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Restaurant Reviews

Lumnam Seafood Restaurant, Ayutthaya, Thailand

January 18, 2012

For those that don’t already know, I’ve traveled to Thailand to stay for a few months and work remotely while it’s rainy and cool in Vancouver. One of my first experiences after being here for a week was a little side trip to Ayutthaya, the ancient capital city of Siam. The last time I visited [...]

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Yaletown L’Antipasto

December 21, 2011

Over the weekend, I went with a girlfriend to the newly opened small restaurant in Yaletown called Yaletown L’Antipasto. Around since mid-November, this place serves up Mediterranean style tapas, wine and daily pasta specials that are cooked on just a couple of hot plates in their open concept kitchen, right where you can see them. [...]

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Ensemble Tap

December 14, 2011

The holiday season is definitely in full gear! Since I haven’t been leaving my apartment all that much during the daytime while getting caught up in work and prepping for my upcoming stint in Thailand, I sometimes completely forget that it’s the festive time of year until Christmas parties and other social events pop up [...]

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De Dutch Pannekoek House Facebook Competition

December 5, 2011

It’s definitely been a ridiculous December so far, filled with all sorts of holiday parties, and it’s barely gotten started! To help wrap up a fun and eventful weekend, I went with a couple of friends to have a very late brunch yesterday afternoon at De Dutch Pannekoek House. With 17 locations in the Greater [...]

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Crispy Duck from Ubud, Bali

November 17, 2011

I was looking back at some travel pictures from the past year or so yesterday, and came across a meal that I remember really enjoying and hadn’t yet shared with everyone. Last year, I took a trip to Bali, Indonesia, and I found this traditional Indonesian dish while in the small village of Ubud, which [...]

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L’Abattoir

October 20, 2011

L’Abattoir opened up in Gastown over a year ago now, and it’s one of those restaurants that I’d been hearing so much about and kept meaning to pay a visit to right away. That didn’t quite work out as planned, and it ended up taking me many, many months to finally make it there for [...]

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La Taqueria Cambie

September 14, 2011

La Taqueria opened another Taco Shop this summer in the South Cambie area, just off of Broadway. I remember going to the original La Taqueria location quite awhile back in downtown Vancouver near Gastown, and not enjoying it as much as everyone around me. I seemed to be one of the very few that didn’t [...]

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Pied à Terre

August 11, 2011

Living in Cambie Village currently, I have walked by Pied à Terre, a small inconspicuous French Bistro, several times, and have vowed to go there at some point this summer before I move on to yet another neighbourhood. While they serve dinner seven days a week, I was delighted to see that they also have [...]

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La Régalade

August 3, 2011

I spent the past weekend on a little ‘staycation’ getaway, with a girlfriend at a house she was staying at in West Vancouver. We had a fantastic time exploring the area, and she played tour guide for me, as I haven’t actually been to that side of the city all that much since I moved [...]

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Tableau Bar Bistro

June 30, 2011

This past Sunday I went with a couple of girlfriends for a catch-up brunch to Tableau Bar Bistro in the Loden Hotel. It’s located on Melville Street at the edge of Coal Harbour in downtown Vancouver, and is a French bistro-style restaurant that has been open for not quite two months yet – since May [...]