Vancouver Magazine
Best Thing I Ate This Month: The Budino Caramel Pudding at Folietta
Get a Slice of This! 3 Tips for Hosting the Best Family Pizza Night
Best Thing I Ate This Week: Crispy Vietnamese Crepe Cake at Hai Chi Em
5 Winemaker Holiday Hacks Direct from Nk’Mip Cellars
The Best (Actually Thoughtful) Bottles of Wine to Gift This Year
Breaking: Vancouver Cocktail Week Will Return for a Fifth Year in March
Fairgrounds, Toronto’s Hippest Pickleball Club, Just Landed in North Van
Vancouver’s Nonprofits Were Getting Priced Out—This Building Changed That
Vancouver International Black Film Festival Returns for a 5th Year
Snowmobiles and Fondue Might Just Be the Perfect Whistler Night Out
I Tried It: Bioluminescent Kayaking on the Sunshine Coast
Why Osoyoos Is a Must-Visit in the Fall
Vancouver Designer Allison Dunne Weaves Art, Philosophy and Humour Into Dunne Cliff Knitwear
The Haul: Photographer Donnel Garcia Stocks Up on Oversized Sweaters and Tibetan Incense
The Vanmag Wish Book: What 14 Interesting Vancouverites Want for Christmas
The premier West Side spot, La Quercia (Gold) hums as affable service with formal flourishes supplies the bijou room with Adam Pegg’s spectacular pastas. Don’t miss the $50 seven-course family meal, the best upscale bargain in the city-and note (how refreshing) the kitchen will build it around your chosen wine. At Maenam (Silver), exec chef Angus An settles a world of experience into a handsome room of bright and balanced dishes. Thai food hit a lull after Montri’s closed; Maenam fixed that. Contemporary, thoughtful Zest (Bronze) is a consummate attraction. The menu ranges from the simple (kinpira-style spicy burdock) to the sublime (Kyoto-style soba crab rolls; yuzu-marinated sablefish), with the best nigiri and hand cones in the city.
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