From the category archives:

Vancouver Restaurants

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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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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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 [...]

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Dale MacKay to Open ensemble Restaurant in Vancouver

March 14, 2011

Vancouver’s Top Chef Canada contestant Dale MacKay, Executive Chef of the recently closed Lumiere and DB Bistro, will be opening his own restaurant, ensemble, this May. A casual and modern French restaurant, ensemble will be located in the former Corner Suite building downtown at Smithe and Haro, just off Robson Street. “ensemble is a new [...]

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Uva Wine Bar

March 10, 2011

Looking for a great place to have some wine or cocktails and a snack? Look no further than Uva Wine Bar at the Moda Hotel in Yaletown (excuse the bad iPhone pictures – it was dark, I was drinking). Ricotta Lemon Herbs and Chili Bruschetta Assorted Cheese Plate Potato Oxtail Gnocchi Uva Wine Bar 900 [...]

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Boneta

March 7, 2011

One evening not too long ago, a group of friends gathered together super last minute to have a welcome back dinner for a couple that just moved to Vancouver from Beijing after they got married. I was put in charge of dinner reservations, and the clock was ticking as it was already 5 pm at [...]