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GOODS: Kitsilano’s Bistro Pastis Celebrates Julia Child’s Centennial With Special Menu

VICTORY GARDENS: On Summer Squash & Their Super Tasty Flowers (In Season Now)

Meet Matt & Molly Thurston, Hosts Of The Hotly Anticipated Okanagan Feast Of Fields

GOODS: Yaletown’s New “Minami” Hosting Their First Sake Dinner On September 12th

GOODS: Dockside Pairing Up With Big Lou’s Butcher Shop For Big Patio BBQ On BC Day

HONOUR BOUND: Go To Town On Sausages In A Laneway Off Main Street This Saturday

GOODS: House Wine Hosting “Best Of The West” Wine Event On West Van Waterfront

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Gastown’s “Cork & Fin” Is Hunting For Junior & Senior Cooks

Cool Thing We Want #354: “Triple Distilled Diagram Of Alcohols” By Pop Chart Labs

GOODS: Kale & Nori’s Bittered Sling Bistro Invites Campari & Aperol Back To The Ring

Le Parisien

DINER: On Digging Marrow Butter, Fish Tacos & Good Drinks At The New Tacofino

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: “Oyama” At The Granville Island Market Looking To Staff Up

Cotto Enoteca Pizzeria

GOODS: Glasfurd & Walker x Meat & Bread In The Handmade Exhibition By Wallpaper*

GOODS: The Dirty Apron Cooking School Is Hosting Camps For Youth Through August

VANCOUVERITES: Five Minutes With Dani Tatarin Of “The Keefer Bar” In Chinatown

GOODS: Naramata Bench Wineries To Drop Their Tailgates For A Party On September 8

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Beatty’s “Cafe Medina” Looking For Experienced Servers

HEADS UP: Check Out The Mount Pleasant Victory Market Tonight & August 4th

SMOKE BREAK #976: Bad Yelp Restaurant Review Performed By A Professional Actor

Seen In Vancouver #385: 100 Photographs From The “Restaurant Rumble” Slugfest

GOODS: Yaletown Newcomer “Minami” Has Joined The Growing Scout Community

GOODS: Chef Wayne Harris Of “Market” To Table Special Farmer’s Market Brunch

VICTORY GARDENS: On Where To Find Local Raspberries & What To Do With Them

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Iconic “Bishop’s” On The Lookout For An Experienced Cook

GOODS: Hawksworth Awarded With “Seal Of The Sazerac” At Tales Of The Cocktail

GOODS: Summer Afternoon High Tea This August 7th At Golden Ears Cheesecrafters