Reporter Dec 9, 2011 Cactus Club Sneak Peek and Sweater Season Though the opening of Cactus Club’s much-anticipated English Bay location isn’t until early spring, I received a media hard-hat tour (it’s ... Read More Chefs Dec 7, 2011 Chef Profile: Andrew Dickinson of the Blue Crab Bar & Grill Managing a kitchen is a challenge no matter where the location, but throw three young children into the mix and it’s a recipe for disaster. ... Read More Reporter Dec 6, 2011 First Look: Big Wheel Burger “Big news, hot off the flat top: Cook St Village has lost its laundromat and gained a fast-food restaurant. However, it’s friendly mascot ... Read More Reporter Nov 29, 2011 Lunch Pick: Foo Serves Up Asian Street Food Culture Think mango, coconut, orange zest, spice and perfectly cooked rice. Have lunch at Foo Asian Street Food at the corner of Blanshard and Yates and you ... Read More Reporter Nov 28, 2011 All About Presentation: The Art of the Menu, Victoria Edition Menus are a necessary but often disregarded aspect of dining out, and with innovative designs that are often as delightful as the food they promote, ... Read More Reporter Nov 25, 2011 Hawksworth Restaurant Hawksworth 801 West Georgia St. | 604.673.7000 | Website It was possibly the most anticipated opening in Vancouver restaurant history. ... Read More Chefs Nov 24, 2011 Pears: Chef Tips “Chef Tips: Pears There’s something so satisfying about a pear. Beautiful to look at, wonderful to taste, pears are sometimes referred ... Read More Awards / Chefs Nov 23, 2011 2011 Chef of the Year Competition, Vancouver Island If you think Berkshire pork tenderloin and peppercorn gnocchi with a Madeira sauce sound like a winning combination, then you’d be in agreement ... Read More Reporter Nov 22, 2011 Lunch Pick: Heating Things Up at Hernande’z Cocina Fall has arrived in full force, and as the wind and rain rolls in, I find myself craving tropical sun and samba beats. But like many others, I ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Chefs Dec 7, 2011 Chef Profile: Andrew Dickinson of the Blue Crab Bar & Grill Managing a kitchen is a challenge no matter where the location, but throw three young children into the mix and it’s a recipe for disaster. ... Read More Reporter Dec 6, 2011 First Look: Big Wheel Burger “Big news, hot off the flat top: Cook St Village has lost its laundromat and gained a fast-food restaurant. However, it’s friendly mascot ... Read More Reporter Nov 29, 2011 Lunch Pick: Foo Serves Up Asian Street Food Culture Think mango, coconut, orange zest, spice and perfectly cooked rice. Have lunch at Foo Asian Street Food at the corner of Blanshard and Yates and you ... Read More Reporter Nov 28, 2011 All About Presentation: The Art of the Menu, Victoria Edition Menus are a necessary but often disregarded aspect of dining out, and with innovative designs that are often as delightful as the food they promote, ... Read More Reporter Nov 25, 2011 Hawksworth Restaurant Hawksworth 801 West Georgia St. | 604.673.7000 | Website It was possibly the most anticipated opening in Vancouver restaurant history. ... Read More Chefs Nov 24, 2011 Pears: Chef Tips “Chef Tips: Pears There’s something so satisfying about a pear. Beautiful to look at, wonderful to taste, pears are sometimes referred ... Read More Awards / Chefs Nov 23, 2011 2011 Chef of the Year Competition, Vancouver Island If you think Berkshire pork tenderloin and peppercorn gnocchi with a Madeira sauce sound like a winning combination, then you’d be in agreement ... Read More Reporter Nov 22, 2011 Lunch Pick: Heating Things Up at Hernande’z Cocina Fall has arrived in full force, and as the wind and rain rolls in, I find myself craving tropical sun and samba beats. But like many others, I ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Reporter Dec 6, 2011 First Look: Big Wheel Burger “Big news, hot off the flat top: Cook St Village has lost its laundromat and gained a fast-food restaurant. However, it’s friendly mascot ... Read More Reporter Nov 29, 2011 Lunch Pick: Foo Serves Up Asian Street Food Culture Think mango, coconut, orange zest, spice and perfectly cooked rice. Have lunch at Foo Asian Street Food at the corner of Blanshard and Yates and you ... Read More Reporter Nov 28, 2011 All About Presentation: The Art of the Menu, Victoria Edition Menus are a necessary but often disregarded aspect of dining out, and with innovative designs that are often as delightful as the food they promote, ... Read More Reporter Nov 25, 2011 Hawksworth Restaurant Hawksworth 801 West Georgia St. | 604.673.7000 | Website It was possibly the most anticipated opening in Vancouver restaurant history. ... Read More Chefs Nov 24, 2011 Pears: Chef Tips “Chef Tips: Pears There’s something so satisfying about a pear. Beautiful to look at, wonderful to taste, pears are sometimes referred ... Read More Awards / Chefs Nov 23, 2011 2011 Chef of the Year Competition, Vancouver Island If you think Berkshire pork tenderloin and peppercorn gnocchi with a Madeira sauce sound like a winning combination, then you’d be in agreement ... Read More Reporter Nov 22, 2011 Lunch Pick: Heating Things Up at Hernande’z Cocina Fall has arrived in full force, and as the wind and rain rolls in, I find myself craving tropical sun and samba beats. But like many others, I ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Reporter Nov 29, 2011 Lunch Pick: Foo Serves Up Asian Street Food Culture Think mango, coconut, orange zest, spice and perfectly cooked rice. Have lunch at Foo Asian Street Food at the corner of Blanshard and Yates and you ... Read More Reporter Nov 28, 2011 All About Presentation: The Art of the Menu, Victoria Edition Menus are a necessary but often disregarded aspect of dining out, and with innovative designs that are often as delightful as the food they promote, ... Read More Reporter Nov 25, 2011 Hawksworth Restaurant Hawksworth 801 West Georgia St. | 604.673.7000 | Website It was possibly the most anticipated opening in Vancouver restaurant history. ... Read More Chefs Nov 24, 2011 Pears: Chef Tips “Chef Tips: Pears There’s something so satisfying about a pear. Beautiful to look at, wonderful to taste, pears are sometimes referred ... Read More Awards / Chefs Nov 23, 2011 2011 Chef of the Year Competition, Vancouver Island If you think Berkshire pork tenderloin and peppercorn gnocchi with a Madeira sauce sound like a winning combination, then you’d be in agreement ... Read More Reporter Nov 22, 2011 Lunch Pick: Heating Things Up at Hernande’z Cocina Fall has arrived in full force, and as the wind and rain rolls in, I find myself craving tropical sun and samba beats. But like many others, I ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Reporter Nov 28, 2011 All About Presentation: The Art of the Menu, Victoria Edition Menus are a necessary but often disregarded aspect of dining out, and with innovative designs that are often as delightful as the food they promote, ... Read More Reporter Nov 25, 2011 Hawksworth Restaurant Hawksworth 801 West Georgia St. | 604.673.7000 | Website It was possibly the most anticipated opening in Vancouver restaurant history. ... Read More Chefs Nov 24, 2011 Pears: Chef Tips “Chef Tips: Pears There’s something so satisfying about a pear. Beautiful to look at, wonderful to taste, pears are sometimes referred ... Read More Awards / Chefs Nov 23, 2011 2011 Chef of the Year Competition, Vancouver Island If you think Berkshire pork tenderloin and peppercorn gnocchi with a Madeira sauce sound like a winning combination, then you’d be in agreement ... Read More Reporter Nov 22, 2011 Lunch Pick: Heating Things Up at Hernande’z Cocina Fall has arrived in full force, and as the wind and rain rolls in, I find myself craving tropical sun and samba beats. But like many others, I ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Reporter Nov 25, 2011 Hawksworth Restaurant Hawksworth 801 West Georgia St. | 604.673.7000 | Website It was possibly the most anticipated opening in Vancouver restaurant history. ... Read More Chefs Nov 24, 2011 Pears: Chef Tips “Chef Tips: Pears There’s something so satisfying about a pear. Beautiful to look at, wonderful to taste, pears are sometimes referred ... Read More Awards / Chefs Nov 23, 2011 2011 Chef of the Year Competition, Vancouver Island If you think Berkshire pork tenderloin and peppercorn gnocchi with a Madeira sauce sound like a winning combination, then you’d be in agreement ... Read More Reporter Nov 22, 2011 Lunch Pick: Heating Things Up at Hernande’z Cocina Fall has arrived in full force, and as the wind and rain rolls in, I find myself craving tropical sun and samba beats. But like many others, I ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Chefs Nov 24, 2011 Pears: Chef Tips “Chef Tips: Pears There’s something so satisfying about a pear. Beautiful to look at, wonderful to taste, pears are sometimes referred ... Read More Awards / Chefs Nov 23, 2011 2011 Chef of the Year Competition, Vancouver Island If you think Berkshire pork tenderloin and peppercorn gnocchi with a Madeira sauce sound like a winning combination, then you’d be in agreement ... Read More Reporter Nov 22, 2011 Lunch Pick: Heating Things Up at Hernande’z Cocina Fall has arrived in full force, and as the wind and rain rolls in, I find myself craving tropical sun and samba beats. But like many others, I ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Awards / Chefs Nov 23, 2011 2011 Chef of the Year Competition, Vancouver Island If you think Berkshire pork tenderloin and peppercorn gnocchi with a Madeira sauce sound like a winning combination, then you’d be in agreement ... Read More Reporter Nov 22, 2011 Lunch Pick: Heating Things Up at Hernande’z Cocina Fall has arrived in full force, and as the wind and rain rolls in, I find myself craving tropical sun and samba beats. But like many others, I ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Reporter Nov 22, 2011 Lunch Pick: Heating Things Up at Hernande’z Cocina Fall has arrived in full force, and as the wind and rain rolls in, I find myself craving tropical sun and samba beats. But like many others, I ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Winemaker Dinners Nov 21, 2011 Five Courses, Five Ciders – One Perfect Night “It was the perfect union of fall food and festivity: five courses, five ciders, and live music at a James Bay bistro on a rainy November ... Read More Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Reporter Nov 15, 2011 First Look: Bin 4 Burger Lounge Tuck a giant napkin into your shirt collar, Victoria: there’s a new burger joint in town, and it’s no truck stop diner. Bin 4 ... Read More Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
Winemaker Dinners Nov 12, 2011 Wild and Wine-y Dinners at Fraîche & Cin Cin New Talent at Fraîche Goes Wild Jefferson Alavarez, the new EC at West Vancouver’s Fraîche, loves all things fresh, seasonal, sustainable—and ... Read More 1...22232425262728293031
