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The iconic neon piggy on West Hastings in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside stood among the big red Woodward’s W as one of the most recognizable signs of my childhood. I was keenly interested to read about the efforts of restaurateurs Mark and Nico Bran to reopen the butcher shop and diner (which closed in [...]
When we visited my sister in Toronto, J happened to be on a diet of no gluten, no sugar, and no yeast. She miraculously found a fantastic place for lunch that fit that bill called Zocalo. We thought it was a short walk from her place. But it was one of those stinky, humid Toronto [...] Sometimes you just need a dependable, convenient and inexpensive place for lunch. Chez Faye Cafe fits that bill in Yaletown, right beside the Roundhouse SkyTrain station. It serves breakfast, coffee, sandwiches, pasta and a handful of Korean and Japanese dishes, for under $9. My bulgogi box ($8.95) had a serving of beef, rice, simple green [...]
We had a rare foray into downtown Vancouver last week so I didn’t want to squander the opportunity for a great lunch. Baby was with us so we rolled the dice with the YEW Restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel after Sherman’s kid-friendly experience. I have fond memories of riding up and down the [...]
Cross-posted from Metro Calgary: Rasoi, which means kitchen in Hindi, does a masterful job of modernizing Indian favourites in a stylishly muted dining room. Samosas ($7) were filled with garam masala beef and lightly deep-fried. Only the elegant presentation prevented me from licking the coriander and tamarind chutneys from the plate. Stuffed with pieces of slow-braised masala [...] UPDATE – March 25, 2011: Happily, it looks like Crepe Avenue has been working out the kinks. The guys behind the counter are much faster at putting out the product now. And best of all, the haphazard seating has been reorganized.
I’m convinced there’s no way to take a pretty picture of a crepe. If [...]
I needed a few seconds to get my bearings when I walked into Giuseppe’s Italian Deli and Market. Because it’s a deli, market, cafe and pizzeria, it’s one of those places where you have to order at one counter and pay at another. Giuseppe’s does dinner and jazz nights but I visited for lunch. [...]
It seems the owners of Muse and winebar (and AKA) are intent on taking over the corner of Kensington Road and 11th Street with the opening of Brasserie Kensington. The new restaurant is right above winebar, where an interior design store used to be. It’s been transformed with the requisite dark wood tables, chairs and [...] |
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