Scout Magazine
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. Her popular Scout List – a curated compendium of Vancouver’s most interesting happenings - is published every Thursday afternoon.
You Need to Try This Shaved Fennel and Apple Salad at Farmer’s Apprentice
This picnic-worthy sharable sees fennel, radish, cabbage, and ambrosia apple all dressed in a gentle pumpkin seed vinaigrette.
Exactly Five Years Ago, One of Vancouver’s Best Restaurants Softly Opened in Chinatown
These photos were taken the night of the Japanese-Italian inspired restaurant's first friends and family service in late April, 2016.
Remembering the Tiny Gastown Sushi Restaurant That Was ‘Delicious for You’
Cheffed by Keith Allison, Sea Monstr Sushi was connected to the Sharks + Hammers clothing and lifestyle shop on Alexander St.
‘Nancy Go Yaya’ Opening Soon in Chinatown
The Singaporean restaurant and wine bar arrives this summer from the team behind Bao Bei and Kissa Tanto.
The View From Your Window #253
We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!
We Want This Octopus-Shaped Wine Decanter
Chicago glass blower Josh DeWall handcrafts decanters that are likely just as much a joy to fill as they are to empty.
You Need to Try These Delicious Chocolate Cookies on Commercial Drive
We're usually down for their little cream-filled doughnut rounds but these cookies are just the right thing on a cloudy day.
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...
What Does a Potentially Game-Changing, Long Lost Species of Coffee Taste Like?
Stenophylla is not only supposedly Arabica-like in taste but also possibly ready to withstand the rigours of climate change.
This Was One of the Most Influential Restaurants in Vancouver’s History
Harry Kambolis' "C" Restaurant was a game-changing icon that helped put Vancouver’s emerging food scene on the map.
This Mt. Pleasant Restaurant Features ‘Sadio’, the ‘World’s Saddest Patio’
Most nearby restaurants were allowed temporary patio permits. Wallflower was denied theirs, but it hasn't broken their spirit.
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...
Vaccine Passports for Restaurants, Yes or No?
Discussions are already taking place in BC about introducing digital proof of vaccination to access reopened dining rooms.
COOL THINGS WE WANT // A Piña Colada Slushie To-Go From Chinatown’s Bao Bei
Hurriedly take yours east a few blocks to MacLean Park and allow yourself to be temporarily transported to the Caribbean.
Remembering One of Vancouver’s Longest Running Restaurant Institutions
La Bodega was a Howe Street fixture from 1971 to 2014, serving up Spanish classic like albondigas and pitchers of sangria.
Five Years Ago in East Van, Patiently Awaiting the Arrival of Really Good Pie
The new Pie Shoppe address allowed for more room and natural light, not to mention the ability to actually seat guests.
Vancouver Would Be Cooler If It Had a Cocktail Bar Hidden in a Skytrain Station
This 15-seat speakeasy-style bar is located behind a nondescript door in New York City's 28th Street subway station.
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...
Is Gastown’s Restaurant Scene Cooked?
All the recently shuttered restaurants in the neighbourhood will be replaced before long, but replaced with what?
This Long-Gone Restaurant Was Key to the Development of Vancouver’s Craft Beer Scene
The list of brewers who developed their skills at this restaurant speaks to the evolution of the Lower Mainland's craft beer scene.
You Need to Try One of These ‘Pivot’ Double Cheeseburgers From Como Taperia
These beautiful things come loaded with melted American cheese, housemade pickles and a quindilla-spiced Big Mac sauce.
Udon Noodle Takeout Pop-Up ‘Little Pilot’ Launching This Week on the Edge of Chinatown
The charming little restaurant on East Pender St. is retooling for the shutdown by crafting specialty soups to go.
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 Schnitzel Sandwich on a Beer Mustard Wiped Pretzel Bun
Ordering a simple dish in a high end restaurant might feel basic, but it's always fun to see how talented chefs tackle the ordinary.
Inside Chinatown’s New ‘Irish Heather Shebeen’
Sean Heather will launch his combined Irish Heather and Shebeen Whisky Bar concept at E. Georgia St. next month.
Remembering Coal Harbour’s Short-Lived ‘High Priced Jewel Run by Amateurs’
Chef Liam Breem's promising, 74-seat, French and Mediterranean-inspired Verre lasted less than two years at 550 Denman St.
The View From Your Window #252
We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!
OPENING SOON // A Look Inside Miantiao
We sneak a peek inside the new 180-seat restaurant project from the crew that gave us Ask For Luigi and Pourhouse.
