The Roof at Black+Blue: Emad Yacoub Unwraps Another Stunner (Video)

By |2023-05-09T09:11:22-07:00April 13th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites|

  Black+Blue's Emad Yacoub with B+B exec chef Jason Labahn, TP photo I’m never really surprised but I am often amazed by what Emad Yacoub gets up to. He's the dynamo behind Vancouver’s ever-expanding Glowbal Group. Come April 25th, Yacoub will take things at Black & Blue Steakhouse to the next level—literally—when he officially opens  The [...]

Bella Gelateria’s James Coleridge Named an Ace Bakery Artisan

By |2019-10-08T16:53:41-07:00March 30th, 2013|Restaurant Reviews|

Bella Gelateria's James Coleridge No half measures in James Coleridge's gelato conquering world, Tim Pawsey photo We’re big fans of Bella Gelateria. In part it’s because we never know what the extraordinarily talented James Coleridge will get up to next. Another reason: if you walk by his always-busy storefront at the corner of Vancouver’s Burrard and Cordova, no [...]

Diva at the Met Chef Hamid Salimian Redefines the Tasting Menu

By |2018-01-21T15:05:27-08:00March 24th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Restaurant Reviews|

A small but seriously addictive "snack", crispy chicken skin, TP Photo I’m feeling just a tad guilty because I’ve spent the last few days thinking about chef Hamid Salimian’s amazing Persian-inspired tasting menu that he rolled out for us the other evening. Guilty, because the timeline for this menu is short. It runs [...]

Vintners Brunch: Wrapping Up 2013 Wine Fest (for Some) in Style

By |2023-02-04T08:46:19-08:00March 12th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Hired Belly's Best Wines, Wine|

Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre—a spectacular setting, TP photo For many people, the Vintners Brunch—for all intents and purposes the closing event —remains the highlight of their Vancouver International Wine Festival week. And that’s now even more the case, given the spectacular setting in the new convention centre overlooking Vancouver's harbour and North [...]

From Tapas to Tostadas: Vancouver’s The Mexican Trips the Right Fandango

By |2018-01-21T15:05:28-08:00February 15th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Restaurant Reviews|

The Mexican partners: Roger Creixams, chef Ana Vander and Claudia Roma, TP photo Something about the shifting scene of the restaurant business intrigues me. And, believe me, it is always shifting. Restaurants come and go, and usually their owners go with them—although sometimes owner and surroundings stay put, and the change comes from [...]

SYL at TWB – OK? Provence Marinaside Unwraps a Smart New Wine Bar

By |2021-11-14T07:56:50-08:00January 17th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Hired Belly's Best Wines, Restaurant Reviews, Top Drops|

Alessandra and Jean-Francis Quaglia: smartly tapped into changing tastes with their sleek new TWB, Tim Pawsey photo We’ve always felt Provence Marinaside is one of Vancouver’s more under-appreciated rooms—but that might just be about to change with the arrival of TWB, which stands for (drum roll) The Wine Bar—at Provence. (We’re a tad [...]

12 Newbies in 2012 That Made Vancouver’s Dining Scene Even Better

By |2018-01-21T15:05:30-08:00December 18th, 2012|Beer, Belly's Best Bites, Belly's Budget Best, Restaurant Reviews, Wine|

Siena: braised lamb filled ravioli, Tim Pawsey photo One of the hazards of writing “Best of” / “Year End” lists is that you’re guaranteed to miss one (or more)—even more likely if you’ve been waging a kleenex demolition derby against the lurgy sweeping through Vancouver these days. That said, here’s a greatly expanded [...]

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