Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria – Commercial Drive

Remember going to Famoso for the event featuring world acclaimed pizza chef Roberto Caporuscio from New York City and truly enjoyed the pizzas, I purchased a deal voucher to re-visit Famoso. I wanted to see if their pizzas taste just as good without the live guidance of chef Caporuscio. I wanted to do it now also because of our recent trip to Naples, where we had the authentic Neapolitan pizzas from L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele, a local pizzeria that has been around since 1870.

Bestie – Sausage Party in Chinatown

There's a new bratwurst in town that I keep hearing about from people and it took me awhile to figure out where it was. There are two styles to the dishes, one is currywurst in which they slice the sausage for you and put it on top of fries with house made curry ketchup; the other is the sausage and sauerkraut where they leave the sausage whole, with fries and sauerkraut on the side.

CRAFT Beer Market – Almost Too Many Beer Options

Continuing the theme of craft beer, just this past week a new craft beer restaurant has officially opened its door in the Olympic Village -- CRAFT Beer Market. Just before its grand opening day, I invited Bryan to join me at their sneak preview event to check out the space.

The Parlour – Taste of Yaletown Menu Tasting Event

As part of the Taste of Yaletown, The Parlour organized a free public menu tasting last week that featured an array of their existing menu options, as well as some new menu items, and items that are in development, to collect feedback.

Triple O’s #SecretMenu – One-upping the Double Double

In celebration of White Spot’s 85th anniversary, Triple O’s has introduced a secret menu item -- the Triple Triple burger. I was offered the opportunity to give this a try, but knowing that it's one decadent item, I invited TC to come along and split a combo with me.

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