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Enjoying A Graduating Scale Of Awesome During Vancouver Craft Beer Week

A Little Relative Quietude At Cafe Medina’s Corner Table No. 1

The 2-3 seater is the first table in the dining room, the first of 13 on a banquette that runs all the way to the open kitchen.

Understanding The Superb Fried Chicken Sandwich At Fable Diner On Main St.

Loving Smoked Meat & Poutine At Estrella’s Montreal Deli In Langley

Pair it with a Cherry Coke, Montreal-made kosher pickles and one of their very good poutines (made with Fraser Valley cheese curds) for complete the authenticity picture.

Spanish-Inspired ‘Tempranillo’ Eatery Primed For Launch Tonight On Carrall Street

South Africa’s Blankbottle 2015 ‘Moment Of Silence’

Seek and taste now, because there’s every assurance this exact wine will never be again. For the better. Crazy good value for this level of everything.

On The Politics Of Avocado Toast & Thieving Girl Guide Cookies

Kitsilano’s Celebrated ‘Cacao’ Gets Set To Open Second Floor Lounge Next Week

Making Sense Of The Assorted Artifacts Adorning The Bar At Mamie Taylor’s

A Look Inside JC Poirier’s Highly Anticipated ‘St. Lawrence’ In Railtown

Another Difficult, Next-To-Impossible ‘Name That Vancouver Restaurant’ Challenge

It’s Been 8 Years This Week Since The Launch Of W. 4th’s Award-Winning ‘Maenam’

Stunning Thailand Wine Bar Would Suit Seawall Near Granville Island

The Joys Of Beer & Train-Watching At The Alibi Room’s Table 11

There are many good tables to be had at this beer-focused institution, but #11 - a window deuce - is the absolute best of the bunch.

The Tri-Chop Sandwich Of Meaty Decadence At Dixies BBQ On East Hastings St.

The Fried Chicken And ‘Pho Ga Don’ Combo At My Chau On Kingsway

I tend to believe that this eatery and many others like it could only work in such a setting. With apologies to the great urbanist Jane Jacobs: “good food needs old buildings”.

Rooting Through The Wine Cellar At ‘Mission Kits’ With Sommelier Chase McLeod

The Juice Truck Set To Unveil Its New Location In Yaletown At 1022 Mainland Street

Vegan, Organic Gelato Shop ‘Umaluma’ To Open In Chinatown Next Month

‘St. Lawrence’ Chef Ashley Kurtz On Mangling Hands & Loving Old Diners

On Industry Wellness & Not Having Bars In Our Apartment Buildings

Forget Flowers On Mother’s Day And Give Her A Smashable Education In Rosé

Another Difficult, Next-To-Impossible ‘Name That Vancouver Restaurant’ Challenge

Banff’s ‘High Rollers’ Artfully Combines Bowling With Pizza & Beer

How To Build A Strong Home Bar, One Drink And Five Bottles At A Time (Part 12)

Pork & Goat Cheese Ravioli Icarus At ‘Cibo Trattoria’

Everything about the dish reminded me of what I'd just been writing about -- of spring being hesitant of summer, of all the attempts and feints towards the real thing.

Window Table No. 5 For People-Watching At Chinatown’s ‘Bestie’

Brilliant, Food Friendly ‘Red Pilsner’ From Steel & Oak

Despite all the hop bombs, delectably balanced pale ales, and brett-conditioned saisons the organizers had secured, many of the bearded beer geek set in attendance preferred the nuanced charms of Occidental's perfectly executed Bohemian-style lager...