Christmas comes early for Vancouver foodies as the highly anticipated launch of Dine Out Vancouver Festival events are announced. We’ll have to wait a bit longer to find out the participating restaurants and menus but now’s the time to start planning which events to attend. Over the last few years the Dine Out Vancouver Festival events…
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Smokehouse Sandwich Co – Richmond
After hearing good things from my colleagues about Smokehouse Sandwich Co, I finally had to try it for myself. The unassuming little shop is tucked away in a small commercial building on Westminster Hwy (at Tiffany Blvd), there’s also an outlet downtown in Cathedral Place. A rustic, cozy interior matches the housemade, uniquely stacked sandwich…
Tasting Plates Chinatown – Recap
A damp night didn’t dampen enthusiasm of the restauranteurs and patrons for Vancouver Foodster‘s Tasting Plates Chinatown on Wednesday evening. The five eateries, scattered around the neighbourhood, exemplified the diversity in Chinatown as new and old make the National Historic Site their own. From traditional Chinese, to European flavours, to modern Asian fusion, and 35…
Picks of the Week – November 23, 2016
While our friends to the South are celebrating their Thanksgiving, we’ll be swiftly dragged into the Holiday season with a festival feeling picks of the week Taste: Tonight, explore the flavours of Chinatown on Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates Chinatown Solo: Tonight at Venue, Nick Carter sheds his Backstreet Boys and goes solo with support from Dan…
Villa Eyrie brings Luxury back to the Malahat
Villa Eyrie Resort opened its doors this week to show off the rejuvenated luxury resort. From its perch high on the Malahat, for much of the 90s and early 2000s, The Aerie Resort, as it was known, was the definition of European luxury. The Aerie Resort closed in 2007 and sat dormant until this year…
Yah Yah Ya Ramen Robson
Just one week old, Yah Yah Ya Ramen Robson Street is already bringing people in droves. Having been open in Richmond for a couple of years already, the Japanese Ramen chain has already built a reputation. Bringing it to the former location of Junsei River on Robson, adds to the plethora of ramen shops downtown….
The BCRFA Hall Of Fame Introduces BC Restaurant Awards
The BC Restaurant & Food Services Association (BCRFA) is introducing the provinces newest BC restaurant awards. In 2004 the BCRFA debuted their Hall of Fame, the only restaurant Hall of Fame in Canada. On February 4, 2017, the BCRFA brings a new dimension to the annual Hall of Fame Gala with the introduction of the Restaurant Awards….