![Sokol Blosser – A Winemaker Dinner at Semiahmoo Resort [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/07/semiahmoo-winemaker-dinner-blog.jpg)
Destination dinners are a great way to plan a getaway. A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to experience a Pacific Northwest showcase of wine by Sokol Blosser Winery [https://sokolblosser.com/] expertly paired to culinary creations by Bruno Feldeisen and Devin Kellogg, the head chef and sous »
![Silk Lounge - Organic French and Indian Cuisine in Vancouver's Gastown [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/06/silk-lounge-blog.jpg)
When it comes to new age dining, Vancouver has a small hole in the genre. We have farm-to-table eateries, Middle Eastern hovels, but anything remotely eclectic is usually divey or just a nightclub. Gastown's newest opening, Silk Lounge [https://www.silk-lounge.ca/], is a premier destination making a »
![The Compound – New Granville Strip Eatery in Vancouver [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/the-compound-blog.jpg)
If you cruise down Granville Street looking for a bite and drink prior to your concert or night out, you'll notice the plethora of fast food, fast poutine, and fast tacos vying for your attention. Shift your gaze to what used to be The Fish Shack by Glowbal »
![The Italian – Osteria and Cheese Bar in Langley [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/the-italian-langley-blog.jpg)
With places like Olive Garden packed on a daily basis, one wonders why Langley residents love Italian food so much and what a diner has to do when the cravings are for something a little more modern. Aptly, that might be where The Italian [http://www.jrg.ca/establishment/italian-osteria-cheese-bar/ »
![Ramen Takanotsume - New Hokkaido Ramen in West End, Vancouver [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/ramen-taka-notsume-blog.jpg)
Cherry blossom season might be over, but the Japanese charm of Vancouver's West End continues to bustle as a new ramen eatery has recently opened in the previously departed Ramenman location. Ramen Takanotsume [http://takanotsu.me/index_en.html] (stylized as "Ramen TAKA"), of Hokkaido prefecture »
![Sopra Sotto – New Italian Pizzeria on Commercial Drive in Vancouver [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/sopra-sotto-blog.jpg)
One Italian business in Vancouver's "Little Italy" has shuttered and, big surprise, another takes its place in a brand-spankin' new renovation project. Sopra Sotto [http://www.soprasottovancouver.com/], run by Executive Chef Enrico Fratoni, has just entered the East Van dining hub on Commercial Drive »
![Top 5 Things to Eat at Ramen Koika - New Ramen on Robson [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/04/ramen-koika-robson-blog.jpg)
Ramen never ceases to appear in Vancouver's West End neighbourhood. In the ashes of what used to be the Robson Street edition of Hapa Izakaya is the second location of David Street's Ramen Koika. Newly renovated, this space also includes a dedicated space for making ramen »
![St. Lawrence - Homey Quebecois in Vancouver [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/04/st-lawrence-blog.jpg)
If you keep up with any sort of lifestyle column in Vancouver, you'll know that St. Lawrence [http://stlawrencerestaurant.com/] has stormed onto the scene as one of Vancouver's best new openings of 2017 (see Alexandra Gill [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/restaurant-reviews/top-new-vancouver-restaurants-of2017/article37275353/ »
![Baggio Gelateria and Pizzeria - Seawall Italian Cuisine in Vancouver [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/04/baggio-gelateria-blog.jpg)
Anyone who's a fan of gelato knows that Bella Gelateria closed down their Yaletown location in 2017. In the ashes has since risen Baggio Gelateria [http://www.baggiogelateria.ca/], a new Italian eatery. Operating with a similar interior and equipment, these folks are looking to up the seawall »
![Rice and Noodle – Thai Cuisine and More in Downtown Vancouver [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/03/rice-and-noodle-blog.jpg)
Businesses have been coming and going pretty frequently in Downtown Vancouver's Robson Street. What used to be Donair Spot on 1236 Robson Street is Rice and Noodle [http://thericeandnoodle.com/], a counter-service eatery that serves up the core of Asian street food (mostly Thai): rice and noodle. It& »
![Kabsa House – Middle Eastern Cuisine on Vancouver's Robson Street [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/03/kabsa-house-blog.jpg)
You've seen Tropika and you've seen Belachan Kitchen come and go at 1128 Robson Street. In their ashes arises a brand new eatery, Kabsa House [https://kabsahouse.ca/]. Featuring Middle Eastern cuisine, Kabsa House is a table service concept and likely the only one of its »
