Vancouver Good

For a long time, I associated hotel restaurants with over-priced, average food. But with restaurants like Yew in the Four Seasons, Market in the Shangri-la, Voya in the Loden, and now Cibo in the Moda Hotel…the days of bad hotel food are over.
Dinner at Cibo was delicious. It’s a small, modern room that seats about [...]

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If you’re looking for a quick and hearty lunch, stop by Sciué (“shoe-eh”). The Italian cafe and eatery says the name “Sciué” is Italian slang that translates to mean “good and fast.”  Indeed.
Picture rows of beautiful pizzas, cut to order and charged by weight, as they do in Rome. Then, look at the fridge [...]

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(Just a quick post from the road in Italy…)
I ate a La Quercia a few weeks ago – finally! The restaurant is so small, I’ve called a few times before only to be denied because they were fully booked. If you want to go to La Quercia on a weekend, definitely book in advance.
Of course [...]

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Certain restaurants in Vancouver are known for their line-ups. And when people see the line-ups, they figure it must be great so they get in line, then others do the same, and before you  know it? A line up down the block!
Most restaurants are not worth that wait. Some are. Here’s what I think:
WORTH THE [...]

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I am about to head out to Campagnolo Restaurant for a later dinner.
They restaurant has a lounge at the back where pizza and a beer are $12.50 after 9:30pm. I seem to regularly eat dinner after 9pm, so this is a deal for me!
I was at Campagnolo last week for snacks/drinks with my co-workers and [...]

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