Its the last article of the year. Oh, the pressure. How do I sum it all up?
Highlight the restaurants that opened? Or mourn the restaurants that closed? Talk about the years most overdone food trends, such as mash-ups like the Cronut or Ramen Burger? Or address the most over used culinary words of this year?
Hello farm-to-table, artisan, hand-crafted, small-batch, foraging, and eat local. I use all these words, too, and some do their subject justice, but much of it has become culinary greenwashing. I say, Baloney! No, not the lunch meat, but bull shhhh Phew Deep breath.
Okay, I dont want to end the year on a bad note, so how about a Christmas carol from yours truly? Although, I cant promise my singing is great.
Here we go...
On the first day of Christmas a foodie once told me:
Its been
12 Years for Klippers Organics
11 Years for Provence Marinaside
10 Years for Guu Gastown
9 Years for Chambar Restaurant
8 Years for Ocean Wise
7 Mark Brand projects
6 Sean Heather restaurants laying
5 Onion rings (I like the ones from
Romers Burger Bar)
4 Hapa Izakayas
3 French Men who opened:
2 Meat & Bread
and a Scott Jaeger in a Pear Tree
Congratulations from the Westender family!
Vancouver can be a tough market for chefs, farmers, and anyone in the restaurant industry. Its long hours, sleepless nights, and small margins, but its the passion and energy that keeps our culinary scene glowing and diners well fed.
Wishing all old and new restaurants, and socially responsible farmers and programs, continued success for 2014.
PS: The men from Meat & Bread are not really French, but they are for the sake of the song.
Find Mijune home for the holidays! Find out more about Mijune at FollowMeFoodie.com or follow her on Twitter @followmefoodie.
