Everyone likes a restaurant with humble beginnings. For DD MAU, that was a small food truck dream that ended up yielding a Vietnamese sub (bánh mì) shop in Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. Fast forward a few years and it's a whole new project building the new restaurant... »
Metro Vancouver is really good at filling food niches in its various neighbourhoods. Though this has been a long time coming, the timing couldn't be better as 2018 takes credit for 3 fried chicken openings and now Richmond's Steveston neighbourhood has Win Win Chick-N to call its own. »
If you can imagine a business that sources meat from a butcher just metres away from where you order your steak, you've got a good idea of how Two Rivers Specialty Meats functions in North Vancouver. »
Instead of my barking orders of what I think is good at my server, I'm ready to throw my money at the restaurant and have them serve what they'd like to serve, sans pineapples. Such an option was possible at The Mackenzie Room, a Northwestern-style restaurant in Vancouver's Railtown neighbourhood. »
Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood is in the middle of an identity change. As landlords quabble over what should be developed and what should be preserved, restaurants like Mamie Taylor's live another year, offering a new spin on comfort foods in a restaurant styled like a hunters' lodge. »
A treasured tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market returns to Jack Poole Plaza (at the Olympic Cauldron), November 21 – December 24, 2018, with extended hours from 11:30am to 9:30pm. »
With so many Japanese sushi restaurants in Vancouver, it's easy to forget there are actually different concepts of Japanese cuisine beyond ramen. For my birthday back in August, my family and I went to Restaurant Yugo on Main Street to try out their Japanese-French cuisine. »
The memory of Trafalgars Bistro closing down in Vancouver might still be fresh for neighbourhood guests of the restaurant, but fast forward to 2018, and Fiore Famiglia has recently taken up residence in the same space. »
Sometimes I hear of restaurant openings and it takes me months, even years, to get my body inside the restaurant. Crowbar is one of those restaurants, and boy do I wish I came sooner. I originally pegged this eatery as another bar, but »
Back for its 14th iteration, Taste of Yaletown, the neighbourhood-friendly dining event of Vancouver's Yaletown, is back this October 18th-28th. Featuring set price menus at $25, $35, and $45, in most cases, you'll be getting limited-time menus and/or discount dining experiences. »
The real Thanksgiving is best celebrated with friends and/or family. With my luck, I had a long weekend full of food with the aforementioned parties. Scheduling worked out perfectly so I could attend a Thanksgiving dinner at The Cascade Room »
