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GOODS: L’Abattoir Scores “Best Casual” At The Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards

Smoke Break #947: Wherein You Decide To Drop Everything To Be A Tanner In Portland

GOODS: Top Table Rooms Win Accolades At The 23rd Annual Van Mag Restaurant Awards

VANCOUVERITES: Talking Shop & Inspiration With “Camp + Quarry” Designer Sarah Rankin

GOODS: Miradoro At Tinhorn Creek Wins Top Vineyard Dining Nod At Restaurant Awards

Northern Zulu Sessions: Philadelphia’s “The War On Drugs” At Kitsilano’s Zulu Records

GOODS: Celebrate Your Mom On Mother’s Day With Brunch At Yew In The Four Seasons

GOODS: Chef Hawksworth & Team Receive Unprecedented Success At Dining Awards

DINER: Congrats To All The Winners At The 23rd Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards

YOU SHOULD KNOW: About Vancouver Comics As Historical Resources (Seriously)

GOODS: CPBA Congratulates The Keefer’s Dani Tatarin, 2012 Bartender Of The Year

GOODS: Cambie’s Pied-a-Terre Dishing Three Course Dinners For Two (With Wine!) For $99

Seen In Vancouver #356: Scenes From The Swallow Tail Tiki Supper In Bloedel’s Jungle

GOODS: “Cork & Fin” Announces Plans For Summer Seafood Boil & Pop-Up Mother’s Day

SWAG: Win A Double Pass Tonight To This Thursday’s Pecha Kucha Night Volume 21

The View From Your Window #129

16 Day “Feast! Tofino” To Showcase Chefs & Cuisine Of The Wild West Coast Next Month

CANUCKERY: Oops! Fox Sports Reporter Thinks Kevin Bieksa Is Ryan “Guzzler” Kesler

VANCOUVERITES: 6 Minutes With Shobna Kannusamy Of West Pender’s Tasty Soirette

GOODS: Keefer’s Award-Winning “Bao Bei” On The Lookout For A Skilled Host/Hostess

Cool Thing We Want #341: A Pair Of Summer Sandals From “Erin Templeton” In Chinatown

GOODS: “Yew” In The Four Seasons Offering New Dining Package For Making A Night Of It

SOUNDTRACKING: A Chat With Frankie Rose Before Her April 24th Show At The Biltmore

GOODS: Edible Canada Welcomes Anna Olson For A Mother’s Day Weekend Market Dinner

Smoke Break #946: Beautiful Treehouse Secretly Built On Crown Land Near Whistler

GOODS: RSVP For Kale & Nori’s “Bittered Sling Bistro” Competition Finals On April 30

GOODS: Gastown’s “L’Abattoir” Looking For An Expediter To Join Its Service Crew

HEADS UP: 4:20 Event At Beats & Bikes Will Take You For A Ride That Leads To Fortune