by Talia Kleinplatz | The people have spoken and the results are in! Winners in this year’s Chinese Restaurant Awards include Richmond’s Chef Tony, Main Street’s Long’s Noodle House and Sun Sui Wah.

Food Security Research Chair Dr. Lenore Newman of The University of Fraser Valley decided to explore the complex world of what defines Canadian cuisine. Her research touches on everything from poutine to wild game.

Trump Tower’s Mott 32 restaurant will be opening in Vancouver this week. One can only assume – in the wake of Trump’s horrendous first week in office – that it will be off to an interesting start.

And speak of the president and restaurants, recent research shows that undocumented immigrants in America make up 20% of their 2.6 million cooks. As such, Trump’s recent executive order pertaining to sanctuary cities poses a serious threat to the restaurant industry from coast to coast.

If you work in the trade, looks like you should be gunning for Sunday morning shifts! Research shows that Sunday brunch goers tend to be the best tippers of the week. Note: breakfast shifts on any other day of the week yield the lowest tips.

As we inch closer to the Academy Awards, Food 52 takes a look back at some of the best food films overlooked by the Oscars, including Big Night, Mystic Pizza and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

This past October the Canadian Government announced that they will be revising Canada’s Food Guide. In anticipation of any significant revisions, many are advocating for a policy that reflects not only the principles of nutrition but sustainability as well.

In case you missed it: A local strata has refused to let fish and chip restaurant Moby Dick open due to its ‘offensive’ name.

I know some of us still aspire to maintain our healthy New Year’s resolutions, so why not try a turmeric cocktail so you can at least keep up the illusion of good health?

This week in things about which I’d rather remain blissfully unaware: the truth about the muffin and its hundred billion calories.

In a rather comical moment amid the past week’s political chaos, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apparently has a serious hate-on for Dippin’ Dots. Why, you might ask? It’s a mystery. Apparently one does not need a good reason to hate the ice cream of the future.

Amid truly scary policies affecting Muslims both inside the USA and those fleeing their home countries, one community in New Jersey is coming together to support Syrian and Iraqi refugees, one meal at a time.

Vancouver Magazine’s Stacey McLachlan heads to South Granville’s recently opened Breakfast Table to feast on some korean-influenced brunch.

In a week filled with political turmoil, restaurants across the States experienced some significant benefit from the millions of people that turned out to march. From Washington to LA, restaurants crushed sales records and packed their seats to capacity.

And in lighter fare yet bizarre news, did you know that cows have been feasting on candy – yes CANDY, as in gummy bears and marshmallows – for decades?

Eating via Instagram honours this week go to Bokeh Bites and the perfect breakfast sandwich at Nomad.

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