Wednesday evening the clouds parted and rains ceased in time for Vancouver Foodster and Tasting Plates YVR to take patrons on an exploration of Asian flavours around Vancouver on the Asian Eats Tasting Tour. Four local eateries shared and showed the diversity of Asian food around Vancouver. Indian, Indo-Chinese, Vietnamese, Himalayan, Nepalese and Filipino all tickled our taste buds….
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Indian Summer Festival: Begins Digital 10th Anniversary Season
The Indian Summer Festival, was in the midst of planning for its 10th anniversary season when the global pandemic put the brakes on its planned line-up. Instead, Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind’, marks its 10th anniversary by innovating and transforming itself into a spectacular digital season. To mark 10 years of creativity, the festival…
Bombay Black returns to the Vancouver stage
In a change from the festive fair on most stages around town, next week The Firehall Arts Centre presents Bombay Black. Running December 5 to December 15, 2018, the play by the award-winning novelist and playwright Anosh Irani was heaped with praise during its 2017 production at Vancouver Fringe Festival. Bombay Black is set in…
3rd Annual Pizza Palooza Corners Vancouver Pizza
Wednesday night, the snow was coming down but the pizza ovens were heating up Vancouver Foodster’s 3rd Annual Pizza Palooza. Guests visited all corners of downtown Vancouver to try out some of the city’s pizzas and flatbreads. From Neapolitan, to Lebanese, and Indian, to Roman, the ovens and flattops were cranking out the pies for…
Vancouver Foodster Taco Crawl – recap
A sunny autumn evening was a perfect occasion for Vancouver Foodster’s first Taco Crawl. The selected Vancouver restaurants created their take on their best taco bringing a balance of flavours and styles for the Taco Crawl patrons. Meeting at Kalai’s Dosa Hut on Fraser Street we collected our Taco Crawl cards and menus. Then we…
Friday Farewell – Bengal Lounge at Fairmont Empress
Not a usual Friday Find, because the Bengal Lounge at the Fairmont Empress Hotel has been around since the 60’s but rather a farewell since it will be closing its doors tomorrow, April 30th. The iconic space began as a reading and writing room before becoming the Coronet Lounge, Victoria’s first cocktail bar in the…
Eat Naaco pop-up at Hawkers Mercado
Hawkers Mercado is the pop-up food market at the new McArthur Glen Designer Outlet Centre at YVR. An offshoot of the popular Hawker’s Market events, Hawkers Mercado brings unique dining options to the Outlet Centre until Labour Day. On our last visit we decided to have a bite at Eat Naaco, the first Vancouver effort…