The 3rd Vancouver Foodster Croissant Challenge featured unique creations at bakeries and cafes around Metro Vancouver. Each bakery featured their creation on their menu from March 8 – April 2, 2023 and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge for…
It’s time for the second annual Filipino Restaurant Month and I had a chance to taste some of these Filipino foods at this tasty media launch of Canada’s Filipino Restaurant Month which is a joint project of the Philippine Embassy…
I recently spent some time in one of my favourite American cities, New York City exploring some of their cafes for delicious baked goods and coffees. Ole and Steen is a Danish bakery cafe chain from Denmark and I loved…
It’s all about Westcoast cuisine and inventive cocktails and zero-proof drinks inside a room inspired by nature and the area around UBC. A celebration of West Coast culture and cuisine, Wildlight Kitchen + Bar opened in February 2023 and is…
Such a fun idea for Spring where Owner/Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia is featuring the Quelle Surprise from now through to April 15, $49 for two courses. Each morning Chef Jean-Francis, and his Chef Team, will make a limited number of dishes…
Specializing in house-made tamales and other Mexican eats and drinks, this wonderful eatery recently opened in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. Serving freshly made savoury and sweet tamales, tacos, tortas, and other Mexican specialties. Their business was born during the pandemic…
Welcome to the 3rd Vancouver Foodster Croissant Challenge. Bakeries and cafes from all over the city were invited to enter their Croissant creations into this challenge. Each bakery and cafe will be featuring their croissant creations on their menu from March…
Experienced Miami Culinary Tours food and art deco tour in the South Beach area of Miami recently which took me to places I haven’t been to before. Our guide Mirka talked about how she had lived in the area for…
As I was travelling and visiting New York recently, one restaurant that I wanted to visit was Chef Eyal Shani’s newest that is in the West Village area of Manhattan. Lawrence joined me for this wonderful meal and this is…
Sunil Ghai is the creator and founder Chai Ghai that started two years ago as an online business during the pandemic where people ordered their different chai tea blends for home delivery. Fast track to now, with an established and…
I recently spent a week test driving the Honda HR-V 2023 car around Vancouver while visiting some new restaurants, bakeries and cafes around Metro Vancouver. One restaurant that I had been wanting to visit for quite sometime is one that…
I recently spent a week test driving the Honda Passport 2023 car around Vancouver while visiting some new and not so new restaurants around Metro Vancouver. Spent in afternoon in Burnaby and had dinner at Yugo Roll and Bowl inside…
I recently took part in the art of Neapolitan pizza making with master chef Giuseppe Cortinovis based on the official style of AVPN (Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana). The newly launched Pizza Lab is located in Port Coquitlam at Jan K. Overweel…
It’s all about Indo-Chinese food dumplings and other dishes along with some Indian and Nepalese specialities at this eatery in the heart of the Westend. The restaurant is large and has 100 seats for dine-in, their is a robot server…
I was invited to attend a wonderful Grand Opening Party at Earls Restaurant ahead of it’s public opening to preview their new Amazing Brentwood location. The Earls internal design team, consisting of Lead Designer Kimberly Hume and Creative Director Elly…
I recently took part in a Korean Fried Chicken cooking class at the Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver lead by Chef Tarek Chellouf. The school recently launched their One Night Cooking Class series that features a different themed cooking class…
It has been more than a few years since I had dined at L’Abattoir which has always been one of my favourite restaurants in the city. Chef Lee Cooper has always had his eye on perfection from the very beginning…
It’s been a few years since my last dinner visit, enjoyed an outstanding dinner tasting chef Fernando Burgues new dishes. The restaurant recently completed renovations to the interior, giving it a facelift as they are celebrating 20 years this year….
693 W Broadway, Vancouver Tel: (604) 428-2158 Web: https://genkiekinoodlebar.com/ Instagram @genkieki Advice: Counter service. Specializing in traditional Japanese street food, the interior décor of the restaurant makes you imagine that you are in a Japanese train station. Here they offer…
The Vancouver Foodster Signature Coffee Drink Challenge was a success featuring unique coffee creations at cafes around Vancouver. Each cafe featured their creation on their menu from January 11 – February 5, 2023 and their customers voted for their favourites throughout the…
Join us and tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants in Vancouver to taste different kinds of dumplings. Experience different restaurants and tastes that may include Chinese dumplings, to Italian gnocchi, Nepalese Momos to Korean mandu, Greek dumplings and more….
Conquered the Burger Bender for the 2nd year in a row and tasted all 7 burgers and sides, this special burger menu is on now for a limited time. I was quite impressed with most of them, here are my…