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On Making Dishes Go Viral and Taking Life Advice From a Parisian Waiter

Closing time at Chez Julien | Paris, France | Photo: Scout Magazine

From extra scoops of ice cream to overcooked steaks with ketchup, Eater breaks down everything the ol’ cheeto president didn’t choke on in the last year.

Scout shares its panel’s picks for the season’s 25 best restaurants in Vancouver. Help rank the results with your votes!

A short piece on women increasingly joining the ranks of the sommelier boys club.

Vancouver barman Shaun Layton catches up with former Vancouver colleague “H” to discuss his move to Toronto, his favourite neighbourhoods and his distaste for mixologists.

Move over veggie burgers! Westcoast Poke in Cambie Village is now serving a plant-based tuna substitute called ahimi.

First it was restaurant delivery with DoorDash and Foodora. Now InstaBuggy has hit the Vancouver market with its grocery store delivery service.

The owners of a now-shuttered bakery in Oregon are paying $135,000 in damages to a same-sex couple after refusing to make them a wedding cake.

The best of the worst! Eater rounds up their favourite, most scathing restaurant reviews of 2017.

Saveur pays a visit to Canada’s east coast to check out Newfoundland’s burgeoning craft beer scene.

The Vancouver Sun’s Mia Stainsby shares her picks for the 10 best new restaurants in the city this past year. They include the Quebecois-inspired St. Lawrence and the coffee shop/restaurant hybrid Bows and Arrows.

New Years resolutions too much? Take a page out of Amy Rosen’s book and consider a Vancouver doughnut crawl.

From a piece on the importance of proper seasoning to an in-depth taste test of ten varieties of hot dog, the New York Times shares their most read food stories of 2017.

Thrillist rounds up a list of some of the most influential women in cocktail culture including our very own Kaitlyn Stewart of Royal Dinette.

From Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi ad to the Unicorn Frappuccino, Food and Wine looks back at some of the most talked about pop culture food moments of 2017.

And speaking of that damn frappuccino, Eater explores the theory and practice of making food and drink go viral.

Bon Appetit says goodbye to sunchokes, restaurant ghosting and a few other trends that hopefully will fade away this year.

Drinking via Instagram honours go to @viranlly for dressing up his cocktails in style.

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On Believing in Chef Nicolas Cage and Hospitality Workers Living Decently

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds salmon in trouble and patrons who should just stay home.

On Menu Prices Going Up and Customers Fighting Amongst Themselves

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds fewer cooks in the kitchen and Portland lauded for its pizza.

On Suddenly Taking More Tables and Toiling Away in Potentially Lethal Temperatures

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds another chef being a jerk and the labour shortage grinding on.

On No More Takeout Cocktails and Chefs Worrying About the Rising Cost of Food

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds food security woes and new spots getting good reviews.