Michelle Sproule
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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‘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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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Botanist’s Lead Bartender, Jeff Savage, On Balance, Simplicity, and Connecting
Hospitality industry pros talk to us about why they chose the gig they did, and why they stick with it.
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Scout List Vol. 594
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.
Michelle Sproule
Fuel Up with the Farmer’s Apprentice End-of-the-Week Midday Feast
Starting February 3rd, the West Side restaurant will be offering Basta Barbecue & Wine lunch, every Friday and Saturday from noon until 4pm.
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New Bar, Restaurant and Music Venue Heading for Broadway, Early Spring 2023
Michael Brennan of Strathcona's neighbourhood bar, The Heatley, takes some East Side charm to the West Side of Vancouver by teaming up with Christian Chaumont, Justin Cameron and Dan Uhrich to open a new full-service bar, restaurant and music venue on West Broadway.
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‘Their There’ Throws It’s Hat in the Ring for Your New Favourite Brunch Spot
Not to worry, their signature mochi doughnuts and kick-ass coffee are going nowhere - the menu is just being filled out a little...
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Starting in February, Mount Pleasant’s Novella Turns into “Vignette” by Night
A coffee bar and breakfast joint by day, it was always the plan that Novella would transform into a wine bar with a dinner program by night - it just took a minute for the pieces to come together.
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‘It’s Okay Bar’ Set to Bring Comfort and Assurance to Hastings Sunrise
Vancouver's inventory of independent neighbourhood joints fell by two with last week's announcements of the closure of Dock Lunch and Oh Carolina, so it's particularly nice timing for some positive restaurant-related news. Luckily for us, 'It's Okay Bar' is stepping up to the task.
