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by Lauren Mote The hallmark of contemporary spirit distillation in the United States is arguably the most delicious – American Whiskey. Its history has not been extremely well documented, but nonetheless a significant timeline, coinciding with a rich American history, tells a long tale of whiskey’s evolution from a “xxx” marked moonshine bottle in “Spaghetti [...]

By Jessica Grajczyk The premise: 1. Breakfast is my favourite meal. 2.  Nuba is my favourite restaurant in Vancouver.  I’m sure everyone is sick of my Nuba leg humping. 3.  I haven’t eaten eggs in over a month due to a vegan experiment. 4.  I am not familiar with traditional Lebanese breakfast. 5.  I’ve just [...]

by George Froehlich Great bistro. The food is hearty, wholesome and packs a mean flavour. Prices are reasonable. La Brasserie in Vancouver’s West End is in the “must eat there” category. The food at La Brasserie gears towards the Alsace region of France, an area adjoining Germany. We started off with an Alsatian onion tart. [...]

By Jessica Grajczyk I had low expectations of Bon’s off Broadway’s breakfast, having heard the legends of the $2.95 all day breakfast special, which is great if economics are more important to you than extravagances such as nutrients or flavour.  I suppose you sometimes just don’t give a damn and need to shovel some good [...]

By George Froehlich Time for a recheck on Rob Feenie’s new menu items at the Cactus Club. Last summer we tasted some of his creations at the restaurant chain’s corporate test kitchen in Vancouver on West Broadway and Ash, the only place they were available. So we checked out his items – the same we [...]

by George Froehlich Richmond – the place for some seriously good Chinese food. In this case it turns out to be the Kirin Restaurant, a friend recommended it. The first thing we notice is that we are one of a few Caucasians in the restaurant and that’s a good sign. We order six dishes. – [...]

by George Froehlich Greek food has been the same old for eons in Vancouver. But now Piato Estiatorio, located on West Fourth Avenue’s bustling restaurant row in Vancouver, has hit a home run with its approach and techniques. This modern room with its white walls, sleek tables and chairs reflects the food perfectly. The Salata [...]

by George Froehlich At last a great restaurant that serves authentic Mexican food . It’s a small taqueria, Don Guacamole’s, in Vancouver’s West End on Robson. The owner is from Morelia a United Nations protected heritage site and a lot of the food reflects the regional flavours from his home state of Michoacan. Taqueria stands [...]

by George Froehlich It’s a trend. A trend that is evident in some of Vancouver’s finest restaurants – young Turks are the new chefs on the block and the fruits of their labour are pretty amazing. Two come to mind right off the bat, Andrea Carlson at Bishop’s and Robert Erickson at Wild Rice. The [...]

by Jessica Grajczyk On Sunday I awoke sans hangover to sunshine bouncing off the Coastal Mountains outside my window. I couldn’t resist the urge to grab my roomie out of bed, grab our bikes (provided they weren’t rusted to the porch after that hideous winter) and embark on a morning bike ride. We rode our [...]