Food Fight
FOOD FIGHT: Innovation and comfort food don’t always mix
November 7, 2016Fable Diner reimagines Main Street with a 1950s flair. Opened in early July, Fable Diner, a spin-off of Kitsilano’s Fable Restaurant, brings an upscale diner experience while maintaining the integrity of a movie-style diner: wooden tables, forest green leather booths, modern white tile, and retro prints. The service was friendly and genuine, even throughout the busy lunch hour. There is an extensive array of comfort food featuring interesting ingredients (kimchi, cola onions, and gochujang), but the dishes clearly show how hard Fable Diner tried to think outside of the box. There is little room for error when it comes…
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FOOD FIGHT: Say “aloha” to the Poke Guy
October 31, 2016If you ever want to experience a Hawaiian vibe in the middle of Raincouver, ditch the plane tickets and get yourself down to the Poke Guy, located in Gastown. Poke (pronounced po-kay) is raw fish salad served in Hawaiian cuisine.…
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FOOD FIGHT: Bao Bei presents problematic dining
October 18, 2016Bao Bei is a modern Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of Chinatown, an accessible 10-minute walk from Main Street SkyTrain Station. It’s critically acclaimed, but might make you bitter. Let me start by saying it is not student-budget friendly, but…
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FOOD FIGHT: Field and Social pop-up: the Lebanese Cafeteria
October 11, 2016On September 29, Field and Social on Dunsmuir opened its doors to the community to host one of its first events since launching this past February. Partnering with the Dallah Menu, the small, industrial-meets-homey space came alive with good food…
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FOOD FIGHT: Indigo Age’s mixed greens are a mixed bag
August 2, 2016A colourful new sign on Richards Street beside MacLeod’s Books entices passersby down steep steps to an adorable vegan, gluten-free cavern: Indigo Age. My friend and I were not immune to this sign’s alluring appeal. The interior reminded me distinctly…
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FOOD FIGHT: Timber falls like a freshly logged tree
May 16, 2016Timber, a relatively new gastropub on Vancouver’s Robson Street, is a thumbs-down from me. Their brand is endearing, being a “Canadian comfort” gastropub, and they covered all the requirements: the waitstaff are dressed in plaid shirts and denim, the furnishings…
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FOOD FIGHT: Amazing pannekoeken overlooking the New West Quay
May 9, 2016Until the moment you devour one of Angelina’s fresh berry pannekoeken or their locally famous eggs benedict, you are missing out on seriously amazing shit. Throw Denny’s in the bin and sit yourself down at a patio table at Angelina’s,…
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FOOD FIGHT: Best carnivorous food trucks in Vancouver
March 14, 2016Food Fight is dedicated to highlighting the differences between vegan and omnivorous cuisines. By reviewing restaurants in Metro-Vancouver, our columnists Yelin and Bart show that you can have the best of both worlds. Vancouver is blessed with an assortment…
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FOOD FIGHT: Five cheap eats near campus
March 7, 2016Food Fight is dedicated to highlighting the differences between vegan and non-vegan cuisines. By reviewing restaurants in Metro Vancouver, columnists Yelin and Bart show how you can have the best of both worlds. We get it, we know you can’t…
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FOOD FIGHT: The Wallflower wilts under pressure
February 22, 2016By reviewing restaurants in Metro-Vancouver, Food Fight is dedicated to highlighting the differences between vegan and omnivorous cuisines. Columnists Yelin and Bartosz show that you can have the best of both worlds. The Wallflower is a cozy nook on Main…
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