Author Archives: Lisa

About Lisa

Lisa is a foodie who recently became a vegetarian again and now looks longingly at bacon. Her goal is to find hidden gems in the food and booze world of Canada and then let you in on the secret.

Memphis Blues & the Business of Barbecue in Canada

If Eat St. and the Food Network have anything to do with it, the Pulled Pork Sandwich is set to become more popular than Caesar Salads in restaurants across Canada. And if Memphis Blues has any say in the matter, you’ll be eating it at one of their restaurants. Read More

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Restaurants

How to Make a Great Grilled Cheese Sandwich

You’re at home. It’s crappy outside. You’re hungry but don’t have any food in the house. But wait. You do have bread and cheese. Huzzah – you can make a Grilled Cheese! Read More

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cheese, Kitchen

Belvedere Red. It’s Booze for a Cause.

Well, we are are on the run up to Christmas and if you are anything like me, you’re invited out to this party and that party and always need to bring booze and some kind of hostess gift.

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Booze

Red Rooster Wines are a Very Good Buy

We’re back in the Tasting Canada Test Lab and this time we’re tasting 4 wines from Red Rooster – a 2009 Cab Merlot, a 2008 Reserve Meritage, a 2009 Bantam and a 2008 Chardonnay. Read More

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Booze, User Review

Food.ee is the Geolocal Food Takeout and Delivery App

Food.ee is the new food app/service on the block for takeout and delivery. It’s created by Invoke, the wonderful people who brought us Hootsuite and the Eat St App. Read More

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Restaurants

Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks for Food Banks

Thanksgiving is around the corner and many of us will have the luxury of not only one but potentially 3 thanksgiving dinners (Saturday, Sunday and Monday), so it behooves us all to think of those who aren’t as lucky. Read More

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General

Good Vegetarian Restaurant Options in Vancouver

If you do a Google search for “vegetarian restaurants vancouver” it comes up with the usual suspects like the awesome Foundation (at Main and 7th), Gorilla Food (downtown) and the TERRIBLE, WORST SERVICE EVER, Naam (really terrible service, really). Read More

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Restaurants, User Review

Ensemble Restaurant, Top Chef Canada Dale Mackay and Wine!

I went to a media preview for the “Stack The Rack” fundraising event yesterday. The event itself sounds fantastic but in this article I’ll just focus on the food, the wine, Ensemble Restaurant and it’s famous owner Dale Mackay, winner of the first season of Top Chef Canada. Read More