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casual dining

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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Japadog (Burrard and Smithe)

September 23, 2010

The other day I was feeling like a quick walk-and-eat type of meal (which is pretty random, for me), so I went with a girlfriend to the Japadog Food Cart on Burrard and Smithe. It’s been awhile since I’d last eaten there, and since it wasn’t quite noon yet, I didn’t think we’d have to [...]

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El Taco

August 30, 2010

One Mexican restaurant that I’ve been to several times over the past few years is El Taco on Davie Street near Howe, in downtown Vancouver. It’s a quaint place that has quick service and fairly inexpensive food options for lunch. I decided to meet up with my friend Vince there again last week for his [...]

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Commune Cafe

August 25, 2010

One of the newest restaurants just beyond the border of Yaletown in downtown Vancouver is Commune Cafe. Opened around a month ago, this place is on the ground floor of the furnished living complex called The Level on Seymour Street. It’s open seven days a week, from early morning breakfast, through lunch and dinner, and [...]

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Basil Pasta Bar

June 30, 2010

I’ve been to Basil Pasta Bar, a quick restaurant to get a simple Italian fix, a few times now since they opened within the past few months along Davie Street, near Seymour in downtown Vancouver. The concept is simple, inexpensive, and fast! There is the option to choose from either a set menu of House [...]

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Temaki Sushi

June 28, 2010

During one of the many stagettes I’ve been to this year (as those of you know who’ve been following me along to all of my destination weddings that go along with them), one of the places we decided to stop at for lunch was Temaki Sushi. There was a group of about eight of us [...]

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Two Chefs and a Table

April 3, 2010

Late last week I met up with my friend Vince (who works in the Gastown area) for lunch. We decided to hit up Two Chefs and a Table on Alexander Street, upon his recommendation (I have also heard good things from a couple of others in the past). I wasn’t sure what to expect in [...]

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Mix by Ric’s in Whistler Village

March 17, 2010

On Saturday, after a long day of skiing on Whistler the previous day, my body couldn’t handle going back up the mountain again (okay, so it could be because I haven’t gotten any exercise lately and only skied twice this season). So after walking through the Village for awhile and doing a little bit of [...]

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Spices Vietnamese Cuisine on Cambie

March 8, 2010

My first ‘regular’ meal out after being hit with a stomach virus for a week was scary. I figured I needed to take it slow and ease myself back into my usual fare. What better way then to have some soup! Okay, so maybe pho and Vietnamese food wouldn’t be quite as bland as I [...]

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Pourhouse Restaurant in Vancouver’s Gastown

February 2, 2010

On the weekend a large group of us (fifteen to be exact) felt like finding any excuse to go for a dinner together (we officially called it our friend’s ‘going away to India for a month’ outing – yes, that’s right – a month). So after doing a little calling around earlier last week, a [...]