PLANT-BASED VIRTUOUS PIE TAKES ROOT IN CHINATOWN

   PIZZA AND ICE CREAM RESTAURANT OPENS SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 Virtuous Pie, opening Saturday, September 10th in Chinatown, is an elevated fast-casual restaurant, focused on handcrafted plant-based pizzas, non-dairy ice creams, and seasonal salads, featuring local beer and wine on tap. “Our goal is to offer addicting and sustainable food options that are good for … Read more

Long Awaited Opening of the New R&B Ale & Pizza House

  After a long and patient waiting period, the R&B Brewing Company is excited to announce their new food primary restaurant is now fully operational. The R&B Ale & Pizza House is funky and full of character — the space is, as one recent guest quoted, “like walking into my parent’s 70’s basement rec room, … Read more

LOMBARDO’S CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY

  BY INVITING PATRONS TO COLOUR OUTSIDE THE BOX  Lombardo’s Pizzeria and Restaurant on Commercial Drive in Vancouver is releasing a specially designed “colouring” pizza box to help mark the restaurant’s 30th year in business. Created by East Vancouver artist Ali Bruce, the box draws on the recent swell in popularity of adult colouring books.  Bruce’s bold black … Read more

My 5 Favourite Wines from Cornucopia 2015

Cornucopia, Whistler’s Celebration of Food + Drink, finished almost one month ago, but why does it matter?  Well there were many very good BC, and foreign, wines that attendees were given a chance to taste at various dinners, walk-about events, and seminars.  I spent many hours in seminars over the 2 weekends at Cornucopia and … Read more