aggregated from: Chow Times

This is just a quickie post since I had already done an in-depth review of Chef Todd s 12B Underground Kitchen in this post here.My first visit to 12B was when I joined a group of Vancouver Chowhounds. That was back in December last year. That sittin...

topics: diner, halibut, liquor, menu, restaurant

aggregated from: Don Genova's Blog

Right at the end of last year my wife and I bought half a cow.p It was already processed, so we didn't have to find a place for it in the yard, just in our freezer.I had a lot of the trim from the cutting-up process minced into one-pound packages of ...

topics: cheese, cooking, recipe, recipes, white-wine

aggregated from: Chow Times

It took us over a year to finally check out X-Site. We first came to be aware of X-Site when we posted our visit to the LA Grill in Richmond. Back then our readers were pointing out to us that LA Grill has the same concept with X-Site. So X-Site had ...

topics: bistro, burnaby, dining, prawns, restaurant

aggregated from: Chow Times

Disclosure:Suanne and I were invited by the Teahouse Restaurant to a personal tasting prepared by Fran ois Gagnon, the new executive chief. This meal is complimentary from the Teahouse Restaurant. However, it is written based on 100% of our own opin...

topics: dining, restaurant, restaurant-review, west-vancouver, white-wine

aggregated from: Chow Times

I have always heard that Stepho s Souvlaki Greek Taverna is popular and the lines were legendary. Still I was amazed with what I saw.View Larger MapSuanne and I decided to go to Stepho s our Friday night out. Since we heard that the lines was long, w...

topics: cheese, restaurant, restaurant-review, white-wine, wine

aggregated from: Chow Times

The second chutney which Jane made is Tomato Chutney. Jane used canned crushed tomatoes to speed up the process. The ingredients are very similar to the Apple Chutney but Jane used a variation of sweetener and vinegar to this chutney.The Tomatoes...

topics: white-wine, wine

aggregated from: kayaksoup

Just some pictures of a special dinner I made for Rob and I last night... poached quail eggs, new potatoes, creme fraiche and salmon roefinal product was actually garnished with watercress from our patio garden instead of chives The greens from our ...

topics: cheese, salmon, white-wine, wine

aggregated from: Tourism British Columbia Blogs

Combine spectacular coastal scenery, first class accommodations and unforgettable cuisine and you get the Painted Boat Resort & Marina which I was lucky enough to spend a short time at recently. While the villas are comfortable and elegant, the inf...

topics: coffee, fish, halibut, park, restaurant

aggregated from: Tourism British Columbia Blogs

I cannot say enough about the quality of food prepared at the lodge for guests. I feel like a pampered royal at each meal! This morning we had a wonderful breakfast with fruit and cereal, fresh coffee, bread and jam, bison sausage, scrambled eggs d...

topics: coffee, cooking, fruit, salmon, white-wine

aggregated from: Tourism British Columbia Blogs

A group of us went to the Lighthouse the other night to watch Game 3 of the Canucks/Black Hawks series. The Lighthouse is well known for its huge outdoor patio with stunning panoramic views of Porpoise Bay, but we were there to watch the game. They'v...

topics: fish, menu, white-wine, wine