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8 Dine Out Vancouver $25 Tasty Deals

By |2023-01-15T14:24:04-08:00January 21st, 2019|Dining, Latest Posts|

Dine Out Vancouver's been around for 17 years now. Way back when it was a pretty straightforward setup. A few dozen restos offered three course menus at $10, $20 or $30. (Yes, hard to believe but there really was a time when you could still get an almost free lunch.)  ;-)  Today’s greatly expanded Dine [...]

Secret Supper Soirée at Dine Out Vancouver Festival

By |2019-03-05T09:14:47-08:00January 18th, 2019|Latest Posts, Dining|

Dine Out—as most people know—is built around a whole lot of special, three course menus. Some 300 or so Vancouver area restaurants offer varying degrees of deals and experiences. Yet what many don't realize is that Dine Out has grown into the Dine Out Vancouver Festival. The two week long extravaganza includes culinary experiences of [...]

5 Dine Out Vancouver $15 Real Deals Worth a Bite

By |2023-01-15T14:24:05-08:00January 16th, 2019|Dining, Latest Posts|

Dine Out! Is it really that time of year again already? Indeed, it is. Tourism Vancouver's Dine Out Festival returns January 18 to Feb 3. In the beginning the two week event (which first took flight 17 years ago) was little more than a discount loss leader. It was conceived as a way to blow away [...]

Lot185 Café + Wine Bar: 5 Reasons to Go

By |2023-05-09T09:08:09-07:00September 30th, 2018|Dining, Belly's Best Bites|

Lot185 is a new spot downtown with plenty of promise. If you look back a while, there wasn’t a whole lot happening around what’s now Jack Poole Plaza. Then along came Cactus Club, followed by Tap & Barrel. And now, perhaps not surprisingly, Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre has thrown its hat into the [...]

Why Popina on Granville Island is a Gamechanger

By |2020-05-19T11:31:34-07:00July 20th, 2018|Dining, Belly's Best Bites, Sustainable|

Long awaited Popina has opened on Granville Island. You can find it right on the northwest wharf. That’s between the western end of the market (where much of the food service is) and False Creek Ferries. I hopped a ferry myself to get there one recent, gloriously sunny day. I’ve always enjoyed False Creek Ferries. [...]

Tap & Barrel Shipyards: A Prescription for Patio Fever

By |2018-05-13T06:49:31-07:00May 12th, 2018|Dining, Beer, Wine|

Tap & Barrel is no longer the new kid on the block. That was apparent when this casual eatery landed downtown at the Convention Centre. And became even more clear when Tap & Barrel Shipyards launched, about three years ago. This week they pulled the wraps off (yet another) patio at Shipyards. It couldn’t be completed [...]

Buy BC: EAT DRINK LOCAL Hails the New Era of BC Cuisine

By |2020-05-17T19:51:32-07:00May 6th, 2018|Beer, Dining, Wine|

Buy BC: Eat Drink Local? Sounds like a plan! Although, hard to believe now but there was a time when the last thing anyone wanted was to ‘eat local.’ And don’t even get me started on the wine thing. Or maybe you should. I’m truly pleased to see the return of Buy BC, especially with [...]

Parksville Uncorked / Untapped: a Celebration of Island Suds and Sips

By |2021-01-23T15:34:58-08:00February 21st, 2018|Travel, Craft Distilleries, Dining, Wine|

UPDATED February 21, 2018  Coming up fast is this year's not to be missed Parksville Uncorked—the 10th Annual—March 8th-11th. The 2018 edition features Untapped at the Beach Club Resort and Swirl at Tigh-Na-Mara, as well as a couple of superb winemakers dinners: Dirty Laundry Vineyard at Tigh-Na-Mara and Orofino Winery at the Beach Club Resort. The festival  wraps [...]

Cloud 9 Closes: Time’s Up for Dining in the Sky

By |2018-01-21T15:05:00-08:00September 29th, 2017|Uncategorized, Dining|

Cloud 9 is (or was) the City of Vancouver’s loftiest restaurant. On September 30th it will close forever. And the giant turntable in the sky, which since 1973 has brought pleasure to so many, will stop revolving. We dropped by Cloud 9 the other night, to be whisked skyward for one last time. It was [...]

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