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Family-style eating means pass the platters and dig in

There’s boisterous chatter and the bustle of movement around tables in restaurants throughout the city as family-style eating becomes increasingly common.
Dining Features | Paralympics

Where to go for great meals and easy access during the Paralympics

You wouldn’t think navigating a restaurant, even with some obstacles, would be a problem in what Tourism Vancouver’s Web site calls “one of the most accessible cities in the world among travelers with special needs”.
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Costs climb for vegetarians

Vegetarians looking for healthy restaurant food that also respects the planet will have to be very unkind to their pocketbooks in order to find it.
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B.C. consumers invest in local food producers through community-supported agriculture

From farm to plate is an oft-spouted and great concept, but is shortening the distance between where our food comes from and our dinner tables realistic?
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West Coast food icons change with the times

Canada is home to a bevy of tired food clichés. Maple syrup, poutine, flipper pie, and back bacon have endured, but they certainly don’t represent the West Coast. So what does?
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Find some Valentine's dining privacy

This year, with all the Olympic hoopla and heinous traffic, finding a place to cuddle and nibble—on excellent food, of course—in relative peace may be challenging.
Dining Features | Olympics

Food at Canada's provincial Olympic pavilions

Last week in the Georgia Straight, we brought you the culinary secrets of some of the international pavilions that have popped up around Vancouver for the Olympics. This week, we go domestic.
Dining Features | Olympics

Eating at the Olympic international pavilions

If you love to eat your way around the world, now’s your chance to sample global cuisine without enduring hours in a middle seat on an airplane.
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Gung Haggis Fat Choy is the ultimate fusion feast

What do you get when you cross haggis and Chinese food? The 12th annual Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner.
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Good, cheap dim sum? Dai Tung fits the bill

For old-school Cantonese–style dim sum, you can't beat Dai Tung's value—just go early and choose wisely for the best experience.
Dining Features | Olympics

Food at Olympic villages: McDonald's and more

As other Olympic host cities have discovered, plenty can go wrong when you’re providing half a million meals to athletes and Olympic-village workers over a 60-day period.
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Vancouver gastropubs give pub grub a makeover

A gastropub takes the warm, convivial atmosphere of a pub and combines it with gastronomy, or good eating.
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Hot pots, biryani, and chicken say Christmas

Looking to add to your own unique holiday feast? When it comes to cultural traditions, the more diverse the merrier.
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Takeout turkey makes Christmas dinner easy

Here are some options for takeout turkey, from individually packed deli-case dinners to the whole fowl swoop.
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Tips for sweet holiday treats

Visions of sugarplums aren’t restricted to the dreams of children. In fact, sweet treats of every description are an integral part of the season’s festivities for adults too, whether you’re celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah.
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May visions of foodie fun dance in your head

This year, buy ’em something they long for and won’t buy for themselves, and consider the following gift ideas.
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Stretch that holiday hosting budget

A combination of culinary talent and business savvy works wonders when it comes to holiday entertaining.
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Hitting the sauce with wine, beer, and whisky

Here are some suggestions for adding a little tipple to your cooking.
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Can you take the heat? Chefs serve career tips

The Straight canvassed several local chefs for their advice to those aiming for a career in the kitchen.
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Vancouver restaurant liquor bylaw reconsidered

Vancouver city council is taking another shot at serving up a new liquor bylaw.
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A bowl of chicken soup soothes body and soul

When you’re feeling sniffly or need warming up, nothing says comfort like chicken soup. And it all begins with stock.
Dining Features | Book Features

Cook with the seasons and Sandra Bullock's sister with these cookbooks

A quartet of cookbooks to take you into fall.
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Guests give thanks for thoughtful appetizers

If you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner, chances are you’ve already planned the main course. Appetizers, however, are often afterthoughts, so you may still be able to match them to your guests’ preferences.
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Neighbourhood restaurants thrive in Vancouver

The good ones survive, and the better ones thrive. But the mark of a really successful restaurant is longevity.
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Go wild for fall mushrooms

Cooking with wild mushrooms is a great way to ease into fall; here's how to buy and prepare them wisely, with tasty results.

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