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This Elegant, Stalin Era-Inspired Restaurant in Moscow Isn’t Very Oppressive

Take a stroll along Moscow's apparatchik-heavy Krasnopresnenskaya Naberezhnaya street and you'll find this beautiful weirdo...

Vancouver’s Best Restaurants, Mapped

A fresh panel of local industry pros created this list of essential restaurants for Fall/Winter, 2019.

Veteran Barman JS Dupuis Does ‘The Dishes’

The Beverage Director of the Wentworth Hospitality Group takes us on a whirlwind tour of his favourite places to eat and drink.

BC Chefs Start Countdown to Cooks Camp, 2020

"We need to change how the hospitality industry operates. The ones to change it are the ones dedicated and in love with it. "

The View From Your Window #203

We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!

Inside Vancouver’s Newest Wine Bar

VV Tapas Lounge has been open for a week in the new Strathcona Village condo complex at 957 East Hastings Street.

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...

First Look Inside Farina a Legna

The new restaurant from the crew behind Pourhouse, Ask For Luigi, Di Beppe and Pizzeria Farina opens tonight.xz

New Zealand Wine Documentary “A Seat at the Table” Set to Screen During VIFF

The new flick by David Nash and Simon Mark-Brown looks inspiring and relatable to anyone working in BC's wine trade.

Chef Angus An’s ‘Freebird Chicken Shack Softly Opens Today in Chinatown

If you smell something new and amazing in Chinatown today it's probably this new spot tucked away inside Chinatown House.

The View From Your Window #202

We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!

Vancouver’s Best Steak Experiences, Ranked

We put together a list of our favourite steak spots around the city and invite our readers to rank their deliciousness.

Kerrisdale Restaurant Shutters After 14 Years of Deliciousness and Skulduggery

Senova started out as a critically-acclaimed Iberian eatery but after an ownership change would slowly devolve into irrelevancy.

That Time We Matched Fred Herzog’s Iconic Photo Locations to the Present Day…

Local photographer Fred Herzog passed away earlier this week. Five years ago, he inspired my son and I to go on a hunt.

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 Josh Carlson of Provence Marinaside

This week we put our Picking Grapes questions to the sommelier at one of Yaletown's best restaurants, Provence Marinaside.

The View From Your Window #201

We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!

This Map Leads to Vancouver’s Best French Fries

We've mapped out our picks for the best french fries in Vancouver and invite our readers to rank them with their votes.

Basement ‘Boogie Van’ Ready to Rock in Railtown

Take a look inside Chef Stu Irving's new 50 seat hideaway in Railtown and watch out for the levitating skeleton king...

Why Chambar Is Still Vancouver’s Most Important Restaurant After 15 Years

Visualising the indelible and far-reaching impact of an idiosyncratic Belgian-Moroccan restaurant on Beatty Street.

How to Make a Dance Track With a Couple of Beers

Koji Kobura samples beer can sounds with an Ableton machine and uses an Arturia MiniLab MK2 to make a groove...

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...

Via Tevere Crew Opening Plant-Based Pizzeria on Main Street This Winter

The as-yet-unnamed restaurant will serve about a dozen plant-based, wood-fired pies after a three month renovation.

New Tacofino Taking Shape in Kitsilano

Here's a sneak peek inside the sixth location of Tacofino as it nears completion at 1909 West 4th Avenue.

Understanding the Controversial Rise of Chick-Fil-A

This explainer from CNBC details the ascension of the American fast food company with the famous chicken sandwich.

Copain Wines, a Somm Darling From Sonoma County

These Germans Swam to Freedom Instead of Climbing Over the Berlin Wall

It's been 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and we never knew that there was an alternative to braving the "death strip".

Downlow Burgers Ready on Main Street

The highly anticipated burger concept (previously a Mondays-only pop-up at Downlow Chicken Shack) is finally good to go.