Fricassé

This is a dish that I had at Café Medina in the summertime that really inspired me to try it for myself. It is a really hearty dish with a lot of bold flavours that will leave your mouth watering and asking for more. 

Nero Belgian Waffle Bar

Nero has for a long time now been one of the most talked about waffle joints in downtown Vancouver, and it’s also one of the busiest. Many new waffle restaurants are popping up all over the city, but Nero is still managing to win despite its size disadvantage. It just shows that nothing beats a good quality waffle!

Spicy Tuna Bites

As a preview of my 12 week food budget challenge, I’ve made a super easy twist on the classic tuna sandwich. This is an open faced, spicy tuna sandwich that will make you fall in love with the dish all over again!

Morrocan Lamb Tagine and Couscous

One of my all time favourite comfort foods is lamb tagine. I love the rich flavour of the lamb cooked low and slow with these sweet and savoury flavours. This dish is all in the preparation, lots of ingredients, but once ready, it’s a cinch to make, enjoy!

Forage – Dineout #2

To Chris Whittaker, Head Chef at Forage, the idea of forage means, “we no longer seek out excess and indulgence, but instead revisit a time when we respected the land and oceans and took only what we needed to survive. It is about being stewards of our land and true conservationists, as we conduct our business and live our lives. It is about goodness, about taking care of each other, and bringing together our community over good food”.

Lobster Prawn Pappardelle

Since the opening of Fresh Street Farms in Fleetwood, we’ve been able to get really amazing seafood at a very reasonable price, and best of all it’s really close to home.

Pan Seared Coho Salmon with Sunchoke Truffle Purée

I decided to today that I’d make a play on the steelhead salmon that we had at Edible Canada for Dine Out last week. We had a filet of coho salmon that I bought a few weeks ago from Fresh St. Farms on sale and I stored in the freezer for a day like this! I mixed it up a little by making a sunchoke truffle purée instead of roasted sunchokes. I love sunchoke purée because it has so much flavour packed into it and adding some truffle oil really adds a luxurious taste to it. 

Edible Canada – Dineout #1

This year I definitely am not getting to as many Dineout restaurants as I would have hoped too, but Edible Canada has been talked about and highly anticipated for their Dineout features, so we decided to give it a try. So what is Edible Canada? It would be easier to list the things it isn’t. They are a company based out of Granville Island that brings together dozens of local farmers, hundreds of artisan food producers, professional chefs and passionate food lovers from all around the world. 

Miura – WAFFLES, WAFFLES, WAFFLES!!

Miura Waffle + Milk Bar recently re-opened last month moving from Davie st Downtown to Mount Pleasant on Cambie and Broadway. They are a very unique Japanese waffle bar that has been featured in Food Network’s popular series “You Gotta Eat Here”. Chef and owner Dennis Miura created this menu based on many aspects of his life in Vancouver.

Looking for fresh pasta? Head to Gastown and Ask for Luigi!

Don’t you feel more accustomed to recommend a restaurant, or dine at one, that you know from a friend to be especially good? The idea for the name of this recently opened Italian-inspired restaurant came from just that. Chef and owner Jean-Christophe Poirier had got the idea from his travels in Italy where he would be recommended to go see so-and-so for such-and-such. The theme for this Mad Men style, 60’s themed restaurant is comfort, plain and simple, from the moment you walk in the door to when you talk to the wait staff, to when you take your first bite of freshly made pasta, they really put a lot of thought behind giving diners an absolutely comforting experience.