Posted in By Invitations, Dinner, Food Bloggers, Italian, Mr., Vancouver, tagged fennel pollen, neapolitan pizza, Pasta, Pizzeria, thin crust on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If there was one secret to great food, it’s passion. When someone really cares about the food they are serving, it shines through.
This was my first time trying Neapolitan pizza. It’s a thin crust pizza cooked in an old-fashioned wood burning stove that heats up to almost 600 Celsius, for 60 to 90 seconds. This is done to produce a crust that is crispy on the outside yet still moist and chewy.
“Simplicity is beautiful” rings true at Novo.
Posted in By Invitations, Dessert, Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Food Bloggers, Great Views, Joyce, Seafood, Vancouver, West Coast, Wine, tagged C Restaurant, Dine Out Vancouver 2012, Lake Babine Salmon, Ocean Wise, Panzanella Salad, Robert Clark, spot prawns, Sustainable Seafood on January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I received an invitation to a sit-down media dinner at C Restaurant, to sample its Dine Out menu. I said yes without a blink. C Restaurant and I go way back. In fact, it all started with a DOV dinner back in 2004, when the menu was – hold your breath – only $25. That was before my photo-taking/food-blogging time, but I remember it was a very enjoyable dinner, especially for the value of it. Then, I went back for another DOV dinner in 2008, and the price already went up to $35, nonetheless a wonderful meal. In 2011, I visited C again for one of its tasting menus, courtesy of deal coupon discounts; it was a different experience because the dishes were smaller in portion and I could tell that the culinary direction had changed since my 2008 visit (sorry, was in hiatus mode so there wasn’t a post on this). This media invite has piqued my interest in trying the now more upscale C Restaurant, at an affordable $38 DOV price.
Posted in By Invitations, Casual, Dinner, Food Bloggers, Joyce, Lunch, Quick Service, Vancouver, tagged Cambie Street, Chicken Thigh Burger, King Crab, Max's Burgers, Po'Boy, Poutine, Redpath Foods, Sloppy Joe on January 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
We were invited to the media event for Max’s Burgers, which is opening next Monday, January 23. The restaurant is at Cambie and 8th, the location that was formerly the Max’s Deli. Owners Bruce and David transformed it into this burger concept and invited Chef Connor Butler to come onboard.
At this event we were served several items from its regular menu, as well as beverages, only in smaller size (e.g. slider vs burger). Since the portion is smaller, this may not necessarily reflect the true quality of the food, but I think it serves as a good indication of what you could expect at Max’s.
Posted in By Invitations, Dinner, Food Bloggers, Joyce, Lower Mainland, News, Quick Service, Vancouver, tagged Food Truck, Gourmet Syndicate, Quick Service Restaurant, Test Kitchen, Triple O's, White Spot on August 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, I went to a picnic in the park-wait for it-ing lot. What, parking lot? Yeah, how else could we check out the spiffy new Triple O’s food truck! Triple O’s just launched its first mobile food truck. In fact, it’s the very first food truck in Canada that is owned by a quick service restaurant chain.
