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Postscript on wild huckleberry ice cream

They say too many cooks spoil the soup, and I’m sure that must be true in general.  When Lucretia and I cook together, one of us is always the executive chef (and guess who that usually is) and...

My evaluation of a Vietnamese Restaurant: Pho Thai Hoa in Richmond

A friend of mine is into a car show called Top Gear and had me watch an episode recently in which three bungling British fellows receive the impossible task of getting from one end of Vietnam to the...

New SFU farmer's market gives students a local option

Collaborating with the Coquitlam Farmers Market Society, the SFU Local Food Project runs a weekly community-oriented market every Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Gourmet, the easy way

Thanks to DC Food Concepts, a gourmet meal is less than thirty minutes away.

Vancouver's first Cupcake Challenge

What could be better than getting to judge (and taste) some of Vancouver's most delicious cupcakes? Getting to taste them for free.

Suggestions for the Summer Night Market in Richmond 2010

Because the sun finally made its appearance on Saturday, hoards of hungry food samplers came out of hiding with only one destination in mind: the Summer Night Market in Richmond.

Food tripping at Balilicious Modern Indonesian Cuisine

An Indonesian food trip awaits you at Balilicious. Yum...

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For under thirty dollars, you can purchase wines from Greece to Portugal, Chile to South Africa, Argentina to the Okanagan.  Wine, even on a student budget, can be delicious. One of my favorite...
Kettle Valley comes up as the author's favourite this week.
My sister’s 50th was a great excuse for a road trip to Vancouver Island last month. Although I enjoyed the party and getting together with family, the drive home proved to be just as memorable. With...
Bubbles, whether in a glass or a tub, make life worth living. How many of you out there have never experienced champagne and strawberries? My 78-year-old mother tried it last month for the first time...

Meatless in Vancouver

My singular culinary mission in life is the promotion of scratch cooking. Simply-put, that's just the approach that whatever you can cook from scratch ought to be cooked from scratch. Of course, that...
You walk down into Nuba from a staircase at the corner of Hastings and Cambie. The concept is simple and clear, contemporary casual Lebanese. As a vegetarian, I was pleased to see that much of the...
 A Chaotic Cooking dinner party inspired me to try to make a new dish.  And it turned out to be delicious.  Give it a try yourself and let me know how you liked it by commenting below...
Tapioca pudding, this one has melted chocolate chips in it.