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The Dishes

The Dishes is a new Scout column that asks Vancouverites to map out a blow-by-blow of their ideal day and night on the town. We’re talking breakfast, lunch, happy hour, dinner and late night cocktails. Tax and tip included.

The Dishes

Desiree Nielsen Does The Dishes

The registered dietitian, recipe developer, podcast host and cookbook author leads us on a day of indulgent plant-based eating and drinking around her East Van neighbourhood.

11 Places
Jan 31, 2023
The Dishes

Mike DiPietro Does The Dishes

We work up an appetite joining local photographer and man-about-town on his typical Sunday route along the Drive, "taking photos and popping in and out of places to fuel up"...

7 Places
Jan 24, 2023
The Dishes

Sophia Lin Does The Dishes

For this special Lunar New Year edition of 'The Dishes', we thought it would be fun to consult with Sophia Lin, owner of the Mt. Pleasant based 'modern Chinese bistro', to find which Vancouver restaurants (besides her own) she recommends for celebrating this auspicious occasion in proper gustatory style.

8 Places
Jan 16, 2023
The Dishes

Sebastian Cortez Does The Dishes

The owner of eponymous butcher shop, Sebastian & Co. Fine Meats, walks us through his ideal day of eating and drinking around the Greater Mainland.

7 Places
Nov 28, 2022
The Dishes

Erin Templeton Does ‘The Dishes’

Being a central part of the local independent business scene for so long (TWENTY years!), we knew that Erin would have some solid suggestions on what to eat around Vancouver...

10 Places
Sep 28, 2022
The Dishes / Burnaby

Chef Elena Krasnova Does ‘The Dishes’

Get to know more about the chef and proprietor of Mon Paris Patisserie by following her on her ideal day of eating and drinking around Burnaby (and nearby New West)...

7 Places
Aug 10, 2022
The Dishes

Winnie Sun Does ‘The Dishes’

The effervescent polymath, co-owner and bartender at Main Street's Zarak (Afghan Kitchen Group), spells out her ideal day of eating and drinking around Vancouver...

6 Places
Aug 2, 2022
The Dishes

RJ Hunt Does ‘The Dishes’

The Co-founder of Studio A-OK and Vancouver's most stylish head shop, All Day Breakfast, takes us on a day-long feasting tour of Chinatown and its surrounding areas.

8 Places
Jun 22, 2022
The Dishes

Rose Nguyen Does ‘The Dishes’

The co-owner of popular North Vietnamese street food flavour show, Mr. Red Cafe, tells us where she likes to go out to eat and drink around Vancouver (in addition to her own restaurants).

6 Places
Jun 16, 2022
The Dishes

Tara Davies Does ‘The Dishes’

The talented, warm, and infinitely charming manager at Cantina 189 and Chupito takes us on a whirlwind tour of her favourite places to eat and drink.

17 Places
Jun 2, 2022
The Dishes

Ignacio Arrieta Does ‘The Dishes’

The co-owner of La Mezcaleria takes us on a whirlwind tour of his favourite places to eat and drink.

16 Places
May 17, 2022
The Dishes

Jacob Kent Does ‘The Dishes’

From morning caffeine fix to post shift shots, Como? Tapería's Executive Chef leads us on his ideal day of eating and drinking around Vancouver.

10 Places
Apr 28, 2022
The Dishes

Matthew “The Dumpling King” Murtagh-Wu Does ‘The Dishes’

In this edition, Murtagh-Wu reveals a penchant for foods cooked in leaves, and a couple of Vancouver spots serving up eats that he's willing to wait in line for...

6 Places
Mar 31, 2022
The Dishes / Commercial Drive

Tracy Steele Does ‘The Dishes’

Pastry chef and owner of The Bench Bakehouse imagines her ideal day of eating and drinking around Vancouver, when she's not busy working long and early morning hours at the bakery...

12 Places
Mar 17, 2022
The Dishes / Yaletown

Chanthy Yen Does ‘The Dishes’

With a demanding schedule involving a weekly commute between Vancouver and Ottawa (and back again), what does Chef Yen look forward to eating in Vancouver? We recently caught up with him to find out...

8 Places
Mar 9, 2022
The Dishes / Railtown Japantown

Akiyo Tani Does ‘The Dishes’

In this edition, the General Manager and Co-owner of Dosanko Japanese restaurant, takes us for a spin around town to visit some of her current favourite places for eating and drinking.

8 Places
Mar 8, 2022
The Dishes / Main Street

Amelie and Vincent Nguyen Do ‘The Dishes’

This edition is extra filling, as the siblings and Anh and Chi business partners both weigh in on their favourite local spots...

19 Places
Mar 2, 2022
The Dishes / East Vancouver

Krampus Does ‘The Dishes’

Krampus takes some time away from his busy holiday schedule to retail his ideal day of eating and drinking in Vancouver, when he's in town.

8 Places
Nov 30, 2021
The Dishes

Sam Shem Does ‘The Dishes’

Pastry chef, artist and avid traveller, Sam Shem, takes the reins for this edition of 'The Dishes'.

9 Places
Oct 5, 2021
The Dishes

Eleanor Chow-Waterfall Does ‘The Dishes’

Eleanor Chow-Waterfall, pastry chef and owner of Cadeaux Bakery, leads us around Vancouver on her dream day of eating and drinking...

8 Places
Sep 23, 2021
The Dishes / Downtown

Chef Damon Campbell Does ‘The Dishes’

The Executive Chef at the Fairmont Pacific Rim leads us around Vancouver on his dream day of eating and drinking.

10 Places
Aug 11, 2021
The Dishes / East Vancouver

Miki Ellis Does ‘The Dishes’

In this edition, the co-owner of Dachi and Ugly Dumpling details her best day of eating and drinking around Vancouver...

9 Places
Jul 26, 2021
The Dishes / Burnaby

Jenice Yu Does ‘The Dishes’

The co-founder of local seafood company F.I.S.H walks us through an ideal day of drinking and dining in Vancouver.

7 Places
Jul 16, 2021
The Dishes / Downtown

Jayton Paul Does ‘The Dishes’

This week we speak with award-winning Hawksworth Sommelier, Jayton Paul, about his favourite places to eat and drink around town.

11 Places
Mar 11, 2020
The Dishes / Burnaby

Jesse Neate Does ‘The Dishes’

We ask Jesse Neate, Retail Operations Leader for JJ Bean, to take us on a personal culinary tour of Vancouver…

11 Places
Mar 4, 2020
The Dishes

Brett Turner Does ‘The Dishes’

We ask Brett Turner, co-owner of Cocktails & Canapes and Joy Road Catering, to take us on a personal culinary tour of Vancouver…

13 Places
Feb 5, 2020
The Dishes / Gastown

Christina Cottell Does ‘The Dishes’

In the latest edition of The Dishes, the restaurateur who gave us Dixies and Gringo takes us around town to her favourite spots.

15 Places
Jan 29, 2020
The Dishes / East Vancouver

Brian Grant Does ‘The Dishes’

In the latest edition of The Dishes, Resurrection Spirits co-founder Brian Grant takes us around town to his favourite food/drink spots.

14 Places
Jan 20, 2020
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