From my corner suite in Vancouver’s OPUS Hotel, floor-to-ceiling windows frame the busy Yaletown neighborhood, its density of sleek buildings anchored by scores of restaurants and bars. I can enjoy the view from my bathroom, if I choose, or from the couch near the...
The jumble of restaurants and bars occupying Whistler Village can be overwhelming, especially for a first-time visitor. The choices range from Irish pubs to pizza take-out counters to sushi, a dizzying variety that’s befitting the largest ski resort in North America....
I stepped into L’Abattoir, the sleek French-meets-Northwest restaurant in the Gastown district of Vancouver, British Columbia, on a particularly rainy night. I squished into my seat at the bar, desperate for a cocktail to help me thaw from my cold, damp walk....
As one would expect of a town sporting such heavy British influences, the tea scene is flowing strong in Victoria. Often referred to as the tea capital of Canada, the British Columbia capital is home to plenty of shops selling loose leaf teas and restaurants offering...
At an age when most kids are preoccupied with video games or soccer practice, Robert Cassels was learning to cook. The Victoria, British Columbia, native chef cut his teeth in the kitchen at his godparents’ French restaurant at 12-years-old, and has been cooking ever...
Distiller Phil Lecours pours a couple of ounces of tonic into a glass of cobalt-hued Empress 1908. As the concoction fizzes, the entire cocktail transforms into a striking pinkish purple. Lecours’ trick isn’t sleight of hand. At Victoria Distillers, where he works,...
Mitchell Morse is a busy man. He’s a farmer, brewer, baker and business owner, and that’s just the beginning. Every day, Morse starts baking bread and pastries at 3 a.m. at his Fickle Fig Farm Market on the Saanich Peninsula, north of Victoria, British Columbia. His...
It’s a tall order to stand out among a crowded collection of breweries in Ballard, but that’s just what newcomer Obec Brewing aims to do. The brewery is a project of husband-and-wife team Wayne and Stacey Jehlik, and partner Brian Gill. The trio set up shop in August...
“I like to force myself to get in lanes that are stuck, and get them moving again,” says Chris Elford about his new Seattle bar, Navy Strength, that he opened with his wife and business partner, Anu, earlier this year. In this case, that lane is tiki, the bygone bar...
The new Tankard and Tun restaurant, which sits atop the subterranean maze-like Pike Brewing Co. pub in downtown Seattle, is proof you can teach an old dog new tricks. The 27-year-old brewery unveiled the street-level restaurant in July, and simultaneously took one...
