A no messing around guide to the coolest things to eat, drink and do in Vancouver and beyond. Community. Not clickbait.

Which BC Chefs Will Make The Podium At Tonight’s “Gold Medal Plates” Competition?

GOODS: 49th Parallel Readies For Holidays, Set To Release Special Blend On Nov. 30th

VICTORY GARDENS: On Why Kale Is So Damn Awesome (And What To Do With it)

GOODS: West End’s Le Parisien Serving Special “Tête To Tail” Menu Until Nov. 30th

VANCOUVERITES: Seven Minutes With “Raincity Chronicles” Creator Lizzy Karp

GOODS: “Union Wood & Supply Co.” Adds Several Newly Discovered Pieces For Home

SMOKE BREAK #1000: Our Physiological Aptitude For Exhausting Animals To Death

GOODS: Diva At The Met Introducing Food Truck-Inspired Items During Lunch Service

GREENLIGHT: Talking Shop With “Eco Fashion Week” Founder Myriam Laroche

GOODS: Granville Island’s “Oyama Sausage Co.” Celebrating Cassoulet With Beaujolais

REST IN PEACE: 1970’s Downtown Eastside Beat Cop Bernie “Whistling” Smith Has Died

SCOUT GUIDE: On Making The Most Out Of This Weekend’s “Eastside Culture Crawl”

AWESOME THING WE ATE #879: Beef And Blue Sandwich With French Onion “Au Jus”

GOODS: “Savoury Chef” To Cater Cirque du Soleil’s “Amaluna – VIP ROUGE” Experience

CULTURE CRAWLING: With Michael Thomas Host And Tanja Hinder Of MTH Woodworks

GOODS: Tacofino Commissary Now A New Lunch And Brunch Option On East Hastings

HEADS UP: “The Men’s Den” & “The Frock Shoppe” Ready For The Gastown Shop Hop

GOODS: Railtown’s Cadeaux Bakery Making Sweet Moustache Cookies For “Movember”

SOUNDTRACKING: Hurricane Sandy Blows NYC’s Jon Spencer Blues Explosion To B.C.

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #413: “East Van” Ornaments In The Midst Of Getting Baked

SMOKE BREAK #999: Mexican Artist Makes 50 Musical Instruments Out Of Seized Guns

AWESOME THING WE ATE #878: Quality Toast And Avocado At “Nelson The Seagull”

GOODS: Sale At Gastown’s STYLEGARAGE Sees Its Made-To-Order Furniture Reduced

Cool Thing We Want #364: Cashmere Toque By Up-cycling Local Designer Janna Hurtzig

GOODS: “Fat Dragon” On The DTES All Set To Release The Kraken On November 21st

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #412: A Short Film About A Vancouverite And His Toy Dinosaur

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: “L’Abattoir” On Carrall Street Is Looking For An Expediter

SMOKE BREAK #998: New Ocean Wise Vid Has An Octopus Stranded On A Skyscraper