Michelle Sproule grew up in Kitsilano and studied Business Marketing in Australia and at the University of Victoria before receiving her graduate degree in Information 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 Thursday afternoon.
Heads-Up: Hit Modus For Killer Coffee and A Special Pastry Pop Up This Weekend
Gather your tote bags... the talented baker once responsible for the baking program at the dearly missed Ubuntu Canteen returns for a pop-up event at Modus Coffee this weekend.
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Michelin Adds Ten Vancouver Restaurants to Its Recommended List
Since the initial announcement of Vancouver's noteworthy restaurants by Michelin in October 2022, Michelin's evaluators have continued to explore more dining spots to feature in their guide. Today, they reveal a new list of recommended eateries.
Coho has the vision to take the Purebread concept - known for its high-quality bread, loaves and cakes topped with thick buttercream icing - to a larger market nationwide.
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, right now.
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 March 30th to April 5th, 2023.
Grab Tickets To “Welcoming Spring” Long Table Dinner
The clocks are just about to 'spring forward' and the Vernal Equinox is quickly approaching (March 21st). It's finally time to put winter behind us and fully embrace spring! What better way than with a community feast?
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.
Chancho Tortilleria Set to Move to Commercial Drive in 2023
Commercial Drive will soon be getting a taste of Chancho Tortilleria, the popular Mexican restaurant that has been making some of Vancouver's best tacos out of Yaletown since 2017...
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The Best Holiday Markets, Fairs and Pop-Ups To Check Out This Weekend
Heads-Up: ‘Clay In Colour’ Group Exhibition Opens at Picnics Studio July 15 – 17
Ceramics artist Mimoko has handed over a collection of ceramic vases to six Vancouver artists who have been asked to add their own aesthetic imprint (in colour) to the vessels.
Power of Two: Matthew Vasilev and Katie Selbee of Twin Island Cider
Meet Matthew Vasilev and Katie Selbee of Twin Island Cider. Vasilev and Selbee live on Pender Island, where they make low-intervention apple and perry (pear) cider fermented using native yeasts.
A Look Inside Mount Pleasant Vintage, Opening Summer 2022
The upcoming "neighbourhood bar and grill dressed up as a vintage store" is currently under construction at 67 West 6th Avenue. Owner Cameron Bogue met us on-site in late June to walk us through the space and explain his plans...
Last night we paid a visit to the new wine-forward, plant-based restaurant to take in the transformed room and taste our way through the menu. You can check it out for yourself starting Thursday, June 2nd.
Main Street Loses Another Icon of the Independent Food & Drink Scene
Kafka’s flagship cafe, which has occupied its prime Mount Pleasant location since July of 2010, is closing its doors this month. They are the latest casualty in a slew of Main Street business closures slated for April (also, Slickity Jim's, The Boxcar and Pizza Farina).
Tickets Now On Sale For The Pie Shoppe’s First Natural Wine Makers Tasting and Dinner
Mark March 4-5th on your calendar, for Part 1 of their planned ongoing series featuring natural wines, including two female wine makers (along with food by chef Kovic Prévost).