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Thanks to everyone who entered the ‘Favourite Ethnic Cuisine’ contest.  Ruth Sturz and Sue Silver won the copies of ‘New Greek Cuisine’.  You can read everyone’s comments on the topic by clicking here.  And watch my website for future contests … Continue reading →

Last week while I was in Toronto I spent a great afternoon with Aristedes Pasparakis.  Vancouver diners will be familiar with his famous restaurant on Broadway, Orestes, but that was just one of dozens of restaurants Aristedes has opened over … Continue reading →

Tuesday morning, March 8th, on my Pacific Palate program, I’ll be talking about Go Fish, the dockside restaurant right beside the Granville Island Fisherman’s Wharf in Vancouver.  I’ll also relate some of my conversations with the fishers on the wharf … Continue reading →

A bunch of stuff to announce on a quiet Friday afternoon… First, congratulations to Paul Birch, who entered my ‘Street Food’ contest.  He’s won dinner for two at Vancouver’s Tamarind restaurant. Volume 2 of my podcast, ‘All You Can Eat’, … Continue reading →

If it’s one thing Canada is lacking when it comes to the food scene, it’s a healthy street food industry.  When it comes to street food, we seem to specialize in hot dog carts and fry trucks.  Of course, we … Continue reading →

Call it an upset, call it well-deserved, call it entertainment, whatever.  Last night on Iron Chef America, Vancouver’s own star chef, Rob Feenie, defeated Iron Chef Masuharu Morimoto in the first Canadian appearance on the show Iron Chef America, as … Continue reading →