Beyond the Rhetoric

I’ve been to Chambar Belgian Restaurant on Beatty Street on more than one occasion and I’ve been happy with my experience there every time. However, I had never been to the sister restaurant next door until we went there for our Valentine’s Day brunch yesterday. It’s called Cafe Medina and whereas Chambar specializes in dinner, [...]

Vancouver is filled with all sorts of fantastic restaurants that span a variety of cuisines and the Dine Out Vancouver annual promotions is one of the best ways to give them a try. First on my list this year is Fraiche Restaurant, located up in the British Properties of West Vancouver. It really is surrounded [...]

When it comes to good food, one of the best cities in the world is Vancouver. We’ve got a great deal of variety and we’ve got a lot of food to fit a wide range of budgets. However, some of those higher end restaurants can feel a little out of reach at times and that’s [...]

There are a lot of great Japanese restaurants in Vancouver where you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg. You can go to Sushi Nanaimo, for example, or you can even head out to the suburbs to a place like Sushi California. They may try to be a little creative with some specialty [...]

The area around Happy Pho, where we normally convene for Dot Com Pho, has its range of international restaurants with reasonably-priced menus. As you stroll around those few blocks of Main Street, roughly between 30th Avenue and 24th Avenue, you’ll find such eateries as Ogenki Ramen and Zakkushi Charcoal Grill. You’ll also find a lot [...]