Rising up from the ashes of the shuttered Merchants Workshop comes a new Asian Street-Style eatery by the name of Ugly Dumpling. This is a co-chef operation by Van Doren Chan and Darren Gee who have been involved with some of the finest restaurants in Vancouver. »
The Dolar Shop was a big opening for Lansdowne Centre in 2018 and with it came an introduction to a whole new tier of hot pot. Metro Vancouver certainly has its share of individual and group-style hot pot, but to my knowledge, none of them offer the supreme quality of service... »
When it comes to choosing a restaurant for a birthday, I'm in the camp that appreciates a fancier restaurant for this joyous occasion. For my girlfriend's birthday, we opted for The Victor, a steakhouse in the same complex as the Parq Vancouver casino. »
With Vancouver's plentiful options for noodles, I was happy to see a brand new type of noodle enter the dining scene in Vancouver. Kokoro Tokyo Mazesoba, a concept first opened in 2013 in Japan, has expanded to North America in 2018 with its first location stationed in Vancouver. »
Among the finer things in life, the wealthy social class of England in the 1800s popularized afternoon tea as a meal. With history that involves members of England's constitutional monarchy, afternoon tea can be enjoyed at home, at hotels, and at garden parties at Buckingham Palace. »
Vancouver loves coffee – this is no secret. The ways coffee can be produced means coffee connoisseurs of different varieties exist. With no fewer than 5 coffee brewing methods at the new Starbucks Reserve Bar at Pacific Centre, chances are your preferred brewing method will be... »
Remember at the end of 2016 when poke seemed to explode all over Vancouver? Known for its pedigree as a healthier lunch option, poke's existed in the United States for a few years now and a few franchises have expanded north, Poké Bar being one of them. »
It's no secret that some of the best Asian food in Metro Vancouver lies in the nearby city of Richmond, BC. With such an umbrella category, it's pretty fitting that somebody would figure out dumplings exist in most forms of Asian cuisine... »
With winter in full swing, 'tis the season for seasonal activities. One of the newest attractions this winter is Aurora Winter Festival, located at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver's False Creek. »
There's nothing as fleeting as a pop-up concept, and Poquitos Cantina is exactly that. Taking up residence on a section of neighbourhood that's due to be rebuilt, this eatery is carving out a niche for itself in a busy culinary area (think Savio Volpe, Sal y Limon, Les Faux Bourgeois). »
One of my favourite things to do in December is visiting the Vancouver Christmas Market. Having been a steady visitor for 7 of its 9 years of operation, I'm always excited for the food vendors that pop up each year and how they play into the whole German Christmas vibe... »
