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Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?
Do you think you know Vancouver's restaurant scene well enough to identify this spot? Give us your best guesses in the comments...
The Most Deliciously Beastly Entry in The Craft Beer Atlas of Vancouver
The annual good time on Northeast False Creek brings together many of the city’s best restaurants to do their carnivorous best to impress a sold out crowd of meat-loving beer drinkers.
On Servers Returning Stolen Cash and Last Call for Deep-Fried Monstrosities
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia guffaws at Gordon Ramsay and learns about the etymological origins of some of her favourite cocktail names.
The Short-Lived ‘Modern Canadian’ Restaurant That Should Have Succeeded But Totally Flopped
Brian Fowke and Tim Keller's sprawling, 150-seat Metro restaurant boasted a great design and a tourist-magnet location, but barely lasted a year.
Beer Brief Vol.5
A succinct, bulleted briefing on beer-related news and imminent events (mapped for your crawling and tasting pleasure by Thalia Stopa).
A Look Inside Chinatown’s Almost Finished Mamie Taylor’s, Five Years Ago This Week
#TBT to the day when most of the restaurant's taxidermy - bears, ravens, pheasants, coyotes and more - was affixed to the walls.
Is This the Most Picturesque Spot Currently Brewing Beer in Canada?
In our first addition/amendment to our ever-evolving Craft Beer Atlas of Vancouver, we focus on a veteran brewery with a superb location.
Juke’s Cassandra Darmanovic on Creamed Corn Cocktails and Underwater Bars
Busier than ever (with a second location on the horizon), the young and talented Chinatown bartender pours us a deep dive Q & A.
Upcoming Jammer Cafe Aims to Mix Motorcycles With Quality Coffee, Food and Beer
The project has been a dream of former line cook and motorcycle enthusiast Ryan Valade's for years. Now it is finally coming to fruition.
Search & Rescue’s Will Fosdick Does ‘The Dishes’
The apron aficionado behind Search and Rescue Denim fills us in on his favourite places to eat and drink around Vancouver.
Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?
Do you think you know Vancouver's restaurant scene well enough to identify this spot? Give us your best guesses in the comments...
On Why Stinky Cheese Stinks and Being Short-Staffed During Patio Season
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds tales of sexual harassment and remembrances of Jonathan Gold.
Vancouver’s Best Ice Cream, Ranked
It's summer, so we've been filling our gobs with ridiculous amounts of ice cream (in the name of research). Here are our findings.
One of the Best Chinese Restaurants in Metro Vancouver Has Just Seven Tables
Chef Yiutong Leung cooked in a number of private kitchens in Hong Kong, most notably the one inside the Stock Exchange.
The Odd Little Strathcona Eatery We Really Wish Was Still Around
Dunlevy Snackbar opened in 2010 and transitioned from coffee and baked goods to cocktails and Korean pancakes. It closed in 2015
Long Table ‘Dinner on the Pier’ Goes Down in North Van on August 9th
The evening event begins with a cocktail reception and is followed by a delectable four course long table meal paired with beer and wine.
The Pastry Chef Who Creates Intentionally Unappetizing Desserts
Ben Churchill is into making diners queasy with his unorthodox creations. Think ashtray, dish sponges, and mouldy oranges.
Five Years Ago This Week on the Day Before the Launch of Los Cuervos
For our Throwback Thursday entry this week we look back at the start of Los Cuervos, the irreverent cantina at 603 Kingsway.
Wanting Something This Uniquely Beautiful for Food and Drink at Spanish Banks
South Korea's Jeju Island is a long way from Vancouver's West Side, but we think its Simsim Cafe would be a great fit hereabouts.
The Best Seat in the House at Nuba
Each location of Lebanese eatery Nuba has great seating options, but Table #10 at their Yaletown address is unquestionably superior.
The One Delicious Day of the Year We Actually Looking Forward to Meat Sweats
The annual Brewery and the Beast festival of meat and beer easily cracks our 1,000 Cool Things About Vancouver list.
Understanding the Awesomeness of This Hickory Smoked Meat Sandwich in Kits
West 4th's new Their There has quickly gained a rep for its tasty baked goods, but its sandwiches deserve your mouth's attention too.
New Asian Street Food Spot ‘Ugly Dumpling’ Coming Soon to Commercial Drive
The new project will pair front-of-house veteran Van Doren Chan with chef Darren Gee in the Merchant's Workshop space.
New Concepts ‘Hunnybee Bruncheonette’ and ‘Soap’ to Land at Union & Gore in September
The Birds & The Beets team is up to something new and very interesting - a convertible concept - in the old Roost location.
Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?
Do you think you know Vancouver's restaurant scene well enough to identify this spot? Give us your best guesses in the comments...
On Going to California and the Disgusting Evolution of Hospital Food
In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia gets tempted by ice cream sandwiches and nostalgic about cheez balls.
The Craft Beer Atlas of Vancouver
The Craft Beer Atlas is designed to keep you up to date on where your beer scene is going and where it has been.
Remembering the East Van Cafe That Was Magic for Little Kids and Their Parents
Kids were encouraged to run guiltlessly, joyously amok at this memorable (if often outrageously loud) counter-service cafe off The Drive.
