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On Fine Dining’s New Directions and Reserving Patio Tables During Snowstorms

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds trouble in Toronto and a bar scene that needs to change.

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant

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On Sugary Bread, Sexist Drink Writers and How to Spot Indoor Dining Risks

In his latest read of the food and drink news, Talia finds beloved eateries closing for good and Canadian cities shutting down again.

10 Years Ago This Week, Inside the Launch of Lucy’s Eastside Diner

So much change has come to the neighbourhood since Lucy's opened (24 hours a day), but it has remained a reliable constant...

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant

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On Floridian Insanity and Awarding Restaurants for Public Safety Measures

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds people baking weird things and stockpiling refrigerators.

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant

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Check Out the Modern Meets Old School Design of This New Cafe in Montreal

Located on the corner of Saint-Urbain and Saint-Antoine, the new location of Melk Cafe is reminiscent of the classroom.

On New Restaurant Surcharges and How Covid Is Changing the Lives of Hospitality Workers

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of street vendor bummers and the wintry patio season to come.

Five Years Ago Today, This Short-Lived Wine Bar Was Getting Ready for Opening Day

This #TBT is a reminder that it would be great if we could support the little guys if/when we can. The chain restaurants will be fine. 

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant

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On Wildfire Smoke Closing Restaurants and Where the Hospitality Industry Will Be in Five Years

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds new restrictions and Biden's plans for the tipped minimum wage.

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant

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PHOTOS // Ten Years Ago, Inside the Last Day of Training and First Night of Service at L’Abattoir

Many of the faces have changed, but the Gastown restaurant remains as reliably excellent a place for drinks and dinner as ever.

On Dinner for Rich People, Tiki Time Bombs and All the Patio Heaters in the World

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds doughnut-style bannock and fewer people Instagramming food.

Six Years Ago Today, Inside the Delicious Night Before Gyoza Bar’s Opening

There's typically only ever one day like this in the lifespan of a restaurant. I was glad to catch this one and even sneak a few bites...

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant

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On Restless Sous Chefs and Imagining a Country With Half As Many Restaurants

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds little relief for an industry navigating increasingly perilous waters.

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

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On Cancelling Food Awards and Favourite Last Meals at Closing Restaurants

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds dire consequences and whispers of a tiki reckoning.

Five Years Ago This Week, Inside the Second Act of a Legendary Vancouver Restaurant

For this week's #TBT we go back exactly five years to when I toured what would eventually become Bodega on Main Street.

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

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On Food Media Finding New Futures and Restaurants Adapting to Weirdness

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds helpful navigation tools for the uncertainty ahead.

Take a Look Inside the First Day of 33 Acres, Seven Years Ago This Week

"Their new tasting room is an unusual touch of elegant Swedish cafe in the otherwise burly man-cave-esque brewery scene."

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

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On Intentionally Coughing on Servers and New Rules for Outdoor Drinking

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds food media disparities and party bussers being refused service.

Five Years Ago This Week, When Vancouverites Crushed Thousands of Dumplings Outside

For this edition of Throwback Thursday we return to the south shore of False Creek in search of the Golden Dumpling...

On Digging All the New Spots and Restaurants Hoping There Won’t Be Another Lockdown

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds talk of tipping and restaurants opening and closing.