Food and Drink

Vancouver animator, Jody Kramer, just sent in this super cool animation she did for the 100 Mile Diet Society ... Home is Where the Food is from The Juki Museum on Vimeo .

Just when I thought the Japanese izakaya boom was starting to slow down in Vancouver, one of the more venerable members of the scene opens a fifth location in the Lower Mainland! Guu Garden launched with little fanfare in late December and buzz is ju

Way back when I was in high school, I used to skate and snowboard with a guy named Jorli. We used to go up the mountains, build jumps and try to do kick out methods like Craig Kelly. Man, those were the days. Anyways...

V.I.A.'s Home Grown features only the most awesome companies in Vancouver. From tiny, single-person operations to the big players, we profile our favourite businesses and interview their owners. Happy Planet Established 1994 www.happyplanet.

V.I.A.'s Home Grown features only the most awesome companies in Vancouver. From tiny, single-person operations to the big players, we profile our favourite businesses and interview their owners. Happy Planet Established 1994 www.happyplanet.

I was first introduced to Que Pasa when they had a deli and retail outlet on W. 3rd. I skated the West Beach mini ramp regularly and sessions were commonly followed by a $5 burrito at Que Pasa.

My favourite deli recently changed hands, and I'm glad to see they still stack the meat an inch thick on their sammies. I swear when they grill them, the center is still cold cause there is just too much meat.

Taking up a suggestion on a comment on my last post on Laksa/Singa/Malay food, I hit up BO LAKSA KING'S esp since its super close to my hood. This is a true hidden gem in that its really kinda hidden and really a gem.

UPOEA Makes for an Offal Dinner Party By Kristina Campbell Over a pint in our local British pub, a few friends and I wondered about the runaway popularity of good old-fashioned liver ‘n onions among the under-40 crowd there.

Yeah...that's right...I went there. No..it wasn't a stagette, shower, or retirement either.