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Quatchi cake!

Nothing could prepare me for the awesomeness of this deliciously amazing Quatchi cake this morning. Thanks to Katie Teed at the UBC Botanical Garden for sending it along.
Taco Rico

Taco Rico

Not long ago I shared my favourite "new" taco spot with you, LA Taqueria .
Pre Gold Rush era pricing on candy canes

Pre Gold Rush era pricing on candy canes

I feel it is my responsibility to let all of you candy cane lovers out there know that Shoppers currently has these boxes of Life Brand candy canes on sale for TEN CENTS A BOX! With 16 canes per, that's a little more than half a cent each.
HAPA III: Yaletown

HAPA III: Yaletown

As Guu V opened up a little while back on Hornby & Nelson, Hapa Izakaya opened up their 3rd joint following their Robson and Kits locations. Its in the old Shiru Bay/Chopstick Cafe location next to the Cactus Club on Hamilton & Davie.
Stay Local Maps

Stay Local Maps

In case you haven't seen em around town yet I wanted to let you know that Stay Local Maps' first Vancouver City Guide is out! They're distributing 30,000 copies in over 100 hotels, coffee shops, community centres, record shops and all of their partne
NEW BENKEI OPENING SOON!

NEW BENKEI OPENING SOON!

I happily stumbled across this on the weekend, a new Benkei! I love my noodles , and ramen isn't an easy thing to find outside of downtown, so I'm excited to see the new location just west of Main on 5th.
La Taqueria

La Taqueria

Having lived in Los Angeles for a few years and having access to some of the best tacos in the world, I came to be a bit of a taco snob.
The Vegan Project: My Vegan Valentine

The Vegan Project: My Vegan Valentine

The Vegan Project is a collaboration between Bridget Burns and Jessica Grajczyk and is an investigation into being vegan in Vancouver and as the girls descibe it: "we are passionate about our health, the environment, and the treatment of animals.
SUGIYAMA MEATS!

SUGIYAMA MEATS!

Last summer I blew up my favourite Japanese fish shop in Angel Seafood , now I bring to you the meat equivalent. For those of you who are not familiar with Sukiyaki is, it's a Japanese style hotpot, more hot, less pot though.
Benny's Market in Strathcona

Benny's Market in Strathcona

How have we never made a post about Benny's Market? If you live in Strathcona or you know people who do then you are more than likely familiar with this institution of Vancouver.