If you dig Indian food, chances are you have made either Vij’s or Rangoli a destination spot as you travel into Vancouver, British Columbia. I have been an adamant fan of Vij’s ever since my first visit to Vancouver 11 years ago. I jumped at the chance last summer to meet Meeru Dhalwala, co-owner of [...]
Love secrets, but WikiLeaks is bringing you down? Fear not! I’m here to blow the lid off a Canada-sized conspiracy. The Okanagan, BC region, flush with family-owned and run boutique wineries and sunny dry weather, has got an almost island-like easy going feel. A six hour drive from Seattle, the Okanagan has a total of [...]
Whistler is cool, but Pemberton may just be a little bit cooler. That is, if you are craving something more low key and you are not intimidated with being surrounded by a plethora of laid back 30 something adventurers with healthy glows, voracious appetites, who all use their tricked-out mountain bikes as the main mode [...]
Sometimes you crave a bit of ambiance to go along with your meal, but you don’t want to break the piggy bank. This is the second of a 3-part series on Whistler eats: On a tight budget, in 25 loonies or less, and I don’t mind throwing down some bones. Araxi’s Happy Hour: Fondue from [...]
Santouka: Motomachi’s neighbor has a global ramen presence with longstanding roots in Japan’s northern island Hokkaido (where the first store modestly set up shop in 1988) and now a well-established franchise with numerous outposts throughout Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong and select parts of the US. The usual “full house” scene at Santouka, but rest assured, the [...]
I am not embarrassed to admit part of my motivation in planning a recent trip to Whistler was to make a food pit stop in Vancouver. This time, my target was a ramen-off (which sounds far more grand than what it really is – pretty much just me eating a bunch of ramen) and my [...]
There is no denying Whistler, British Columbia is a premier winter destination with world class slopes (did you know every Blackcomb run was designed on a computer so there would be less flat spots for snowboarders), extensive cross country ski trails, and now even an ice rink. Unfortunately, Whistler gets a bad rap from hard core [...]
Located in a well-traveled section of Whistler Village, I naturally assume Araxi is just like its neighboring establishments – either dated, overpriced, over-hyped, divey or just plain average. But this first class dining establishment is different and it is because executive chef James Walt is different. (I should have known better after eating and drinking myself silly at last summer’s [...]
Why make the 2.5-3 hour trek from Seattle to Horseshoe Bay ferry in Vancouver, hop on the 1.5 hour ferry to Nanaimo and then make the 3 hour drive to Tofino? Because this west coast stretch of Vancouver Island is gorgeous, laid back, peaceful and non-commercialized. There is a reason why people refer to Tofino [...]
On a 70F sunny picturesque day, I set out for my 3rd Outstanding in the Field, a unique event in its 7th year that brings together farmers and chefs from across North America to collectively host a 4-hour outdoor dinner party levearging organic and local produce, seafood and meat from the host farm and surrounding local areas. [...]
