![1886 - Dim Sum at Parq Vancouver [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/1886-blog.jpg)
Dim sum is essentially the Hong Kong version of "brunch". Typically enjoyed on weekends in Vancouver, it's a great way to meet up with friends and try foods served in cute morsels and steamed containers. At Parq Vancouver [www.parqvancouver.com/], 1886 [www.parqvancouver.com/restaurants/ »
![Earnest Ice Cream - Ice Cream Sandwiches at Frances Street Location [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/earnest-ice-cream-frances-blog.jpg)
Ice cream has long been a Vancouver favourite and can be enjoyed year-round due to the mild climate and as a way to cheer up on a rainy day (of which in the 604, there are many). With Earnest Ice Cream [https://earnesticecream.com/]'s latest Frances Street opening, »
![Tasting Plates Kitsilano – 4-Stop Restaurant Crawl in Vancouver [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/tasting-plates-kitsilano-blog.jpg)
Why visit one place for dinner when you can visit 4? Variety is always represented at nights like Vancouver Foodster [http://vancouverfoodster.com/]'s Tasting Plates events and the Kitsilano [http://tastingplatesyvr.com/tasting-plates-kitsilano-on-may-9/] edition this time was no different. With 4 eateries in a 9-block stretch, I got »
![Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2018 – Back this May 25th to June 3rd – Top Picks [EVENT]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/VancouverCraftBeerWeekFestival_2017_PhotoCreditTwoPeas.jpg)
Dust off your mini-steins because the biggest celebration of craft beer is coming back for its 9th iteration. Vancouver Craft Beer Week [VancouverCraftBeerWeek.com] is returning with a full calendar of events from May 25th to June 3rd. I took a look at the events and picked out the ones »
![Moltaqa – New Moroccan Opening in Vancouver [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/moltaqa-blog.jpg)
Ever since Argan Bistro shut down, Downtown Vancouver has had a dining void (shocking, I know) in Moroccan-style cuisine. In early 2018, Moltaqa [https://www.moltaqarestaurant.com/] opened in place of the departed ACME Cafe and looks to share their vision of Moroccan food and extensive use of traditional earthenware »
![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 »
![Mamie Taylor's – Chicago Steakhouse Dinner in Vancouver [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/mamie-taylors-chicago-steakhouse-dinner-blog.jpg)
Themed dinners are some of the most creative experiences you can have at a restaurant. Christmas and the other seasonal themes aside, Mamie Taylor's [http://mamietaylors.ca/] took control with their take on an 80's themed Chicago Steakhouse dinner, composed by Chef Jeff Koop (formerly of »
![Grocery & Specialty Food West 2018 - My Top 5 Foods [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/05/grocery-specialty-foods-west-2018-blog.jpg)
The Grocery & Specialty Food West 2018 [https://gsfshow.cfig.ca/] (GSF West 2018) show took place last week in Vancouver, offering grocery industry members to experience the potential future of grocery goods as presented by a number of distributors and independent brands. Featuring its largest show yet, the show »
![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 »
![Cactus Club Cafe - New Spring Feature Cocktails [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/04/cactus-club-cafe-blog.jpg)
Spring is in high fashion at Cactus Club Cafe [http://cactusclubcafe.com/]. The North Vancouver-born chain recently released a few new cocktails (2 spirit-free, 1 margarita) and invited me to come by and have a taste. I took this opportunity to dine at the coveted English Bay location in Vancouver. »
