Restaurant Review
Climb the mountain of flavours at Karakoram
October 24, 2024On a quiet Thursday evening in October, I found myself walking the streets of a humble Fraserview Vancouver neighborhood. In the midst of this unassuming area, warm orange and yellow-ish lights peered through large windows belonging to what used to be a kebab shop, luring me in without a word. Karakoram — a name derived from the mountain range in between Central and South Asia — is a restaurant offering traditional Pakistani dishes and flavour, opening late and closing even later, from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. This is home cooking reimagined in a fine dining restaurant. I grew up…
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$33,000 for lentils, rice, and resilience for Palestine
November 28, 2023Content warning: mentions of genocide. Cuisine changes, evolves, and is constantly reinvented. The same goes for people, cultures, politics, and perhaps even history. Often, we can gain something positive from change, but not always. While Sobhi Al-Zobaidi’s dishes at his…
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Zarak’s Afghan fare is a welcome addition to Vancouver’s culinary scene
January 9, 2022Looking for hipster bars, trendy boutiques, and specialty coffee shops? Main Street is the place to be. It’s also where you’ll find Zarak, sister restaurant of South Surrey’s Afghan Kitchen, which opened just over a month ago. This restaurant may…
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The Poke Guy brings the delicious culinary innovation of Hawaii to SFU’s doorstep
September 23, 2017Ah, lunch. What a dilemma. What to get? I have $16 in my bank account, so that’s more than enough. Pizza? No, I’ve had pizza twice this week. Maybe something healthy would be better . . . why is everything…
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FOOD FIGHT: Brunch at The Templeton falls flat
January 25, 2016The Templeton is a nostalgic diner that functions as a novelty museum exhibit for the ‘50s and ‘60s. Their motto is “Quality Food, Snappy Service,” and they’re known for serving up organic comfort food with lots of vegan and vegetarian…
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