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Lee Carney

Lee Carney loves food.  Whether it is spending months mastering the art of making pizza or his exploration of the world of competitive BBQ, Lee loves to explore new food experiences.  He is an accomplished home chef, enthusiastic mixologist and the consummate host.  Lee is very close to annexing his living room to use as a prep kitchen.

Top 5 Restaurants In Vancouver: Chef Bruno Terroso’s Guide

Chef Terroso hails from Portugal and like most great chefs, the dishes he ate as a child serve as inspiration for his cooking today. The Executive Chef at the Vanilla Pod Restaurant at Poplar...

Top 5 Restaurants in Vancouver: Alan Fogel's guide

As producer of the 2015 EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival plus the Canadian Flavours Gala, Alan Fogel has taken the country’s largest food festival and upped the ante, turning it into a world-...

My top 5 restaurants in Vancouver: Tim Bedford's guide

Chef Tim Bedford of the Vancouver Aquarium has made his mark on Vancouver's food scene in multiple ways. In addition to serving outstanding food at the many events the Aquarium hosts, he's a...
Cafe Medina owner Robbie Kane

Top 5 Restaurants in Vancouver: Robbie Kane's guide

Since it opened in 2008, Café Medina has carved out a niche as one of Vancouver’s premier destinations for breakfast, lunch and daily brunch. Owner Robbie Kane’s pioneering attitude toward café...
Alexandra Brigham

Top 5 Restaurants in Vancouver: Alexandra Brigham's Guide

Alexandra Brigham, the General Manager of Eternal Abundance, an all-vegan, organic grocery store and restaurant on Commercial Drive, got her start apprenticing on an organic farm in the Okanagan...

Top 5 Restaurants in Vancouver: Lesley Kim's Guide

Lesley Kim holds a Grande Diplôme in cuisine and patisserie from Le Cordon Bleu Paris, but credits her work ethic to her rigorous training post education in France. She returned to Vancouver and...
Great meals on The Drive in Vancouver

Dives on "The Drive"

Where to eat in Vancouver: Dives on "The Drive" takes you off the beaten track to some delicious restaurants

Top 5 Restaurants in Vancouver: Kieran Kearns's Guide

A pure bred Vancouverite, Chef Kearns started cooking at the tender age of 17 at Earls Kitchen + Bar, working his way up to Head Chef in 4 years. After a bartending stint his passion for food drew...

An Asian twist on Thanksgiving dinner: recipe

My family has a Thanksgiving turkey stuffing recipe that has been handed down from generation to generation. It’s moist, savoury and satisfying but after having enjoyed this stuffing for more than 40...

Top 5 Restaurants in Vancouver: Paul Mon-Kau's Guide

Paul Mon-Kau is a rare breed. In an age of ever-increasing specialization, his experiences cross what many regard as uncrossable lines.