An Italian Evening with Mama Margaret & Friends!

Our dear friend Margaret Cowan of Mama Margaret and Friends Cooking, Wine and Walking Tours is organizing an Italian food and wine extravaganza. If it is going to be anything like the last event, it'll be a deliciously fun filled evening! Too bad we won't be in town for it! Check it out!

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Mini-Review: Grand Honour Hot Pot Restaurant

If you are looking for a place for Chinese fondue to warm you up during the chilly, damp, rainy Vancouver winter, check out our latest review: Mini-Review: Grand Honour Hot Pot.

Mini-Review: Grand Honour Hot Pot

Since our first visit to Grand Honour Hot Pot (if you are a Chinese Hot Pot aka Chinese Fondue newbie, check out our first visit report for the full scoop) this summer, I have been itching to go back!

Tonight we went back and it was fabulous! Perfect winter food.

We went a little crazy when it came to ordering tonight and ordered 16 dishes.

Vancouver's best pizza?

I started thinking about Vancouver's best pizza after reading the following two articles from the New York Times about pizza in NYC (free registration required), Pizza 2002: The State of the Slice and Locations: Where 'Gimme a Slice' Will Always Bring an Echo

My personal favourite Vancouver pizza is the pizza at

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May Robertson's Baguettes are great!

This week's Georgia Straight Food of the Week features May Robertson's un-signed bakery on Vine Street in Kits.

Way back in the summer, we tried her baguettes and loved them. We agree with Angela. They are crispy and good! We need to go back and try more of her baking. It all looks good! Check it out!

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Georgia Straight URLs simplified

The Georgia Straight has simplified their website URLs for food stories. Check out our updated article, Georgia Straight Food URLs explained for the full details.

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Jang Mo Jib Express on Richards now open!

I have been waiting with great anticipation for the opening of Jang Mo Jib Express on Richards.

Book Review: Simply Bishop's

At the premier of Deconstructing Supper, signed copies of Simply Bishop's were being sold with proceeds going towards Deccan Development Society. We bought a copy and have been pouring over it since.

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Taleggio

As part of her Writing Food course at the UBC Writing Centre, Barb picked up some delicious Taleggio cheese from Pane e Formaggio tonight. Moderately pungent with a nice "mushroomy" aroma and creamy! An almost affordable luxury at approximately $3.50 for 100 grams! Recommended!

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Simply Bishop's

When you walk into John Bishop's restaurant, Bishop's, you are greeted with a warm, elegant simplicity.

John's latest cookbook, Simply Bishop's, embodies that experience in print. The cookbook celebrates seasonal ingredients prepared simply.

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