by Talia Kleinplatz | Eater shares their picks for the most anticipated American restaurant openings this fall. PNW favourites include Seattle’s Southpaw and Mean Sandwich.

The same Vancouver-based tech founder who brought you the PayByPhone parking app is now attempting to make our restaurant bill payment just as simple.

Vancouver Sun food critic Mia Stainsby has mixed feelings regarding her recent visit to Whistler’s Basalt. (A strong start in the salad department fizzled with a dry pate and light-handed seasoning on the mains).

You may think you’re eating local, organic, biodynamic burgers made from cows that were grass-fed, massaged daily and read Goodnight Moon before bed, but as it turns out some Canadian chain restaurants may be embellishing the facts ever-so-slightly.

Finally! One of life’s great mysteries is answered: The difference between white and brown eggs is…….wait….. Is it really THAT simple?

It is unlikely that New York Times food critic Pete Wells will be scoping out our local restaurant scene, but just in case Food Republic outlines 6 solid signs that the man wrapped in an enigma may be sitting at a table near you.

Behold! The infamous Choco Taco! NPR provides a history lesson on one of my favourite frozen treats and it all begins with a truck driver in Philadelphia, circa 1983.

In concerning news, this year’s Fraser River salmon run is the lowest in recorded history. Down from this year’s prediction of over 2 million to return, the Pacific Salmon Commission has revised that to less than half at just over 850,000.

On a similar note, in case you’re unfamiliar with our local salmon species, Vancouver is Awesome has put together a handy fact sheet as well as a t-shirt campaign to benefit the Pacific Salmon Commission.

The Globe & Mail’s Alexandra Gill finds little to love about David Hawksworth’s most recent venture, Nightingale, suggesting it’s an unimaginative homage rip-off of popular LA restaurant Gjelina.

Whether there’s truth to that or not, Nightingale did crack last week’s list of new Vancouver restaurants living up to the hype and is evidently performing well in the accompanying reader poll. Maybe it’s best to just try it for yourself.

While the jury may still be out of the effectiveness of daily multi-vitamins, the New York Times explores the specific health benefits of B12, the foods rich in the crucial vitamin and impediments to proper absorption.

As Whole Foods’ stock takes a dive, their attempts to expand into new neighbourhoods has investors concerned.

In case you missed it, a certain Trump supporter is now attempting to instil fear about illegal immigration with the promise of a taco truck on every corner. It’s rather difficult to scare people with a dream come true, don’t you think?

The fine folks at Imbibe take a closer look at the Scandinavian tradition of fika. We’d probably all be a lot happier and healthier with a few more coffee breaks in our daily routine, no?

Love him or hate him, when is comes to Guy Fieri, Esquire is pulling out the “G” word, and the “G” stands for genius.

Eating via Instagram honours this week go to Slice of Pai and this lovely weekend seafood boil.

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