Tasting Plates Lower Lonsdale – 5-Stop Restaurant Crawl in North Vancouver...
Visiting one new eatery in a day is a thrill, so how about visiting 5? Vancouver Foodster's Tasting Plates YVR events offer just that with an eclectic mix of food/drink venues, all within a reasonable...
View ArticleMuddy Waters Cafe - Farm-To-Table Breakfast in Harrison Hot Springs [OVERVIEW]
If there's anything I noticed in Harrison Hot Springs, it's that businesses here know their regulars. The reverse is true too, at least at Muddy Waters Cafe, a longtime eatery and destination of the...
View ArticleAcura MDX 2018 – Luxury Road Tripping [OVERVIEW]
Road tripping around the Lower Mainland is one of my favourite summer activities. The only problem I run into is the fact I lack a highway-legal vehicle, so I was super stoked that I was able to take a...
View ArticleTop 3 Things at the 2018 Deighton Cup [RECAP]
Summer's whizzing by and my sister just got married so I apologize for the recent delay in new content. A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the 10th Deighton Cup and with it, an experience...
View ArticleTouring #JustUpTheRoad - A 2-Day Circle Farm Tour Expedition [OVERVIEW]
As a born-and-bred Vancouverite, I like to think I'm well-versed of the destinations in the 604. The most recent local experience I enjoyed was a 2-day adventure through the Fraser Valley's Circle Farm...
View ArticleSecond Floor Eatery – New BBQ Menu for this Robson Street Sports Bar [OVERVIEW]
As you waltz down Robson Street, be it for eclectic dining or a place to catch the latest game, you'll likely notice the lack of BBQ options. For the record, I believe a restaurant must have at least...
View ArticleShipyards Night Market - North Shore Food, Shopping, and Entertainment...
As far as Friday night entertainment goes, there's nothing quite like the Shipyards Night Market. Featuring local vendors, food trucks, and views of Downtown Vancouver, Shipyards is a pretty iconic...
View Article"The Shop" at Two Rivers Specialty Meats – 1 Year Anniversary Visit [OVERVIEW]
If you can imagine a business that sources meat from a butcher just metres away from where you order your steak, you've got a good idea of how Two Rivers Specialty Meats functions in North Vancouver....
View ArticleWin Win Chick-N – Fried Chicken in Steveston [OVERVIEW]
Metro Vancouver is really good at filling food niches in its various neighbourhoods. Though this has been a long time coming, the timing couldn't be better as 2018 takes credit for 3 fried chicken...
View ArticleDD MAU Chinatown – A Vietnamese Expansion and a Tasty Route into Fortune...
Everyone likes a restaurant with humble beginnings. For DD Mau, that was a small food truck dream that ended up yielding a Vietnamese sub (bánh mì) shop in Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. Fast...
View ArticleEAT! Harvest 2018 – Bites of the Finer Things in Vancouver [RECAP]
For anyone who lacks the budget to casually dine at the finest restaurants in Vancouver, EAT! Harvest was the place to be last Friday November 9th. 30 purveyors of fine foods and 8 principals of wines...
View ArticleEAT! Pastry 2018 – 5 Top Desserts [RECAP]
If you have any doubt to what the ultimate finish to a meal is, then safe to say an event like EAT! Pastry is not for you. Back for its second year in Vancouver's biggest food festival, EAT! Vancouver,...
View ArticleThe Sauce Pasta Cafe – Fresh Pasta Takeout in Vancouver [OVERVIEW]
With so many food-related businesses, it's easy to wonder if all of the culinary gaps have been plugged. Now a few months in business, The Sauce Pasta Cafe, opened in 2018, has carved out a fresh pasta...
View ArticleMumbai Local – Central Western Indian Cuisine in the West End [OVERVIEW]
With so many openings in the Vancouver dining scene, it's hard to find new niches. If there's one neighbourhood that welcomes food of all cuisines and styles, it's the West End in Vancouver. Hot off...
View ArticleVancouver Christmas Market 2018 - Food [RECAP]
One of my favourite things to do in December is visiting the Vancouver Christmas Market. Having been a steady visitor for 7 of its 9 years of operation, I'm always excited for the food vendors that pop...
View ArticlePoquitos Cantina – Latin American Tapas and Drinks in Vancouver [OVERVIEW]
There's nothing as fleeting as a pop-up concept, and Poquitos Cantina is exactly that. Taking up residence on a section of neighbourhood that's due to be rebuilt, this eatery is carving out a niche for...
View ArticleAurora Winter Festival – Winter Lights and Outdoor Delights in Vancouver [RECAP]
With winter in full swing, 'tis the season for seasonal activities. One of the newest attractions this winter is Aurora Winter Festival, located at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver's False Creek....
View ArticleRichmond Dumpling Trail – A Guided Asian Eats Tour [RECAP]
It's no secret that some of the best Asian food in Metro Vancouver lies in the nearby city of Richmond, BC. With such an umbrella category, it's pretty fitting that somebody would figure out dumplings...
View ArticlePoké Bar – Highly-Accessible Poke in New Westminster [OVERVIEW]
Remember at the end of 2016 when poke seemed to explode all over Vancouver? Whatever the change might have been, it seemed there was now a "Poke ____" in nearly every neighbourhood. Known for its...
View ArticleSiphon Coffee – A Starbucks Reserve Bar Experience in Vancouver [OVERVIEW]
Vancouver loves coffee – this is no secret. The ways coffee can be produced means coffee connoisseurs of different varieties exist. With no fewer than 5 coffee brewing methods at the new Starbucks...
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