June 18, 2009 - 05:40 AM
Dining FeaturesHere are six festivals for which you’re advised to show up with an appetite and not hold back—summer comes but once a year.
June 18, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesU-pick fans find satisfaction in staining their fingers, whether they pluck farm-grown blueberries or back-alley blackberries.
June 11, 2009 - 05:40 AM
Dining FeaturesWhen it comes to barbecuing, Ron Shewchuk wants nothing to do with boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Give him a well-marbled steak or a fat, juicy sausage any day.
June 4, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesAt a UBC Farm fundraiser, author Michael Pollan will dish on the real-food revolution.
May 28, 2009 - 05:20 AM
Dining FeaturesSome restaurants are blessed with location, location, location and naturally draw in customers. Others need to create a buzz about their room in order to appeal to those seeking a meal. That’s where great design comes in.
May 21, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesFuelled by the smaller household budgets of an economic downturn, buzz about the benefits of urbanites producing their own food is spreading.
May 21, 2009 - 05:20 AM
Dining FeaturesMention Hakka cuisine to a friend and you might get a blank look. That’s because in Vancouver, Hakka cuisine isn’t nearly as widespread as Cantonese cuisine. But there are places to sample this unique style of cooking.
April 30, 2009 - 05:25 AM
Dining FeaturesWhen times were good, downtown restaurants were packed at lunchtime with high rollers celebrating market upswings and impressing clients with lavish meals. Recent economic events, however, have taught companies to be cautious.
April 23, 2009 - 05:40 AM
Dining FeaturesB.C.’s younger generations are particularly vulnerable during tough economic times, because they have no idea how to cook for themselves.
April 9, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesA handful of up-and-coming First Nations chefs may well make aboriginal cuisine the next big thing on the local culinary scene.
April 2, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesWhen Bal Arneson moved to Canada 16 years ago, she discovered that the Indian food served in Vancouver restaurants wasn’t the Indian food she knew and loved from her native village.
March 26, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesEnjoying a meal all by yourself in a fine-dining restaurant may seem decadent or, frankly, terrifyingly daunting if you’ve never eaten alone before.
March 12, 2009 - 05:40 AM
Dining FeaturesThe theme for this year’s Eric Hamber Secondary School 11/12 class is Global Gourmet as students take a culinary tour of the world’s cuisines.
March 12, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesAt 4:44 a.m. on March 20, at the time of the vernal equinox, Persian families across the city will gather to celebrate the start of the Persian New Year, or
Norouz. This year there are many different ways to party Persian-style.
February 26, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesThere has been an influx of serious talent on Vancouver's culinary scene, with an exciting, younger, under-the-radar crew that’s sparking our interest.
February 19, 2009 - 05:45 AM
Dining FeaturesCan vegetarians and carnivores have healthy long-term relationships?
February 12, 2009 - 05:40 AM
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Restaurant ReviewsLooking for love in Vancouver is often a losing proposition. However, you might find help from the staff of Vancouver's restaurants and bars, some of whom are more than happy to play Cupid.
February 5, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesSay please to soy cheese, ethically raised meats, and a honey of a sauce.
January 29, 2009 - 05:40 AM
Dining FeaturesMany high-end Vancouver restaurateurs feel immune to the perilous trio of the recent restaurant boom, the economic bust, and the Olympic question mark.
January 29, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesChef Daniel Boulud considers himself an artist who expresses himself through food and says that his guests should see his gourmand offerings as a cultural experience.
January 22, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesFollowing a lean year-end, many Chinese restaurants are eager to wow you with their banquets of portentous creations designed not only to nourish the body but to lift the spirit.
January 15, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Dining FeaturesRising food prices are pushing up restaurants’ costs, but some still manage to offer greasy plates to happy customers for about $3.
January 8, 2009 - 05:50 AM
Dining FeaturesThere is such a thing as healthy fast food. The
Straight got the scoop from two dietitians on how to win the food-court battle and scoped out some tasty mall options.
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