TBT

#TBT – short for “Throwback Thursday” – is a deep dive into Scout’s photo archives.

TBT / West Side

Inside a Ghostly Lumiere and DB Bistro, Still Empty 380 Days After Final Dinner Service

Seven years ago this week in April, 2012 I took a look inside two interconnected restaurants that once captivated Vancouver diners.

TBT / Railtown Japantown

Five Years Ago This Week, the Launch of Belgard Kitchen Was Imminent in Railtown

I was able to tour the final stages of the restaurant's construction a couple of weeks before its launch in April 2014.

TBT / Downtown

Ten Years Later, ‘Market by Jean-Georges’ Still As Good As It Was on Day One

A recent meal serves as a reminder of a milestone and why Market deserves its place among Vancouver's most reliable restaurants.

TBT / Downtown

20 Years Ago, Inside the Gotham’s 1999 Halloween Masquerade Ball

The steakhouse is celebrating its 20th year, so for this edition of Throwback Thursday we asked them to dig deep for shots of its start.

TBT / Gastown

Six Years Ago This Week, Inside the Construction of Gastown’s PiDGiN

For our Throwback Thursday feature this week we go back to the beginnings of one of Vancouver's best restaurants.

TBT / West End

How One of Vancouver’s Great Neighbourhood Coffee Spots Began

These photos show the West End's Greenhorn Espresso Bar as it neared its launch exactly five years ago this week.

TBT / Chinatown

Five Years Ago This Week, This Popular Coffee Shop Was Just Taking Shape in Chinatown

For our #TBT feature this week we look back to the construction of Matchstick Coffee Roasters at 213 East Georgia St. in Chinatown.

TBT / Main Street

Five Years Ago This Week, Main Street Landed This Awesome Seafood Spot

For this week's Throwback Thursday feature, we travel back to when Rob Clark and Mike McDermid opened The Fish Counter.

TBT / Kitsilano

Five Years Ago This Week, Rain Or Shine Opened in Kitsilano

For Throwback Thursday we go back to when we poked our heads inside a brand new ice cream outfit in Kitsilano.

TBT / Railtown Japantown

A Look Back at the Start of Ask For Luigi, Which Turns Five This Week

The room was littered with cardboard, unfilled menus, fresh bus pans and other bits of service detritus, but it looked very promising...

TBT / East Vancouver

This Is What Bistro Wagon Rouge Looked Like Five Years Ago on Opening Day

Brad Miller's excellent little French hideaway hasn't changed much in its first five years, and we hope that's true of the next five.

TBT / Main Street

Seven Years Ago This Week, This Outstanding Local Chocolate Shop Was Born

In this edition of Throwback Thursday, we go back exactly 7 years ago to just before the launch of Beta5 at 413 Industrial Avenue.

TBT / Main Street

Five Years Ago This Week, This Excellent Brewery Was Born in Mt. Pleasant

For this edition of Throwback Thursday, we look back to the birth of Brassneck, one of Vancouver's most loved breweries.

TBT / Chinatown

A Look Inside Chinatown’s Almost Finished Mamie Taylor’s, Five Years Ago This Week

#TBT to the day when most of the restaurant's taxidermy - bears, ravens, pheasants, coyotes and more - was affixed to the walls.

TBT / Fraserhood

Five Years Ago This Week on the Day Before the Launch of Los Cuervos

For our Throwback Thursday entry this week we look back at the start of Los Cuervos, the irreverent cantina at 603 Kingsway.

TBT / South Granville

Five Years Ago This Week, Inside an Almost Finished ‘Farmer’s Apprentice’

Scenes from Chef David Gunawan's multiple award-winning South Granville restaurant in the final stage of its 2013 construction.

TBT / East Vancouver

Five Years Ago This Week, Inside the Construction of Odd Society Spirits

This quick trip down memory lane includes over a dozen photographs of one of our favourite local distilleries. Take a look!

TBT / Main Street

Seven Years Ago This Week, ‘The Electric Owl’ Opened on Main Street

Right before the last Canucks riot, a huge new bar would arrive on Main Street. Though it didn't last, these photos did. #TBT

TBT / Main Street

Nine Years Ago This Week, Taking the First Look Inside ‘Latitude’ (Later El Camino’s)

Long before El Camino's packed them in at 3250 Main Street, the address was home to this slick Pan-American wine bar.

TBT / Downtown

Six Years Ago Today, When Minami Was Getting Its Masterful Hideki Kimura Paintjob

There were several walls being painted simultaneously. The exacting task was monumental, and it was a cool thing to witness.

TBT / Main Street

That Delicious Chinese Pancake Pop-Up in Mt. Pleasant That Never Should Have Ended

Fei Bing Express was one night only restaurant concept from Alex Dadzis and Ken Tsui that showed the address' nighttime potential.

TBT / Downtown East Side

Five Years Ago This Week, Inside What Would Become East Van Roasters

One of our favourite chocolate places will celebrate its fifth birthday next month. This is what it looked like before it was opening day.

TBT / Downtown East Side

Six Years Ago This Week, Inside the Very Short-Lived ‘Fat Dragon’

This Chinese-meets-American BBQ eatery lasted a mere eight months at 566 Powell Street - a tragedy given how delicious it was!

TBT / Gastown

Looking Back at the Launch of Gastown’s PiDGiN, Five Years Ago This Week

One of Vancouver's most ambitious and beautiful restaurants was unveiled to the dining public on February 2nd, 2013. We were there.

TBT / Commercial Drive

The Always Busy La Mezcaleria on Commercial Drive Almost Never Happened

Five years ago this week the owners of La Mezcaleria were in crisis mode after having to wait nine months for an electrical upgrade.

TBT / Gastown

Eight Years On, Looking Back at La Taqueria’s First Service on Hastings Street

The little hole-in-the-wall goes under the renovations knife this week. This is what it looked like on opening night back in 2009.

TBT / West End

Five Years Ago Today Inside What Would Quickly Become One of the West End’s Best Restaurants

Congratulations to the ownership and staff of Espana on Denman Street. Here's hoping for another five years!

TBT / Gastown

Remembering the Wildest Cocktail Competition Gastown Has Ever Seen

For this edition of #TBT (Throwback Thursday) we journey back in time to an especially crazy night at The Diamond in 2009.