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Michelle Sproule

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Michelle Sproule grew up in Kitsilano and studied in Australia and at the University of Victoria before receiving her graduate degree in Library Sciences from the University of Toronto. She lives in beautiful Strathcona and enjoys wandering through the city’s streets and alleyways with her two very best friends, a beat up camera and a 50mm lens. Her popular Scout List – a curated compendium of Vancouver’s most interesting happenings - is published every Wednesday afternoon.

Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Downtown

W Projects Gallery Moves into the Del Mar Building and Opens Doors This Weekend

The street-level space, at 555 Hamilton has been sitting empty for a while now. However, all that changes as of Saturday, June 3rd, when W Projects moves in, installs their first exhibition, and opens doors to the public.

Jun 1, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Opening Soon / Mt. Pleasant

Please! Beverage Co.’s New Tasting Room is (Almost) Ready to Open Doors in Mt Pleasant

The bottled cocktail company is slated to open doors at 222 W 5th Avenue (at Alberta Street) some time in early June.

May 31, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Downtown

Sensory Cinema is Back This June, Pairing ‘Parasite’ and Kissa Tanto’s Chef Joël Watanabe

After an almost five-year-long hiatus, 'Sensory Cinema' is back, bringing together critically acclaimed films with secret tasting menus - and tickets to the first event go on sale today!

May 26, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Railtown Japantown

Izakaya-Style Snack and Jazz at Dosanko Every Tuesday Starting May 30th

After eight months of closure following last year's fire, the beloved Japanese homestyle restaurant is bringing back their popular Izakaya-style pop-up in tandem with live jazz - the perfect opportunity to slip up to the bar and reconnect with the Dosanko crew...

May 26, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Hastings Sunrise

A Look Inside New ‘Tall Shadow Bakery’, Opening Doors on Hastings Street This Week

The new bakery and cafe will see longtime Farmers Market favourite, Tall Shadow Breads, take the long-awaited leap into a brick-and-mortar situation.

May 25, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Sunshine Coast

Three of Vancouver’s Best Chefs Plan Dinner Services at Shady Hazel Farm This Summer

This summer's dinners will see three Vancouver Chefs taking inspiration and ingredients from the farm, where proprietors Ian and Sara grow a variety of vegetables, while also ethically raising heritage breed lamb and Kune Kune pigs.

May 24, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Chinatown

Four Hospitality Professionals + Artists Coming Together for a Special Art Show, June 1st

With 'Three Servers and a Pastry Chef' it's especially inspiring to see a group of people who log so many hours on restaurant floors finding the drive to unite and do something cool and creative, and beyond the immediate demands of their day jobs.

May 23, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Bowen Island

Score a Seat at the “Seeyousoon” X Endswell Farm Collab Dinner Series, June 10 + 11

Celebrate all that early June produce has to offer by making your way to the Bowen Island farm for a multi-course fresh-air dining experience focused on seasonality, fermentation, and sustainability.

May 23, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Main Street

Take a Look Inside “Street Hawker”, Opening Softly for Your Long Weekend Dining Pleasure

New fast-casual, counter-service eatery, Street Hawker (3088 Main Street) is ready to serve up Southeast Asian-inspired burgers, sandwiches, fries, and proper milkshakes.

May 18, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Further Afield Trips / The Okanagan

Getting to Know the Okanagan, with Aman Dosanj of The Paisley Notebook

Through her work with good food and community connections, we knew that Dosanj would be a great guide to uncovering some of the best things to eat, drink and do in the Okanagan. With travel season starting, we reached out with an appeal to hook us up with an itinerary.

19 Places
May 17, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Cool Things We Want

Four Food + Foraging Related Publications to Get Your Hands On This Spring

BC is bountiful with wild ingredients. How to find them requires a bit of guidance and skill; how to honour and make the most of them is another thing altogether...The authors of the titles included here have worked hard to cultivate, master and share their respective knowledge between two hard covers.

May 8, 2023
Michelle Sproule
You Need To Try This

Bring On Spring: Celebrate Better Weather with These Eight Cocktails

Here's a bunch of spring cocktails available around town, perfect for raising a glass to freedom from rain and puffy jackets.

8 Places
Apr 27, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Opening Soon / Commercial Drive

Chancho Tortilleria Now Open At 2096 Commercial Drive

The restaurant's design follows the casual and colourful, Mexican-inspired aesthetic of its former Davie Street location, but with a slightly bolder and, dare I say, 'elevated' atmosphere. Don't worry, though: Chancho remains 'Chancho' - and with 20-30 more seats, there is simply more of it to enjoy!

Apr 14, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Kitsilano

Kitsilano’s ‘Their There’ Dims the Lights and Turns Up the Volume This Weekend

There's a new evening hustle at 2042 West 4th Avenue. Starting immediately, Their There is offering extended hours and an evening “house party vibe” complete with low-key disco, dimmed lights, a late-night snacks menu, and good drinks.

Apr 6, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Opening Soon

Gooseneck Hospitality Lays Down Roots in the River District

Ten years from now (probably less), River District's waterfront walkways, parks, school and community centre will turn this Vancouver neighbourhood into an even more sought-after place to live (and visit) than it is today. Gooseneck Hospitality just signed two 20-year leases indicating they are also willing to make that bet.

2 Places
Apr 4, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / The Okanagan

Get Your ‘Purchase’ Finger Ready: ‘Sourced’ Dinner Tickets Go On Sale This Week!

From May to September, The Paisley Notebook founder, Aman Dosanj, hosts a series of intimate, down-to-earth, and thought-provoking pop-up dinners that are not just designed to feed people good food, but also to bring communities together. The first pop-up of 2023 is happening on May 4th.

Mar 30, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Mt. Pleasant

Sign Up for an Informative and Engaging Mount Pleasant Walking Tour This Spring

Local historian (and, we’re proud to say, Scout Contributor), Christine Hagemoen, is leading a series of walking tours through Mount Pleasant that we think you should know about…

Mar 23, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Scout List

Scout List, Vol. 599

From our calendar to yours comes this carefully considered agenda of cool things we are doing, wishing we could do, or conspiring to do in Vancouver over the days and weeks ahead.

13 Places
Mar 22, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Downtown East Side

“Rethink the DTES” on March 28th!

On Tuesday, March 28th, architects, planners, developers, designers and policy-makers come together for Urbanarium's City Debate #15: ReThink The DTES Plan.

Mar 16, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Scout List

Scout List, Vol. 598

From our calendar to yours comes this carefully considered agenda of cool things we are doing, wishing we could do, or conspiring to do in Vancouver from now until the end of the month.

13 Places
Mar 16, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up

It’s Time to Getting Planting, Vancouver!

In the interest of getting as many herb and vegetable enthusiasts on the right track to food-producing crops this spring and summer, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourite seed sources for inspiration.

Mar 8, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Scout List

Scout List, Vol. 596

From our calendar to yours comes this carefully considered agenda of cool things we are doing, wishing we could do, or conspiring to do in Vancouver this week.

25 Places
Mar 2, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Opening Soon / Kitsilano

Late-60s Counterculture Inspired ‘The Painted Ship’ Opens Softly in Kits March 2nd

Michael Brennan, Christian Chaumont, Justin Cameron and Dan Uhrich took possession of the space near the corner of Broadway and Macdonald in the Fall of 2022. A few months and a serious amount of scrubbing, sanding, painting and re-wiring later, the restaurant, bar and venue is ready to open doors...

Mar 1, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Fraserhood

New Italian Market and Cafe Settles into the Corner of 12th Avenue and Carolina

Focused on community, storytelling and comforting food, Mercato di Luigi is a welcoming old-school-inspired Italian deli and neighbourhood grocer complete with sliced meats, cheese, bread, friendly gossip, and discussion of ‘Calcio’ (soccer) scores.

Mar 1, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Opening Soon / Hastings Sunrise

‘Tall Shadow Bakery’ to Open in Hastings Sunrise Early Summer 2023

Co-owners Cass Helps and Dayle Kennedy have enlisted customers and friends, Miki Ellis and Stephen Whiteside, to open a brick-and-mortar location at 2474 East Hastings Street.

Feb 24, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Heads Up / Mt. Pleasant

Ten Reasons to Take Vignette’s New Tasting Menu for a Spin

I slipped into a staff tasting at the new Mount Pleasant spot a few days prior to the official launch of their evening menu last week. What follows is a photo-forward recounting of the details of that meal...

Feb 23, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Scout List

Scout List Vol. 595

From our calendar to yours comes this carefully considered agenda of cool things we are doing, wishing we could do, or conspiring to do in Vancouver this week.

15 Places
Feb 8, 2023
Michelle Sproule
Gastown

Congratulations on a Decade of Service

Ten years in the restaurant industry is no small achievement, even when dealing with an ideal set of circumstances....Take a look at photos from a night of celebrating a decade of good food and good people at PiDGiN.

Feb 2, 2023
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