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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.
You Need to Try a GTO Burger, Vancouver’s Best of the ‘Smashburger’ Style
A double cheeseburger is certainly big deal, but this one is prepared in a different way than most Vancouverites are used to...
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...
May the Prettiest Restaurant in Kitsilano Rest in Peace
From 2016 to 2021, the award-winning Mak N Ming consistently met guest's high expectations with sincerity and skill.
This Might Be the Strangest TV Ad Ever Made for a Candy Bar
Everybody keeps secrets, even from their loved ones. This advertisement takes that theme to a bizarre extreme.
Scottish Comedian Does Spot-On Imitation of Distillery Tour Guide
Eleanor Morton impersonates a distillery tour guide whose enthusiasm for the product is pretty low key.
The View From Your Window #258
We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!
Handmade Championship Chess Sets Are Super Special, and We Want One
Make knights for a championship chess set takes two hours, and fewer than 10 people are trained to make them.
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...
Remembering the Waterfront Weirdo Once Lauded as Canada’s Best New Restaurant
With its bucket seats and spinning wine machine, Harry Kambolis' Nu Restaurant was a little ahead of its time.
Short Film Teases Reopening of Characteristically Noisy New York City
As case counts drop and vaccination numbers rise, the loud but comforting crush of urban life is coming back.
Take a Look Inside Alimentaria Mexicana, Opening Soon on Granville Island
Ernesto Gomez's new Mexican restaurant concept is almost ready to go in the old Edible Canada location.
You Need to Try This Beautiful Ukrainian Honey Cake in East Van
The uncomplicated, many layered Honey Cake (aka 'Medovic') is one of the more popular desserts in Slavic countries.
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...
A Hidden Wine Bar in Texas
The Hill Country Wine Cave is a stunner of a private (it should really be public) project recently built outside San Antonio.
What Would Happen If an American President Authorized a Nuclear Missile Attack
Complex 571-7 is all that remains of the 54 Titan II missile sites that were on alert across the United States from 1963 to 1987.
The View From Your Window #257
We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!
Vancouver Would Be Cooler If It Had Floating Camp Sites in False Creek
Imagine Belgium's Vlot Kamp - essentially eight floating campsites accessed from the shore by canoe - next to Olympic Village.
‘Oh Carolina’ Now Open in East Van
The new cafe and corner store from the crew at Gooseneck Hospitality softly launched over the weekend.
Remembering the Downtown Eastside’s Short-Lived Asian-American BBQ Restaurant
Opened by the award-winning Campagnolo crew in 2011, The Fat Dragon lasted just nine months at 566 Powell Street.
How Stainless Steel Knives, Forks and Spoons Are Made
From grinding serrations to spoon bowls, this short video details how our everyday eating implements are made.
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...
Five Years Ago This Week, Inside the Mess That Would Eventually Become ‘The Arbor’
It's been five years since they first broke ground on The Acorn's casual cousin. Take a look inside its messy beginnings.
COMFORT FOOD GUIDE // The Gently Spiced Spaghetti Vongole at Nightingale
This simple, classic Italian comfort dish sees a tiny but impactful upgrade in its recipe at Chef David Hawksworth's Nightingale.
Short Film Uses Beauty of International Banknotes to Tell Strange Story of Money
Corrie Francis Parks animates pieces of paper currency and grains of sand to create a visual poem on global economics.
We Want to Sip Many Drinks from These Diamond-Shaped Glasses and Matching Carafe
These made-in-Amsterdam beauties are cut from mouth-blown crystal glass and can be stood either upright or on their sides.
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...
Remembering the Gastown Restaurant That Elevated Vancouver’s Pizza Game
Located at 62 East Cordova St. in Gastown, Bill McCaig's Nicli Antica Pizzeria made AVPN-certified pies for nine delicious years.
Danish Vikings Discuss the Value of Wearing Helmets in This Clever Public Safety Ad
Just before sailing to England for a violent raid, a Viking leader is reminded by his community to protect his head.
