Hospitality
When a restaurant closes, it’s often a sad occasion. Rising costs of both food and rent, difficulties retaining staff and the prevalence of mobile apps are all factors that make it hard for eateries to survive these days. So when Gooseneck...
When you give your bar a name like “The Narrow” you know what kind of a place you want it to be. Which is why, despite its reputation for chaos and insanity, founder David Duprey has been able to maintain...
Vancouver catering companies are offering their services to ease the holiday hustle (especially for high-pressure holiday parties). We hand-picked companies offering holiday catering, from Insta-worthy charcuterie boards to complete turkey dinners. Now that’s one worry off your plate. Photo: Savoury City...
Hai Nguyen never had a full apple growing up—it was always split between her family members, so everyone got a slice each. “It's a refugee story,” she says of her move from Vietnam to Canada 39 years ago. According to...
It’s a bit hard to overstate what the Michelin Guide’s first trip to Vancouver means for the restaurant industry. As a manager at a well-regarded Vancouver eatery told me this week, “It’s going to change everything.” That manager speculated that...
Who makes the best beer in Canada? According to the Canada Beer Cup Awards, it’s East Vancouver’s Callister Brewing. The relatively small operation posted a huge win this weekend as its Wee Laird Wee Heavy Scottish Ale was dubbed the Grand...
Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is back for the first time since 2019. The event, a national competition for the country’s top chefs that sees them pitted against each other by region before competing for the national title, has been a...
Generally speaking, we aren’t in the category of people who relish in calling Vancouver “No Fun City,” but it’s hard to disagree with the fact that the town has a disappointing dearth of watering holes in which patrons can actively...
Long before John Negrin became an entrepreneur in the hospitality business, he got a very important food safety lesson from none other than Jarome Iginla. Negrin was a 19-year-old rookie defenceman for the Flames and was sitting on the plane chatting...
You’d think a chain of restaurants premised on the consumption of red meat wouldn’t have the brightest future. But consumers intermittently house-bound for the past two years are flooding back onto barstools and patios to get together again with friends and family.