While I was doing my Traditional Fish & Chips quest, I had a curiosity about how the ethnic eateries around the city would prepare Fish & Chips in their style of cooking. I challenged several restaurants and their chefs to…
On August 11th Earls Hornby hosted me and 5 lucky winners of the Vancouver Foodster 2nd Anniversary contest, along with Photographer Ian Sheh and Social Media Guru Matt Astifan. Chef Mike Hodges taught us all how to make their Prawn…
12351 3 Ave, Richmond, BC Tel: 604-272-1588 Web: http://www.pajos.com/ Twitter: @Pajos_fishchips Advice: Seating outside on the patio and upper deck. This is a popular hangout for residents and tourists alike when visiting the historic fishing village of Steveston. The mainstay here…
315 Carrall Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 681-5776 Web: http://www.nelsontheseagull.com/ Twitter: @gastownseagull Advice: Have a seat at the communal table and meet other folk. This is the living room we all once lived in, or want to escape to now. I…
1168 Hamilton Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-568-1344 Web: www.FlyingPigVan.com Twitter: @FlyingPigVan Advice: You can book out the communal table in advance and be served a family style menu. I loved the exposed brick wall, wooden décor, long wooden communal table…
“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a…
The Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain will host an incredible mountain top BBQ experience featuring jazz artists at 5:00 pm. : Ali Milner (Sept 2), Chris Smith (Sept 3), and The Night Crawlers (Sept 4). Guests will ride up the…
I revisited Fleuri Restaurant in the Sutton Place Hotel last week for dinner to taste some of Executive Chef Michael Deutsch‘s new dishes! Some of the dishes in the 8 course tasting menu were new additions and some were old…
244 E Georgia Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 682-5777 Web: n/a Twitter: n/a Advice: The line-up is worth the long wait, take along a book to read while you wait. I am probably the last person in the city to dine…
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 915 Main Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-681-9334 Web: www.pizzeriafarina.com Twitter: @pizzeriafarina Advice: Don’t share, you may be tempted to share a pizza with friends but my advice is that it is a perfect size for you….
Vancouver is home to some of the best chefs in the world, many have worked for the top chefs and restaurants around the world as well as around the city. Dishing with the Chefs is a series of Interviews with…
Romeo Maghirang | Vancouver Vancouver is home to some of the best pastry chefs in the world, many have worked for the top chefs and restaurants around the world as well as around the city. Star Pastry Chefs is a…
Nothing says summer like sweet corn from the Fraser Valley. Spend the last day of August feasting on this local favorite with friends, family and fellow corn fanatics at Refuel’s corn feast, “Fresh Picked”. Enjoy a down home feast featuring…
Trevor Kallies | Donnelly Group | Vancouver Trevor Kallies is the Bar & Beverage Director for the Donnelly Group in Vancouver, he has been mixing drinks at The Granville Room for the past 6 years as well as beverage training all the…
The restaurants for the best fish & chips in Vancouver are the ones that have been making this dish for quite some time. There are so many variables that come into play with fish & chips around the city and…
Abbott and Water Street (on the corner), Vancouver Tel: 604-719-8861 Web: http://www.thejuicetruck.ca Twitter: @juicetruck Advice: Follow them on twitter for daily open hours and location. Bright and pink, this food truck is taking healthy to another level with their inventive…
Mobile around Vancouver Tel: 778-870-6436 Web: http://www.tacofino.com Twitter: @TacoFinoCantina Advice: Follow them on twitter for daily open hours and location. Who wants Tacos ? These days finding a taco at a food cart is seeming-less, there are tacos and…
801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-673-7000 Web: http://www.hawksworthrestaurant.com/ Twitter: @hawksworthrest Advice: the restaurant is located inside the Rosewood Hotel Georgia and advance reservations are recommended. The star attraction at Hawksworth is the cooking from notable Chef David Hawksworth whom…
Last night I attended a wonderful event hosted by the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver along with House Wine that was filled with wonderful bites from many of West Vancouver and the North shore’s restaurants as well as BC…
On Tuesday August 2nd I attended a Latin Barbq Summer Party on the lawn outside of Nooch Snack & Chill in Richmond. The cooks were grilling up chicken and seafood tacos and peaches! Inside Nooch, there was new art on…
Benefit for Terra Madre Fund To celebrate all that’s local, Aphrodite’s Café and Pie Shop will showcase food fresh from the farm. From September 23 to October 6, Aphrodite’s Fresh Sheet will feature a three-course menu showcasing BC-grown ingredients. Cost…
Trevor Kallies is the Bar & Beverage Director for the Donnelly Group in Vancouver, he has been mixing drinks at The Granville Room for the past 6 years as well as beverage training all the bartenders at the Donnelly Pubs…