Vancouver Magazine
Now Open: The Sourdough Savants at Tall Shadow Have an East Van Bakery Now
The Best Thing I Ate All Week: Beaucoup Bakery’s Pistachio Raspberry Cake
Live Spot Prawns Are Only Here for a Month—and You Can Try Them at This Festival
5 Surprising Hipster Bottles Hiding in Plain Sight at the BCL
Succession Is Over: Now It’s Time To Watch the Greatest Show About Wine Ever Made
Our 2023 Sommelier of the Year Franco Michienzi of Elisa Steakhouse Shares His Top Wine Picks
5 Things to Do in Vancouver This Week (June 5-11)
Meet OneSpace, the East Vancouver Co-working Space That Offers On-site Childcare
What You Missed at the VMO 2022/23 Season Finale Concert
Wellness in Whistler-Your Ultimate Early Summer Retreat
Local Summer Getaway: 3 Beautiful Okanagan Farm Tours
Local Summer Getaway: Golfing at Alberta’s Crowsnest Pass
Review: Vancouver-Based Denim Brand Duer Is Making Wide-Legged Jeans You Can Hem Yourself
The Latest in Cutting-Edge Kitchen Appliances
7 Spring-y Shopping Picks, From a Lightweight Jacket to a Fresh Face Cleanser
Ours is an era of casual dining, when every tiny trat and fresh-sheeted bar lives by its smart prep and bodacious ingredients. Among the many contenders for the best of relaxed rigour, The Farmer’s Apprentice takes Gold here as well for cooking that is grounded in classic techniques that “soar flawlessly on modern flights of fantasy,” as one judge enthused. Whether dishing country pâté or hop-cured trout, David Gunawan keeps his plates tied to the local farmer’s basket. The room is charming and quietly romantic with vinyl records and candlelight-the sort of neighbourhood haunt that makes locals feel they live on just the right block. Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie (Silver) remains a striking example of modern Chinese cooking, the ultimate nighttime stopover for prawn-and-chive dumplings paired with very smart cocktails. When out-of-town guests arrive, Bao Bei is the spot to show off something uniquely Vancouver-brilliant fusion, absolutely lacking in pretension, and a shao bing to write home about. Chambar (Bronze) is still one of the best places in town to impress a date over beer and moules frites (or their superb lamb tagine). It’s modern and enchanting, with one of the brightest crews around. You’re moving this year, Chambar, and growing. But don’t go changing.
