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Another edition of Tasting Plates YVR presented by Vancouver Foodster took place this past week.  This time, attendees explored a selection of restaurants and cafes …

If you’re a fan of classical Hollywood cinema, you most definitely need to indulge in Notch 8‘s newest afternoon tea theme.  The Silver Screen Hollywood …

Blue Water Cafe‘s Unsung Heroes Festival, one of the most anticipated events on Vancouver’s culinary calendar, is back for the 14th year.  Offered from February 1st …

This past Christmas, my family and I attended the AM1320 CHMB Christmas Dinner again at the Continental Restaurant in Richmond.  My Dad enjoyed the event …

Vancouver’s newest entertainment destination, Parq Vancouver, has officially unveiled a new restaurant, The Victor.  The restaurant’s Pacific-Northwest-focused cuisine features contemporary and classic seafood, steak, a …

Finch’s Tea & Coffee House is a legendary lunch spot in Downtown Vancouver that is known for their European-style, gourmet artisan baguette sandwiches and salads.  …

Newly opened on Davie Street is Souvlaki & Co, a Greek fast-food eatery.   The restaurant takes over the space formerly occupied by Meat City Sandwiches at …

Olympic Village has been a vibrant and up-and-coming area of Vancouver with new businesses opening up shop in the neighbourhood.  The dining scene in Olympic …

Ice Queen is known for their fried ice cream rolls but did you know that they also serve Taiwanese-style street snacks?  Last month, Ice Queen …

Alexandra Road, also known as “Food Street,” in Richmond seems to have an endless number of choices for Asian cuisine.  One longstanding restaurant in the …

Ganache Patisserie is one of Yaletown’s longstanding businesses specializing in French pastries and desserts.  It was opened in 2003 by pastry chef, Peter Fong, who …

Newly opened on Commercial Drive is Spade, an Italian cafe and restaurant by Prado Owner, Sammy Piccolo.  Doubling as a coffee shop and bistro, the …

In recent years, Vancouver has seen a few burger chains expand into the city.  Unfortunately, these new openings were met with subsequent closures like Relish …

Sulmida Korean Dessert Cafe has been quite successful in Metro Vancouver since opening up their first location in Burnaby last year.  With the popularity of their …

It’s that wonderful time of the year where our favourite bakeries in town create special holiday creations.  One of my favourite places is Thomas Haas …

The Daily Catch is known as a seafood market in Vancouver offering 100% sustainable seafood.  But did you know that their Denman location also operates as …

A while back, Scout Magazine had conducted a poll of best ramen houses in Vancouver. My two favourite places, Marutama and Ramen Butcher, ranked first …

Established in 1988, the Water St. Cafe is an iconic restaurant in Gastown overlooking cobbled streets and the world famous steam clock.  After the original owner …

It’s that wonderful time of the year in Vancouver where restaurants we love that are usually only open for dinner are now open for lunch.  …

This season, TWG Tea has numerous festive offerings to be gifted, enjoyed at their on-site cafe, or simply to indulge by oneself.  Here’s a look …

Baby, it’s cold outside so how about some ramen to warm you up?  The Poke Shop in Gastown has introduced a menu of ramen and …