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On Being Terrified Of Unicorn Fraps & The Politics Of Southern BBQ

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by Talia Kleinplatz | Vancouver’s Bauhaus has been named one of the top six restaurants to visit in Canada by the Discovery Series through the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.

JoieFarm Winery owner Heidi Noble details pet preferences, favourite restaurants, strange talents and much more.

The folks at NPR share a few strategies for changing your diet to reduce your impact on the environment.

People have spent the past week losing their minds over the Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino. Turns out the baristas making the multi-coloured, sugar-filled concoction are none too pleased about serving them up.

And as it turns out, Anthony Bourdain also has some strong feelings on unicorn-based bevies:

“[It’s] like four things I hate all in one sentence: Starbucks, unicorns, and the colors pink and purple.”

A line-up of impressive chefs and culinary experts will descend on New York next weekend as the Institute of Culinary Education hosts their first Zero Food Waste symposium.

The recently published Ugly Food advocates for the consumption of traditionally less desirable plants and proteins as both culinary experiences and environmentally sound choices.

Botanist opens to the public this week. Scout had the opportunity to take a peek inside the highly anticipated new restaurant at the Fairmont Pacific Rim prior to today’s official opening.

May the 4th is just around the corner, folks. You may want to consider getting this Darth Vader grill to celebrate.

The New Yorker looks at the history and politics of BBQ in the American south and the controversy over one South Carolina restaurant with a deeply racist past.

Mia Stainsby of the Vancouver Sun puts together a list of 75 cheap eats around Vancouver.

And speaking of cheap eats, perhaps we’ll be seeing more of them as food prices across Canada continue to decline.

A closer look at the history of the dairy dispute between the US and Canada and why Donald Trump has his knickers in a knot over spilled milk.

A closer at the growing threat of food insecurity as well as recent innovations that are cause for hope.

The story of one local teacher who left his job to address the issue of food waste on a full-time basis.

Eating via Instagram honours this week go to @annanguyen_ and one of the prettiest charcuterie boards I’ve ever seen!

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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.