It’s been over 5 years since my last visit, enjoyed an exceptional dinner with delicious Italian dishes by Executive Chef Behshad Zolnasr. 1st dish: Caprese Burrata with heirloom tomatoes, balsamic and pinenut crumble, loved the creamy buratta and texture addition…
Two local Korean restaurateurs have put together an exciting multi-course menu for some pop-up dinners that will be taking place over two seating’s on September 3 and 4. This creative collaborative team is made up of Jay Son, restaurant manager…
Join us and tantalize your taste buds at a selection of restaurants, cafes and food spots in the Yaletown neighbourhood. Each restaurant, cafe and food spot will be serving Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and you will have a…
Fun night, last night for our return to the Commercial Drive neighbourhood after a 3 year absence for our Tasting Plates Commercial Drive dining tour featuring a selection of restaurants, and establishments with delicious food and drink #TastingPlatesYVR At JamJar CanteenThey…
Take yourself on a culinary journey to Korea in downtown Vancouver. I had the pleasure to taste my way through many dishes on the menu at this restaurant that specializes in authentic Korean savoury pancakes and Makgeolli (Korean rice wine)…
Enjoyed a delicious lunch joined by my friend Sheryl on their beautiful upstairs patio overlooking Coal Harbour. We were there to try some new and refined dishes by Chef Chris Andraza who recently joined as their new Executive Chef. 1st…
Join us and tantalize your taste buds at a selection of restaurants, cafes and food spots in the Commercial Drive neighbourhood. Each restaurant, cafe and food spot will be serving Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and you will have…
Welcome to the 8th Annual Vancouver Foodster Sundae Challenge. Cafes from all over the city were invited to enter their Sundae creations into this challenge. Each cafe will be featuring their Sundae creations on their menu from August 3-28, 2022. How…
Enjoyed a wonderful dinner tasting many of the new summer dishes. Just love the Afghan dishes and the flavours using as much local ingredients as they can at this Mount Pleasant gem. 1st dish: Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Char Masala; this…
A great new addition to the Commercial Drive neighbourhood, this Italian sports cafe features Italian snacks, pizza, panini, desserts, coffees, wine, cocktails and more. This new eatery is owned by Dom and Frank Morra, the same family that also owns…
The Vancouver Foodster Mojito Challenge was a great success featuring unique creations at restaurants around Metro Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their creation on their menu from July 8-31, 2022 and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge for their…
The Vancouver Foodster Iced Summer Drink Challenge was a success featuring creations from cafes and restaurants around Vancouver. Each spot featured their creation from July 7 – 31, 2022. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and…
Chef and Owner Parinya Lopston hosted the Thai Select event for dignitaries from the Thai Consulate Vancouver that included Consul General Mr. Rutch Soratana as well as others from the local office. I took part in making one of the…
The 45th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival gets underway the weekend of July 15-17, 2022, starting off on Friday afternoon. This is a wonderful festival that features musicians performing from all over the world through Sunday night. This is one…
Welcome to the next Vancouver Foodster Mojito Challenge. I have invited restaurants and bars from all over the city to enter their Mojito creations into this challenge, some have entered their most popular creation from their menu and others created a special…
It’s all about delicious Napoletana pizza at this recently opened spot in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver. Owned by Chef Ahmet Duman Turunc, this is the first of hopefully a few locations for this passionate entrepreneur. In addition to pizza,…
Welcome to the next Vancouver Foodster Iced Summer Drink Challenge. I have invited cafes from all over the city to enter their Iced Summer Drink creations into this challenge, some have entered their most popular creation from their menu and others created…
“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…