Portland street food tour
With its cool and casual culture of craft beer and street food, Portland is on foodie radar. And Portlandia, the kooky TV show parodying the city’s hipster culture, deepens its allure.Anyway, it’s come...
View ArticleBest new cookbooks, 2013
Mia Stainsby Vancouver Sun Cookbook publishing isn’t exactly saying ‘Uncle’ to the online onslaught. Cookbooks keep rolling off the presses, fast and furious. Chefs, bloggers, celebrities (there’s even...
View ArticlePok Pok Chicken Wings
Pok Pok is one of my favourite restaurants in Portland but alas, it’s a long haul to go there for a meal on a whim. If I’m in a Pok Pok kind of way, I’ll do up these chicken wings. Just made them the...
View ArticleBest new Vancouver restaurants of 2014
2014 marked the opening of a destination restaurant in Surrey. Yes, one worthy of a drive from restaurant–rich Vancouver to Surrey. You can of course, have a comparable experience at Vij’s in Vancouver...
View ArticleI review Left Bank on Denman St.
Left Bank, the former Le Parisien, rebranded and distanced itself from its French bistro start. Owner John Blakely and chef Spencer Watts, the location has emotional roots. It’s where Blakely, who also...
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