Food and Drink

iHappy Cinco de Mayo! Carnitas Quesadillas Today is a day to drink Coronas with lime and hit up your favourite casa of Mexican food. If I spoke Spanish I'd write something appropriately charming, but I don't. Qué será, será.

Here's to bright red salmon steaks....This one is courtesy of Regent Fish Ltd. in the Heights. I bought a bunch and cooked 'em up right away, but this one I wanted to savour.

Andrew Morrison is the editor of local food and culture website Scout ; the weekly restaurant critic at the Westender newspaper; a food writer for Vancouver, Harry, Western Living, and Conde Nast Traveler magazines; the editor of the Vancouver Cooks

There is always time for chocolate. I stumbled upon this charming little chocolate shop (or "chocolaterie" to the cool kids) and instantly fell in love.

When it comes to hamburgers, Vera's is reputed as banging out some of the best in the city.

Gerald Belmont who posts on here from time to time, has some gnarly food allergies. This can be seen in posts like this ….

Last year I was tickled pink that they had opened up a Wally's burger at Cates park in North Van. Unfortunately, it's only open in the summer months.

Dine Out Vancouver 2010 launches April 26th and goes until May 6th, 2010! If you've never been let me sum it up in one sentence: 208 local restaurants are offering three course meals ranging in price from $18, $28 or $38 per person and it is quite po

This is my go to spot for cheap Chinese food in the city. You have to make a little sacrifice in the atmosphere department and the parking in the back can be more than tricky but this spot is solid.

There are no battles more closely and tirelessly fought than that between Cake and Pie. Cake is the flashier of the two, sure, but sometimes ... sometimes a Pie reigns supreme. Now, you may think, "Oh, pie, whatever. Who cares.