Bistro Pastis – Fine Dining with a Comfort Food Flair

For Papa Lam's birthday, I took a break from Chinese restaurants and went for French food instead. And we went to Bistro Pastis for a traditional take on this cuisine. Excellent execution on a classic menu. It's a fine dining restaurant with some comfort food characteristics.

Salmon House on the Hill – Classics Done Right [Dine Out Vancouver 2015]

I usually use Dine Out Vancouver as the opportunity to try restaurants that I've never been before. Even some of the institutions that have been around for a long time. One of which was Salmon House in West Vancouver. This year, they had a pretty appealing menu for DOV, and so Mr. and I invited Mama and Papa Lam to join us for dinner.

[Christmas on VanFoodies] Visiting the Gingerbread Lane at Hyatt Regency Vancouver

For the 24th year, the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Vancouver is currently filled with gingerbread houses built by secondary and post-secondary students, and amateur and professional bakers.

[Christmas on VanFoodies] Entertaining Guests with a Sparkling Rose & Recipe Pairing

Is it a holiday tradition at your home/party to pop open a bottle (or two, or more) of sparkly? To prepare for the holiday season, we had the opportunity to sample the Summerhill Pyramid Winery's Cipes Rose. We also prepared some Quinoa Crusted Falafel Mignon, and I thought I'd share the recipe with you here as well.

[Christmas on VanFoodies] Counting Down with #MysteryGift Continues

As you know, I’m drinking a beer every day from the Central City/Parallel 49 Mystery Gift Holiday Countdown. If you missed the first half, you can check out the first post. Now, on to the second half.

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