Articles of Section 'Food of the Week'.

March 11, 2010 - 03:05 AM
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Catch the cherry blossoms while you can

By Carolyn Ali
As soon as it's lovely again, don’t miss the opportunity to picnic under the sakura in grand Japanese style.
March 4, 2010 - 03:05 AM
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Food, Inc. will make you think twice about what snacks to bring to your Oscar party

By Carolyn Ali
If you’re planning to munch your way through the Academy Awards on March 7, you might want to think twice about what snacks you put on the coffee table.
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February 18, 2010 - 01:05 AM
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Visit an izakaya if you're visiting Vancouver

By Carolyn Ali
If you’re a visitor to Vancouver, don’t leave town without trying some Japanese-style tapas at one of this city’s many spirited izakayas.
February 11, 2010 - 01:05 AM
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Watch the Chinese New Year parade with some dim sum

By Stephen Wong
If you’re planning to catch the Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown on February 14 starting at 9:30 a.m., consider picking up breakfast en route.
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February 4, 2010 - 05:05 AM
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Indishpensable offers restaurant-quality meals for the home

By Carolyn Ali
There’s nothing more intimate than dinner at home on Valentine’s Day—with a “Kiss the Cook” apron, who knows where it could lead? For a fancy, restaurant-quality meal, here’s an option.
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January 28, 2010 - 05:05 AM
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Beefy Beef Noodle House

By Carolyn Ali
The Taiwanese restaurant is up-front about its specialty, although its sign also gives near-equal billing to “crispy salty peppery chicken”.
January 21, 2010 - 05:10 AM
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Maenam introduces more northern Thai dishes

By Carolyn Ali
Now that he’s brought real Thai flavours to Vancouverites—by preparing familiar dishes like pad Thai the right way—Angus An is taking things further.
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January 14, 2010 - 05:05 AM
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JJ Bean Coffee Roasters

By Carolyn Ali
The Nesters Market in the new Woodward’s development has gotten a lot of press, but the café next to it is what’s really impressive.
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January 7, 2010 - 05:10 AM
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Happy Planet's new line of ready-to-eat sauces make quick work of dinner

By Carolyn Ali
Sauté some fish, chicken, or tofu, add sauce, serve on rice or pasta—poof! There’s dinner.
December 30, 2009 - 05:05 AM
Food of the Week

Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

By Carolyn Ali
Julie Powell’s new memoir Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession is a far cry from her feel-good Julie & Julia.
December 23, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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Left over turkey makes for great sandwiches with the help of good bread

By Carolyn Ali
Turkey leftovers get a bad rap, but they can lead to one of the best sandwiches of the year.
December 17, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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President’s Choice Maple Flavour Butter Fudge

By Carolyn Ali
You’d never expect fudge that you can buy in the same store as a family pack of ground beef and four litres of milk to be so good.
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December 10, 2009 - 05:40 AM
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A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking

By Carolyn Ali
The new 10th-anniversary edition contains recipes arranged by holiday, plus a new savoury chapter that includes classics like brisket and latkes.
December 3, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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Gone Crackers Undressed crackers

By Carolyn Ali
Flour, sea salt, and olive oil… The ingredients couldn’t be more basic, but they give Gone Crackers Undressed crackers a gentle, subtle flavour.
November 19, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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Delicious donburi remixed at Donburi-ya

By Craig Takeuchi
It was inevitable that sushi’s casual cousin, donburi, would get remixed.
November 12, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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Build your own edible inukshuk

By Carolyn Ali
Vancouver souvenirs are turning up everywhere—even at your local grocery store.
November 5, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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Jacksons Meats serves quality sandwiches for reasonable prices

By Carolyn Ali
As the price of a lowly sandwich keeps creeping up, it’s nice to find an excellent one that doesn’t eat through your wallet.
October 29, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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Hold that kitchen torch high

By Carolyn Ali
There will be much hullabaloo this week as a certain torch arrives in Canada. But who needs the big one when you’ve got your very own little version?
October 22, 2009 - 05:10 AM
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Karmavore offers one-of-a-kind vegan-friendly goods

By Stephen Hui
Got a craving for gelatin-free marshmallows?
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October 15, 2009 - 05:02 AM
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Josh Wolfe cooks squid the right way

By Carolyn Ali
People who think they don't like squid have never eaten it properly cooked.
October 8, 2009 - 05:10 AM
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Mr. Kumpir is the ambassador to the world of Turkish stuffed potatoes

By Carolyn Ali
That cute dancing spud on the sign at 1162 Denman Street isn’t Mr. Potato Head.
September 17, 2009 - 05:10 AM
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Oktoberfest–more like Oktoberfeast

By Carolyn Ali
In Germany, Oktoberfest kicks off in September, as the Vancouver Alpen Club well knows.
September 10, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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DAVIDsTEA serves up an adult alternative to a childhood favorite

By Judith Lane
Whenever I pass an A&W, I get a hankering for my favourite childhood drink, swamp water—a murky mix of root beer and orange pop. Recently, I’ve sussed out the perfect grown-up alternative, Swampwater tea, at DAVIDsTEA.
September 3, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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Tenku serves up Japanese street food

By Craig Takeuchi
After sushi, izakaya, and yoshoku, could yatai (food stalls) be the next Japanese food trend to be gobbled up by Vancouverites?
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August 27, 2009 - 05:05 AM
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Purdy's ice cream bars are good any time of the year

By Carolyn Ali
Summer may be almost over, but you can indulge in a Purdy's ice cream bar any time of the year.

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