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Chef Thomas Heinrich

Chef’s Table: Chef Thomas Heinrich

Chef Thomas Heinrich is the executive chef of the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. He comes from the land down under – Australia, working at several high-end restaurants before making his way to New York. It’s great that his culinary journey has [...]

May 5, 2013 Chef, Downtown
Vij's Railway Express

Vij’s Railway Express: Indian Food On Wheels

It’s great working downtown since there is always good restaurants and food trucks around. On a nice sunny day, my coworkers and I took a little adventure to Vij’s Railway express to have a taste of their indian food on [...]

April 30, 2013 Downtown, Food Carts, Indian, Streetcart, Three Beakers
Street Meet

Street Meet Food Truck: Mushroom Soup and Risotto Balls

Street Meet Food Truck is located on Pender and Burrard. It’s quite close to Burrard Skytrain.  The chefs are very focused in providing great food while being as sustainable as possible in everything they do. They try to use local [...]

April 27, 2013 Downtown, Food Carts, Streetcart, Three Beakers
Mosaic

Mosaic Bar & Grille: Local, Sustainable, Creative, and Delicious.

I was invited to Mosaic Bar and Grille by Chef Thomas Heinrich to explore their amazing cuisine. They specialize in locally sourced produce, sustainable seafood and choice ingredients with careful and creative preparation. When you look at their dishes, you’ll know [...]

April 14, 2013 Canadian, Downtown, Four Beakers, Seafood, WestCoast
Guu Garlic

Guu Garlic: Lunch Time

Guu Garlic is open for lunch from Tuesday to Sunday 11:30am till 2:30pm. It’s a nice place to go for lunch if you want to spend about $10 and have a good Japanese meal. I was never able to make [...]

April 7, 2013 Downtown, Izakaya, Japanese, Three Beakers
Kita No Donburi

Kita No Donburi: Lunch Downtown

Kita no Donburi is located near Seymour and Hastings street. Kimbob E Ramyun used to be in this location before Kita no Donburi took over. It’s very close to Waterfront Skytrain. We were having a meeting nearby and needed a [...]

March 11, 2013 Downtown, Japanese, lunch, Three Beakers
Yolk's Breakfast Food Cart

Yolks Breakfast Food Cart: OMG SO GOOD

Yolks Breakfast Food Cart is located outside of Stadium Skytrain Station on Thursday and Fridays at 8:30am. Even though it was pouring rain, I really really wanted to try this! M and I went before work to grab a quick [...]

February 27, 2013 Brunch, Downtown, Food Carts, Four Beakers, Gastown, Streetcart
Foodwares market

Foodwares Market: Inside Granville Skytrain

At the Granville entrance to the Granville Skytrain is a restaurant called Food Wares Market, where they sell fresh paninis, baked goods, desserts, sushi, soup, coffee, premade salads and sandwiches. If you work downtown, its a quick lunch thats around [...]

February 23, 2013 Canadian, Downtown, Sandwich, Three Beakers
Shanghai Xiao Long Bao Restaurant

Shanghai Xiao Long Bao Restaurant: Downtown Vancouver

Shanghai Xiao Long Bao Restaurant is located on Richards and Pender. I’ve always passed by this restaurant but it seemed a bit sketchy on the outside. We decided to give it a try as we were spending the day across [...]

February 16, 2013 Dim Sum, Downtown, Shanghai, Three Beakers
Leonidas

Leonidas: Its Hot Chocolate Time

Foodology Disclaimer: Leonidas invited me to try some of their Hot chocolate to gear up for the Hot Chocolate Festival.  Leonidas is located below Canada Place and serves great hot chocolate to locals and tourists. Besides hot chocolate, they have [...]

February 6, 2013 Cafe, Dessert, Downtown, Three Beakers
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Carl’s Jr. Vancouver: A Quick Review

M here with a flash review of the new Carl’s Jr. in Vancouver! I’m always on the hunt for the best burgers in town, but my favourite fast food burger in the States is from Carl’s Jr. When it was [...]

January 31, 2013 Downtown, Fast Food
Sip Resto Lounge

Sip Resto Lounge: Dine Out Vancouver

Sip Resto Lounge on Granville Street is participating in Dine Out Vancouver again! What is unique about Sip is that every dish is made of alcohol or at least used to be. Even though most of the alcohol is burned [...]

January 31, 2013 American, Dineout, Downtown, Tapas, Three Beakers
Go Go Thai Food

Go Go Thai Food: Lunch Specials and Take Out

Go Go Thai Food is located on Seymour Street across from Granville Skytrain and the Bay. Is a small little restaurant, but its popular with the lunch crowd for either Take Out or their good lunch specials. I met up [...]

January 25, 2013 Downtown, lunch, Thai, Two Beakers
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Hubbub Sandwiches: Eat-in or Take Out

Hubbub Sandwiches is located close to the Vancouver Art Gallery and they serve up Sandwiches and salads. It’s quite popular during the lunch hour for people working in the area. I myself have gone a few times with friends and [...]

December 15, 2012 Downtown, Sandwich, Three Beakers
Chipotle Vancouver

Chipotle Vancouver: It’s Finally Open and We Ate Everything

My last taste of Chipotle Mexican Grill was the past Summer in New York. I have been left Chipotle-less for 6 months and when I got word that Chipotle was coming to Vancouver, I jumped for joy and so did [...]

December 13, 2012 Downtown, Fast Food, Mexican, Three Beakers
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Japadog Restaurant: New Ume Japadog

The Japadog Restaurant on Robson and Seymour is always coming up with new flavours of Japadogs. Japadogs are Japanese-inspired Hot Dogs with unique toppings. Since it’s Winter now, I didn’t want to go to their carts to grab a quick [...]

December 13, 2012 Downtown, Japanese, lunch, Three Beakers
zaczac-curry

H-Mart Food Court: Wang Ga Ma, E-Mo Noodle, and Zac-Zac

Inside H-Mart Downtown are a bunch of smaller food vendors in their hidden food court. It’s on the second floor of H-Mart and easily spotted from the outside. Once you walk in, you can look at their menus, walk to [...]

December 10, 2012 Downtown, Japanese, Korean
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Vancouver Christmas Market 2012: Mulled Wines, Brautwurst, and Schupfnoodle

Foodology Disclaimer: I was invited to come have a tour of the Vancouver Christmas Market and write about my experience. No worries, I had KoreaGirl with me to keep it unbiased! The Vancouver Christmas Market is back again for December! [...]

December 2, 2012 Downtown, Event, German