There are so many options in Greater Vancouver for craft beer lovers to find amazing food and beer pairings. You are probably familiar with gastropubs and bars such as Alibi Room, St. Augustine’s and O’Hare’s. If you are looking for a date night idea, or to try something different while still being able to enjoy a pint or two, I’ve put together a list of 8 restaurants ranging from Lebanese to pan-Asian cuisine, to Italian favourites and hidden gem fine-dining.
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[Dine Out Vancouver 2016] Baru Latino #DOVF
Posted in Bistro, Culinary Events, Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Joyce, Latin American, Meat, Mexican, Restaurants, Seafood, Vancouver, tagged Baru Latino, Beef Carpaccio, ceviche, Chicken Thighs, Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2016, Kitsilano, latin american, Mole Sauce, paella, panna cotta, Point Grey, stew on January 25, 2016| 2 Comments »
This year’s Dine Out brought us back to some restaurants that we’ve been to in the past. Baru Latino was one of them. We checked it out for Dine Out 2010 (when it was held in April to not get in the way of the Winter Games), and six years later we’re intrigued to give it another shot.
Food
The Beef Tiradito was like beef carpaccio; instead of the usual vinegar-based sauce that we are used to, it came with a chimichurri sauce. The beef itself didn’t have much flavour, but the chimichurri was seasoned well with herbaceous notes. There was a lot of flatbread to go with just a few pieces of beef slices.
Between the two appetizers we ordered, I liked the Baru Ceviche more. There was a decent amount of ceviche, with a good mix of seafood, tomatoes and avocado. It tasted fresh, and creamy, but it could use a bit more acid to brighten it up even more, so make sure to use that lemon wedge on your plate.
Mr. opted for the Chicken Mole Stew. (more…)
La Mezcaleria – Mexican food x Mezcal sipping
Posted in Dinner, Joyce, Meat, Mexican, Restaurants, Seafood, Snacks, Vancouver, tagged ceviche, Commercial Drive, flan, La Taqueria, mezcal, Parillada, Tostadas on November 19, 2013| 1 Comment »
Thanks to the folks at Popcorn, we were offered the opportunity to try La Mezcaleria, a Mexican restaurant brought to you by the brains behind La Taqueria. It is supposed to be the first Mexican restaurant that offers Mezcal, tequila and cocktails from different regions of Mexico.
Food
With our menu tasting, we sampled a ceviche, two entrees, and a dessert. Of the ceviche options, we chose Aguachile (literally means “chili water”). Ceviche is usually quite acidic due to the use of fresh lime juice, so one might think green apple would just make this over the top sour. Surprisingly the hint of sweetness in green apple, along with the high water content in cucumber made this ceviche more refreshing. And the use of chili added some heat to the dish, which gave this an extra layer of flavours. I liked the combination of scallop and tuna in this dish but found them a bit fishy. The highlight for me was probably the house-made tortilla chips. They were fresh, crunchy, and had the right thickness so they wouldn’t break on you. I could just eat them alone, a lot of them. Great for snacking – they would go so well with the guacamole too.
The Tostadas De Pato used duck confit, which I didn’t think was commonly found in Mexican dishes. (more…)
Columbia StrEAT Recap ft. Roaming Dragon, Casalinga, La Taqueria
Posted in American, Asian, Chinese, Culinary Events, Dinner, Food Truck Series, Food Trucks, Group Dinner, Joyce, Korean, Meat, Mexican, New Westminster, Restaurants, tagged Casalinga, Columbia StrEAT, festival, food cart, Food Truck, La Taqueria, public event, Roaming Dragon on August 15, 2013| 1 Comment »
Last weekend, New Westminster hosted its own street cart fest, called Columbia StrEAT. The stretch of Columbia Street between 4th and 6th were closed off to pedestrians only, where food trucks were parked and tables were set up for some feasting. 16 food trucks in Vancouver came to the event, along with live entertainment from New West’s own 2 Days & Counting.
Turns out the event attracted 20,000 people, twice as much as expected. I wasn’t surprised to hear the number; if you saw the crowd at the event, you would guess the same as well.
Crowd at Columbia StrEAT
And the huge turnout also meant long and lengthy line-ups. With the group of 10 of us, our line-up at each truck ranged from 1 hour to 2 hours. Seriously, we weren’t sure what motivated us to stay in lines, but it’s probably the “you’re almost there” mindset that tricked us to stand for such a long time.
And for some (luckily, not our group), they waited and waited only to find out that the food truck has sold out of their desired dishes, or the complete menu. I was mind-blown when I found out that some trucks were sold out at 7pm — the event was supposed to run till 9pm!
Line-up at Roaming Dragon
Line-up at La Taqueria
Line-up at Casalinga
More line-ups
We managed to try food from 3 of the participating trucks: Roaming Dragon, Casalinga and La Taqueria.
Roaming Dragon
They are one of the first few food trucks entering the Vancouver market a couple of years ago. (more…)
[VanFoodies eat Portland] The Whole Bowl [Food Truck]
Posted in Food Truck Series, Food Trucks, Healthy Eating, Joyce, Lunch, Mexican, Portland, Restaurants, Salad, Snacks, U.S., tagged Gluten Free, Portland, Rice Bowl, Salad Bowl, Seven Layer Dip, Tali sauce, The Whole Bowl, Tilamook Cheese, Tortilla chips, Vegan on May 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Another trip to the States brought me back to Portland. Watching how much Vancouver’s food truck scene has grown in the last year, I wanted to check out the food trucks in Portland again to see how we differ from them. We went to the food truck pod at SW 9th Avenue and SW Alder Street as it has the largest collection of food trucks. As we were walking towards the area, we saw many people holding a bowl of something; our search led us to discover the Whole Bowl.
The Whole Bowl food truck in Portland
Food
The concept of the Whole Bowl is simple. They only sell one item – a bowl of healthy concoction of brown rice, red and black beans, fresh avocado, salsa, black olives, sour cream, Tillamook cheddar, cilantro and Tali Sauce. Tali sauce is the Whole Bowl’s secret sauce. According to them, it’s a vegan, lemony-garlicky sauce. This is just brilliant! They can do all the prep work ahead of time, and on-site all they have to do is to assemble everything into a bowl. (more…)
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