Nosh and Nibble: Food and Drink Blog

Taste of Iceland Lunch at Hawksworth [EVENT] – A Master Chef's Story That Makes You Want to Book a Flight

Iceland has exactly one breed of sheep, and by the time dessert arrived I knew how every single one of them spent its year. That is the kind of lunch the Taste of Iceland Demo & Dine turned out to be: part cooking demonstration, part farm lecture, part very effective »

Acuyo [REVIEW] – Elevated Mexican Dining with a Smoky Octopus Showstopper in Vancouver

Vancouver has long expected its Mexican food to be cheap, fast, and eaten off the counter of a sidewalk food truck. Acuyo, on Alberni Street, is betting that the cuisine deserves a proper sit-down dinner instead. The name is the Indigenous word for hoja santa, the big heart-shaped »

Tableau [REVIEW] – $120 of French Elegance Inside The Wynn in Las Vegas

Las Vegas speaks in neon, so it's kinda nice to see something go for a completely different signal of elegance. Tableau a sunlit, bistro-style room tucked into the lobby of the Wynn Tower Suites, overlooking the pools and manicured gardens, where the chairs wear paintings and the »

Le Monument [REVIEW] – A €180+ Tasting Menu That Turns Portugal Into a Map in Porto

Most tasting menus keep you in one place and ask you to imagine the rest. Le Monument hands you a map. A brass menu stand carries the silhouette of Portugal and asks guests to wait for their guide to start the journey, which turns dinner into something closer to a »

Best Unique Cafes in Vancouver [GUIDE]

The best cafes in Vancouver are hard to rank. Hundreds of businesses will serve you a cup of joe and for the most part, most coffee here is pretty good. In my particular ranking of coffee though, I have to take into account the entire experience. Fact of the matter »

Ellipsis [REVIEW] – Where Concrete Meets Coffee and Feels Like an Event in Vancouver

There is a particular kind of pause that only architecture can produce. Not the pause before a meal, or before a conversation, but the full-body stop you experience when a space refuses to let you rush through it. Ellipsis, tucked inside Arthur Erickson's iconic Waterfall Building near »

June [REVIEW] – The Hottest Brasserie in Vancouver That's Already Earned Its Corner

There are restaurants that announce themselves and restaurants that wait for you to find them. June does neither. Tucked behind a pair of matte-black doors on the corner of Cambie Street — a building so plain-white and unassuming you'd walk past it twice — it asks nothing of »

Woodcut [REVIEW] – Premium Surf and Turf in Sydney's Barangaroo

Located inside Crown Sydney, Woodcut is a luxury restaurant built around elemental cooking: fire, smoke, steam, and ice each anchored in their own dedicated kitchen. The concept focuses on premium Australian ingredients prepared with simplicity and precision, allowing the flavours of seafood, vegetables, and wood-fired meats to shine. The »

Sakuraco and TokyoTreat [OVERVIEW] – Japanese Snack Boxes for November 2025

A new month means new boxes from Sakuraco and TokyoTreats for imported snacks from Japan. While both boxes are filled with Japanese snacks, the branding and snack contents are made for slightly different audiences. Both boxes are the same price points for all subscription levels and guarantee the delivery of »

Sakuraco and TokyoTreat [OVERVIEW] – Japanese Snack Boxes for October 2025

A new month means new boxes from Sakuraco and TokyoTreats for imported snacks from Japan. While both boxes are filled with Japanese snacks, the branding and snack contents are made for slightly different audiences. Both boxes are the same price points for all subscription levels and guarantee the delivery of »

Elem [REVIEW] – Sensational Tasting Menu in Vancouver that Feels Like a Michelin-Bound Experience

There are restaurants that shout and there are restaurants that whisper. Elem, tucked quietly into Vancouver’s new dining spaces in Mount Pleasant, is the kind of place that prefers the whisper—the steady, measured voice that insists on restraint even when presenting something as grand as dry-aged duck »