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Good Eats

Victoria Tapas – A Review in 4 Parts…Not Unlike Your Meal: Part Two

by Kristy Gardner 05.22.2012

(Images by Choli Designs)
When you think of Oak Bay, images of grandiose houses, flags on street lamps, and little old ladies with walkers come to mind. Unwittingly, you have been fooled. Tucked in between the resident neighbourhood pub on one side and a Tudor sweet shop on the other is Vis a Vis – a [...]

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The Weekend Cook – BC Spot Prawns

by Canucklehead 05.21.2012

Okay – I am not telling you anything new by saying spot prawn season is upon us. But HOLY SHIT – SPOT PRAWN SEASON IS UPON US!!!
I cannot think of a local seafood more universally beloved. Everyone has them on their menu (the wok seared soy prawns at Sea Harbour are fucking genius). [...]

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Road Trip! Seattle – The Walrus and The Carpenter

by Canucklehead 05.14.2012

I love road trips. Even a short one holds the promise of roadside diners and strange new foods. And as far as I’m concerned, a bag of Tim’s Cascade Jalapeno chips counts as culinary exotica – as long as you are eating them on the I-5.
Lately, trips to Seattle have been particularly [...]

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Fat Dragon BBQ – Authentically Chill

by Canucklehead 05.09.2012

For the longest time – it seemed like Vancouver had two distinct food cultures, great West Coast cuisine and world class Chinese food. But rarely was there any cross over, either in flavor influences or clientele. It was the Two Solitudes of local dining. As a Chinese guy who is passionate about food, [...]

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The Weekend Cook – Easter is for Eggs

by Canucklehead 04.09.2012

I have always had a thing for Easter Sunday meals. Growing up completely ignorant of the religious gravity of Easter, for me it was a time of chocolates, jelly beans, and yellow marshmallows. Easter also meant your first real warm weather meal of the year. Legs of spring lamb, glazed sweet hams, [...]

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Maple Syrup, It’s Not Just For Breakfast Anymore

by Canucklehead 04.05.2012

Martin Picard was recently in town at Barbara Jo’s promoting his new cook book, Au Pied de Cochon Sugar Shack with a book signing. I am not afraid to admit that I am a pretty gushy fan of his. When Au Pied de Cochon self published their first cookbook, I called the restaurant in [...]

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Pizzeria Barbarella

by Canucklehead 03.29.2012

Not that many moons ago – people in Vancouver were pining away for good pizza. Even Seattle, with Serious Pie and Delancey were killing us in the pizza department. How could the Economist say that we were the best place in the world to live, when our pizza was so completely shitty?
Well, [...]

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Left of Centre

by Joie Alvaro Kent 01.23.2012

pH5: the slightly acidic state at which an animal’s muscle tissues come to rest after slaughter. With pH7 as neutral, it’s slightly left of centre but not radically so—figuratively speaking, it denotes an environment ripe for change. An apt moniker for chef David Gunawan’s latest adventure.
The former executive chef of West Restaurant recently returned from [...]

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Signature Dish Dine Out Festival – November 1-18

by Editor 11.01.2011

If you have been looking for an opportunity to explore the Lower Mainland’s world-class Chinese restaurant scene in more depth, the recent launch of the “Signature Dish Dine Out Festival” is a wonderful opportunity.

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Italian Trip Report: Where’s the Beef?

by Canucklehead 10.09.2011

For most of us, when you think of steak, your mind immediately conjures up images of Texas and Alberta, complete with cowboys, campfires, and coyote’s howling at the moon. At the opposite end, I had never really made the connection between Italian cuisine and steaks. Of course, I’d heard of bistecca alla fiorentina – [...]

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The Best Chinese Restaurant You’ve Never Heard Of

by Canucklehead 09.29.2011

It made me chuckle when I read about Grant Achatz’s new ‘super’ exclusive Speakeasy a few months ago. Really? Here’s a tip, if you are the real deal, you don’t have go around telling everyone how exclusive you are. Even Disney is smart enough to keep its yap shut about Club 33, [...]

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A for Effort

by Canucklehead 09.20.2011

I really started cooking for pleasure just as people like Nigella Lawson, Jamie Oliver, and Nigel Slater came on the scene. And even though I am much more grounded with Julia Child and Marcella Hazan now – I still love the freewheeling generosity of that generation of UK TV chefs. Nothing beats the joy [...]

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