The Fish Counter: Vancouver’s Go-To Sustainable Seafood Store Opens on Main St.

By |2021-04-06T17:25:16-07:00December 9th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Ocean Wise, Sustainable|

The Fish Counter: warm and welcoming, and already popular The Fish Counter (3825 Main St., Vancouver, 604-876-FISH [3474]) is the latest endeavour from celebrated Canadian Chef Robert Clark, with business partner Mike McDermid, long time fisheries expert, marine biologist and former program manager at the Vancouver Aquarium. The Fish Counter's Mike McDermid [...]

The Rain at Grain Stays Mainly on the Pane

By |2022-04-16T10:51:59-07:00August 9th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites|

 Grain’s slide-away wall brings Burrard Street right inside A breath of fresh air Regional cuisine is not what first used to come to mind at The Hyatt Regency Vancouver. However, all that has now changed. The main floor bar (just off the lobby, overlooking Burrard near Melville) has been convincingly reinvented and [...]

In Vancouver’s Yaletown, this Pig is Still Flying High

By |2018-01-21T15:05:31-08:00November 30th, 2012|Belly's Budget Best, Hired Belly's Best Wines, Restaurant Reviews|

TFP mussels and clams – the perfect wet weather foil One spot that’s an easy lure for lunch—particularly when it’s raining cats and dogs—is Yaletown’s The Flying Pig (1168 Hamilton St, 604-568-1344). There’s just something about this place, from its easy going ways and cosy room with a great buzz to the quality [...]

Rooting Around at Forage Yields Ultimate in Porcine Pampering

By |2018-01-21T15:05:31-08:00November 29th, 2012|Belly's Best Bites, Restaurant Reviews|

Pork hock and bacon terrine. We were hooked, umm hocked ... TP photo We finally managed to get into forage last night for a serious meal. And believe me, it was serious. Chef Chris Whittaker was showcasing pork from Gelderman Farms (Abbotsford) with Audrey and Jerry Gelderman in attendance. Think Porkapalooza—and then some. [...]

Great Value Bites and a Smart New Wine at Edible Canada

By |2021-01-29T18:38:53-08:00November 15th, 2012|Belly's Budget Best|

Another winner from Okanagan Crush Pad Now Closed. A few weeks ago we dropped byEdible Canada at the Market(1596 Johnston St. 604-682-6681) for a post theatre, late night bite. (Somehow a trip to Chile in between derailed our good intentions to post about it sooner.) It’s also been a while since we wrote at length about [...]

Having a Ball at Bel: Hawksworth Mini-Bites at Rosewood Hotel Georgia

By |2019-10-08T16:47:37-07:00December 2nd, 2011|Belly's Best Bites, Belly's Budget Best, Ocean Wise, Sustainable|

Roasted Berkshire pork sandwich with red cabbage and mustard, Tim Pawsey photo The buzz at the Rosewood Georgia Hotel is mainly all about Hawksworth, and rightly so. But now newly unveiled "little sister" Bel Café, named after chef David Hawksworth's wife Annabel, and which wraps around the corner of Georgia and Howe, is [...]

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