Dining

Maenam blasts in with real Thai flavour
Chefs dream up those salad days of summer
BBQ red wines to spark fireworks
Vancouver pubs brew the right thing
Drink up: the pros' recipes for refreshment
Long live the tropical drink
The good life? It’s a cool cocktail on the patio
Ice, fruit get friendly with these chill wines
Restaurant Reviews

Maenam blasts in with real Thai flavour

Maenam has raised the bar for Thai food in Vancouver—and perhaps, dare I say, North America.
Dining Features

Chefs dream up those salad days of summer

Who says a salad has to be simple?
Recipes

Warm frisée and bacon salad with a soft-poached egg

Courtesy of Elixir chef Don Letendre
Uncorked

BBQ red wines to spark fireworks

Since this issue falls neatly between Canada Day and July 4, here are six barbecue reds from each side of the border to fuel your outdoor dinners.
Drink of the Week

Chenin Blanc 2008

A white for contrast…
Food of the Week

MaxFrut Fruitcicles

Chunks of raspberry and mango, whole blueberries… You can actually see the fruit in MaxFrut Fruitcicles.
Straight Goods

Four food & dining events

New Gastown eateries, single foodie meetups, and weekday dinner specials in this week's food and dining events.
Wine Beer and Spirits

Vancouver pubs brew the right thing

From Gastown to Granville Island, the brewpub trail is hopping with high-quality beers that take the fizz out of the canned stuff.
Wine Beer and Spirits

Drink up: the pros' recipes for refreshment

Six cocktail recipes from local restaurants.
Wine Beer and Spirits

Long live the tropical drink

For years, Jeff Berry, the man who’s been described as the world’s premier tiki-cocktail archaeologist has been on a mission to revive interest in what’s been dubbed the most infamous tropical drink of all.
Wine Beer and Spirits

The good life? It’s a cool cocktail on the patio

Who in their right mind wants to sit around indoors and drink?
Uncorked

Ice, fruit get friendly with these chill wines

Here they are, the WYCPICASIs—Wines You Can Put Ice Cubes And Stuff In.
Drink of the Week

The best margarita recipe

Join me, if you will, in a season of solid wasting-away-again-in-Jimmy-Buffet-ville.
Dining Features | Book Features

Books cooked to your taste

Cookbooks run the gamut from simple to sumptuous.
Straight Goods

Four food & dining events

Beer tastings, sake samples, and Steveston salmon in this week's food and dining events.