Summer is here early with the latest round of sunshine and heat! Celebrate this unexpected summer sunshine with a cool drink at Dublin Calling Rooftop. Dublin Calling, a local Granville bar opened by The MRG Group, recently opened its Rooftop patio and bar. With 2,700 square feet and capacity to hold up to 283, this…
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Chef Kieran Kearns Raises the Bar in Gastropub Dining at The Charles Bar
Kieran Kearns is the chef behind the new menu at The Charles Bar, The Dover Arms Pub and Colony – all owned by local entertainment company Blueprint. He has created a new style of menu, something that incorporates casual bar bites with more elaborate, heartier dishes. He’s also passionate about local and organic ingredients. Another thing…
Mahony & Sons Opens at Stamps Landing
The very popular Mahony & Sons brand is bringing their Irish hospitality to Stamps Landing this summer. The family-owned company took over the old Monk’s building and after an extensive renovation, it opened its doors today. The Mahony brothers are passionate about sharing their Irish heritage -the new restaurant is a testimony to that. Celtic…
Luke’s Corner Bar & Kitchen Dine Out 2014
As Dine Out Vancouver 2014 continues for the next couple of weeks, there’s a local South Granville bar that’s featuring a pretty decent menu for DOV2014. Located at Granville St & West 14th, Luke’s Corner Bar & Kitchen offers an $18 set menu that highlights some attractive dishes for the price point. I was immediately…
The Terminal Pub
Thanks to a super cool Facebook contest, Phoenix, Alice and I found ourselves at The Terminal Pub having lunch. We were a bit skeptic at first, (from the outside the building looks pretty dodgy, and shares the parking lot with a XXX store) but once we entered the restaurant we were pleasantly surprised at how…
A Taste of Spring Awaits at Doolin’s Irish Pub
Pub food has evolved from fish and chips and poutines. The new menu at Doolin’s is proof of that. I was lucky enough to be invited to a preview of their new menu. For starters, we were given a taste of their new flatbreads. The These are big enough to share and they’re excellent. The Mediterranean ($9)…
Carpe Diem in Hoboken
Carpe Diem has been open in Hoboken for many years now. I’ve lived here forever and have wanted to try this local spot for such a long time, so I decided today was the day. Carpe Diem is a fantastic upscale pub with the best comfort food anyone could ask for. We decided to go…
Trinity in Hoboken
Trinity is another great eatery along the trendy Frank Sinatra Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey. Trinity opened a few years back and offers great Gaelic fare, they have a fantastic bar offering any type of drink you can imagine and such a wonderful and comfortable lounge area with Chocolate leather sofas and a back drop…
Ensemble Tap
Ensemble Tap is the second restaurant that Top Chef Canada’s winner Dale MacKay has opened in Vancouver. Ensemble Tap is re-defined casual dining – With over 40 brews on tap and a menu filled with pub favourites (including meat pies, fish and chips and chicken wings), this restaurant is a departure from Ensemble’s (Chef MacKay’s…
Abigail’s Party
Thanks to the recommendation of the King of Twitter, Mr. @DennisPang, we found ourselves at Abigail’s Party. One thing about Dennis – he knows food, so if he tells you to try a place out, you do it! Abigail’s Party is located in the heart of Kits. A block away from the water. It’s a…
Mary in Vancity 