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DINER: Bartenders Simon Kaulback & Ron Oliver Opening Tavern In Chinatown (2013)

VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF #193: Someone Made Desk Tops Shaped Like BC

WELCOME: Legendary “Pat’s Pub” On The DTES Joins The Growing Scout Community

CULTURE CRAWLING: 2 Minutes With Local Artist Carla Tak In Her Parker Street Studio

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Keefer’s Award-Winning “Bao Bei” Seeking A Chef De Partie

DINER: Sean Heather’s “Rainier Provisions” Looks Ready For Opening, But Not Really…

GOODS: The BC Hospitality Foundation Names Its Annual Scholarship Recipients

GREENLIGHT: Out Foraging For Wild Foods With Tyler Gray Of “Mikuni Wild Harvest”

SOUNDTRACKING: With La Sera’s Katy Goodman Before Her Show At The Waldorf

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #411: Saturday Night Dinner Rush At East Hastings’ “Pink Pearl”

GOODS: “Bistro Pastis” Hosting Special Supper With Osoyoos Larose On Nov. 29th

COOL THING WE WANT #362: Handmade (In Whistler) Pair Of Leather & Denim Chukkas

DINER: New “Vodka For Men” Coming To A Lame Bar Near You (Red Bull Not Included)

DINER: A Look Inside “Beaucoup Bakery” – Opening On Fir St. Before End Of November

Aloe Designs

SMOKE BREAK #996: Dig This Awesome Short Film On The Making Of A Local Beer

GOODS: “Band Members Wanted. One Song. One Show.” (No Experience Necessary!)

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #410: And The Best Restaurant Halloween Costume Goes To…

GOODS: Ladies Of “House Wine” Prep For Dessert Wine Tasting At Patisserie Lebeau

Cool Thing We Want #361: Simple Urban Apothecary Herb Kit From Strathcona 1890

Clough Club

WELCOME: “The Parker” At 237 Union St. Has Joined The Growing Scout Community

VICTORY GARDENS: On The Delicious Versatility Of Local Pumpkins And Squash

GOODS: Dirty Apron Chef Cooks For Charity At Federico’s Supper Club On November 14

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #409: City Sounds Gathered For “Sampled Vancouver” Video

DINER: Fifth “Animal” Episode Sees Jeff & Jan Drinking Bourbon And Eating Testicles

ZULU REPORT: All The Awesome Sounds That You Should Be Listening To This Week

HEADS UP: Tickets For The Next “Pecha Kucha Night” Just Went On Sale (Pounce!)