MIGRATION FOODS BY ARTISTS DONNING CHEF HATS Well we pulled it off! Chez D, part of the Powell Street Festival, was a hit. With a great bunch of fun luvin food luvin artists, we created, sang, cooked, danced and they ate, ate, ate their way through the night. It was a blast I must say! [...]

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So today is the first ever Craft Beer Week in Vancouver, fully supported by the Mayor Gregor Robertson. Would have loved to have checked out local rock n roller Rich Hope(been a long time fan) at the Alibi Room which has an amazing selection of local craft beers ala Nigel(owner), but alas it is sold [...]

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The other night, dia de los muertos night at Zocalo Restaurant I heard the familiar music from a memory, el Mariachis! The music and the attire conjure up the images of mariachis my friend and I hung out with in the wistful Oaxaca city zocalo(town square) 10 years ago, before the ‘reno’ of the square [...]

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So I was doing some research for a buddy on the restaurant and bar scene in Budapest and came up with something that I had never heard of before, Kerts, the literal translation is ‘garden’. Mostly seasonal except for the more established ones like Szimpla Kert(in the Jewish quarter of Pest also a cinema), these [...]

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This post is a bit late but on a hot summer night last month that my friend took me to Salt Tasting Room’s Cellar Event, fun I had, so i just have to post it. I dig this little gem tucked away in the bowels of Gastown, the wine selection is good and accessible, the [...]

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Dinner at Boneta, just look at that luscious braised short rib, scalloped potatoes, and decadent onion rings, wow that is a lot of food for one gal. All mouthwatering. But wait, there’s more! Home-made gnocchi with fried sage in brown butter is fat+starch satisfyingly good. And to add to the already heavy deliciousness is Brooklyn [...]

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My new favourite restaurant is 50-seat Les Faux Bourgeois snuggled in the triangle shaped swatch at Kingsway and Fraser. This French bistro is the brainchild of Andreas Seppelt(co-owner of Go Fish and the old Bukowski’s) and Stephan Gagnon (a former co-owner of Jules Bistro in Gastown). The consulting Chef was Tina Fineza of Flying Tiger. [...]

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One of my favourite places to take in Vancouver’s scenery and indulge in some fresh local seafood Pacific Northwest style and of course cold beer and local wines(also boasts an international collection of 1800 bottles) is the Sandbar Restaurant on Granville Island, Vancouver. Its mostly always busy and there is a after work crowd around [...]

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We had the local albacore tuna ceviche to start, love the ceviche! Then to share, Maple chipotle glazed beef short ribs with sweet potato chips, and Pan seared BC sablefish y fennel sausage chilaquiles, achiote azafran tomato broth y mole amarillo.

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Looking for a far-away place to celebrate your birthday? How about an equatorial birthday bash in Singapore East Coast Lagoon(New York Times article) Hawker Centre. It was steamy hot to sit outside even at night in this beachside hawker centre but the atmosphere is awesome and the food selection is broad. I suggest getting a [...]

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