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Seen In Vancouver #244: A Chef Who Sings As Good As He Cooks

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Last night’s Cinema To Savour screening of Big Night was a big success. The food was outstanding (especially the timpano – worthy of tears), and the crowd was better than any of the organisers could have hoped for. I was a little too busy to be messing around with a camera but I did manage to catch the one shot that mattered using my phone.

The likelihood of ever again seeing chef Pino Posteraro of Cioppino’s singing Italian folk songs with Frederico of Frederico’s Supper Club on guitar can only be calculated by the most pessimistic of statisticians. A hundred jaws were dropped in unison, their impromptu performance garnering more applause than the wonderful film that preceded it.

Thanks to all who came out to support the Chefs’ Table Society. We’ll be doing it again in the Fall, with a new chef and a new movie. I wonder if Vikram sings…

2024 Michelin Recognized Restaurants in Vancouver, Mapped

All 2023 one-star designated restaurants retained their stars in 2024. None earned an additional star, and one restaurant was added to the one-star fold. Michelin also added one restaurant to their Bib Gourmand list and two were added to the Recommended Restaurants list....

Scenes from Last Night’s Dine Out World Chef Exchange at The Acorn

The event saw a special collaboration between The Acorn and Wilsons from Bristol, UK. Although I wasn’t among the lucky ones to score a spot at either of the sold out seatings, I was invited to slip by pre-service for a glimpse of what was to come.

Yes Shef: An Evening In Images

A lineup of BC's most talented women working in the hospitality sector come together in in the Star Sapphire Ballroom at the Fairmont Pacific Rim for an exceptional cause at the WORTH (Women of Recreation, Tourism & Hospitality) Association's Yes Shef event...

Why Did Vancouver Make Front Yard Businesses Illegal?

In the latest video from the Vancouver-curious YouTube channel 'About Here', we learn of a terrible NIMBY move of yore.