Last week I had the pleasure attending a wonderful party at the historic Stanley Park Pavilion which had recently undergone extensive renovations to the over 100 year old building. Now owned by the Capilano Group of Companies which is owned by…
2188 No 5 Rd, Richmond Tel: (604) 273-9191 Web: http://www.hakkasan.ca/ Twitter: @Hakkasan_YVR Advice: Reservations suggested. Open Wednesday – Sunday. Specializing in Hakka cuisine, this family run eatery is owned by a mother and her two daughters, off the beaten track…
Visited last night to taste a selection of new dishes from new Executive Chef Jeff Miller’s summer menu. Amuse: Seafood in a delicious kasu broth 1st dish: Snapper Ceviche on watermelon planks Tequila & grapefruit marinated fresh snapper, pickled shallots,…
1541 W 6th Ave, Vancouver Tel: 604-336-2456 Web: http://www.grapesandsoda.ca Twitter: @grapesandsoda Advice: No reservations. Open Wednesday – Sunday. Continuing the journey that Chef David Gunawan and Dara Young started with their next door eatery, The Farmers Apprentice. The progression here…
7355 Edmonds Street, Burnaby Tel: 778-398-0012 Web: https://www.facebook.com/Angiemalaysianrestaurant Twitter: @clement_ow Advice: Reservations a must. Named after his daughter Angie, Chef/owner Clement Ow has turned his passion for home cooking into his own restaurant. His roots are in Brunei where he…
On June 10, 2015 we presented our Tasting Plates Cambie Village event that showcased 6 restaurants between 7th and 19th Avenue. U&I Thai MENU Our Tasting Plate: U and I Thai Fish taco with Thai sauce Rice noodle with green…
The Vancouver Foodster 2nd Taco Challenge was a huge success featuring 13 taco creations from restaurants around Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their taco creation from May 21 – June 14, 2015. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the…
I was fortunate to join my friend and fellow writer Lawrence Ferber and friends recently for another Omakase tasting multi-course dinner. Chef Takayuki Omi prepared a selection of dishes as well as his 100% Ocean Wise certified sushi, sashimi and…
From Vancouver to Halifax, 24 restaurants across Canada are serving mouth-watering signature lentil dishes as part of a cross-Canada competition throughout the month of June ending on the 30th. Eat. Vote. Win. I had a chance to try some of…
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1079 Mainland Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 428-9211 Web: http://wildtale.ca/ Twitter: @wildtalevan Advice: Reservations suggested. Coastal ingredients are the focus of this new Yaletown eatery run by co-owners/chefs John Crook and Erik Heck. The dining room…
Meet the Makers Expo was held on Saturday, June 13th in the Strathcona neighbourhood at MakerLabs. This was a great initiative hosted by The Strathcona Business Improvement Association (SBIA) to educate everyone in the community about the businesses in this…
Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Calamari Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their calamari creations into this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their calamari creations on their menu from June 11 – July 5, 2015….
Foodies and theatre lovers unite for the Firehall Arts Centre’s annual fundraiser EAT.DRINK.PLAY, an unforgettable evening that celebrates locally produced food, drink and performance, on June 18th, from 7-10pm. This is a wonderful event that I attended last year, it’s…
On May 28th, I attended this wonderful evening of wines from the Summerland region along with delicious food prepared by Truffles Fine Foods. More than 75 wines from Summerland’s Bottleneck Drive in the Okanagan poured alongside food pairings and desserts…
I had the opportunity to have a taste of the new summer menu recently. Located in the Jericho Sailing Centre, the Galley Patio & Grill boasts one of the nicest patio views in the city and I’ve been coming here…
#150 – 3131 Chatham St., Richmond Tel: 604-272-5123 Web: http://www.littlemexicocantina.com/index.html Twitter: @LMCSteveston Advice: Reservations suggested. After almost 20 years, the restaurant changed hands last summer and is now run by passionate owner, Carol Janeczko with Chef Roberto Lopez Lara running the…
On May 31st I attended this one of a kind of event that combined the best in local beer with in house BBQ meats along with other dishes at Darby’s Public House in Kitsilano. It was a packed house inside…
4/1/20 UPDATE HAS CLOSED 1 West Cordova Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-974-1147 Web: http://bauhaus-restaurant.com/ Twitter: @BauhausRest Advice: Advance reservations a must. With it’s contemporary German focus, the kitchen is run by Michelin star Chef Stefan Hartmann who came from Berlin, he is…