A Zagat flashback … Heading ‘down Island’ the other day, a stop at the Malahat Chalet rewarded with its spectacular view of the Saanich Inlet, not to mention pretty tasty, well-executed Eggs Benny. We sat on the sunny deck just a few metres from the road, and marvelled at the endless ocean-mountain-islands panorama. It took [...]
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 [...]
Six delicious little juicy packets You will no doubt be horrified to learn that the Hired Belly can be fickle, even, occasionally, weak-willed—especially when it comes to certain foods. Nevertheless, I’ve learned over the years that the path of least resistance is usually the most prudent course of action. The other day I [...]
La Regalade's classic style has made it a West Van fixture Update: CLOSED Vancouverites are notorious for not crossing bridges, which may be one reason why I don’t get to West Vancouver’s La Regalade more often. Four of us made it there the other night, to be rewarded by a wealth of rustic [...]
UPDATED, April 16, 2017. Change of ownership. UPDATED, NOV 26TH, 2013... Siena Offers Granville Shoppers 15% Off! (from the release) Siena Restaurant is getting in the holiday spirit by rewarding South Granville merchant shoppers with a 15% discount when they show a purchase receipt. Step outside the mall and take a walk down South [...]
Fable Kitchen - plenty to crow about! Kits hotspot Fable Kitchen (1944 West 4th. Ave., Vancouver, 604-732-1322) is now open for weekday lunch. We had a sneak preview the other day—and a chance to test drive several of chef Trevor Bird’s plates, some new, some borrowed from the evening list. The array of tasty [...]
They had me at the Steelhead pastrami ... Newly landed Good Wolfe (1043 Mainland St., Vancouver, 604-428-1043) has been on my radar for some time but I just hadn’t managed to get there until a couple of weeks ago. It’s not that I deliberately dodge new opening shenanigans. But the reality [...]
Chicha: tasty, healthy and novel plates A Chicha highlight: quinoa salad with red onion, mango and avocado plus jalapeño and Haucatay dressing Chicha, 136 East Broadway, between Quebec and Main, 604-620-3693. Open for dinner nightly; for lunch maybe in the fall. Even after more than a few years in this business, I [...]
Chaf Hamid Salimian: on the move TP photo It's been only a matter of weeks since we were raving about Chef Hamid Salimian and his remarkable Persian inspired tasting menu at Diva at the Met. But Chef Hamid is on the move. June 4th, 2013, will be his last day at Diva before he leaves [...]
I’m not sure why but I always figured that cheekily named “Fat Bastard” had to have something to do either with the guy who might drink it (me) or the guys who made it—Thierry Boudinaud and Guy Anderson. But here's the real story, as told by Fat Bastard co-owner (and Gabrielle Meffre globe-trotting sommelier) Anthony Taylor. [...]
