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Golden Plates 2012 readers’ choice winners

The results of an online Georgia Straight reader poll conducted in January and February, 2012.

Restaurant insiders pick the best eats in Vancouver

A team of Straight staffers called up more than 100 local restaurateurs, chefs, and managers, and asked them to name the best restaurants in Vancouver.

Vancouver restaurants: the next global trendsetters?

By Carolyn Ali

Restaurant-industry professionals debate how trendsetting our food scene is on a global scale and what makes our city unique.

Vancouver’s best chef title is about more than just the food

By Carolyn Ali

Georgia Straight readers chose Dale MacKay as Vancouver’s best chef, while the restaurant industry voted David Hawksworth number one. Here, industry insiders dish on what makes a great chef.

Food trends move into the comfort zone

By Michelle da Silva

When Straight staffers called up more than 100 restaurateurs, chefs, and floor managers, many of them talked about how glad they were to see poorly executed molecular gastronomy fade and comfort food return.

With food television, everyone is an expert

With food television, everyone's an expert

By Michelle da Silva

Vancouver chefs and restaurateurs speak on the shift in local diners from unaware customers to discerning foodies-armed with opinions.

Where to go for brunch in Vancouver: from pancakes to eggs Benedict and bubbles

By Tara Lee

Judging by the lineups on the weekends at certain places, people can't get enough of brunch. And why, exactly?

Undersung noodle soups fuel steamy adventures

By Stephen Wong

Go beyond ramen and pho with these Chinese, Korean, and Taiwanese favourites.

Vancouver sommeliers reveal their wine picks

By Jurgen Gothe

From $7 glasses to $1,100 bottles, here’s what’s drinking well at local restaurants.

Restaurant insiders pick Vancouver’s most underrated eateries for 2012

By Staff

You may not hear much about these places, but chefs and restaurateurs swear by them.

Restaurant insiders name Vancouver’s best cheap eats for 2012

By Staff

Where’s a great place for a good, cheap meal? Ask somebody who works in the restaurant industry.

A wish list for the Vancouver restaurant scene

By Carolyn Ali

Chefs and restaurateurs dish on what they’d like to see added to the food-and-beverage mix.

Georgia Straight readers share their best meals in Vancouver for 2012

By Michelle da Silva

When Georgia Straight readers were asked to recall a great meal they had eaten at a restaurant over the past year, there was no shortage of responses.

Chef Dale MacKay aims for greatness

By Maya Beckersmith

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1979, prairie boy Dale MacKay knew that he wanted to become a great Canadian chef from an early age.

Chef Rob Feenie takes his inspiration from around the globe

By Maya Beckersmith

Chef Rob Feenie, one of Canada’s most recognized chefs, is the culinary force behind Cactus Club Café’s 21 casual fine dining restaurants in British Columbia and Alberta.

Chef David Hawksworth keeps a balance

By Maya Beckersmith

A Vancouver native, Hawksworth spent a decade in Europe honing his skills in some of Britain’s finest Michelin-starred restaurants, such as Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, L’Escargot, and The Square, and has traveled extensively as a guest chef.

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