Vancouver Good

The word on Bella Gelateria is spreading fast – deservedly so. It is awesome and the first ice cream joint in Vancouver I can truly recommend. I was in San Francisco this summer indulging in the excellent Bi-rite and Humphry Slocombe creameries, lamenting the fact Vancouver had nothing as good. Now we do. This is [...]

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Summer 2010 in Vancouver isn’t exactly warm so far. But, one thing I love about this city is how it loves patios. Even if the sun comes out for just 20 minutes, people are on the patio. And when Vancouver gets (and it will come) our beautiful sunny summer weather, the patios will be packed. [...]

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I dropped by Italian inspired cafe Giovane today, the casual breakfast & lunch spot inside the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. At 1pm it was still bustling with tourists, solo diners, and business meetings happening in the bright, open restaurant space. Some highlights: The menu includes breakfast from 6am-11am, a lunch menu of pizza, soup, salad, [...]

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Yesterday, I went on a fun “hard hat” tour of the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel and their Willow Stream Spa. The hotel opens January 2010  (and is already fully booked for the Olympics), and the spa opens in February 2010. Amidst the blustery, rainy, horrible day, myself and 10 additonal ladies from the Downtown Networking [...]

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A couple weeks ago, I checked out Irashai Grill with some friends. I’d been meaning to check out the restaurant and Irashai also mailed me a 15% off coupon after reading this blog, which was a nice bonus! Overall, Irashai’s strengths are in their fresh seafood and unique rolls. The room is large with high [...]

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