In this week’s episode I feature a couple of restaurants in my ongoing Patio series, starting off with Field House Brewing in Abbotsford. I also talk about some New Restaurants including Whisk Matcha Café, Level V Bakery and Bombay Masala…
In today’s episode I feature a couple restaurants in our Patio series, starting off with The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant on Granville Island. I also talk about some New Restaurants including Bonjour Vietnam Bistro, Grano Pizzeria Napoletana, and The Black Radish…
As a bread lover I am always looking at the outside crusting of the breads, specifically for Sourdough looking at the texture, the chewiness, the flavour, how it stands up to cutting, spreads and what it’s like for a few…
The other night we did an easy French cooking adventure at home making the Fennel Dusted Steelhead with saffron potatoes, snap peas and the virgin sauce. Provence Marinaside in Yaletown now offers a selection of different meal kits to takeout…
Continuing with my home cooking adventures during the covid19 pandemic, had some fun trying out one of the new Take and Make meal kits that Tap and Barrel restaurants recently launched. This Pizza Party Take & Make Kit gave me…
For over the past month we have been mostly enjoying takeout from various restaurants around the city promoting their takeout offerings. Last night we mixed that up and did an easy cooking adventure at home making Duck Confit with a…
Our local restaurant industry is currently in a state of turmoil and I am concerned as are many others on how this will all play out. Here are some tips that I talked about during my Best and the Foodiest…
It’s been over 15 years since I last visited Five Sails, this iconic fine dining restaurant has been around for many years and has one of the most stunning views of the city’s harbour. Last night I enjoyed a wonderful…
I participated in this class recently at the Uno Gelato production cafe in Kitsilano, this is where Maestro Andres Bermudez Laverde taught the gelato class that Lawrence and I participated in. Andres went thru the ingredients and showed the class…
Celebrate Thanksgiving in a restaurant or at home, here is a selection of restaurants offering brunches, buffets, dinners or turkey to go! Sutton Place Hotel Thanksgiving Turkey-To-Go Simply place an order by Thursday, October 4 at 12:00pm, and pick up…
Established around 10 years ago in Japan, and founded by Kazuto Kutami. Inspired by the Starbucks concept, Kazuto set out to create a Matcha oriented experience and created Nana’s Green Tea, a café that realizes the new Japanese style which…
A couple nights ago I attended the opening party for Super Hiro’s Restaurant on West Broadway in the Kitislano neighborhood. They had a traditional Taiko drumming performance for all of us to enjoy along with a sake drum hammering for…
Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer…
Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer…
I have dined at a lot of new restaurants that have opened in 2017. These are the Best NEW Restaurants in greater Vancouver that newly define how we eat, drink and play. There are many elements to a restaurant being…
For many who either don’t celebrate the holidays or for those that do, here are some restaurants that will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Vancouver. WATER STREET CAFÉ Christmas Eve – On December 24 – Featuring our…
If you love coffee just like me, then you will want to check out this upcoming Beanstock Coffee Festival that showcases the best of the city’s third wave coffee scene in the first and largest celebration of local, independent micro-roasters…
Last night, I attended the relocation reopening party for the new Italian Kitchen Restaurant downtown on Burrard, this is Italian Kitchen 2.0 and it’s a beauty. Guests were treated to cocktails along with red and white wine flowing throughout the…
The folks at Vancouver Food Tour have just launched a vegan specific tour showcasing some of the newest Vegan eateries located in and around Chinatown. I participated in one learning a little bit more about Veganism, as well as I…
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…
I have dined at a lot of new restaurants that have opened in 2016. These are the Best NEW Restaurants in greater Vancouver that newly define how we eat, drink and play. There are many elements to a restaurant being…
Visited for the first time recently to experience the menu offerings at this ramen focussed restaurant in the Westend. I was invited along with a group of media to try many of the selections. 1st course: A sample of appetizers…
Outstanding in the Field, the pioneering table-to-farm dinner series, is returning to British Columbia for 2 dinners in July, arriving in yes! the vintage red bus, and bringing a whole new crew along for the adventure: The first dinner will…
Brunch is a favourite past time shared by many and should be an extraordinary experience, one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for brunch. Each of the places I visit is unique for what is offered along…
I have eaten many desserts in restaurants all over the Vancouver area over the past year, these are the ones that are the standouts, ones that you remember for a long time to come. Note: These are not in any…
I have dined at a lot of new restaurants that have opened in 2015. These are the Best NEW Restaurants in Vancouver that newly define how we eat, drink and play. There are many elements to a restaurant being one…