Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, Cafe, Casual, Chain, Coffee, Egg, Family-friendly, Joyce, Langley, Lunch, News, Restaurants, West Coast, tagged Con Panna, Duck Confit, Eggs Benedict, French Toast, Langley, New Restaurant, OEB Breakfast, OEB Breakfast Co., Poached Eggs, Toast, Willowbrook Shopping Centre on March 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Opened on March 20, OEB Breakfast Co. is now officially in Langley at Willowbrook Shopping Centre. We had a sneak preview of the new location on the weekend and had a Sunday brunch there.
By the way, if you are using Google Maps to locate the restaurant, note that it’s NOT inside the mall. It’s actually just north of it, as indicated in my doodle below (spot the egg!). We followed Google Maps and had to walk frantically inside the mall to search for the restaurant haha!
(more…)Posted in Burnaby, Chinatown, Coquitlam, Culinary Events, Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Downtown Vancouver, Gastown, Joyce, Langley, Lower Mainland, Lunch, New Westminster, News, North Vancouver, Pasta, Port Moody, Restaurants, Richmond, Surrey, Surrey/Delta, Vancouver, West Vancouver, Yaletown, tagged Announcement, Destination Vancouver, Dine in, Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2023, News, Prix Fixe, Take-Out, Tourism Vancouver on January 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Dine Out Vancouver is back for its 21st season! Running from January 20-February 5, 2023, 366 restaurants are offering prix fixe menus between $20 and $65 (side note: this was up from $20-$59 last year). Now that we’re settling into our new “normal”, I think more people would want to do this again this year. However, with the increasing food costs that we have been experiencing, I have my doubts about the value and attractiveness of these menus.
As per previous years, I took the time to review the menus and here are what caught my eyes, based on past experiences (Dine Out or otherwise), Google review (if it’s a restaurant that I’ve never been), as well as menu attractiveness (e.g. value for the money, choice of ingredients, creativity in the menu, enough options for two people, etc.). Also keep in mind that I curated the list based on my preference (as you know, I’m a meat lover and I’m biased against chicken and salmon) and my way of thinking, so it may not necessarily suit your taste. But hopefully this gives you a place to start.
Because of the arbitrary prices, I have organized my list into Brunch/Lunch and Dinner. You will find a link to the menu, as well as listed price, to help you make decisions. Remember, my recommendations are for that specific menu and specific location(s) only, even though the restaurant may have other locations and menu options. If you have been to any of them, let me know what you think!
Posted in Cooking Competition, Culinary Events, Joyce, News, tagged Announcement, Archer Dining, Bacaro, Bobby Milheron, Canada's Great Kitchen Party, Canadian Chefs, Canadian Culinary Championship, Great Kitchen Party, Homer Street Cafe, Maenam, Maxine's Cafe & Bar, Pepino's, Tableau Bistro on November 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On Nov 24, 2022, five Vancouver chefs competed at Great Kitchen Party‘s Vancouver Regional Qualifier held at Westin Bayshore. Vancouver was the final stop of nine competing cities across the country, spotlighting talented chefs from St. John’s, Newfoundland to the west coast of British Columbia. Each region’s gold medal-winning chef earns the privilege of competing for national honours at the Canadian Culinary Championship in Ottawa on February 3-4, 2023.
The five competing Vancouver chefs were:
Posted in Baked Goods, Bakery, Dessert, Downtown Vancouver, Joyce, News, Pop-up, Vancouver, tagged All About Cookies, Cereal Milk, Christina Tosi, Compost Cookie, cookies, Granville Street, Milk Bar, Nordstrom, Nordstrom Pacific Centre, Pacific Centre on November 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Canada’s first-ever, full-service Milk Bar is now open at Nordstrom CF Pacific Centre! I was one of the few lucky ones to get the first look.
Located on level one near the Vancouver City Centre Skytrain station, Milk Bar will delight customers with their full menu, including the beloved Compost Cookie®, Cereal Milk® Soft Serve, Birthday Cake, Cake Truffles and Pie. In addition to the grab and go offering, the shop will also offer cookie deals, cookie tins and Christina Tosi’s brand-new cookbook titled All About Cookies.
(more…)Posted in Downtown Vancouver, Gastown, Joyce, Michelin Guide, News, Restaurants, Roundup, Vancouver, Yaletown, tagged Announcement, Bib Gourmand, Michelin, Michelin Guide, Michelin Star on October 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Announced on Oct. 27, 2022, eight Vancouver restaurants were selected to earn the one-MICHELIN-Star distinctions, 12 received Bib Gourmand designations, and 40 were named as Recommended eateries.
“Our teams of inspectors genuinely savoured their dining experiences in Vancouver,” said Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guides. “They were very impressed with the city’s gastronomic dynamism. The selection – from Stars to Bib Gourmands to the Recommended spots – are all appealing in their own authentic DNA, and very diverse offers. They all can be very proud of their entry in the MICHELIN Guide family, as we’re pleased to highlight them to our community of foodies and travellers.”
The 8 one-MICHELIN-Star Vancouver restaurants are:
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