Vancouver Good

If you read this blog it’s obvious I like to eat out. But I love to cook more. I don’t think I have a specialty or favourite style, but my husband tells people I cook a lot of Italian. I think he’s just remembering the month I was obsessed with making the perfect bolognese and [...]

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I just finished a write up on the awesome breakfast/lunch eatery Little Nest, just off of Commercial Drive (thanks to Mike D for the recommendation!). The food here is awesome. Fresh, local, organic, and well executed. While all types come to Little Nest, it’s a restaurant/cafe designed for kids and families as well. Scrambled eggs [...]

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I’m thrilled to join the blogging team over at Granville Online Magazine, a print and on-line magazine about urban, green, Vancouver living. The first post I’ve written was on the excellent Café Kathmandu on Commercial Drive. Take a read here. I take no credit for the beautiful and pithy headline and byline text, but the [...]

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I recently joined the Vancouver Farmers Market Food Jury, which was very interesting. A group of us sat down, tried several products from possible exhibitors, and gave our feedback. The session reminded me of how much I love the Vancouver Farmers Markets! While the winter market recently concluded, the Vancouver Farmers Market is gearing up [...]

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I hesitate calling Bandidas “vegetarian” eats because it scares people away. It shouldn’t.  I didn’t even notice it was vegetarian at first – the menu just looked tasty! And that’s what good food is about, not the meat content. Bandidas Taqueria! Located at 12th and Commercial Drive, I stopped in for dinner last night with [...]

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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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