aaa We were invited to Prestons’ tasting event on Monday evening where we sampled a variety of Mediterranean and Asian influenced dishes off the restaurant’s new fall menu. Located in the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel on West Pender in downtown Vancouver, Prestons is a sleek and modern bar, lounge & dining room. During this successful [...]
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West Vancouver’s Fraîche Restaurant Review
Renowned as one of West Vancouver’s most cherished dining experiences, Fraîche Restaurant offers cuisine that celebrates the best of the west coast, expertly crafted in its elegant open kitchen. Gracious service and inspiring panoramic views of Vancouver from its hilltop dining room enhance the gorgeous restaurant. Fraîche recently received Gold for Best North Shore Dining [...]
Refuel Restaurant Kitsilano Review
Refuel Restaurant & Bar is located on 4th Ave and Cypress, in Kitsilano. Refuel serves casual Northwest cuisine and encourages diners to relax, have fun and enjoy simple, honest food. We had been trying to dine here for ages, and finally got around to it the other day. Refuel’s kitchen is at the front of [...]
The Crab Pot Review Seattle, Washington
We were down in Seattle, Washington yesterday for business and had heard about the famous seafood feasts at The Crab Pot Restaurant. It is located on Pier 57, on Alaskan Way and just a few blocks away from our hotel – so we HAD to try it! This picture doesn’t show how HUGE this restaurant [...]
Old Vines Restaurant, Quails’ Gate Winery, Kelowna
We recently came back from a tour of wineries in the Okanagan. If you haven’t been wine tasting before, the Kelowna area has a plethora of amazing wineries for you to indulge in some of the finest wines in North America, and possibly the world. Most wineries include a restaurant, with outdoor seating areas for [...]
Cactus Club (Broadway & Granville) Review
The Cactus Club stepped up their game when Iron Chef, Rob Feenie signed on as their “Food Concept Architect”. I admire his ambition to use as many locally sourced products as possible. It’s better for the environment, supports the local economy and is more nutritious, since produce is picked later. We stopped by the Cactus [...]
Hamilton Street Grill Yaletown Restaurant Review
Remember my previous post about the Taste of Yaletown 2009? Well, we decided to spend a night out with another couple to see what this was really all about. You hear mixed reviews about Taste of Yaletown menus. People say that restaurants cheap out because they are “losing money” on their tasting menus. We’ll have [...]
C Restaurant in Downtown Vancouver
C Restaurant has been well known in the annual “Dine Out Vancouver” experience, and this year was no exception. If you have tried to book a table in January to participate in the Dine Out experience, you may have found yourself short on luck unless you booked within the first few days of “Dine Out [...]
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