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On Chinatown’s 2nd Coming & Putting That Brooklyn Look To Bed

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by Talia Kleinplatz | As Chinatown undergoes a significant transformation, residents share their hopes for the future of their neighbourhood which includes becoming a hub for food lovers.

That “Brooklyn” look. Via Quartz, we discover that designers “have an 8-letter word for the despised hipster aesthetic colonizing the planet”.

And speaking of which, The Georgia Straight recently paid a visit to Klaus’s Kaffee Haus at the corner of East Pender and Gore. With the success of the K & J Schnitzel Truck, the owners opened a brick and mortar serving up some mighty fine schnitzel and strudel.

It turns out Bernie Sanders’ push for a higher minimum wage didn’t die with his campaign as hundreds of fast food workers across America staged a Day of Disruption to advocate for a $15 living wage.

While the spot has been sitting empty since 2015, it appears the former Fish House will now be replaced by Stanley Park Brewing. (True to form, NIMBYs in the comment section are going nuts.)

The fascinating story of the rise of kosher wine in New York city during prohibition (best read over a glass of Manischewitz).

The Straight checks out some recently opened East Van hot spots including The American (now serving the infamous Dirty Burger from Campagnolo Upstairs), Federal Store and Natsumi Ramen.

From cheese lovers and cake lovers to avid readers and bread bakers, Saveur Magazine has got a gift for every last foodie on your holiday shopping list.

A word of caution when it comes to the grown-up picky eater in your life: let them be. Having an aversion to particular foods in adulthood may cause stress for the even the most self-assured among us.

Turns out there may be more to algae than first meets the eye. Researchers are exploring how the single-celled organism could help to solve the world’s food shortage.

Food Republic pays a visit to our neighbours to the east and scouts out some of their favourite spots to eat and drink across Alberta including Edmonton’s North 53 and Calgary’s Pigeonhole.

Imbibe Magazine lays out their gift guide for the cocktail lover in your life including mulling spices, glassware and Japanese single malt.

From cookies and cakes to pizza and potlucks, Food and Wine shares their picks for the best cookbooks of 2016.

Perhaps the most thought, care and consideration put into the true essence of kale as researchers attempt to provide consumers with the best product possible.

How one restaurant in LA is collaborating with local chefs on one of the most creative and delicious of doughnut projects this side of the Mason-Dixon line.

The folks at Bon Appetit are swooning over this panettone, and you probably should be too. Bonus: mail order!

A new local startup is making it easier for fisherman to connect with local restaurants and significantly shortening the path from sea to plate.

Eating via Instagram honours this week to go The Dirty Apron and what this Snickers Crunot in the making!

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Field Trip: Tagging Along for a “Glorious” Tomato Appreciation Feast

Inspired by their love of tomatoes and everything that farmer Mark Cormier and his farm crew put into growing them, the team from Say Hey Sandwiches head out to Aldergrove on a mission to cook a feast for the Glorious Organics team...

Reverence, Respect, and Realization: What The Acorn Taught Me

At 21 years old, I'm still just a kid and relatively new to working in restaurants, but I grew up umbilically tied to the hospitality industry. My father was a food writer, and my mother is a photographer. Their careers meant that most of my early years were spent in kitchens and dining rooms instead of on playgrounds and soccer fields; consequently, I learned my table manners before I could count past one hundred.

Amanda MacMullin Talks Seeking New Challenges and Becoming a ‘Grizzled Old Bartender’

Rhys Amber recently sat down with The Diamond bartender to catch up, swap 'war stories' and discuss the minutiae of the crazy, hospitality life.

On Expensive Hobbies, Title-Chasing & Getting ‘Rinsed’ in the Kitchen, with Josh Stel

The veteran Vancouver pan jockey and recently appointed Chef de Cuisine at The Mackenzie Room possesses a slew of attributes harder and harder to come by these days, so Rhys saw it fitting to reach out and see what makes him tick.