Before Yaletown was abounding with restaurants, a few innovators set up camp in the area that at the time was still fairly industrial. One of the first to open was Chef Neil Wyle’s Hamilton Street Grill at 1009 Hamilton Street and it’s still going strong. Recently we purchased the Social Shopper Hamilton Street Grill Burger special that features two beef…
Category: Dine Out
Canadian Cheese Rolling
Do you fancy running down the hill to chase a cheese wheel? It’s not really for me, but I would run for cheese if I was assured something cheese-filled at the end. Thankfully I didn’t have to do much other than catch a cab to get down to Forage Restaurant for the media preview of…
Left Bank Menu Tasting
Left Bank Restaurant and Bar is now open at 751 Denman Street in the location that once housed Le Parisien and previously Cafe de Paris. The revamp was more than just a room spruce up,this time around and both the menu and the interior are very different. While there will still be some of the classic French dishes…
Provence Does Tomatoes
All this month Provence Restaurants – Provence Mediterranean Grill (P1) in Point Grey and Provence Marinaside (P2) in Yaletown celebrate all things tomato with its Fifth Annual Tomato Festival– featuring special three-course prix fixe menus. Mediterranean Grill’s offers a prix fixe menu for $45 while over at Marinaside, they are offering a multiple-choice three-course menu for $48…
Vancouver Foodster Tasting Plates North Vancouver
Finally made it to Vancouver Foodster Tasting Plates as I’d missed the last few due various annoying occurrences. While the weather didn’t cooperate and I ended up with rather wet feet, I still managed to enjoy a night roaming the North Shore with some transportation assistance from Jay Minter and Billy Hur when it came to…
Dinner at Lily Mae’s Gastown
At 12 Powell Street in Gastown lies a sweet little bistro cafe with a super cozy room and a very European feel to both the room and the food. They’ve recently revamped their menu so we stopped in for dinner to check it out and try a few bites. The restaurant is owned by Armand Tencha and Jeff Jefkins and…
Vancouver Farmers Market Berry Pie Contest and Berry Festival
At Wednesday July 16th Main Street Farmers Market I ate nine different pies as part of the judging for the Berry Festival Pie Baking Contest. Did I feel a bit sick after? Well yes, but I am a pro so even if the pie was awesome I only took a bite. Except for one –…
Brunching at West Oak
There’s ladies that lunch and couples that brunch and I am a full patch member of both groups. On the weekends we have taken up the brunch ritual of late on what I call #brunchquest. We head out on our bikes or hop on the bus on less stellar days and spend some time over…
Nacho Average Food Truck
I am so very fond of nachos. I love lots of cheese, guac, salsa, sour cream, the works. It’s not often that I do indulge, but when the craving does get out of hand I just do it. I’ve got teenage memories of The Keg Nachos with their layers of refried beans, and the fact…
BC Blueberries At Krause Berry Farms
British Columbia has more than 800 blueberry farms and the blueberries are already coming in for the season. You’ve still got some time to grab a box and try out all sorts of recipes from smoothies to pies as the crop will come in until near the end of September. This year the growing conditions…
The Fish Shack pops-up on the North Shore in honour of Harmony Arts Festival, August 1 – 10
THE GLOWBAL COLLECTION will present a Fish Shack pop-up restaurant in West Vancouver as part of this year’s Harmony Arts Festival line-up. The festival is the North Shore’s premier summer celebration of music, performances, visual and culinary arts, and takes place August 1 to 10 in West Vancouver along the waterfront on Argyle Avenue, from…
Secret Suppers of Vancouver: The world of Vancouver’s underground restaurants
“Secret Suppers of Vancouver” is a television documentary on Vancouver’s underground restaurants produced by Georgia Street Media, to be broadcast on CBC Vancouver this summer. The documentary is an exploration into the world of Vancouver’s underground restaurants through the lives of four chefs and their struggle to find their niche in the city’s food scene. It also explores the…
Summer At The Parker
Delicious vegetarian cuisine has always been the thing at The Parker, and as always the summer menu is sourced by Chef Curtis from local farms, bringing the freshest ingredients to your plate. Why not sample through the menu with perhaps the ratatouille with heirloom tomatoes, sea asparagus and labneh or the daily house-made alkaline noodles with fresh summer…
Belgard Kitchen Expands Menu
BELGARD KITCHEN AT THE SETTLEMENT BUILDING Belgard Kitchen serves lunch, “Happy Afternoon”, brunch and evening menus in The Settlement Building located at 55 Dunlevy Avenue in Railtown. With the addition of Postmark Brewing and a full weekend brunch menu, there is something new for returning guests to see and even more surprises and discoveries for newcomers…
FarmCity Fresh Cart
Beginning today, the freshness of the farm comes direct to the city as FarmCity Fresh Cart makes its debut on the streets of downtown Vancouver and New Westminster. FarmCity Fresh Cart — a partnership between Re-Up BBQ and FarmCity Co-op (24 Avenue Farm, Barefoot Farms, Cherry Lane Farm, Earth Apple Farm, Farmers on 57th, Giddy Up and Grow, Urban Digs Farm and…
Bitter Offers Up A New Menu With Local Beers, Savoury Bites
After adding some new beer taps to their line-up and updating their savoury offerings, Bitter Tasting Room is pleased to announce the debut of their new menu, which continues to pair some of the best local and imported beers with tasty bar fare and some unbeatable specials including all you can eat taco Tuesday’s’ and…
SKYHIGH – A Dinner With Altitude hosted by the Bearfoot Bistro and the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation
On Saturday June 28, the mountains of Whistler and Blackcomb played host to an extraordinary event believed to be the first of its kind in the world, when SKYHIGH – A Dinner With Altitude took place on the Peak2Peak Gondola as it travelled between the mountains. In a logistical tour-de-force, the Bearfoot Bistro, under the…
View The Vibe – Best Vancouver Picnic Spots
Vancouverites know that their summer sunshine is limited, so when the sun is out we celebrate while we can. This year, why not pack up a basket or pick up a meal and head out to one of our city’s best spots for some swishy summer picnicking. We’ve got the scoop on some great picnic…
Bearfoot Bistro World Oyster Invitational
They Came They Shucked They Conquered Never wanting to be left out from any oyster event we can get to in a reasonable manner, we headed up to Whistler for the Annual World Oyster Invitational and Caesar Battle. Once settled in at the Westin Whistler Resort & Spa we enjoyed a chill night at the hotel, dining…
Pedal Power Kick-Starts Ned Bell’s Chefs For Oceans
We arrived early at the Vancouver Aquarium last week to judge a smoothie competition. The competitors included Executive Chef Robert Clark, co-owner of The Fish Counter, Executive Chef Tim Bedford of the Vancouver Aquarium, Executive Chef Quang Dang of West Restaurant and Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver Executive Chef Ned Bell. They all partnered with children, including Bell’s…
