It’s that time of the year again when January rolls around and we feel a bit bloated from the holidays and New Years Eve shenanigans. In comes Dine Out Vancouver, an annual festival for food lovers that helps get us out of the cozy house and into restaurants we haven’t tried yet, or favourites...
“We specialize in Indonesian Rijsttafels and these are the dishes you receive with rice.” My server, dressed in Indonesian attire, smiles as I look with wide eyes over the lengthy list of dishes at Puri Mas* in Amsterdam. “And this is for one person?” I double check. “Oh yes, they’re very small portions,” she assures...
Some were calling it “pedestrian,” others “I could have cooked this myself,” but the baked seafood dish with rice and cream sauce ($8.95) was my favourite. I was on a food tour* of Alexandra Road in Richmond – right next to Vancouver and the fantastic Vancouver food scene – a three block wunderstreet of over...
I was exhausted after being on the road so much this summer and had arrived one day early in Quebec before taking four days to explore the Outaouais region. I just wanted to relax. Les Brasseurs du Temps So I stopped by to see Marc Godin at Les Brasseurs du Temps,* a Quebec microbrewery...
What exactly is “Canadian cuisine,” anyways? I arrived at Chives Canadian Bistro in downtown Halifax wondering this very question. Chives Canadian Bistro, Halifax When I popped open the seasonal menu, I saw lots of Atlantic seafood, a “meat ‘n’ potatoes” dish and a dessert using Nova Scotia’s Sugar Moon Farms amber maple syrup. Okay,...
“There have been many ghost stories here, especially in the women’s washroom,” says our waiter at The Five Fishermen Restaurant & Grill in Halifax. He’s smiling but serious. “Oh yeah,” agrees another waiter, “lots of weird things happen here at night.” Oooh, perfect timing for Halloween… Halifax Restaurants I’m trying to focus on the...
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