• Food & Drink

SCOUT

Vancouver

  • Culture & Travel
Menu

SCOUT

Vancouver

  • Food & Drink
  • Culture & Travel
Menu
  • Food & Drink
  • Culture & Travel

Definitive Records

Definitive Records asks interesting Vancouverites to reach deep inside their souls to pull out the three albums that anchor their musical tastes.

Definitive Records

The Musical Tastes of Yu Su, In and Out of the Kitchen

On Wednesday, December 7th, Ubuntu Canteen will be hosting Yu Su for a sonically inspired collaborative dinner, featuring the personal sounds of her trip through mainland China.

Nov 29, 2022
Definitive Records / Chinatown

What’s Pumping on the Speakers (and Headphones) of Patrick Hennessy

From pre-service pump-ups, to subway commutes and his current restaurant jams: these are the records that define Barbara restaurant's owner / chef.

Sep 8, 2022
Definitive Records / The Islands

From ‘The Hip’ to Hip Hop, Mike Jacobsen Names His Three ‘Definitive Records’

We take a short trip over to Salt Spring and head immediately to Cassette Cafe and Dive Bar - a former gas station where these days locals and visitors alike fuel up on food, drinks and a stellar playlist of tunes - to hear from its owner about the albums that 'define' him...

Aug 4, 2022
Definitive Records / Chilliwack

Bricklayer Brewing’s Megan McDonald Names Her Three Most Haunting Albums

Music is a big deal at the Chilliwack brewery (all of their beers have music-inspired names) so it came as no surprise that its co-owner was eager to share her three most influential albums.

Jun 29, 2022
Definitive Records

What Defines Radio Show Host Jordan Westre’s Musical Taste?

The host of "Slutlord Sunday School" hones in on the three most influential records in her life, so far.

Jun 8, 2022
Definitive Records

The Incomplete Yet Informative Records of Lydia Okello

For this round, the local writer, model and overall style inspiration, accepts our Definitive Records challenge.

Apr 5, 2022
Definitive Records / Strathcona

From Hard-Hitting to Innovating: Rags Narine Names His ‘Definitive Records’

The DJ and co-owner of Rise Up Marketplace selects the three records that stand out in his music collection.

Mar 17, 2022
Definitive Records / Whistler

The Eclectically Cool Musical Taste of Local Polymath, Amy Rafferty

This round of record picks rustles up memories of blacking out explicit language warnings, nostalgic walkman listens and a life-changing "found" record.

Mar 8, 2022
Definitive Records / Strathcona

Tracing the Musical Milestones of Roger Collins

Co-owner of Strathcona's popular Rise Up Marketplace gives us the lowdown on the three most monumental records of his life, to date.

Mar 2, 2022
Definitive Records

The Top Three Formative Albums of Kate Yahn

Ahead of the release of her own new single, on February 18th, the local musician gives us a peek into her personal and cross-generational musical taste.

Feb 17, 2022
Definitive Records

The Eclectic Yet Definitive Records of Justin Cheung

The Chef & Co-Owner of Potluck Hawker Eatery shares the three very different, yet equally integral, albums defining his life and work experience thus far.

Oct 14, 2021
Definitive Records / Mt. Pleasant

Sharif Sharifi Shares His Definitive Records

The co-owner and operator of cool Mt. Pleasant cafe , Coffee Roastery Modus, tells us how his discerning tastes translate from coffee and into the sonic sphere...

Sep 29, 2021
Definitive Records

James Iranzad Shares His Definitive Records

The co-owner of Lucky Taco, Bufala, Bells & Whistles and Wildebeest shares several sounds of personal development.

Oct 15, 2020
Definitive Records / Railtown Japantown

All the Things Being Listened to by The Mackenzie Room’s Antonio Cayonne

The hospitality lifer picks three important records, singles out some vital podcasts and shares several essential books on tape.

Aug 6, 2020
Definitive Records / Downtown

The Definitive Records of ‘Local Beverage Slinger’ Devon Towler

This week we asked the Bar Manager at The Magnet to share the three records that anchor his musical tastes.

Mar 12, 2020
Definitive Records / Hastings Sunrise

Definitive Records With Dachi Sous Chef and Local So-and-So, Daniel Williams

This week we tasked the sous chef at East Hastings' Dachi with choosing three records of especially impactful goodness.

Dec 18, 2019
Definitive Records

The Music That’s Always in the Ears of Local Designer and Drummer, Zoe Fuhr

This week we pick the musical brain of the drummer for local band Frankiie, who is also the talented designer behind Fuhr & Co.

Dec 3, 2019
Definitive Records / East Vancouver

The Definitive Records of Local Artist & Musician, Katayoon

Today we hear from local artist and musician Katayoon, who is screening a new video at The Lido this month.

Sep 20, 2019
Definitive Records

The Definitive Records of Local Barman and Podcaster Mickey McLeod

As plainly evidenced by his always fascinating Beats on Repeat podcast, the Fairmont Airport bartender is a huge music lover...

Jun 4, 2019
Definitive Records / Railtown Japantown

These Are the Records That Define the Musical Tastes of One of Vancouver’s Top Chefs

The Mackenzie Room's kitchen maestro is concise yet poetic when describing the vastly different records that impacted his life.

Apr 17, 2019
Definitive Records / Port Moody

The Parkside Brewery’s Sam Payne Takes Us on a Musical Joyride

We head to Port Moody's Brewer's Row to pick Sam Payne's brain about the records that have shaped his taste in music.

Apr 5, 2019
Definitive Records / Kitsilano

The Definitive Records of Tristan Young, GM at The Oakwood Canadian Bistro

The GM of The Oakwood has excellent taste in music, so we asked him for three tunes that define where he's at.

Jan 21, 2019
Definitive Records / Squamish

What the Backcountry Brewing Crew Listen to Keep the Good Times Going

The Squamish team were positively amped to share their top three tunes for blasting in the brewery before, during and after hours.

Oct 23, 2018
Definitive Records / Main Street

The Musical Appetites of Local Doughnut Whisperer Aaron Surman

The chef at Lucky's Doughnuts fills us in (get it?) on the three records that really anchor his taste in music.

Oct 12, 2018
Definitive Records

Rockin’ and Rollin’ with Carla Smith, aka “Booty Quake”

The co-founder of Rolla Skate Club digs deep to choose the three records that get her rockin' and rollin' on and off the rink.

Oct 4, 2018
Definitive Records / Victoria

Andrew Mavor on the Idiosyncratic Art of Making a Restaurant Soundtrack

At Victoria restaurants Hanks and Nowhere, music is on the menu whether you like it or not. Just pull up a seat and listen...

Sep 17, 2018
Definitive Records / Abbotsford

What Does It Sound Like to Be Field House Brewing’s Joshua Vanderheide?

The brewery owner's choices tie into early days of Field House and those keeping the good vibes alive in the tasting room today.

Sep 7, 2018
Definitive Records

The Creator of Coco Cake Land Musically Traces Her Life to Date in Three Albums

The food blogger's picks are a soundtrack for personal teenage milestones and rocking out to while whipping up cakes in the kitchen.

Sep 4, 2018
Older

Join the Scout Community

Memberships
  • Food
  • ¿CóMO? Tapería
  • Acorn
  • AJ’s Brooklyn Pizza Joint
  • Alimentaria Mexicana
  • Ancora Waterfront Dining & Patio
  • Anh and Chi
  • AnnaLena
  • Araxi
  • Arbor
  • ARC Iberico Imports
  • Archer
  • Ask For Luigi
  • Au Comptoir
  • Aura Restaurant
  • Autostrada Osteria
  • Bacaro
  • Bacchus
  • Baker’s Breakfast Joint
  • Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie
  • Bar Gobo
  • Bar Oso
  • Barbara
  • Beaucoup Bakery & Cafe
  • Belgard Kitchen
  • Bells and Whistles
  • BETA5
  • Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar
  • Botanist
  • Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
  • Bufala
  • Burdock & Co
  • Cadeaux Bakery
  • Café Medina
  • Caffè La Tana
  • Carlino
  • Chambar
  • Chefs’ Table Society of BC
  • Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie 
  • Cibo Trattoria
  • CinCin Ristorante + Bar
  • Cioppino’s Yaletown
  • Coffee Roastery Modus
  • Coho Collective & Coho Coffee
  • Dachi
  • Delara
  • Di Beppe
  • Do Chay
  • Dosanko
  • Douce Diner
  • DownLow Burgers
  • DownLow Chicken Shack
  • Earnest Ice Cream
  • East Van Roasters Cafe
  • El Camino’s
  • El Santo
  • Elephant
  • Elisa
  • Fable Diner
  • Fable Kitchen
  • Fanny Bay Oyster Bar
  • Farmer’s Apprentice
  • Fat Mao
  • Field & Social
  • Fiore Famiglia
  • FISH
  • Flourist
  • Freebird Chicken Shack
  • Fresh Roots
  • Giovane Caffè
  • GoodFish Seafood
  • Gotham Steakhouse & Bar
  • Granville Island
  • Grapes & Soda
  • Grounds For Coffee
  • Growing Chefs!
  • Gyoza Bar
  • Hānai
  • Hart House Restaurant
  • Harvest Community Foods
  • Havana
  • Heritage Asian Eatery
  • Home Block (at CedarCreek Estate Winery)
  • Homer Street Cafe & Bar
  • Hunnybee Bruncheonette
  • Hy’s Steakhouse
  • Hy’s Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar (Whistler)
  • Il Caminetto
  • Irish Heather Shebeen
  • Isetta
  • Jamjar
  • JJ Bean
  • Juke Fried Chicken
  • Kafka’s Coffee Roasting
  • Keefer Bar
  • Kissa Tanto
  • L’Abattoir
  • La Grotta Del Formaggio
  • La Mezcaleria
  • La Quercia
  • La Taqueria Pinche Taco Shop
  • les amis du FROMAGE
  • Livia
  • Lobby Lounge And RawBar, The
  • Loula’s Taverna
  • Lucky Taco
  • Maenam
  • Magnet, The
  • Marché Mon Pitou
  • Memphis Blues BBQ
  • Miku Restaurant
  • Minami
  • Miradoro
  • Mister
  • Mogu Fried Chicken
  • Mon Paris Pâtisserie
  • Motoretta Gelato
  • Nammos Estiatorio
  • Nemesis
  • Noah’s Cafe
  • Novella Coffee Bar
  • Ocean Wise
  • Old Bird
  • Osteria Savio Volpe
  • Oyama Sausage Co.
  • Papi’s Seafood and Oyster Bar
  • Pepino’s Spaghetti House
  • PiDGiN
  • Pizzeria Farina
  • Pizzeria Grano
  • Pluvio Restaurant + Rooms
  • Pointe Restaurant at the Wickaninnish Inn, The
  • Popina Canteen
  • Potluck Hawker Eatery
  • Pourhouse
  • Provence Marinaside
  • Published
  • Railtown Cafe
  • Railtown Catering
  • Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery
  • Red Wagon
  • Revolver Coffee
  • Salt Tasting Room
  • Say Mercy!
  • Sen Pad Thai
  • Shebeen Whisk(e)y House
  • Sherwood
  • SoBo
  • Sopra Sotto
  • St. Lawrence
  • Stable House, The
  • Stage
  • Straight and Marrow
  • Tableau Bar Bistro
  • Tacofino
  • Tacofino (Victoria)
  • The Birds & The Beets
  • The Burrow
  • The Canteen
  • The Cascade Room
  • The Courtney Room
  • The Farmhouse
  • The Garden Strathcona
  • The Lazy Gourmet
  • The Mackenzie Room
  • The Pie Shoppe
  • Their There
  • Thierry
  • To Live For Bakery
  • Tocador
  • Torafuku
  • Two Rivers Specialty Meats
  • Ubuntu Canteen
  • Uva Wine & Cocktail Bar
  • Velvet Restaurant & Lounge, The
  • Vennie’s Sub Shop
  • Via Tevere Pizzeria Napoletana
  • Vij’s Restaurant
  • VV Tapas Lounge
  • Wandering Mollusk Oyster Co.
  • Whiskey Six BBQ
  • Wild Mountain Food & Drink
  • Wolf In The Fog
  • Yasma
  • Yuwa Japanese Cuisine
  • Drink
  • 33 Acres Brewing Co.
  • 33 Brewing Experiment
  • 8th Generation Vineyard
  • Averill Creek Vineyard
  • Barbariain Wine Consulting
  • Bearface Whisky
  • BeerVan
  • Bella Wines
  • Blue Grouse Estate Winery and Vineyard
  • Blue Mountain Vineyard & Cellars
  • Brassneck Brewery
  • CedarCreek Estate Winery
  • CheckMate Artisanal Winery
  • Corcelettes Estate Winery
  • Culmina Family Estate Winery
  • Dageraad Brewing
  • Daydreamer Wines
  • Dominion Cider Co.
  • Elephant Island Winery
  • Field House Brewing
  • Fitzpatrick Family Vineyards
  • Four Winds Brewing Company
  • Hester Creek Winery
  • Hillside Winery
  • JoieFarm
  • Laughing Stock Vineyards
  • Liquidity Wines
  • Main St. Brewing
  • Meyer Family Vineyards
  • Mission Hill Family Estate
  • Naramata Bench Wineries Association
  • Odd Society Spirits
  • Orofino Strawbale Winery
  • Painted Rock Estate Winery
  • Phantom Creek Estates
  • Poplar Grove Winery
  • Powell Brewery
  • Quails’ Gate Winery
  • Road 13 Vineyards
  • Robin Ridge Winery
  • Sage Hills Estate Winery & Vineyards
  • Salt Spring Wild Cider
  • Sheringham Distillery
  • Small Gods Brewing Co.
  • Sons Of Vancouver Distillery
  • Steel & Oak Brewing Co.
  • Strange Fellows Brewing
  • Strathcona Beer Company
  • Sunday Cider
  • Tantalus Vineyards
  • The Parkside Brewery
  • This is Wine School
  • Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
  • Upper Bench Winery & Creamery
  • Vessel Liquor
  • Windfall Cider
  • Life
  • Ai & Om
  • Audain Art Museum
  • British Columbia Hospitality Foundation (BCHF)
  • Chinatown House
  • First Pick Handmade
  • Fjällräven
  • Glasfurd & Walker Design
  • Ian Tan Gallery
  • Lineage Ceramics
  • Much & Little
  • Museum of Vancouver
  • Pacific Solutions Contracting
  • Refresh Market
  • Statera Academy
  • Ste. Marie Art + Design
  • STRETCH Yoga
  • Sunja Link Body Shoppe & Spa
  • The Cinematheque
  • The Grove
  • The Polygon Gallery
  • Tourism Langley
  • UBC Farm
  • Vancouver Community College
  • Willow Stream Spa
  • Stay
  • Black Rock Oceanfront Resort
  • Bodega Ridge
  • Fairmont Pacific Rim
  • Inn at Laurel Point
  • Josie Hotel, The
  • Kitoki Inn
  • Magnolia Hotel
  • Naramata Inn
  • Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort
  • Nita Lake Lodge
  • Nootka Marine Adventures
  • Orofino Vineyard Guest Suites
  • Pluvio restaurant + rooms
  • Seaside Hotel North Vancouver
  • Sonora Resort
  • The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
  • Tofino Resort + Marina
  • Wickaninnish Inn
SCOUT Meet Scout   /   Advertise
  • 37.5K Followers
  • 23.7K Fans
  • 41K Followers

Sign up to receive the best of Scout delivered to your inbox every Thursday.

ISSN 2291-7926  •  © 2008 - 2023 All Rights Reserved  •  Scout Magazine by Scout Publishing Inc.  •  Website by Matchbox Creative