Another fine year of the Vancouver International Wine Festival [https://vanwinefest.ca/] has ended with a bang. Celebrating its 40th year, this extravaganza saw 16 wines, 173 wineries, and 1450+ wines poured at over 50 events. If you missed my Instagram stories [https://www.instagram.com/noshandnibble/] at these events, »
![Pizza Palooza – 5-Stop Pizza Crawl in Downtown Vancouver [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/pizza-palooza-blog.jpg)
A slice of pizza might be the flattest piece of happiness you can get your hands on. Last week I was a lucky guest of Vancouver Foodster's Pizza Palooza [http://vancouverfoodster.com/2018/02/01/pizza-palooza-on-february-21/] event. For those unfamiliar with how food crawls work, you generally pick »
![Smoke and Bones - Award-Winning BBQ in North Vancouver [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/smoke-and-bones-blog.jpg)
Everyone likes a good barbecue story. Hailing from some town, these folks have been crowned winners of various trophies and appeared at various barbeque-focused events, including at the PNE. Smoke and Bones [http://www.smokeandbones.ca/index.html], which previously operated a catering service on the North Shore, has recently »
![Second Floor Eatery – Sports on 82 Screens in Vancouver [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/second-floor-eatery-blog.jpg)
With the Olympics in town and NBA March Madness coming up, every sport (sans football) is in full swing and fans need a bar to keep up with all the scores. The aptly named Second Floor Eatery [https://www.secondflooreatery.com/] has taken residence at the former Allstar Wings and »
With Chinese New Year celebrations in full swing in Vancouver, one might be wondering where the best eats of Chinese food are in Vancouver. Peaceful Restaurant [www.peacefulrestaurant.com/] may have been first "discovered" by Guy Fieri on the Vancouver edition of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, but since »
![Science of Cocktails 2018 - Another Sold Out Extravaganza in Vancouver [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/science-of-cocktails-blog.jpg)
Earlier this February was another successful evening at Science World [https://www.scienceworld.ca] for Science of Cocktails 2018 [https://www.scienceworld.ca/cocktails]. Featuring over 40 combined cocktail, food, and science stations, this was an activity-filled night of mixology, unlimited consumption, and the classic Science World experience. Disclosure: I »
![Lindt Chocolate - Flagship Vancouver Store [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/lindt-vancouver-drinks.jpg)
Chocolate is forever in demand. To exemplify this love of chocolate, the end of 2017 saw Lindt [www.lindt.ca/en/vancouver-exchange-tower/] open a new store at an equally new building, the Vancouver Exchange Tower. Featuring chocolates exclusive to a flagship location and a selection of chocolate drinks, how does »
![OneCoffee - Coffee Brunch and Brew at Medina Cafe [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/onecoffee-blog-banner.jpg)
Some people enjoy coffee at cafes and some enjoy coffee at home. With coffee pods constantly involved in conversations about landfills, the need for compostable coffee pods is apparent. Enter OneCoffee, who have just launched their compostable coffee pods [http://onecoffee.com/] compatible with a Keurig 2.0 brewer. I »
![Di Beppe Ristorante - Nighttime Italian in Vancouver [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/di-beppe-ristorante-blog.jpg)
Di Beppe [http://www.dibeppe.com/] is a 2-part eatery in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood. As some of you may have read in yesterday's post, the caffe is terrific for people-watching [https://noshandnibble.blog/di-beppe-caffe-italian-coffee-in-vancouver-review/]. As the sun sets and the attention turns to those at your »
![Di Beppe Caffe – Italian Cafe in Vancouver [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/caffe-beppe-blog.jpg)
Joe's Pizza may have come and gone in a flash, but Di Beppe could be a solid mainstay in the neighbourhood for years to come. In Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood, coffee is king and there are no fewer than 7 coffee shops within a 100m distance from »
![Piva – Modern Italian in New Westminster [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/piva-modern-italian-new-westminster.jpg)
It took awhile but it finally happened – polished Italian cuisine has arrived in downtown New Westminster. Situated inside the Anvil Centre, Piva [http://pivarestaurant.ca/] is the new Italian hot spot hoping to satisfy your cravings of the old country. With offerings such as "For Nonna" and " »
