What’s Red on the Outside and Green All Over? Vancouver’s Commune Café

By |2019-07-23T06:19:28-07:00March 4th, 2011|Belly's Best Bites, Belly's Budget Best, Sustainable, Uncategorized|

Vancouver’s been abuzz this past week with speculation concerning the imminent closure of what was supposed to be the long running extension of iconic lumiere and dbBistro,  on March 13th. It’s a sad development, considering the role that lumiere has played in Vancouver’s culinary ascendance. We won’t ruminate too much—except to say that the [...]

BC Pioneer John Bishop Marks 25 Years with Classics Redux Menu

By |2022-01-23T08:59:12-08:00January 6th, 2011|Belly's Best Bites, Belly's Budget Best, Ocean Wise, Top Drops|

It should have come as no surprise. But John Bishop's 25th anniversary celebrations were as understated as the man himself. Just before Christmas, on December 14th, 2010—25 years to the day when Bishop’s first opened—it was almost business as usual in the modest, west-side Vancouver room that still holds considerable sway in the [...]

Judging at The 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines

By |2018-01-21T15:05:45-08:00June 9th, 2010|Top Drops|

The Hired Belly has just finished participating in one of the more interesting competitions on the Canadian judging calendar. The Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines were introduced by former Lieutenant Governor the Honourable Iona Campagnolo in 2003. The judging is different from many for a number of reasons, none [...]

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