Denman Street is home to Kingyo, a Japanese Izakaya-style restaurant that serves their own exquisite version of the crème brulée. The location is memorable to me since this is where the small bistro Enthuze used to be located – the place that inspired me to create Vancouver’s comprehensive guide to crème brulée many years ago.
In [...]
The Terminal City Club is one of the world’s most respected private business clubs. The members have a multitude of facilities at their fingertips – a full-size pool, fitness facilities, snooker room, grill, wine bar, fine dining and more.
The Club’s Pastry Chef, Fumiko Moreton, recently gained some notoriety by competing in the International Culinary Exhibition [...]
According to the latest press on the newest flavour of Raincoast Crisps, the ‘cinnamon raisin crackers’ pair a hint of cinamon with sweet golden raisins and go well aged cheddar, manchego or asiago cheese.
So we took that, tossed it out the window and tried our own nutty* concoctions: buckwheat honey, rhubarb & vanilla artisianal preserve [...]
Up until Monday, the restaurant industry in Vancouver was up in arms. Why, you ask? Because the freaking city was trying to hide some really nasty business in the recent clauses to extend liquor licenses for food primary establishments. One step forward, two steps back.
I smell a conspiracy… or maybe it’s just ‘the machinery’ rearing [...]
It’s Friday, and another episode of Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon has been unleashed on the universe. You can download the original PDF HERE (or grab the full newspaper HERE,) or just keep reading (the unrated version) below.
Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon.
Episode 4 – The Famous Bacon
In [...]
Another week, another installment of my Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon. You can download the original PDF HERE (or grab the full newspaper HERE,) or just keep reading (the unrated version) below.
Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon.
Episode 3 – Bacon vs. Bacon
In the past couple of weeks, we’ve [...]
On Friday, 24hrs News published yet another episode of my Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon. You can download the original PDF HERE (or grab the full newspaper HERE,) or just keep reading (the unrated version) below.
Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon.
Episode 2 – Porkbelly Beer House
Can you keep [...]
24hrs News recently published the first episode of my saga to find Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon – Bacon Quest. You can download the original PDF HERE (or grab the full newspaper HERE,) or just keep reading for the unrated version.
Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon.
Episode 1 – DB Bistro Moderne
To those that are [...]
It’s no secret – twitter has taken the world by storm – major brands have embraced twitter as an opportunity to promote their wares one 140 character ‘tweet’ at a time. Being somewhat of a tech guru, it’s interesting to see that sometimes twitter isn’t the most elegant tool and, with a little work from [...]
Actually, well, more like iDTGV hates us and by us, I mean Canadians.
For those that don’t know, iDTGV (not affiliated with TGV) is a train service in France that I keep calling iDTVG for some reason. Seriously, though, iDTGV is an interesting train service because it caters to my demographic – you know, the one [...]