Andrew Morrison

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Vancouver-born Andrew was a veteran of the food and restaurant trade before he launched Scout in 2008. In addition to being the proud father of boys with good table manners, he is an award-winning cookbook author; the National Referee and Senior BC Judge at the annual Canadian Culinary Championships; and an annual advisor to both enRoute Magazine’s "Best New Restaurants In Canada" issue and "Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants".

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Opening Soon / North Vancouver

Nemesis Coffee Ready at Polygon Gallery

We can expect to see the new cafe at the Polygon Gallery softly open their doors tomorrow (Friday, December 14)

TBT / Gastown

Five Years Ago Today, Inside the Mess That Would Become One of Gastown’s Busiest Restaurants

For this week’s edition of #ThrowbackThursday we look back exactly five years to the construction of the Cordova St. location of Tacofino.

View From Your Window / Strathcona

The View From Your Window #213

We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!

Opening Soon / Main Street

Take a Look Inside Field & Social As It Readies for Launch in Mt. Pleasant

The third location of salad concept Field & Social is primed for launch at 18 East 5th Avenue on the slope of Mt. Pleasant.

Comfort Food / Fraserhood

The Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver: Perfect Orbs of Meaty, Saucy Goodness at Savio Volpe

Made using the holy trinity of beef, pork and veal studded with pine nuts and currants, the impactful orbs are soaked in neckbone gravy.

Smoke Breaks

Short Star Wars Doc Details the Many Types of ‘Stormtrooper’ and How They Came to Be

From the clone troopers and scout troopers to death troopers, snow troopers and shore troopers, this short doc looks at them all.

Name That Restaurant

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

Do you think you know Vancouver's restaurant scene well enough to identify this spot? Give us your best guesses in the comments...

Opening Soon / Victoria

A Sneak Peek Inside the Victoria Location of ‘Virtuous Pie’ — Opening December 14th

The new, 2,300 sqft Victoria location of Virtuous Pie is on the verge of opening inside the Finlayson Building at 530 Pandora Avenue.

Opening Soon / Fraserhood

‘Say Mercy!’ Opening Soon on Fraser Street

The team that gave us the critically-acclaimed Mackenzie Room is hard at work on a second restaurant, this time at 4298 Fraser Street.

View From Your Window / East Vancouver

The View From Your Window #212

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Opening Soon / North Vancouver

‘North Point Brewing’ Set for Launch in North Van

The new microbrewery is a pretty and simple little thing, the look and feel of which is evidently meant to evoke 'cabin feels'.

Smoke Breaks

Fascinating Animation Tracks Humanity’s Long Relationship With Fire and Photons

Light "ignited a relationship between people and photons that changed the course of mankind—and continues to evolve to this day."

Restaurant Porn

We Want to Drink at This Art Deco Gin Library That Contains Over a Thousand Bottles

This Art Deco-inspired lobby bar can be found in Singapore on the ground floor of the iconic, 24-storey Parkview Square building.

Smoke Breaks

How ‘Big Green Egg’ Kamado Grills Get Made

This short video details how a popular iteration of a 3,000 year old Japanese cooking urn is being made in the 21st century.

Name That Restaurant

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

Do you think you know Vancouver's restaurant scene well enough to identify this spot? Give us your best guesses in the comments...

Comfort Food / Kitsilano

The Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver: Umami Bomb Bowls of Rainy Day Ramen

"The thin noodles still have some bite to them and the fukuoka-style tonkotsu base broth is an umami bomb that never stops going off."

Restaurant Graveyard / Downtown

One Hundred Years Ago, This Was Vancouver’s Most Elegant Cocktail Bar

"In the dying wet hours, there was no way to get close to the bar. The supply of beer ran out, and the bartenders served only straight drinks..."

TBT / Main Street

Five Years Ago Today, a Local Coffee Roaster Was Getting Set to Launch in Mt. Pleasant

The new operation would include an 70 year-old coffee roaster, a bakery, a new cupping facility, and some pretty swell window seats.

Name That Restaurant

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

Do you think you know Vancouver's restaurant scene well enough to identify this spot? Give us your best guesses in the comments...

Comfort Food / Strathcona

The Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver: a Pizza to Kill the ‘Pineapple Argument’

The "Hawaiian" pie from Strathcona Beer Company is the first pizza to be included in Scout's Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver.

View From Your Window / Strathcona

The View From Your Window #211

We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!

Drinker

Military Training Film Explains How American Soldiers Should Behave in a British Pub

American soldiers were shown this short film as they waited in England for the Allied invasion of Europe to kick off in 1944.

Smoke Breaks

Mesmerizing Short Film Animates Dozens of Classic Book Covers

Henning M. Lederer's film series asks the question: "How would these great book covers from the past look like when set in motion?"

Name That Restaurant

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

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TBT / Gastown

11 Years Ago, This Gastown Diner Started Taking Shape in a Crazy World of Uncertainty

Obama was newly elected, nuclear powers were flexing, the economy was collapsing, and all we could think of was corned beef hash...

Opening Soon / Strathcona

Container Brewing Ready to Pour in East Van

The new two-storey brewery at 1216 Franklin Ave. is ready to go with 67 seats, a tight little food menu and whole lot of beer.

Opening Soon / North Vancouver

Get Cozy Inside the New ‘Bufala’

The second location of Bufala is now open in North Vancouver's Edgemont Village (3280 Edgemont Blvd).

Comfort Food / Gastown

The Deliciously Comforting 18th Century Traveller’s Snack We Need Right Now

Developed in the early 18th century as a traveller's snack, the humble Scotch Egg is a deliciousness delivery system in a league of its own.