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Dunn’s Famous Vancouver

January 12th, 2012 @ 2:57pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Dunn’s Famous opened their doors in Vancouver last November, serving up their well-known Montreal smoked meat alongside a menu full of rich, gravy-topped, comfort foods. My brother-in-law previously introduced us to Estrella’s in Langley, which was my first taste of a sky-high stacked Montreal smoked meat sandwich. For this reason, I sent my sister and [...]

Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2012

January 12th, 2012 @ 11:17am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival returns for a second year January 14 to February 14, 2012. I heard mention of this on Twitter yesterday and found details on Erin Ireland’s blog which linked to the event host, CityFood Magazine. Photo credit: stephbond on Flickr The month-long festival has a massive line up of daily flavours [...]

Dine Out Vancouver 2012: Granville Island Plated & Paired

January 11th, 2012 @ 3:26pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Reservations for Dine Out Vancouver opened up this week as the highly-anticipated restaurant festival kicks off January 20, 2012. Aside from the $18, $28, and $38 prix-fixe menu offerings (with wine or beer pairing options) there are also several special events happening around the city including one on Granville Island. Photo credit: Photodreamz_ on Flickr [...]

Dine Out Vancouver 2012: Dine & Stay

January 9th, 2012 @ 10:15am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Reservations are now open for Dine Out Vancouver which returns January 20 to February 5, 2012. This festival of sipping, sampling, and devouring multi-course meals around the city celebrates all that Vancouver restaurants have to offer for $18, $28, and $38 through special prix-fixe menus. Dine Out courses from previous years at Coast, r.tl, Glowbal [...]

Top Dining Experiences of 2011

December 28th, 2011 @ 11:18am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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As 2011 winds down, I have decided to do my annual “year in review” posts. While it’s tough to select the best moments (that I have blogged) over the last year, this week I’ll profile the following categories: Travel, Food, Music, and Entertainment. I think the story of the year was the explosion of street [...]

Lunch at Market by Jean-Georges

December 20th, 2011 @ 10:10am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Tucked away in the Shangri-La hotel in downtown Vancouver, Market by Jean-Georges has been on my “to do” list for a while. Although I admit, I did stop in for lunch a while back with Michelle Ng from Foodie Tour but I have always meant to return. I had that chance recently when I met [...]

Taste Vancouver Food Tour Gastown

December 13th, 2011 @ 10:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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There are few things I enjoy more than being a tourist in my own hometown and when I’m offered the chance to experience the city like a visitor it’s rare that I’ll pass it up. Last week, I was invited to participate in the Taste Vancouver Food Tour’s Gastown Tour. Meeting up with ten others, [...]

Hidden Temptations New Year’s Eve at the Westin Grand

December 12th, 2011 @ 10:40am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Westin Grand on Robson has been keeping a secret, Hidden Tasting Bar & Social Lounge. After coming in off the sidewalk near Robson and Homer, head up the large winding staircase toward the hotel’s lobby and there you’ll find Hidden. Windows stretching to the height of the massive ceilings surround the purple-coloured dining area [...]