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Gastown Cheap Eats: Deacon’s Corner

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Deacon’s Corner is a casual diner located in Gastown that’s been getting all the buzz lately. I’ve read reviews in the Globe and Mail, blogs, magazines, everywhere! So, a visit was overdue. I went this  past weekend for Saturday brunch. I’ve heard stories about long line-ups, but when we arrived at 11:30am on Saturday the [...]

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Vancouver Good Tour: An afternoon on Commercial Drive

March 9th, 2009 · No Comments

I give my friends a tour of Granville Island often, but we were all in the mood for something different this weekend, so we went to Commercial Drive. The Drive is an interesting spot in the city.  People usually call Commercial Drive Vancouver’s “Little Italy.” It is very Italian, but I can’t say there are [...]

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Kitsilano Coffee: Caffe Dolcetto (Fall 2009: now closed)

February 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Caffe Dolcetto 2967 West Broadway Vancouver BC Canada. – now closed. Anything related to Cru Restaurant is great in my book. I stopped by Cru’s Kitsilano cafe Dolcetto yesterday for a quick look. Super small cafe, maybe 10-15 seats inside plus four seats outside. Dolcetto serves 49th parallel coffee plus breakfast, brunch, and lunch items [...]

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Kitsilano Eats: Patisserie Lebeau

February 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Waffles are good. And I am lucky enough to live by the best waffles in town. After a spirited food adventure on Granville Island today, my friend and I opted to bypass the long line at Go Fish and dropped by Patisserie Lebeau for a snack. They had lots of samples out (and I think [...]

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Downtown / Crosstown eats: Cafe Medina

February 11th, 2009 · No Comments

I stopped by Cafe Medina today and was reminded that in additon a to doing a good americano, they also do breakfast, lunch, and brunch on the weekends. Cafe Medina is run by the same owners and kitchen as ever popular  Chambar and you can certainly see Chambar influences on the menu. The menu at [...]

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