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

First Look Inside Farina a Legna

The new restaurant from the crew behind Pourhouse, Ask For Luigi, Di Beppe and Pizzeria Farina opens tonight.xz

Heads Up / Chinatown

New Zealand Wine Documentary “A Seat at the Table” Set to Screen During VIFF

The new flick by David Nash and Simon Mark-Brown looks inspiring and relatable to anyone working in BC's wine trade.

Opening Soon / Chinatown

Chef Angus An’s ‘Freebird Chicken Shack Softly Opens Today in Chinatown

If you smell something new and amazing in Chinatown today it's probably this new spot tucked away inside Chinatown House.

View From Your Window / Burnaby

The View From Your Window #202

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You Need To Try This

Vancouver’s Best Steak Experiences, Ranked

13 Places

We put together a list of our favourite steak spots around the city and invite our readers to rank their deliciousness.

Restaurant Graveyard / West Side

Kerrisdale Restaurant Shutters After 14 Years of Deliciousness and Skulduggery

Senova started out as a critically-acclaimed Iberian eatery but after an ownership change would slowly devolve into irrelevancy.

TBT / Strathcona

That Time We Matched Fred Herzog’s Iconic Photo Locations to the Present Day…

Local photographer Fred Herzog passed away earlier this week. Five years ago, he inspired my son and I to go on a hunt.

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...

Picking Grapes

Picking Grapes With Josh Carlson of Provence Marinaside

9 Places

This week we put our Picking Grapes questions to the sommelier at one of Yaletown's best restaurants, Provence Marinaside.

View From Your Window / Kitsilano

The View From Your Window #201

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You Need To Try This

This Map Leads to Vancouver’s Best French Fries

7 Places

We've mapped out our picks for the best french fries in Vancouver and invite our readers to rank them with their votes.

Opening Soon / Railtown Japantown

Basement ‘Boogie Van’ Ready to Rock in Railtown

Take a look inside Chef Stu Irving's new 50 seat hideaway in Railtown and watch out for the levitating skeleton king...

21 Places
Seen In Vancouver / Downtown

Why Chambar Is Still Vancouver’s Most Important Restaurant After 15 Years

Visualising the indelible and far-reaching impact of an idiosyncratic Belgian-Moroccan restaurant on Beatty Street.

Smoke Breaks

How to Make a Dance Track With a Couple of Beers

Koji Kobura samples beer can sounds with an Ableton machine and uses an Arturia MiniLab MK2 to make a groove...

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 / Main Street

Via Tevere Crew Opening Plant-Based Pizzeria on Main Street This Winter

The as-yet-unnamed restaurant will serve about a dozen plant-based, wood-fired pies after a three month renovation.

Opening Soon / Kitsilano

New Tacofino Taking Shape in Kitsilano

Here's a sneak peek inside the sixth location of Tacofino as it nears completion at 1909 West 4th Avenue.

Foreign Intelligence Briefs

Understanding the Controversial Rise of Chick-Fil-A

This explainer from CNBC details the ascension of the American fast food company with the famous chicken sandwich.

Community News / California

Copain Wines, a Somm Darling From Sonoma County

Foreign Intelligence Briefs

These Germans Swam to Freedom Instead of Climbing Over the Berlin Wall

It's been 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and we never knew that there was an alternative to braving the "death strip".

Opening Soon / Main Street

Downlow Burgers Ready on Main Street

The highly anticipated burger concept (previously a Mondays-only pop-up at Downlow Chicken Shack) is finally good to go.

View From Your Window / Chinatown

The View From Your Window #200

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The Dishes

Shaun Layton Does ‘The Dishes’

15 Places

The co-owner of Como Taperia takes us on a whirlwind tour of his favourite places to eat and drink around Vancouver.

You Need To Try This

Vancouver’s Best Ice Cream, Ranked

27 Places

Summer is coming to an end and we need to get our last licks in. We've mapped out the best spots for your ranking consideration.

Spaced

We’d Totally Live in This Wine Cellar High Up in the Tyrol

Located high in the mountains near Neustift-Vahrn, the expansive underground wine cellars at Pacherhof could fit a family (or five).

You Need To Try This

Who Makes Vancouver’s Best Fried Chicken Sandwich?

4 Places

In this poll we ask readers to choose between Vancouver's four best fried chicken sando spots: Hundy, Downlow, Popina and Juke.

Smoke Breaks

Watch This Brilliantly Fictitious Account of One of Restaurant Culture’s Greatest Inventions

In this amusing short film, Ian Kibbey and Corey Creasey introduce the incredibly inactive inventor of the Lazy Susan.

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...