New Horizons on Burnaby Mountain
After extensive renovations following the fire that gutted it in April, Horizons (100 Centennial Way, Burnaby) was slated to reopen on Wednesday (November 24). It now boasts bigger windows, better views from all areas of the restaurant, and a more contemporary décor. Executive chef John Garrett’s menu is similar to his previous one, with West Coast fare and seafood favourites such as alder-grilled salmon unchanged. (Prices remain the same, with dinner mains running $21 to $35.) It’s open for lunch and dinner daily and brunch on weekends; see the Horizons restaurant website.

Sustainability in store
Vancouver’s first 100-percent Ocean Wise fish market, the Daily Catch, is reeling in seafood lovers at 1418 Commercial Drive. Owners Ryan Johnson and Dylan McCulloch buy mostly from local fishers and outsource the rest of their sustainable catch. Live tanks hold Galiano mussels, Dungeness crab, and lobsters (these from Nova Scotia’s four Ocean Wise–certified lobster boats), while halibut, sablefish, octopus, and pristine ocean-caught salmon share display cases with ready-to-cook salmon cakes, plump crab cakes, salmon jerky, and more.

Who likes Thai food?
The name of the new Thai restaurant, Bob Likes Thai Food, (3755 Main Street) is owner Tai Keattivanichvily’s play on “everyone likes Thai food.” The menu includes pad Thai, red-curried fish cakes, pad si-ew (fried rice noodles, pork, seasonal veggies), and swimming rama (greens, peanut sauce, tofu, garlic) (all $7.50 to $10). Keattivanichvily, a former filmmaker and animator, is originally from Thailand, and his recipes come from his mother and her friend.

Deli on down
Chambar, Medina, and Dirty Apron Cooking School have welcomed just-opened Dirty Apron Delicatessen (540 Beatty Street) to the fold. Chef-owner Nico Schuermans’s plan is for a store with moderately priced, carefully chosen products. Expect a changing selection of deli meats, salads, tapenades, sauces, dips, sandwiches, a daily hot carvery, Medina waffle dough and toppings, produce, and dairy goods.

Pizza for Breakfast
Kitsilano’s Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. (1876 West 1st Avenue) is now serving breakfast from 8:15 a.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. on weekends until 11:30 a.m. The menu touts fresh-squeezed juices; organic, fair-trade coffee; organic free-range eggs; natural meats; and organic breads. Omelettes, breakfast sandwiches, and flatbreads all run $9.95, including a flatbread that’s topped with steak and eggs.

Choice Chinese
The results are in for the diners’ choice portion of the 2011 HSBC Chinese Restaurant Awards. Winners in 15 categories include HK BBQ Master (145–4651 No. 3 Road, Richmond), which took the Best BBQ accolade for the third year in a row. Lido Restaurant (150–4231 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond) won in the new category of Best Hong Kong–Style Milk Tea, and Bodhi Choi Heung Vegetarian Restaurant (3932 Fraser Street) was named Best Vegetarian Restaurant. A full list of winners can be found here. The winners of the critics’ choice component of the awards will be announced in January.