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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Smoke Breaks / Japan

Understanding the Ancient Japanese Art of Creating Marbled Patterns on Paper

In this short video, Linh My Truong shows how the craft is done using a variety of tools that include a cat's whisker.

Name That Restaurant

Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

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Restaurant Graveyard / Fraserhood

Remembering a Charming Fraserhood Restaurant That Was Doomed From the Start

It is a cruel facet of the human experience that sometimes young, well-loved restaurants close before their time...

The Dishes

Brian Grant Does ‘The Dishes’

14 Places

In the latest edition of The Dishes, Resurrection Spirits co-founder Brian Grant takes us around town to his favourite food/drink spots.

View From Your Window / Railtown Japantown

The View From Your Window #216

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Spaced

Cool Treehouse Has a Suspension Footbridge That Leads to a Soaker Tub With a View

Located in the wilds outside Austin, the Yoki Treehouse offers a cozy, snow-free escape from the urban doldrums.

Comfort Food / Downtown

The Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver: ‘The Doug’ Sando at 49th Parallel Coffee

Mmm...brioche bun, chive scrambled eggs, maple bacon and caramelized onions under a warm blanket of American cheese!

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Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

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Smoke Breaks

How NASA’s Upcoming Artemis Missions Means a Permanent Return to the Moon

Star Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran voices this short explainer from NASA on the upcoming Artemis voyages to the moon.

Restaurant Porn

The West Coast Needs More Restaurants That Focus on Mantou Buns…

In the latest edition of Restaurant Porn, we look across the pond to London's 'Bao' and wish there were more like it on the West Coast.

The Dishes

L’Abattoir’s Kristi Linneboe Does ‘The Dishes’

19 Places

The Wine Director of Gastown's L'Abattoir takes us on a whirlwind tour of his favourite places to eat and drink.

View From Your Window / Strathcona

The View From Your Window #215

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Opening Soon / Fraserhood

Inside the Fraserhood’s Imminent Say Mercy!

The highly anticipated 60-seat Italian-meets-American BBQ restaurant concept will open to the public on January 18.

Drinker

Antiques Roadshow Expert Sips 180 Year-Old Human Urine, Declares it Port

What Andy McConnell thought was old port was really a superstitious brew of the time meant to ward off witches, bad luck and curses.

Opening Soon / Main Street

Take a Look Inside ‘Old Bird’ on Main Street

Sophia Lin's Chinese street food concept is on track to officially launch on January 16th in the old Nomad space at 3950 Main St. 

Comfort Food / Downtown

The Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver: Braised Short Rib Fricassée at Chambar

This is a dish I regularly climb into like a onesie pair of pajamas. It's been on the menu at the Belgian-Moroccan restaurant since forever...

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Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

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Smoke Breaks

Let This Short Animation on the Evolution of the Human Lifespan Blow Your Mind

"Caught in the middle of the present and the future; the finite and infinite, it is a difficult balance this species must strive."

Restaurant Graveyard / South Granville

A 20-Year Fine Dining Legend Enters Vancouver’s Restaurant Graveyard

For much of West Restaurant's nearly 20-year run, the Toptable icon stood astride Vancouver's hospitality scene like a colossus.

Opening Soon / East Vancouver

Popular East Van Pie Makers Planning to Double Down With Pizza This Spring

The Pie Shoppe's French sisters have temporarily closed up shop so as to rest, refocus, and totally reimagine their concept.

Opening Soon / Chinatown

17-Seat ‘Barbara’ Opening Soon in Chinatown

Chef and first-time restaurateur Patrick Hennessy is on track to open the small restaurant on East Pender St. this Spring.

Name That Restaurant

Do You Recognize These TEN Vancouver Restaurants That Are No Longer With Us?

Your mission here is to identify these ten CLOSED restaurants. The first reader to get all 10 correct wins. There are no prizes, only glory.

3 Places
Heads Up / West Side

Fjällräven Giving Away Family Passes to Canada’s National Parks on Boxing Day

Valued at $116, the Discovery Pass offers 12 months of unlimited access to history, nature and fun at over 80 National Parks across Canada.

View From Your Window / Chinatown

The View From Your Window #214

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TBT / Main Street

Five Years Ago This Week, Inside an Almost Finished ‘Boxcar’ on Main Street

The narrow, diminutive space has been a fount of good times for many over its first five years, and we're raising glasses to the next five.

Comfort Food / West End

The Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver: Soupy Dumplings at Robson’s Dinesty

I regularly go through steamer baskets full of these at this always bustling Chinese eatery in the heart of the West End's Ramenland.

Opening Soon / Commercial Drive

Oca Pastificio Ready to Launch on Commercial Drive

Oca - which translates as "goose" in Italian - is the first restaurant from La Quercia veterans Greg Dilabio and Antoine Dumont.

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Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?

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