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SEEN IN VANCOUVER #435: A Quick Time Lapse Video Of PiDGiN Under Construction

You’ve likely heard plenty about PiDGiN, the new restaurant in Gastown, but you probably haven’t seen its interiors being built before your eyes. Here’s a time-lapse look at its construction. If you look closely and pause it at :59, you can see co-owner Brandon Grossutti sleeping at Table #30 (on the banquette) on the night before the restaurant’s 6am liquor inspection.

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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.