Tag: Meats

Tasting at Al Porto Ristorante

It’s quite the achievement when restaurants have been serving customers for over 15 years, it’s been at least that long since I had last visited Al Porto in Gastown. The restaurant was founded in 1978, with a few ownership and…

Rocco’s Deli – Eatalian Street Food & Market

228 Schoolhouse St, Coquitlam Tel:(604) 777-5759 Web: http://roccosdeli.ca/ Mon-Fri:  7:00 am – 7:00 pm and Sat-Sun 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Andy Mollica and his family run this neighbourhood Italian market and deli, he has been involved in Italian cuisine for…

MERCANTE

6488 University Boulevard, Vancouver Tel: (604) 827-2210 Web: http://www.food.ubc.ca/place/mercante/ Twitter: @ubcfood Advice: No reservations, takeaway available. Their green boxes for takeout, can be folded to make plates and a smaller box for leftovers. To my excitement finding an authentic Italian Cucina…

Sebastian & Co

2425 Marine Drive, West Vancouver Tel: (604) 925-1636 Web: http://www.sebastianandco.ca/ Hours: Mon – Sat: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Sebastian Cortez is a trained professional chef-turned-butcher who once worked for renowned Toronto chef Jamie Kennedy. Wanting to broaden his knowledge…

The Market at Giovane

1038 Canada Place, Vancouver Tel: 604-695-5501 Web: www.giovanecafe.com Twitter: @GiovaneCafe Advice: open same hours as the cafe. This past summer Executive Chef Darren Brown and his team at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel added a gourmet food market inside their Giovane…

BIG LOU’S BUTCHER SHOP

UPDATED 6/10/15 BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 269 Powell Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-566-9229 Web: www.biglousbutchershop.com Twitter: @biglousbutcher Advice: It’s a butcher shop and a sandwich shop in one. This is an old fashioned butcher shop that is everything but old fashioned, leading…

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