From the monthly archives:

October 2010

Bin 941

October 26, 2010

Early last week I met up with a girlfriend for dinner at Bin 941 on Davie Street. We had been talking about going to this tapas restaurant for months, literally, and our plans just never seemed to come together until then. Both of us had been craving a revisit of Bin 941 for ages, based [...]

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Aura Restaurant at Nita Lake Lodge (Whistler)

October 20, 2010

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a media event at the Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler. Open since Spring 2008, the beautiful resort also has a lounge (Cure), a cafe (The Fix), and a high-end dining restaurant on site that I will get into detail about in this post (Aura). Beyond staying overnight [...]

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Gorilla Food

October 18, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I met up for lunch with two of my girlfriends at Gorilla Food on Richards Street in downtown Vancouver. Sabrina (Become the Voice) suggested that we try it, as she likes to eat vegan food as much as possible, and I’m always open to trying something new! The inside of [...]

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Beijing Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant (Beijing) – Video Post!

October 14, 2010

Earlier this year, I was in Beijing as part of another trip I went on to do wedding rounds across the globe. While there, the groom of one wedding was an amazing host, and took us out to all of the best restaurants to eat. One of them was the Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant, [...]

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No. 1 Beef Noodle House

October 13, 2010

On Thursday nights in the winter, I play in a volleyball league out in Burnaby. The last time I went, most of the team decided to go for a bite to eat afterward, as we were all starving and had happily just won all our games. Never being there before, someone suggested we go to [...]

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Octopus Garden

October 8, 2010

So I really, really like Octopus Garden in Kitsilano (on Cornwall) for sushi. Why? First of all, Sado-san, the chef and owner. He has a great sense of humour, is excellent and what he does (of course), and always has a big smile on his face. The last time I headed to this intimate, 30-seat [...]

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Acme Cafe

October 7, 2010

Not too long ago, I hit up Acme Cafe for the first time at lunch with one of my girlfriends. It opened up earlier this year in the spring in Gastown, on West Hastings (between Abbott and Carrall Streets), and I’ve been hearing about it’s pie ever since. When walking in, it feels like you’re [...]

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Ebizo Sushi (Victoria)

October 6, 2010

This post takes me back to my university years. I had never tried sushi before at that point (around 11 or 12 years ago now), and went with a girlfriend to try it out for the first time at Ebizo Sushi in downtown Victoria. I remember trying a dynamite roll and another cooked roll (probably [...]

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Taste of Yaletown 2010

October 5, 2010

This year’s Taste of Yaletown takes place from October 13-31, 2010! Dine out at a variety of restaurants in the community, with three-course tasting menus at price points of $25, $35, or $45 per person. Reservations are now open – see the list of participating restaurants and their menus and enjoy! Note that this year, [...]

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100 Days

October 4, 2010

This past weekend, I went to breakfast to try out 100 Days (in the Opus Hotel in Yaletown) for the first time with a group of girlfriends. It was fairly early for brunch for me (10:30 on a Sunday), and it appeared to be that way for some others as well, as it was around [...]