Support Your Local Community Breaking Bread

SUPPORT SYSTEM: VANCOUVER RESTAURANTS SHOW SOLIDARITY, URGE DINERS TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ‘BREAKING BREAD’ INITIATIVE Restaurants Create Limited-Time-Only Menus, Suggest Other Ways of Supporting Small and Independent Businesses Affected by COVID-19 Vancouver restaurants represented: Café Medina, Juke Fried Chicken, Beetbox, L’Abattoir, Havana, Belgard Kitchen, Wildebeest, Nuba, Heritage Asian Eatery, Origo Club. Members of Vancouver’s…

The Finalists For The 2019 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards

The Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards Will Be Announced April 29 It’s always a tense moment when Van Mag drops it’s finalists for the highly-coveted restaurant awards and every year the competition seems to get more difficult. Here are the finalists copied right from the Van Mag announcement. “Below you’ll find the spots that our judges deemed…

Hapa Izakaya Opens In Yaletown

Today, Lea and Justin Ault of Vancouver’s hip Hapa Izakaya restaurant group, reveal Yaletown’s newest restaurant. Hapa Izakaya is now open in Yaletown at 1193 Hamilton Street. Hapa Yaletown is open for dinner nightly from 5:30pm. For reservations phone 604-681-4272. For more information visit hapaizakaya.com. Hapa’s third restaurant launches hot on the heels of the…

Los Muertos at Zocalo

One of the most joyful and popular holidays in Mexico is ‘Dia de Muertos’ (Day of the Dead). The fiesta, which traces its roots back to the indigenous Aztec and Maya cultures, was originally celebrated in August. After the Spanish conquest, the Catholic Church moved it to the present date of November 2nd in an…

Pastis Menu October 15-31

Vancouver’s own corner of France, Bistro Pastis Propietor John Blakeley knows a thing or two about classic French comfort food – he grew up with these dishes. For the month of October, Bistro Pastis is offering a very soothing La Cuisine de Chez Nous menu for only $37.50 for three-courses. Perfect for a crisp autumn…

Live it up with Los Muertos – at Zocalo

One of the most joyful and popular holidays in Mexico is ‘Dia de Muertos’ (Day of the Dead). The fiesta, which traces its roots back to the indigenous Aztec and Maya cultures, was originally celebrated in August. After the Spanish conquest, the Catholic Church moved it to the present date of November 2nd in an…

Retro Pricing on Pasta at Q4 (Quattro on Fourth)

Patrick Corsi, part of the father and son partnership behind Quattro Restaurants for 15 years, and proprietor of the newly named Q4 restaurant, located at 2611 West 4th Avenue, is pleased to announce some good old fashioned pricing on the restaurant’s best known dish: pasta! Visit the restaurant on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights and…

Wild Rice Sends Diners Over the Moon

Every culture has its harvest festival to celebrate the bounty of the land. In China, the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is steeped in rich culinary traditions stemming from ancient myths and lore. An agrarian society, old China’s villages followed the lunar cycles that dictated the planting and harvest times. With the…

Weekly specials at DB Bistro Moderne

FALL BRINGS NEW DAILY SPECIALS ALL WEEK LONG! WEEKEND BRUNCH: Enjoy Beatle’s Brunch. Pair your meal with Classic Bloody Marys for $9. MONDAYS IN ALSACE: Savour Chef Istel’s famous Choucroute, a hearty dish from his native Alsace. Sommelier Kevin Van Hullebush offers Alsatian Rieslings to pair. ROCK & ROLL TUESDAYS: Classic Rock & Roll and…

Il Nido presents Venice to Vancouver

A reminder from our friends at Il Nido…. What: Il Nido presents Venice to Vancouver Date: September 2nd to September 12th , 2009 Time: 5:30 PM until closing Location: Il Nido Restaurant Bar, 780 Thurlow Street, Vancouver Description: Celebrate the cinematic glamour of the 66th Annual Venice Film Festival, at Il Nido. If you can’t…

Updates from Le Gavroche

Just a little update for the coming months at Le Gavroche: Changes to our menu. There are some exciting new items that fit into the summer months and lead into fall. Though of course, we have kept our classics that you have come to know us for. Nightly 3 course prix fixe menu for $35.00. Of course. this…

Mis Trucos brings Mediterranean Style Tapas to Davie Street

On Friday, August 21, Vancouver diners will get a delicious new destination on Davie Street with the arrival of Mis Trucos, a modern Mediterranean tapas bar from Chef/Owner Kris Barnholden. Set in a character house in the heart of the Davie shopping district (in the former Davie Village Café), Mis Trucos (Spanish for “my tricks”…

Hennessey Newsletter

All right summer is in full swing, the patios are the hot spots, and Vancouver is looking oh so sexy!! WHAT’S NEW It’s a perfect time to come celebrate with us as we present Hennessey Dining Lounge’s new menu. Vancouver’s feel good and sexy dining lounge is proud to offer an exciting new menu served…

News from Provence

We at Provence Marinaside are giddy with summer frivolity! Now that school is out and summer is in full swing it is really time to relax! Join us on our sun soaked seaside patio for our new July Chef’s menu. It is our true love of the West Coast that inspired these creations. This month…

COAST is Clear and the Tide is High

THE GLOWBAL COLLECTION of Restaurants Plans Splashy Opening for Its Biggest and Boldest Project Yet: the New COAST Restaurant and O Lounge in Downtown Vancouver. Emad Yacoub and Shannon Bosa Yacoub, owners of THE GLOWBAL COLLECTION of Restaurants announce: • the company’s popular Yaletown seafood restaurant COAST is relocating to a newly designed, soaring 7,000…

Summer Menu at Wild Rice

Summer Light July 2009 Choose any two food courses for $22 pp Enjoy all three food courses for $27 pp 1 oriental crab cake lime, chili, cilantro meritage *suggested wine pairing 3oz lake breeze pinot gris 2 steamed sablefish hemp seed and soy roasted bc fingerling potatoes marinated cucumber, ginger threads, miso tamarind summer glaze…

The Fuel Newsletter “Food for Thought!”

FROM FUEL: We wanted to keep in touch with you, our guests & colleagues, without inundating you with email so we decided to put together a newsletter, “Food for Thought”. Here we will share with you upcoming events, recent experiences, recipes & exciting news. We hope you enjoy hearing from us from time to time….

Capagnolo’s fresh BC Fare with Italian Flair

Weekly Features Inspired by Thorton Park Farmers’ Market Campagnolo kicks summer off on a fresh note thanks to Wednesday-night market features, inspired by nearby Thornton Park farmers’ market. Every Wednesday, Chef Alvin Pillay walks to the market and selects the finest regional and local ingredients available (think rhubarb, peas, asparagus, tomatoes, stinging nettles, corn &…

Yoshi-no-gawa Sake Maker’s Dinner at Shuraku Japanese Bistro

Venue: Shuraku Japanese Bistro, 833 Granville Street, Vancouver Time: 6pm – 8pm Price: $60 (including tax and gratuity) per person (over $75 value for sake alone! ) Purchase ticket: Please contact info@shuraku.net to reserve your spot today. We will contact you by phone. Shuraku is proud to present multiple courses of traditional Japanese cuisine carefully…

A Pinxo Summer at the Bins

Warm weather is rolling in, and with it comes an influx of lighter fare. Leading the way are Bin 941 and Bin 942 Tapas Parlours, now both serving up Pinxos (pronounced pinch-os). Bite-size portions smaller than tapas, originating in Spain, the Pinxos at the Bins are just $5 a plate, making them as pleasing to…