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The Wise Monkeys blog is a site that I’ve been following obsessively because of the great insider tips about Chinese food around Vancouver. Contributor Fernando is the one that also tipped me off about Nine Dishes,…
Posted by: Boris Mann on Monday, July 16th, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Chinese Food, Hunan, Lucky Noodle, Luckynoodle, vancouver, Wise Monkeys | 1 Comment »
Summer isn’t typically the time of year when one can’t wait to get their hands on a nice, steaming, hot cup of tea, but at The Urban Tea Merchant over heated tea lovers can opt for something substantially…
Posted by: Cara Payne on Friday, July 13th, 2012
Categories: Worship | Tags: cocktails, sangria, tea, vancouver | 1 Comment »
People get wine, even if they don’t get wine. My parents proclaim Yellow Tail to be the best thing they’ve ever tasted, but even they understand that there’s a difference between Yellow Tail and…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chocolate, chocolate tasting, the well-tempered chocolatier, vancouver, xoxolat | 1 Comment »
You have to wonder how Robin Kort from Swallowtail has the reoccurring ability to find obscure Vancouver venues to stage her Secret Supper Soirees. If she ever needs a new career I’d certainly endorse her as a…
Posted by: Miles Harrison on Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Categories: Worship | Tags: Andrea Carlson, Police, secret, Soiree, Swallowtail, vancouver, winery | No Comments »
I am getting sick to death of hearing people say how awesome Nicli Antica Pizzeria is. I get it already—their Neapolitan pizza is very good, and it’s so authentic it earned Vancouver’s first Vera Pizza…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, January 13th, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Bill McCaig, Gastown, interview, Nicli Antica Pizzeria, Pasta, vancouver, Vicino Pastaria & Deli | No Comments »
“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 »
Although many of you might be a little disheartened in the upcoming tasting choice, I for one feel that introducing myself to as many different foods, flavors, and textures allows me to appreciate the art of cooking, the…
Posted by: Tyler Wilman on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, hunter, Inuit, raw, Ron Shewchuk, Seal, sushi, Truffel oil, vancouver | 32 Comments »
As you’ve no doubt heard, The Cannery, an iconic Vancouver restaurant for 38 years, has closed its doors. All that is left on their website is the announcement of the auction that will be selling off some of the…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Cannery, Duxelle, salmon, vancouver, Wellington | 8 Comments »
On a cold November night, many of Vancouver’s foodie elite descended to the new Gastown location of The Found & The Freed “pop up” shop for an event called Sweater Season. Accompanying…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: ButterOn The Endive, event, Gastown, interview, Owen Lightly, The Found and The Freed, vancouver | 1 Comment »
‘Luxury’ isn’t often the first word that comes to mind when you think of tea. Unlike a Cartier watch, Louis Vuitton purse or Harry Winston diamonds, high end tea is feasible as an everyday indulgence. It’s…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Monday, December 5th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: afternoon tea, beverage, luxury, tea, urban tea merchant, vancouver | 3 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 »
Like a lot of good ideas, the recently launched Food.ee was conceived out of frustration. There are a so many restaurant reviews sites, but when you analyze them for the value they offer hungry visitors looking for a good…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: delivery, food.ee, Invoke, take out, vancouver | 2 Comments »
It’s entirely likely that if you read this website, you’re quite familiar with the Vancouver-based food and culture site Scout Magazine. and its outspoken founder and Editor, Andrew Morrison. Since its…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, September 12th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Andrew Morrison, interview, Scout Magazine, vancouver | 2 Comments »
How often does a friend say to you, “Hold on, I want you to try this new brand of olive oil my friend is importing from Spain. It’s quite special, tell me what you think.” Well, that’s exactly what…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, August 5th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: Cazorliva, Jaencoop, olive oil, spain, vancouver | 2 Comments »
Our latest guest contributor is Tyler Wilman, a Vancouver-based communication designer and photographer who enjoyes the challenge of trying new things in the kitchen and love nothing more (except maybe pretty things and…
Posted by: Tyler Wilman on Friday, July 15th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, competition, dinner party, Gianni D'Andrea, hobby chef, smoking, Social Bites, Tyler Wilman, vancouver | 4 Comments »