8 Great Ways to Enjoy Dine Out Vancouver

By |2023-05-09T09:11:27-07:00January 15th, 2023|Belly's Best Bites, Dining, Latest Posts, Wine|

Dine Out Vancouver (Jan 20-Feb 5) turns 21 this year. Hard to believe that it all started in 2003 with just 57 restaurants. Equally impressive is that some restos have been there every year—such as Bacchus at the Wedgewood. This year, says Dine Out manager Lucas Pavan, no less than 370 [...]

Bishop’s to Close … But Not Yet

By |2022-01-23T08:58:52-08:00May 2nd, 2020|Dining, Latest Posts, Sustainable|

Updated July 31st, 2020 (Press release) Earlier this year, John Bishop announced that he was closing Bishop’s on August 1 after 35 years as one of Vancouver’s most popular restaurants. But COVID-19 has changed all that and Bishop’s will now remain open until the end of the year. “Just before COVID arrived, we announced that [...]

Curry Cup 2019 Crowns The Cascade Room

By |2019-03-14T08:23:17-07:00March 12th, 2019|Dining, Latest Posts, Sustainable|

Curry Cup 2019 is a wrap! I’ve judged at a few competitions over the years. But I’d have to say that the Curry Cup is one of the coolest. Maybe it has something to do with my U.K. upbringing. But I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for a good curry—which is still [...]

Burgoo: Onion Soup and a Blast from the Past

By |2019-01-22T00:48:11-08:00January 22nd, 2019|Dining, Belly's Best Bites, Latest Posts|

Burgoo is comfort food central. Yesterday a few of us dropped by Burgoo on Burrard for lunch. It turned out to be the perfect choice for a warming bowl of French onion soup and a good salad. The soup was wickedly good, topped with lashings of broiled cheese and packed with croutons in a tasty [...]

Lot185 Café + Wine Bar: 5 Reasons to Go

By |2023-05-09T09:08:09-07:00September 30th, 2018|Dining, Belly's Best Bites|

Lot185 is a new spot downtown with plenty of promise. If you look back a while, there wasn’t a whole lot happening around what’s now Jack Poole Plaza. Then along came Cactus Club, followed by Tap & Barrel. And now, perhaps not surprisingly, Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre has thrown its hat into the [...]

Why Popina on Granville Island is a Gamechanger

By |2020-05-19T11:31:34-07:00July 20th, 2018|Dining, Belly's Best Bites, Sustainable|

Long awaited Popina has opened on Granville Island. You can find it right on the northwest wharf. That’s between the western end of the market (where much of the food service is) and False Creek Ferries. I hopped a ferry myself to get there one recent, gloriously sunny day. I’ve always enjoyed False Creek Ferries. [...]

Lure: Ned Bell’s Definitive Sustainable Seafood Cookbook

By |2022-04-16T10:34:35-07:00September 21st, 2017|Ocean Wise, Dining, Lifestyle, Sustainable|

Lure is the latest project from Chef Ned Bell. He’s the founder of Chefs for Oceans, who, in 2014, cycled across Canada. He took time out from his post as executive chef of Vancouver's Four Seasons to raise awareness for seafood sustainability. Since then he’s been even busier with a big career move. And spent [...]

Maji: Bridging Richmond’s Ocean Wise gap

By |2018-01-21T15:05:02-08:00March 1st, 2017|Ocean Wise, Dining, Sustainable|

Maji offers more than a passing nod to Ocean Wise. In the best of all possible worlds, every restaurant I walked into would adhere to Ocean Wise. I know that to realize such a dream may take a while. Ongoing over-fishing, by-catch and compromised habitat threaten seafood stocks that we continue to take so much for granted. Vancouver Aquarium’s game changing [...]

Nightingale: Hawksworth Latest Truly Sings

By |2018-01-21T15:05:04-08:00July 6th, 2016|Dining, Belly's Best Bites|

Nightingale is the latest undertaking from David Hawksworth, Vancouver’s acclaimed culinary star. Hawksworth first arrived on the scene when he opened West Restaurant. At the time he was a virtual unknown. The West Van raised chef had been busy polishing his skills elsewhere. He worked in such esteemed kitchens as Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons [...]

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