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Michelle Sproule grew up in Kitsilano and studied Business Marketing in Australia and at the University of Victoria before receiving her graduate degree in Information Sciences from the University of Toronto. She lives in beautiful Strathcona and enjoys wandering through the city’s streets and alleyways with her two very best friends, a beat-up camera and a 50mm lens.
Requiem for a Short-Lived, Spanish-Themed Wine Bar in Gastown
Though wine bars are rare in Vancouver, Tempranillo was not as successful as it could/should have been, closing a year after opening.
The Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver: Cheese Toast at Hy’s Steakhouse
The original 1955 recipe called for a butter and cheese mix melted like an enveloping blanket over thick slabs of white bread...
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 With Rachelle Goudreau of Strathcona’s VV Tapas Lounge
This week we put our Picking Grapes questions to the Sommelier / Manager at a popular East Hastings wine bar.
The View From Your Window #219
We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!
Straight & Marrow Opening Soon on Powell Street
Provence Marinaside and Nuba Gastown kitchen veteran Chris Lam has picked up the old Bistro Wagon Rouge space.
Iconic Character ‘Jesus’ From The Big Lebowski Returning With Spin-Off Movie
'The Jesus Rolls' also stars Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon. It's out March 6th, because nobody fucks with the Jesus.
Potluck Hawker Eatery Opening Soon
The new Southeast Asian street food spot is coming to us this Spring from veteran Longtail Kitchen chef, Justin Cheung.
This Popular Commercial Drive Restaurant Opened Exactly Five Years Ago Today
For this week's edition of #ThrowbackThursday we go back exactly five years to the launch of popular Thai restaurant, Kin Kao.
Brett Turner Does ‘The Dishes’
We ask Brett Turner, co-owner of Cocktails & Canapes and Joy Road Catering, to take us on a personal culinary tour of Vancouver…
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...
You Need to Try This Rum ‘Old Fashioned’ With Cardamom and Five Spice
It's billed as an Old Fashioned, though it's anchored by rum instead of whisky and made unforgettable with some 5-spice syrup.
Diver Films School of Juvenile Fish ‘Walking’ Ocean Floor Off Bali
A bunch of young striped eel catfish were recently filmed schooling together for mutual protection and 'walking' the floor of Jemeluk Bay.
The View From Your Window #218
We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!
Wuhan Timelapse Shows Special Hospital Built by Small Army in Eight Days
Wuhan has become ghost town since the coronavirus scare rose to Threat Level: Freak Out. Not everyone is on lockdown, however.
88-Seat ‘Palate Kitchen’ Opening Soon
Moroccan-born chef Khalid Kahya will combine the flavours of Rome, Paris and Marrakech at this imminent brunch spot.
You Need to Try the Nutella-Stuffed Doughnuts at Chinatown’s New ‘Mello’
People are beginning to catch on to the tiny shop's deliciousness. Frankly, there should be a line-up here every day...
This Is What Starting Up Five Different Nuclear Reactors Looks and Sounds Like
The process appears both awe-inspiring and terrifying, as if we are breaking some sort of sacred covenant with nature.
Take a Look Inside Gastown’s New Kafka’s Coffee
The new, bright and colourful cafe in the Ormidale Building at 151 West Hastings Street is truly something to behold.
The Comfort Food Guide to Vancouver: Fish & Chips at The Fish Counter
This pioneering seafood market has several versions of the crispy stuff, from Pacific Cod and Ling Cod to Halibut and Salmon.
Christina Cottell Does ‘The Dishes’
In the latest edition of The Dishes, the restaurateur who gave us Dixies and Gringo takes us around town to her favourite spots.
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...
Short Film Details Cooking for the British Army in 1960
"The pupil has to convince his examiners that he is not liable to cripple an entire unit with acute or chronic indigestion."
The View From Your Window #217
We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!
Creator of BB-8 Develops New Hexapod ‘Mantis’ Vehicle (and We Want to Drive One)
I don't like that it's slow, heavy (4,200 lbs) and runs on diesel fuel, but I still want to give Matt Denton's creation a go...
In a Remote Part of Turkey, This ‘Bird Language’ Is Whistled Rather Than Spoken
"It’s a language called ku? dili that is still used to this day, though fewer people are learning it in the age of the cell phone."
This Casual French Bistro in East Van Might Be Gone But It Will Never Be Forgotten
Chef Brad Miller's Bistro Wagon Rouge took over the old Dockers Diner address in 2013 and enjoyed a six-year run.
You Need to Try This Agnolotti Dish on Main Street
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson is making a fancy facsimile of Mennonite pork sausage and dumplings at Published.
