When you think of places in the Lower Mainland housing a concentration of breweries, East Van probably comes to mind first. For instance, lower Main Street or somewhere along Powell Street. But did you know Port Moody — yes that's right, PoMo — now boasts four craft beer establishments within a one-kilometre radius? Vancouver Foodster took its roving …
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Home to popular destinations like the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Granville Island Brewing and Dockside Restaurant, it's no secret that Granville Island is one of the best places in town to get inspired by work from local artists, grab a craft beer and/or cocktail, or sit down for a delicious meal. The Art, Sip …
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Dine Out Vancouver 2015, Canada's largest dining festival turning 13 this year, wrapped up today after two weeks featuring hundreds of restaurants all over the Lower Mainland. Vancouver Foodster hosted a series of brunch crawls coinciding with Dine Out in six locations around town, also ending today with one on Commercial Drive. From a Lebanese eatery to a …
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Got a sweet tooth? Then you would have loved the Tasting Plates Vancouver food tour earlier this week that highlighted one of the Lower Mainland’s trendiest neighbourhoods: Yaletown. For those not familiar with the event, which visits a different area of town each time, participating establishments provide special tasting menus for patrons who are part …
On Wednesday evening, droves of hungry people could be seen wandering all over Vancouver’s West End with maps clutched tightly in hand. No, it wasn’t an invasion of tourists, but rather participants of Vancouver Foodster’s latest edition of Tasting Plates YVR. The event, which provides tastings at participating restaurants in one area of town, featured …
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