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Lately we’ve been doing all our entertaining over brunch. I think mostly because it’s with couples who also have young kids and this way we can see them, and Lila can play with them. And when I say play, I…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: italian, poached eggs, polenta, recipe, tomato, truffle oil | 4 Comments »
It goes without saying that it will rain the day after you take your umbrella out of your purse and by the same token, I should have known that a trendy, tasty Italian restaurant would open up in the culinary dead-zone…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, January 26th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: chick peas, chinatown, fish, italian, Pasta, polenta, pork, restaurant, review, Risotto, sausage, steak, vancouver, Wine | 2 Comments »
We are currently on a fairly tight schedule with our daughter Caia when it comes to bedtime which means that I typically prep for a meal before we start our routine of bath, massage, story, feed & bed and then I cook…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Thursday, January 1st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: capsicum, ham, italian, Pasta, recipe, shrimp, Tales of the Leftover Xmas Eve Ham | 2 Comments »
We had Xmas Eve at our place this year with Jane’s parents, her brother and his wife. Due to factors well beyond our control (insane weather patterns, traffic mayhem & an 18-week-old daughter) we decided to…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, December 29th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: ham, italian, Mushrooms, polenta, recipe, rustic, Tales of the Leftover Xmas Eve Ham | 1 Comment »
Every day on the way to work, I walk past a bunch of great restaurants on 4th Ave. Fuel, Gastropod and more recently, Trattoria. The one time I tried to go before, the line up was over an hour long and I’ve never…
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: italian, Pasta, restaurant, review, Trattoria Italian Kitchen, Wine | 1 Comment »
I’ve recently become increasingly aware of how disingenuous “new” restaurants can be, many of which seem to be responses to the latest trend (as if charcuterie and wine bars are an original idea). I…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, July 25th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: delfina, italian, mission, restaurant, review, san francisco, trattoria | 1 Comment »
So before we get going on this dish, it should probably be noted that there is some serious heat going into it. But it is a big all-encompassing furnace type of heat that is cut nicely by the cream and lime making it…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Friday, January 4th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: italian, Pasta, recipe, sauce | 1 Comment »
This is a very simple but tasty pasta dish. The fresh tomato adds a brilliantly refreshing contrast to the richer tastes of the sausage and fennel. Cubing the cheese rather than grating it on top was inspired by a snack…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, February 12th, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: italian, Pasta, recipe, Sauces | 1 Comment »
Forget calzones. Put your pepperoncini aside. Da Flora, a small venetian-style ostaria in San Francisco, does Italian food with such freshness and imagination that you’ll never look at a plate of fettucini the same way again.
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Thursday, December 21st, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: California, Da Flora, gnocchi, italian, restaurant, review, san francisco, Wine | No Comments »
Today I was picking up supplies at La Grotta Del Formaggio, one of my favourite Commercial Drive delis, and noticed some fresh creamery butter amongst their fabulous selection of cheeses. Made by Beppino Occelli and…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, November 10th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Beppino Occelli, butter, Commercial-Drive, deli, italian, La Grotta Del Fromaggio | No Comments »
When my ma needed a break on weekends, we’d throw together a simple meal of olives, the peppers, capicollo, prosciutto and ripe, sharp cheeses accompanied by crusty Calabrese bread; straight off the cutting board.…
Posted by: Dave Delibato on Monday, August 28th, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: capicollo, cheese, Gastown, italian, review, Salt Tasting Room, vancouver | 2 Comments »
Spaghetti Puttanesca translates directly as “Whore’s Spaghetti”. There is some debate as to how the dish acquired such an unusual name. Some people suggest that the women-of-ill-repute in Italy would…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Monday, August 14th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: italian, Pasta, recipe, spaghetti | 1 Comment »
Do you ever find yourself going to a favorite restaurant continually ordering the same dish again and again? Not very adventurous I admit, but there is just something so rewarding about having your food expectations…
Posted by: Matt Pesklewis on Monday, July 17th, 2006
Categories: Guidance | Tags: italian, Pasta, recipe, Sauces | 1 Comment »
The other week I accompanied our friend Richard to two new Deman Street cafes in Vancouver he was reviewing for his site TheCafeGuide.com. This was probably the first time I’ve purposefully gone to eat somewhere…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: cafe, cheese, Denman, fondue, italian, vancouver, website | No Comments »
“I really need to relax in a café with a cup of Italian coffee,” emailed my Italian Canadian friend Jennifer recently, inquiring “can you recommend somewhere good?” Ha. Can I ever. I live near…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 5th, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: americano, Cafe Calabria, cappucino, coffee, Commercial-Drive, drink, italian, vancouver | 2 Comments »