Nosh and Nibble: Food and Drink Blog (Page 30)

The Pokéman Kakigōri Café and Poké Shop – Vancouver [REVIEW]

2017 is not over yet, so the poke craze continues. Recently sprouting up in the western edge of Kitsilano in Vancouver is The Pokéman Kakigōri Café and Poké Shop [https://pokemanvancouver.com]. Boasting the highest number of accents on its lettering, The Pokéman offers a variety of fresh poké bowls »

Hopscotch Festival - Grand Tasting Hall [RECAP]

In the world of drunken nights and top-notch company, there really is a drink for everyone. In the case of the beer, cider, spirit, or wine afficionado, last weekend's 22nd Hopscotch Festival [https://www.hopscotchfestival.com/vancouver/] at Vancouver's PNE Forum was a small part of »

ACME Cafe - Homey Diner in Vancouver [REVIEW]

Welp, the news is out there that ACME Cafe [http://www.acmecafe.ca/] owners have sold their homey-feeling restaurant to a new owner looking to open a new concept. With that being said, I thought this a last chance for me to say some things about this Gastown eatery and »

Craftsman and Wolves in San Francisco – The Rebel Within [REVIEW]

Stop me if you've heard this one before – a soft-boiled egg served in a baked muffin. If you're from outside the Bay Area, you might feel this was a new trend or a new gimmick. For everyone else, it's just another day at Craftsman »

Drew's Catering & Events – Fresh Window [REVIEW]

For much of the past 4 weeks, I've been a lucky judge for one of Vancouver Foodster's food challenges. The Burger Challenge [http://vancouverfoodster.com/2017/11/14/burger-challenge-winners-2017/] was my most anticipated challenge of the year because I feel these buns of glory are underrated »

Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. – New Vegan Menu in Vancouver [PREVIEW]

Good vegan food is hard to come across in Vancouver when you consider most restaurants that bother having good vegetarian options hardly ever include vegan items. This past week I was invited to a media preview of the new plant-based vegan menu of Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co [rockymountainflatbread.ca/]. As »

EAT! Pastry - 18 Desserts from 18 Pastry Chefs and Chocolatiers [RECAP]

This past weekend saw the finale of EAT! Vancouver, an annual food-centric celebration of Canadian chefs and cuisines. New to EAT! Vancouver for 2017 was EAT! Pastry [http://eat-vancouver.com/eat-pastry-2017/], which is where I found myself last Saturday. With 18 participating patisseries and chocolatiers on-board, how many decadent desserts »

Crave Ka'anapali - A Taste of Maui [RECAP]

I've been told Hawaii is a pretty sweet food destination and having been to Honolulu myself, I tend to agree. With local foods including poke, poi, musubi, and some of the freshest pineapple, there's almost always something new for first-timers on these islands. Last Thursday I »

Ways to Choose a Restaurant

UPDATE 2017-11-12: I received some feedback on this post claiming that I was overselling on Instagrammers when it came to choosing a good restaurant. I claim that "good" can mean something different to different people and that the methods below all help different diners with finding a restaurant. »

Mokutanya - Yakitori in the Bay Area Burbs [REVIEW]

The Bay Area is full of hidden gems. When I visited San Francisco in September I was meeting up with some of my favourite foodies and trusted them to make an informed dining decision. Because they live outside the city, we settled on Mokutanya [http://themokutanya.com/], a yakitori specialty »

Say Hey – Hoagies in Vancouver [REVIEW]

You may not know it, but you've likely had a hoagie prior to today's review. Hoagies are culturally a Philadelphia take on the popular submarine sandwich. For Vancouver, there wasn't really a hoagie hut until Say Hey Cafe [http://sayheycafe.ca/] opened its doors »