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Bodega on Main: A Worthy Salute (Updated)

By |2020-05-26T13:27:40-07:00May 26th, 2020|Dining, Latest Posts, Restaurant Reviews|

Updated May 25th, 2020: From Bodega on Main... "We are so excited to get back to serving you a taste of Spain in our dining room! As of Friday, May 22nd, we will resume dine-in service. "As we adjust to the “new normal”, our team has been working hard to make the necessary changes for [...]

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 [...]

Bizou+Yukon Celebrate #CanadianRestaurant #TakeOutDay

By |2022-10-05T15:10:27-07:00April 15th, 2020|Dining, Features - sponsored posts, Latest Posts, Wine|

Bizou+Yukon—The Hired Belly’s four legged friends—recently expressed an interest in being guest reviewers, checking out a few take out spots. “Why not,?” we thought. After all, we want to do all we can to help restaurants in these uncertain times.  Bizou+Yukon, are keen observers of the local scene, with impeccable taste, of course—as you’ll see! [...]

Tin Fish Gourmet: A Cookbook for our Times

By |2023-08-01T11:48:18-07:00March 21st, 2020|book reviews, Dining, Latest Posts|

There’s something to be said for holding onto your old cookbooks—well the better ones, anyway. In Tin Fish Gourmet (Raincoast Books, 1998) my long time friend Barbara-jo McIntosh wrote one of the most practical cookbooks ever. Way back then it was pretty innovative. And in these trying times it’s turning [...]

VV Tapas in Strathcona and the Resurgence of True Tapas

By |2020-05-26T11:53:08-07:00March 14th, 2020|Dining, Latest Posts|

Updated May 25th. VV Tapas Lounge will re-open in-house dining as of May 26th, with a NEW menu. 🎉🥂 “We will be open from Tuesday to Saturday from 4:00 pm to close and happy hour will be from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm to close. Pick up and Doordash delivery will continue.”  “In [...]

Glowbal Group puts the wind in Five Sails

By |2020-03-12T08:27:58-07:00March 12th, 2020|Dining, Latest Posts|

“There’s no view in Vancouver anywhere like this,” says Glowbal Group CEO Emad Yacoub. We were sitting by the west-facing windows in the Five Sails Restaurant, just off the soaring Pan Pacific atrium. Yacoub’s company (which operates numerous successful entities) took over the iconic space on January 1, from the accomplished husband and wife team [...]

Vintners Brunch Wraps @Vanwinefest 2020

By |2020-03-04T17:22:47-08:00March 3rd, 2020|Dining, Latest Posts, Wine|

It’s a wrap! Sunday’s Vintners Brunch capped off in style another highly successful Vancouver International Wine Festival. Sponsored by the Vancouver Sun, Vintners Brunch is the week’s undisputed highlight for those lucky enough to attend. After all, it is one of the fastest selling events in the festival. Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre ‘backstage’ [...]

The Harry McWatters Scholarship Fund Announced

By |2023-01-12T07:58:29-08:00February 13th, 2020|Dining, Latest Posts, Wine|

Okanagan College and the Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia are honouring the late Harry McWatters with a major scholarship, awarded to qualifying Okanagan College students who identify specific opportunities to pursue food and wine studies overseas. The Harry McWatters Scholarship will be adjudicated by Okanagan College. Chefs’ Table is launching the fund with an initial contribution of $2,000 [...]

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