliam Farm Chicken, Tortellini, Sherry Thyme
  • Neil pours Torres at Boneta
  • Chorizo consomme with olive pearls and peas at Miradoro
  • Kits
  • Antisocial 2
  • Zulu instore with Lou Barlow
  • Obakki Fashion Show
  • Hapa Umi propreitor Justin Ault
  • Tea @ ChalkXChange
  • Top floor of Save On Meats
  • The CCC judges from across the country sequestered at a table at the El Dorado during the wine pairing competition
  • Martin Juneau over the shoulders of SASK judge C.J. Katz and my fellow B.C. judge Sid Cross | Montreal
  • Frank Dodd | Toronto
  • The Toronto station gets plating at the Grand Finale of the Canadian Culinary Championships
  • L to R: Jeremy Charles of Raymond's in St. John's (silver); Martin Juneau of Newtown in Montreal (gold); Robert Clark of Vancouver's own "C" (bronze)
  • Chefs Lee Humphries and Robert Clark exhale after participating in the Black Box competition
  • Gently licorice-flavoured risotto with candied beets and smoked boar at the Black Box comp
  • At the construction site for Hester Creek's new restaurant
  • Lee Humphries of Vancouver gets to plating under time
  • National Judge James Chatto and La Stella's Rasoul Salehi
  • Jeremy Charles explains his dish to the crowd
  • Team Ottawa has a laugh as they await the onslaught of guests at the El Dorado for the wine pairing competition
  • fortified apple cider at Sparkling Hill
  • Marche St. George Bread
  • Le Marche St George
  • Red Dragon February 2011 Scout Magazine 098
  • Red Dragon
  • Chinese New Years
  • Mike, Linda and Kurtis at Wine Fest
  • House lanterns in the wind somewhere in Strathcona
  • Chinese New Year - Year of the Rabbit
  • Chinese New Year - Year of the Rabbit
  • Matt Schmidt and Justin Devlin | House Guest
  • Hard at work readying the new bar at Boneta for the arrival of its old top
  • The Outpost Cafe
  • Cherry Blossoms
  • Knife skills
  • Dale Mackay during the construction of Ensemble
  • Communicating on Burrard
  • Finishing the tower at the Hotel Georgia
  • Unlimited growth increases the divide
  • Long walk off Cambie
  • On guard
  • Undisposed
  • Strathcona graffiti
  • Aura |  Nita Lake
  • Bar-Ate Kid Bartending Competition
  • Josh and Alex, Save on Meats
  • Mike Babiarz
  • A wet June day on English bay
  • Caleb Beyers show opening at th original location of Catalog Gallery
  • It sure is...

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