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New Bacon-Only Menu at Edible Canada on Granville Island

by Remy Scalza in Food & Drink on May 22, 2012

Photo credit: cookbookman17 | Flickr

Bacon lovers, rejoice.

Your wildest bacon fantasies – Bacon poutine! Bacon tacos! Even bacon ice cream! – are about to come true.

Edible Canada at the Market, the hyper-local bistro on Granville Island, has just announced a special bacon-only menu for the summer.

That’s right, every single item on their new take-out menu is bacon-based. And not just any bacon – 100-percent Canadian bacon. Dishes highlight culinary traditions and ingredients from Tofino to Halifax, with a special focus on everyone’s favourite cut of hog.

But enough build-up already. Are you ready to see the menu?

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New Bacon-Only Menu at Edible Canada on Granville Island

Vancouver Craft Beer Week is soon here: May 18-26

by Taraneh in Events on April 17, 2012

It’s the most wonderful time of year for craft beer lovers. It’s the hop-hoppiest season of all. Vancouver Craft Beer Week returns May 18-26 with 60+ participating breweries, 70+ venues throughout Vancouver, and 50+ events spread over 9 beer-sodden days.

Judging by the VCBW Spinal Tap-influenced video (above), participants can expect more “rock stars” than “fermentation geeks.” The festivities kick off with Mayor Gregor Robertson tapping the first cask of Cascadian Brown Ale at the opening party at the Yaletown Roundhouse Community Centre, May 18.

Tickets for the parties, pairings, tastings and showdowns are on sale now and tend to sell out fast. Find out more about the most exciting Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2012 events after the jump. Continue reading:
Vancouver Craft Beer Week is soon here: May 18-26

Market Dinners on Granville Island: Let Celebrity Chefs Cook for You

by Remy Scalza in Food & Drink on December 12, 2011

If you’ve lived in Vancouver long enough – and have the patience to wait in the nightly queue – you’ve probably had the pleasure of sampling the lamb popsicles or Rajasthani-style goat meat or spot prawn curry at Vij’s, the restaurant off Granville that the New York Times declared “easily among the finest Indian restaurants in the world.”

But, have you ever had the chance to sit down for dinner with master chef Vikram Vij himself? Or how about the Food Network’s Ned Bell, who currently heads the kitchen at Yew Restaurant? Or the dashing Thomas Haas, the local chocolatier behind some of the country’s most coveted chocolates?

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Market Dinners on Granville Island: Let Celebrity Chefs Cook for You

What Does Canada Taste Like? Edible Canada on Granville Island

by Remy Scalza in Food & Drink on August 13, 2011

Ask many people what Canadian cuisine is and they’ll mumble something about poutine and maple syrup. But anyone who lives in Vancouver knows that local food culture goes a lot deeper than that.

And finally there’s a one-stop shop where you can take the skeptics to show just how rich and varied Canadian cuisine can be: Edible Canada on Granville Island. This is the brainchild of the Edible BC people, who run those in-depth chef-guided tours of the Public Market and who used to have a tiny little shop inside selling all kinds of Canadian goodies. They’ve traded that space for a massive 4,000-square-foot bistro, bar and food shop next door (Does anyone remember what used to be there? As far as I recall, it used to be a parking garage!)

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What Does Canada Taste Like? Edible Canada on Granville Island