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Vancouver’s Chowder Chowdown: It’s Time to Make Chowder Our Own

November 22, 2013
Forage chef Chris Whittaker wins Chowder Chowdown, vancouver

Chowder Chowdown – Ocean Wise spoons await When the dust settled at this year’s Vancouver Aquarium Chowder Chowdown, the undeniable big news of the night was that Forage chef Chris Whitaker successfully defended his championship title with a repeat of last year’s superb winning creamy spot prawn and chicharon chowder. Yew’s Ned Bell’s ‘The Big […]

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Blue Water’s Frank Pabst Celebrates Sustainable Seafood with Unsung Heroes

January 16, 2013

UPDATED, Jan 17, 2013. It’s a long way from British Columbia to Cornwall, in the South West of England. But, beyond the stunning scenery—which is in some ways quite reminiscent of Canada’s west coast—there are some other similarities. That beautiful part of the world is where, growing up, I learned to appreciate some of our […]

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Forage Chef Chris Whittaker Sweeps Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown

November 22, 2012
Chowder chowdown 2012 winner from Forage

Just a day after Forage officially opened, chef Chris Whittaker has been crowned Chowder Chowdown Champion at the Vancouver Aquarium’s keenly contested annual sustainable seafood celebration. Whittaker’s dish wowed not only the critics’ judging panel (on which we assisted) but also walked away with the People’s Choice. It was paired with Granville Island Brewing Kits Maple […]

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Cactus Club at English Bay. Quintessential Vancouver?

May 17, 2012

The first time I came to Vancouver was for my sister’s wedding. Like so many, I was immediately smitten by the city and its spectacular setting. Friends had lent us their 40′s era apartment, which overlooked Kits Beach, and I slept in the living room. When I woke up and looked out the window on […]

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Where Will You Dine Out on Earth Day? Green Table Can Point the Way

April 21, 2012

Earth Day, April 22nd, arrives tomorrow. But how Green are we, really? Year round, that is. If you’ve sifted through these pages you probably know by now that we’re fully behind most things sustainable—and are committed to the notion that we all need to change our behaviour a whole lot more. Ultimately, though, that pressure […]

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Why the food at Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre is, well, unconventional

March 6, 2012

We reckon we’ve eaten our fair share of meals on the rubber chicken circuit. But I don’t know why I’m even saying that here, because the food at Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre is just about as far removed from standard convention fare as you can possibly imagine. Last week’s Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival […]

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Taking the LEED: Cactus Club Readies English Bay for March 2012 Launch

December 8, 2011

As a long time West Ender, I like to think I have a vested interest in what happens at English Bay. For me, it represents the very heart of the city. In a way, it’s the ‘essence’ in Vancouver’s quintessence. To put it mildly, there was quite the kerfuffle when Cactus Club landed the Park […]

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Having a Ball at Bel: Hawksworth Mini-Bites at Rosewood Hotel Georgia

December 2, 2011

The buzz at the Rosewood Georgia Hotel is mainly all about Hawksworth, and rightly so. But now newly unveiled “little sister” Bel Café, named after chef David Hawksworth’s wife Annabel, and which wraps around the corner of Georgia and Howe, is also causing a stir. We found time for a bite the other day. Verdict: Pretty […]

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In Vancouver’s Yaletown, this Newbie Pig is Really Flying

October 30, 2011

It just goes to show; you can never know what to expect on a Vancouver Monday night. One recent, still dry October soirée, you could have fired a proverbial cannon down most of Yaletown’s narrow streets, so who knew that we’d only just manage to score the last two seats at The Flying Pig?—Not to […]

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On Vancouver’s Robson Street, (and on West Broadway) Everything Old is Nu Again

October 5, 2011

It’s a tasty irony indeed that Nu Greek Robson (542 Robson St., Vancouver) is right next door to Japadog (530 Robson St.)  Somehow the notion of having a direct descendant of the city’s original souvlaki mainstay side by side with east-meets-west hotdog heaven adds up to perfect bookends: a capsule of Vancouver’s ethnic culinary evolution […]

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