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.

Chinatown

Secrets of Chinatown Shops, with William Liu of Kam Wai Dim Sum

Today we meet William Liu (co-owner of Kam Wai Dim Sum at 249 E Pender), who takes us on a tour of some of the shops he uses to buy ingredients and equipment to make Kam Wai's famous dumplings.

4 Places
Opening Soon / Hastings Sunrise

“It’s Okay” Bar Planned for Hastings-Sunrise

East Vancouver will see a new bar open doors before the end of the year – and it comes with a comforting name that, given the times, everyone can appreciate: “It’s Okay”. The new concept is slated to open doors by mid-November.
Opening Soon / Downtown

A Look Inside Archer, Now Open in Downtown Vancouver

Modern Canadian fare inspired by British Columbia’s natural landscape is coming to Vancouver’s Downtown core as ‘Archer‘ officially opens on Wednesday, September 28th, at 1152 Alberni Street (between Thurlow and Bute).
Vancouverites

Ten Questions with Local Artist and Arts Educator, Julia Soderholm

Soderholm's new series of artwork, Small Seasons, will be on the walls of Slice of Life Gallery September 22-27.
Opening Soon / Downtown

A Look Inside Fat Mao’s New Downtown Location

The broth is being made and the noodles are waiting - Fat Mao's new Downtown location, at 983 Helmcken Street, will be ready for guests beginning next week.
Opening Soon / Main Street

A Look Inside Suyo, Opening August 25th

Paper came off the windows at 3475 Main Street over the weekend and the highly anticipated "Suyo" is ready for its first customers.

Opening Soon / Downtown

A Second Location Of Beaucoup Bakery Is Headed For Downtown Vancouver

As Beaucoup celebrates its tenth year of business, co-owners Betty and Jacky Hung announce that they are ready to expand to a second location.

Heads Up / West Side

New East Vancouver Focused Exhibition Set to Open August 25th, 2022

Artists David Vegt and M W Bowen join forces to present "Habitual" - an exhibition of twenty paintings profiling key East Vancouver artists, makers, community leaders and activists.

Heads Up / North Vancouver

Plan a Trip to the North Shore for the 15th Annual Osprey Festival

Head to the Maplewood Flats this Saturday, July 30th, for nature activities, a plant sale, music and dance performances, and to stuff your face at the salmon BBQ.
Opening Soon / Mt. Pleasant

“Same Misfits, Different Address”: The Team Behind Wild Thing Snack Bar Picks Up A Second Location

The fine folks who recently opened Wild Thing Snack Bar (1867 Powell Street) have just taken over a second space at 2420 Main Street (formerly Wallflower).
Opening Soon / Kitsilano

Take A Look Inside ‘Brasserie Coquette’, Now Open on Arbutus

The team behind South Granville's wine-forward Stable House Bistro and Italian neighbourhood restaurants Fiore and Fiore Famiglia add some French inspiration to their portfolio.
Vancouverites

Creativity, Momentum and Appreciating Vancouver Restaurants with Chef Angus An

For perspective (and for fun), we posed the same set of questions we asked Chef An way back in 2009 to find out what has changed and what has remained the same. Here is what we found out...
Opening Soon / Downtown

A New Location of Fat Mao Noodles Slated to Open in Downtown Vancouver This Summer

Chef Angus An announces that he will open a second location of Fat Mao Noodles at 983 Helmcken St. in downtown Vancouver.
Opening Soon / East Vancouver

To Live For Bakery and Cafe Opening Soon in East Van

Within the next couple of weeks construction will be underway on Erin Ireland’s new 1800sqft 'To Live For' brick-and-mortar bakery and cafe, located at 1508 Nanaimo St.
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
Picking Grapes

Picking Grapes With Andrew Forsyth

In our latest edition, we catch up with the Head Sommelier at L'Abattoir Restaurant.

10 Places
Scout List

The Scout List, Vol. 590

An agenda of the things we are doing, wishing we could do, or are conspiring to do in Vancouver from May 19 to May 26, 2022.

14 Places
Opening Soon / Main Street

Opening Soon: Suyo

A new Peruvian restaurant from Chef Ricardo Valverde, James Reynolds, Max Curzon-Price and Felix Ng is currently under construction in the old Slickity Jim’s Chat 'n' Chew space on Main Street.

Opening Soon / Downtown

Opening Soon: The Herrick

There’s a new cocktail bar under construction in the subterranean level of Rosewood Hotel Georgia. The 199-seater will be called “The Herrick”, and it should be ready to launch this summer.
Scout List

The Scout List, Vol. 589

An agenda of the things we are doing, wishing we could do, or are conspiring to do in Vancouver from May 5 to May 11, 2022

22 Places
Scout List

The Scout List, Vol. 588

An agenda of the things we are doing, wishing we could do, or are conspiring to do in Vancouver from April 21 to April 27, 2022.

13 Places
Scout List

The Scout List, Vol. 587

An agenda of the things we are doing, wishing we could do, or are conspiring to do in Vancouver from April 14 to April 20, 2022.

9 Places
Opening Soon / Kitsilano

New Restaurant ‘Folke’ Starting to Take Shape in Kitsilano

The old Super Hiro Sushi Restaurant (2585 W Broadway at Trafalgar) is on its way to becoming a new plant-based restaurant from Colin Uyeda and Pricilla Deo.
Scout List

The Scout List, Vol. 586

An agenda of the things we are doing, wishing we could do, or are conspiring to do in Vancouver from April 7 to April 14, 2022.

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Power of Two / Railtown Japantown

Dosanko Restaurant Partners and Proprietors, Nathan Lowey and Akiyo Tani

Meet Chef Nathan Lowey and General Manager Akiyo Tani, partners in business and in life. They share parenting duties, as well as opening and closing duties at their Powell Street restaurant. If you've even been, you know their warmth.
The New Breed / Gastown

From Side-Hustling Wedding Cakes to Solo-Dining Desserts, with Pastry Chef Oliver Bernardino

When your dinner menu is as precisely executed and beautifully plated as those of Chef Lee Cooper’s, at award-winning L'Abattoir Restaurant, your desserts had better be equally spectacular. Pastry chef Oliver Bernardino understands this, and he’s up to the task.
Heads Up / East Vancouver

The Pie Shoppe Announces Winemakers Dinner and Tickets are Selling Out

Pie Shoppe owners Stephanie and Andrea French team up with Chef Dana Ewart and Winemaker Jordan Kubek (Pamplemousse Jus, Lighting Rock Winery) for a special 4-course wine dinner at The Pie Shoppe next Tuesday.

Heads Up / Main Street

Heads-Up: The Boxcar Given 30 Days to Pack Up and Clear Out

I happened to be having a beer with Boxcar co-owner Patryk Drozd yesterday afternoon when his phone started blowing up.