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Anthem Pizza thrashes onto Vancouver’s food scene with punk and purpose

Anthem Pizza thrashes onto Vancouver’s food scene with punk and purpose

The cloud kitchen gives back to the community with its hard-core pies

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 25, 2020CULINARY, pizza, Chi Pig

How a stollen recipe once made for Swedish royalty became a local sensation and is now in the hands of a Newfoundland-born Vancouver pastry chef

The legendary Four Seasons stollen lives on at the new Best Kind Bakeshop and beyond

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2020CULINARY, stollen, Four Seasons, Best Kind Bakeshop, Forage, Thomas Haas, Temper Chocolate and Pastry, Elmo Baking Co, Homepage feature

For sommelier Bryant Mao, pairings take on orchestral notes

For sommelier Bryant Mao, pairings take on orchestral notes

The wine director of Hawksworth Restaurant has music in mind when he pairs drinks with set menus

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 23, 2020CULINARY, Hawksworth, Bryant Mao, wine, wine pairing, Stir Pairing

Shameless Buns launches Magkasama—a virtual Christmas market with inspired Filipino foods, art, and music

Shameless Buns launches Magkasama—a virtual Christmas market with inspired Filipino foods, art, and music

Food-truck founders bring local Filipino-Canadian creatives together for festive online pop-up

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 21, 2020CULINARY, Filipino food, Shameless Buns, Christmas market

Superflux gets super creative with hot dogs and beer at new tasting lounge

Superflux gets super creative with hot dogs and beer at new tasting lounge

The East Van brewery has a resident chef at its fresh digs

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 19, 2020CULINARY, beer, Superflux, hot dogs, Vancouver food, Homepage feature

Stir Wine Pairing: Nk’Mip's Qwam Qwmt Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 with VSO's Americana: Walker & Copland

Stir Wine Pairing: Nk’Mip's Qwam Qwmt Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 with VSO's Americana: Walker & Copland

A concert of trailblazers hosted by Measha Brueggergosman calls for a glass of this rich Okanagan red

WINE, MUSIC, CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 18, 2020CULINARY, wine, music, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Measha Brueggergosman, Nk'Mip Cellars, BC wine, BC wineries, Wine, Wine pairing, Stir Pairing

Dine Strathcona dishes up deliciousness while raising funds to support sex workers, November 18 to 30

Dine Strathcona dishes up deliciousness while raising funds to support sex workers, November 18 to 30

Restaurants, cafes, and bars offer feature dishes with partial proceeds going to the WISH Drop-In Centre

CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 16, 2020CULINARY, what's stirring, Strathcona, Dine Strathcona, Vancouver restaurants

BIPOC Foods Van hosts virtual holiday market, November 20 to 22

BIPOC Foods Van hosts virtual holiday market, November 20 to 22

The online market is a way to directly support local BIPOC businesses

CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 14, 2020CULINARY, what's stirring, BIPOC, HireBIPOC, Black Lives Matter, Elbo Jamaican Patties, Salty Cabbage Kimchi, Kula Foods, BIPOC Foods Van

Vancouver food community talks racism, equity, and change

Vancouver food community talks racism, equity, and change

As awareness and support of BIPOC businesses grow, so does the need for accessible spaces

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 14, 2020CULINARY, Black Lives Matter, BIPOC, HireBIPOC, Coho Commissary, Kula Foods, Elbo Jamaican Patties, Asha Wheeldon, Chris Boreland, food, Vancouver food

Wining online: Okanagan Crush Pad launches new video guides to go with virtual tasting packs

Wining online: Okanagan Crush Pad launches new video guides to go with virtual tasting packs

Online sessions with expert DJ Kearney are one way to have a pro wine tasting at home

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonNovember 13, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, wine tasting, Okanagan, Okanagan winery, DJ Kearney

Yasma specializes in the flavours of Syria and Lebanon

Yasma specializes in the flavours of Syria and Lebanon

The new Kitsilano pop-up serves traditional Levantine dishes for takeout

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2020CULINARY, Syrian food, Lebanese food, Vancouver restaurants

A Seat at the Table looks at Chinese immigration—and B.C.’s discriminatory past—through food and restaurant culture

A Seat at the Table looks at Chinese immigration—and B.C.’s discriminatory past—through food and restaurant culture

The new exhibition at Museum of Vancouver in partnership with UBC explores how Chinese Canadians challenged systemic racism

CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2020CULINARY, Art and Design, MOV, Museum of Vancouver, UBC, Chinese culture, Chinatown

For Diwali, the Indian Pantry offers Maharashtrian feasts

For Diwali, the Indian Pantry offers Maharashtrian feasts

The vegan or non-vegetarian tasting menus are for two to celebrate the Festival of Lights

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 10, 2020CULINARY, Diwali, Festival of Lights, Diwali Fest, Indian Pantry, Indian cuisine, Indian food, Tushar Tondvalkar

The Sandbar celebrates 20 years with Y2K prices, to November 30

The Sandbar celebrates 20 years with Y2K prices, to November 30

Master sushi chef Tsutomu Hoshi has been at the Granville Island seafood restaurant since day one

CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2020CULINARY, what's stirring, sushi, Granville Island, Vancouver chefs

Indigenous chef joins Culinary Team BC, with hopes of elevating native ingredients of her homelands

Reba DeGuevara aims to deepen people's understanding of Indigenous history and culture through food

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 7, 2020CULINARY, Culinary Team BC, BC chefs, Culinary Olympics, Indigenous food, Indigenous cuisine, Indigenous People, Indigenous culture

Stir Sips: Charme de L’île makes for distinctly BC bubbles

Stir Sips: Charme de L’île makes for distinctly BC bubbles

Some call the style a local Prosecco

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonNovember 5, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Unsworth Vineyards, Charme de L'ile, sparkling wine

Makers of Indian sweets, Mithai & Co launches just in time for Diwali 2020

Makers of Indian sweets, Mithai & Co launches just in time for Diwali 2020

The Vancouver food company wants to elevate the profile—and popularity—of traditional treats like laddoo

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2020CULINARY, Homepage feature, Diwali, Coho Commissary, Mithai & Co, Indian food, Indian cuisine

Le Tigre food truck rolls again, hawking Taiwanese and Korean street food

Le Tigre food truck rolls again, hawking Taiwanese and Korean street food

For chef Steve Kuan, the menu’s bao buns are a taste of home

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 1, 2020CULINARY, food trucks, Le Tigre, Torafuku, Steve Kuan, Vancouver chefs, Homepage feature

Cornucopia Whistler returns with intimate winery dinners and drink seminars, November 6 to 29

Cornucopia Whistler returns with intimate winery dinners and drink seminars, November 6 to 29

You can stimulate your brain while you safely sip and savour

CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRING, WINEGail JohnsonOctober 29, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Whistler, Cornucopia Whistler, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

B.C. cookbooks take home big wins at the 2020 Taste Canada Awards

B.C. cookbooks take home big wins at the 2020 Taste Canada Awards

Burdock & Co chef Andrea Carlson was doing “farm to table” cooking long before it became a catchphrase.

CULINARY, READ, NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 27, 2020CULINARY, BOOKS, Burdock & Co, Andrea Carlson, cookbooks