restaurants

A contact asked me to support an online publication in Vancouver called Granville Online. I checked it out, to see if it was something I’d want to recommend to my readers – and indeed it is very cool, featuring many Vancouver restaurants that I love. “From Japanese and Indian to Chinese and West Coast...

Rain did not stop the party today on Commercial Drive. It was the first Italian Day since 1982, and the streets were closed from Grandview to Venables, with music, vendors, food, beer gardens, and dancing on the road under umbrellas. The smell of garlic and Italian sausage was luring people into line-ups. So was...

Okay, maybe it’s not that much of a secret – considering the place is usually quite full – but I liked the alliteration in that headline Dave suggested. (I consider him a good guy to approach for headline advice since he’s written so many song lyrics over the years.) Anyways! I was out running...

If you’re not too busy attending Boobquake (at the Art Gallery today from 4 to 8 p.m.) there’s a great talk scheduled at The Edge in gastown. Come hear what Wesley Regan says about “the mystique and hyperbole of social media” as the Shebeen Club invite / post reads. It’s the monthly meeting of...

In the final days of the Olympics, I'm noticing you can watch the games in many unexpected places - like Red Burrito on Commercial Drive at First Avenue.

This is a photo of Charles the cook at Cafe Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive. I wrote about my favorite meal there in my Super Citizen blog last spring. My son and I are heading down there to meet up with our friends from the Island. Kids can hang out on the big stage...