Contributor: Jamie Mah

Portrait

Born and raised in Saskatoon, Jamie Mah currently works as a bartender at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. He’s an NBA junkie, lover of a good cookie, and the fellow behind the food and culture blog, Track and Food. He’s uncomfortable with long silences and he tends to ask too many questions. A big fan of Danny Meyer who is currently finishing up his WSET Diploma, he loves all things hospitality. You can usually find him shooting hoops up at Strathcona Park.
Diner

To Stay Red in Tooth and Claw or Adapt to the New Realities of Meat?

Jamie Mah tucks into the allure of plant- and cell-based "meats" and imagines a future of replicated pork chops.
The New Breed / Chinatown

The Making of an Indispensable GM, From Aussie Rules to Running Vancouver’s Top Restaurants

In this edition of The New Breed, we chat with the busy GM of Bao Bei and Kissa Tanto about how he came to live among us.
Picking Grapes / The Okanagan

Picking Grapes With Tiago de Souza Jensen of St. Lawrence

We asked a wine-savvy server at one of Vancouver's best restaurants to map out his affections for British Columbian wine.
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.
The New Breed / Downtown

Talking Dreams, Lessons and Weird Ingredients With Botanist Barman Max Curzon-Price

Our 'New Breed' hospitality interview series continues with a young and dedicated bartender imported from the United Kingdom.
Picking Grapes / The Okanagan

Picking Grapes With BC Wine Lover, Kimberley Conroy

The fourth instalment of our new Q & A series, Picking Grapes, has a Mark Anthony sales rep detailing her love affair with BC grapes.
Picking Grapes / The Okanagan

Botanist Sommelier Stephanie Mathis Shares a Treasure Map to Great Local Wines

The third instalment of our new Q & A series, Picking Grapes, has a seasoned wine pro detailing her love affair with BC grapes.
Picking Grapes / Downtown

Mapping the Local Wine Love of Hawksworth Sommelier Jayton Paul

The second instalment of our new Q & A series, Picking Grapes, has a young wine pro detailing his love affair with BC grapes.
Picking Grapes / Downtown

How an Award-Winning Lover of BC Wine Fell For Local Grapes

Celebrated sommelier Jason Yamasaki of Joey Restaurant Group is the first to answer our new Q & A series, Picking Grapes.
Drinker

Local Wine Pro Dishes on Mentorship, Exams, Millennials Shaping the Market and More

Veteran wine instructor Mark Shipway gives us a piece of his mind in this lengthy, wide-ranging interview.
The New Breed / Chinatown

Juke’s Cassandra Darmanovic on Creamed Corn Cocktails and Underwater Bars

Busier than ever (with a second location on the horizon), the young and talented Chinatown bartender pours us a deep dive Q & A.
Branding Vancouver / Chinatown

The Story of Bao Bei’s Beautiful Neon Sign

It's only nine years old, but the iconic signage above the multiple award-winning restaurant looks and feels like it's been there forever.
The New Breed / Gastown

Wilson Rhodes of Tempranillo Dishes on Dream Kitchens and Shucking Beans

The New Breed series continues with an interview with a young cook who plates Spanish tapas with a side of conversation in Gastown.
The New Breed / West Side

In Pursuit of Holy Grails with Vij’s Award-Winning Sommelier, Sean Nelson

Local boy Sean Nelson just won the title of BC’s Best Sommelier for 2018. Now he sets his sights on an even bigger prize.
Branding Vancouver / Main Street

The Story of How the 33 Acres Brewing Co. Brand Came to Be

Their branding is among the most recognizable of BC's new wave of microbreweries. In this piece by Jamie Mah, its creator tells its story.
You Need To Try This / Chinatown

You Need To Try This Pork Chop with Apple, Bacon & Shrooms at Mamie Taylor’s

Chef Jeff Koop makes a delicious double cut pork chop at the Chinatown restaurant, serving it next to a brace of stuffing cubes.
The Dishes / Main Street

Doing The Dishes with Patrick Drozd, Co-Owner of The Cobalt, The Boxcar and The American

To help us kick this new column off we asked bar owner Patrick Drozd to walk us through the most ideally delicious of his days.
The New Breed / Downtown

Lobby Lounge Barman Sean McGuigan on Fine Rum and Heavenly Scented Distilleries

There’s no other way to put it but this: Sean McGuigan loves to tend bar. Get to know the Lobby Lounge fixture in this Q & A.
The New Breed / Gastown

L’Abattoir Somm Lisa Haley On Making Wine Lists, Lunatic Cats And More

The New Breed / Downtown East Side

The Mackenzie Room’s Mathew Bishop On Dumplings And Why Poke Must Die

The New Breed / Railtown Japantown

‘St. Lawrence’ Chef Ashley Kurtz On Mangling Hands & Loving Old Diners

The New Breed / Main Street

Torafuku Sous Chef Sandy Chen On Chasing Dreams & Clock-Out Beers