The “Hapa Izakaya” Joints Have Joined The Scout Community…

All three locations of Hapa Izakaya are now proud member supporters of Scout. We will be publishing their news and press releases on our front page and hosting a page for them in our list of recommended places to check out. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support of our little website. Click ahead to read on or jump directly to their Scout page… Read more

Know Your Local Designer: On A Cedar Log With Brent Comber…

Something spectacular happens where nature meets the urban, and Brent Comber knows all about that. Growing up on Vancouver’s North Shore, the designer’s childhood world was both city living and forest dwelling. Inspired by his surroundings, he began his career in landscaping, working with the raw materials that surrounded him. He acquired his knowledge of landscaping the same way he later acquired his woodworking skills: through his hands. Yet it was through his heart that his work began to transform. When Brent first introduced his work at an outdoor garden show in Vancouver, a woman approached his booth and sat on one of his benches. The woman closed her eyes and ran her hand across the smooth wood. When Brent approached her, she revealed that the fragrance of the cedar transported her back to her childhood, when she and her grandfather would spend hours walking on the the logs that had washed up on the shore. In that moment, Brent discovered the capacity of the wood to tell stories in its own rich and expressive language, and he resolved to continue to craft his pieces with a story in mind. From the 18 foot, one-piece communal table at Salt Tasting Room to the soaring western maple wall sculpture at Yew in the Four Seasons, his artistry can be found in many iconic Vancouver locations.

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Three things about your neighbourhood that make you want to live there: My home is in the Hollyburn area of West Vancouver. I love being able to walk to the beach, to great restaurants and to my children’s schools.

When you finish a piece of furniture intended for a specific space, what do you hope to feel? I feel proud when our work compliments the designer’s vision and excited to see it in context.

What inspires your choice of wood for a given project? It really depends on the particular feel or story I wish to convey. Each wood species can engage people differently, depending on the texture and the finish. For example, our Shattered collection is about the physical energy and thought required to organize the split timber into cubes. It is about the process – the choice of material is secondary.

If wood can tell a story, which one of your pieces carries your favourite story? The Alder Cube. It’s an evocative piece constructed from very simple materials. It also conveys a beautiful story of how a forest can change you as you pass through it. People are fascinated to discover that the piece is constructed from vertical stacked branches and it appears that air is the only thing holding the sticks together. For a moment, you find yourself inside the cube trying to unravel this mystery much like your state of mind when you are in the deep woods. There are other stories hidden within each piece – it all depends on where you look. Read more

Friday Brunches Now A Fixture At Abigail’s Party In Kitsilano

News from Scout supporters Abigail’s Party

Vancouver, BC | Abigail’s Party is loving Friday brunch and the early start to the weekend. Delicious breakfasts made from scratch using locally sourced, ethically-raised ingredients and more than a pinch of love and care. Market fresh features, really good coffee, fresh juices & mimosas and a great Caesar, too. Indulge with friends and family, Friday to Sunday (and holidays), 9:00am to 2:30pm. Read more

YEW Wins “Where” Magazine Nod For Best Hotel Dining & Bar

News from Scout supporter YEW restaurant + bar

Vancouver, BC | YEW restaurant + bar takes top prize in the Best Hotel Dining & Bar category at the recent Where Vancouver Magazine’s Annual Dining Awards. Voters credit the “gorgeous wood-trimmed room [that] lures the power crowd and celebrities, who come for inspired Pacific Northwest plates, served with flair in a dramatic setting.” Read more

La Dolce Vita At Yew With LaStella Wines & VSO Violinist

News from Scout supporter LaStella

Vancouver, BC | Join us on Wednesday June 9th at 7pm at YEW Restaurant in the beautiful Four Seasons Hotel for a celebration of La Dolce Vita. We have collaborated with the culinary team at YEW as well as Mrs. Robin Braun of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) to pair each of our wines with a dish and a solo violin piece that captures the essence of the name given to each of our wines. Read more

YEW Pays Tribute to Earth Hour as Part of Global Celebration

News from Scout supporter YEW restaurant + bar

Vancouver, BC | YEW restaurant + bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver will join 46 Four Seasons sister properties to create a chain of candlelight dinners that will circumnavigate the globe in celebration of Earth Hour. On Saturday, March 27th, a sequence of candlelight dinners will begin at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney at 8:30pm local time and move westward across the planet. Read more

Four Seasons’ Yew Restaurant + Bar Joins The Scout Community

The good folks at YEW restaurant + bar in the Four Seasons Hotel are now proud member supporters of Scout. We will be publishing their news and press releases on our front page and hosting a page for them in our list of recommended restaurants. Click ahead or jump to their Scout page here. Read more

Scout List: Italian Eats At Yew And Secrets Beyond The Door…

The main objective of this website is to scout out and promote the things that make Vancouver such a sweet place to be. We do this with an emphasis on the city’s independent spirit to foster a sense of connectedness within and between our communities, and to introduce our readers to the people who grow and cook our food, play the raddest tunes in our better venues, create our most interesting art, and design everything from what we wear to the spaces we inhabit.

The Scout List is our carefully considered first rate list of super awesome things that we’re either doing, wishing that we could do, or conspiring to do this week. From our calendar to yours… Read more

Five Things To Do With The Last “Official” Holiday Until April

The Fun Desk | That’s right. We hope you’re good and rested because we’re in for the long haul now. No more holidays, lots of grey skies, traveling restrictions up the kazoo (literally) and an overwhelming influx of thoroughly cavity-searched out-of-towners named Hans (ich bin eine oooh). Enjoy New Years Day to the fullest, dudes and dudettes, as it only leads to madness. Here are  the very first five things on our agenda… Read more

Popular “Hapa Izakaya” To Land On Yaletown’s Hamilton Street

Hapa Izakaya, arguably Vancouver’s hippest Japanese joint with locations on Robson and Yew, will soon be opening their third outlet in the city. Owners Justin and Lea Ault have picked up the old Shiru-Bay Chopstick Cafe spot at 1193 Hamilton Street, right next door to the Cactus Club in Yaletown, and hope to have it ready by next month (January) if all goes according to plan. (image courtesy of HapaIzakaya.com)

UPDATE: photos from the construction site…

ALL ANTICIPATED OPENINGS

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