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Why would over 200 people patiently line up outside the Vancouver Aquarium on a near freezing winter's night? To taste chowder. That's why. And not just any chowder but 14, truly unique, BC recipes. And all OceanWise at that. Thursday night's 2019 Chowder Chowdown, as usual, was an unqualified success. Fourteen leading restaurants, resorts and [...]
Ancora arrives Recently opened (on January 8th), Ancora is already a going concern. That should come as no surprise. ‘Mainland’ Vancouverites have already embraced chef Ricardo Valverde’s Nikkei cuisine. A marriage of Peruvian and Japanese styles, the origins of Nikkei date from the late 19th century. Around this time several thousand Japanese people came to [...]
At Verre the glass is more than half full. Liam Breen is chef-owner of Verre, a refreshing newcomer at the north foot of Denman. Right on the seawall, near the Bayshore, this space had became a bit of a revolving door. But that should change with the latest incarnation. The design team behind Verre has [...]
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 [...]
Dine Out Vancouver's been around for 17 years now. Way back when it was a pretty straightforward setup. A few dozen restos offered three course menus at $10, $20 or $30. (Yes, hard to believe but there really was a time when you could still get an almost free lunch.) ;-) Today’s greatly expanded Dine [...]
Dine Out—as most people know—is built around a whole lot of special, three course menus. Some 300 or so Vancouver area restaurants offer varying degrees of deals and experiences. Yet what many don't realize is that Dine Out has grown into the Dine Out Vancouver Festival. The two week long extravaganza includes culinary experiences of [...]
Dine Out! Is it really that time of year again already? Indeed, it is. Tourism Vancouver's Dine Out Festival returns January 18 to Feb 3. In the beginning the two week event (which first took flight 17 years ago) was little more than a discount loss leader. It was conceived as a way to blow away [...]
The Elbow Room (560 Davie St., Vancouver, open weekdays 9am-3 pm, Sat, Sun 8am-3pm)) will be closed within the week. Says owner Patrice Savoie in a farewell note on the door: “I’ve decided to end its legacy. It’s time for us to say Goodbye. We have had some amazing years of serving our community. But [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
