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“Hey! Long time! How are you?” shouted Stephan Gagnon as his face lit up when I walked into Che Baba. I looked around, and was met with a dimly lit room filled with locals cheerfully chatting over delicious…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, January 9th, 2012
Categories: Worship | Tags: Che Baba, Les Faux Bourgeois, restaurant, review, vancouver, yoga | 15 Comments »
I know this isn’t a site where we do a lot of restaurant reviews, but I feel compelled to do a little worshipping, even if it may seem a little obvious to most readers. Last night Andrea and I found ourselves…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: french, Le Crocodile, Michel Jacob, restaurant, review, vancouver | 1 Comment »
I was recently driving with some friends past the location of the old Park Royal Hotel in North Vancouver when a big grin crossed my face as we pulled up to the intersection of Marine Drive & Taylor Way.…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Astin Martin DB5, Frank Baker's Attic, memories, restaurant, smorgasbord | 35 Comments »
Mark, Erin and I had the pleasure of attending the 2011 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant awards on behalf of Foodists this year. If you’re looking for a quick list of winners, you’ll find it here, and for more…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Sunday, April 17th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: awards, best, feast, magazine, restaurant, vancouver, Vancouver Magazine | 1 Comment »
Recently Mark and I had the privilege of getting a first-hand sneak peak of the new Hapa Umi just before they opened. Hapa Umi is latest offering from this city’s preeminent izakaya empire Hapa Izakaya. Make no…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: fine dining, Hapa Izakaya, hapa umi, izakaya, ocean wise, restaurant, sake, Seafood, sushi, vancouver, video | 3 Comments »
The Best Things in Life Aren’t Things, was a bumper sticker I saw on a recent road trip that hit me square in the obvious gland. As I was kneeling out the pain of this platitude, the realization that my road trips…
Posted by: Miles Harrison on Saturday, March 12th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: BC Wines, Jeff van Geest, Le Gavroche, Miradoro, Okanagan, restaurant, Tinhorn Creek, winery | 4 Comments »
We were in Whistler this summer, and happened upon Celadon Fine Korean Cuisine purely by accident. We were impressed by the food, but didn’t know the story behind it. Plus, we only got to try a few dishes – we…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, burger, Celadon, food, Huh, Kimchi, Korean, restaurant, review, soju, uni, Whistler | 1 Comment »
Which restaurants do YOU think have the most creative desserts? 99% of the time when I eat out, I order desserts. In the past few years though, compared to how interesting and mind-boggling savory dishes have become, I…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Monday, October 4th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: creative, dessert, dessert menu, restaurant | 4 Comments »
Let me just cut to the chase and say that the Batali family really know how to delight a meat-loving diner. I have always wanted to visit Salumi (co-founded by Armandino Batali, Mario’s dad) ever since I saw Anthony…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, September 19th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, bucatini, Carnevino, italian, Joe Bastianich, Las Vegas, Mario Batali, Mario Cooks app, meat, No Reservations, restaurant, salumi, Seattle | 5 Comments »
“Klahowya” is an aboriginal greeting meaning “welcome” and I certainly did feel at home among friends at the launch of The Fish House’s Klahowya menu a few days ago. To honour the new…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, July 19th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: aboriginal, Fish House, Karen Barnaby, Klahowya, milkweed pods, restaurant, vancouver, welcome | No Comments »
I’ve been dragging my heels on writing this article for months. I think perhaps because I didn’t everybody and their cousin to know about one of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver. There, I said it: Yew…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Four Seasons Hotel, restaurant, review, vancouver, Yew | 1 Comment »
I’ve driven by the Brave Bull’s House of Steaks on the corner of Hastings & Clark in Vancouver hundreds of times for a couple decades, but I’ve never ventured inside. Why would I? It looks like…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Brave Bull, restaurant, steak, vancouver | 3 Comments »
Underground dining isn’t so underground anymore. And it’s about time!
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Chef Steve, NFA, restaurant, review, underground, vancouver | 3 Comments »
A refinery, by definition, is a place where crude substances are purified and changed into something else. Not surprising, then, that The Refinery is a place where organic materials are transformed into boozier, better…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alcohol, bar, cocktail, downtown, granville street, Lauren Mote, lounge, mixologist, Mixology, refinery, restaurant, vancouver | No Comments »
As soon as it gets cold out and the umbrellas start cluttering sidewalks, I start thinking about comfort food and while the de facto comfort food in my family is really mashed potatos, I usually end up with pasta. What…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, November 9th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: campagnolo, Cioppino's, il nido, italian, marcello, noodles, Pasta, restaurant, vancouver | 4 Comments »