Somm Smackdown: ‘Kids’ in the Hall Edition

By |2020-09-25T14:23:22-07:00September 25th, 2020|Latest Posts, Wine|

This week’s Vancouver Somm Smackdown turned out to be a fitting way to celebrate 30 years of BC VQA, on many levels. The BC Wine Institute and CAPS BC-sponsored ‘Smackdown’ featured dishes from three chefs, their plates matched with a wine pairing from each of three sommeliers. Our task was to pick what we considered [...]

The PearTree Succumbs to Landlord Greed

By |2020-08-01T08:28:21-07:00July 31st, 2020|Dining, Latest Posts|

I’m truly saddened to learn that Burnaby’s long-running The PearTree is closing. Since its opening in 1998, the restaurant has been a beacon of regional cuisine. In fact, in the late 1990s, it was one of the first ‘fine dining’ rooms to establish away from downtown Vancouver. (One of the originals was Bruno Marti’s Le [...]

Provence Marinaside: A Tale of Pandemic Resolve

By |2023-05-09T07:49:41-07:00May 30th, 2020|Dining, Latest Posts|

Provence Marinaside joins the list of re-openings in Vancouver, which have been coming thick and fast this week. That’s really good news. How reassuring to see all those familiar names returning to whatever the new normal might be. Of course, many never completely shut down but switched to takeout almost without [...]

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 [...]

5 Reasons to Relish Dine Out Vancouver 2020

By |2023-02-04T08:47:10-08:00January 22nd, 2020|Dining, Latest Posts|

With 18 years of Dine Out under my (thankfully elastic) belt, a few hours spent clicking through the current festival’s menu offerings has me convinced that this is one of the best lineups yet. There are plenty of good reasons to relish Dine Out Vancouver. While the festival has grown to include many more special [...]

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