Nosh and Nibble: Food and Drink Blog (Page 3)

The Old Bavaria Haus [REVIEW] – The Best Pork Hock Secret in Greater Vancouver

Within the realm of German food (sorry vegetarians), my favourite dish has to be the pork hock. Pork hock appears in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisines too but there's something about the size and girth of a German-style pork hock that gets my saliva rolling every time. I'm used to getting »

Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant [REVIEW] – Amazing Sweet and Sour Chicken in Richmond

One thing that gets better in groups is Chinese food. Set dinners are a very popular option when dining at a Chinese restaurant and Golden Paramount in Richmond is no different. The main value proposition is ordering these dishes together makes things easier for the kitchen to prepare and as »

Song (by Kin Kao) [REVIEW] – Elevated Thai in Vancouver

One year after opening and one listing on the Vancouver Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand later has Song (by Kin Kao) one of the hottest places to get a reservation at in Mount Pleasant. While prices are on the elevated side here, and nearly everything has an equivalent dish at a »

La Taqueria Brentwood [REVIEW] – An Innovative and Fun Taco Outpost in Burnaby

When you talk about Mexican food pioneering in Vancouver, La Taqueria is always a part of the conversation. While they aren't the tiny Cambie Street nook slinging out $2.50 tacos anymore, they are the casual taco place I can recommend to just about anyone looking for Mexican. I recently »

Vancouver Christmas Market 2022 [REVIEW] – With Prices

Despite what people say about the pricing at the Vancouver Christmas Market, I think it's one of the best places to spend your holiday dollars if you've never been. Absolutely you could spend $100 for 2 at a pretty decent restaurant but you'd miss out on the lights, the vibe, »

Apollonia [OVERVIEW] – Secret Greek Mystique in Vancouver's Kitsilano

I wouldn't fault you if you haven't heard of Apollonia [https://www.apolloniagreekrestaurant.com/] near Granville Island yet. It was only until recently I knew it as either the restaurant I'd always run past during the Vancouver Sun Run or the first wife of Michael Corleone from The Godfather. But »

Beauty and the Beast: Cocktail Experience in Vancouver [EVENT]

I don't know where the used props go but Viral Ventures [https://www.viralventuresglobal.com/] is doing a really cool thing by dressing up venues and dressing up people in themed immersive cocktail experiences and reinventing old fairytales anew every single season. The latest iteration is Beauty and the Beast »

Paragon Tea Room [REVIEW] – Elevated Tea in Vancouver

The price of specialty coffee and tea is no joke in Vancouver. On average you can expect to spend $6-10 for a drink so I'm on the hunt for the ones that are worth it. For today's research, I found myself drawn over to Paragon Tea Room [https://www.paragontearoom. »

Myst [OVERVIEW] – Seasonal Taiwanese Fare in Burnaby

It's pretty standard for Asian restaurants to have special menus for cultural holidays but Myst [https://myst6400.com/] takes it up a notch by celebrating Halloween and Fall with a seasonal food and drink menu that matches with the staff decking themselves out in full costume. Last week I had »

Motonobu Udon [REVIEW] – An Underrated Ode to Udon in Burnaby

Ever since travelling to Hawaii, and experiencing handmade fresh udon, there's been a udon-sized hole in my heart that's been hard to fill in Vancouver. Sanpachi Ramen had a hot minute on Robson Street but the truth is now at Motonobu Udon [https://motonobuudon.ca/], a small outpost on the »

Linh Cafe [REVIEW] – French-Vietnamese Cuisine with a Wide Menu Spectrum in Vancouver

In a city as Asian as Vancouver, it's surprising to me there aren't more French-Vietnamese restaurants – banh mi are often as French as it gets. Linh Cafe [https://linhcafe.com/] made waves in the news as a popular Kitsilano restaurant moving into the Vancouver House building and while there still »