WANDER | Tobias Wong x 'All We Want is More' x Museum of Vancouver

"Humour is a wonderful vehicle to pass on a truth that might not be so pretty."

Kitsilano—(December 29, 2022) Just under the wire before the end of the year, I finally paid a long overdue trip to the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) to visit their latest featured exhibition, All We Want is More: The Tobias Wong Project, a retrospective collection of the provocative Vancouver-born and raised Canadian designer.

FEAST | Dine Out 2021 x Maenam x Thai Food x West 4th

Bangkok Beehive (bourbon, honey syrup, pineapple juice) + Siam Sunburn (tequila, passionfruit purée, egg white)

West 4th—(January 28, 2021) The nineteenth annual Dine Out Vancouver Festival is back—a tad later than usual in the new year—with its trademark selection of set menus available across town. Courtesy of Tourism Vancouver, we were treated to a preview at the Thai restaurant stalwart Maenam to sample their three-course prix fixe dinner.

WANDER | Redesigned x Livingspace Interiors x Kitsilano

Kitsilano—(May 23, 2019) Luxury furniture showroom Livingspace Interiors celebrated its 30th anniversary in business by revealing an impressive $2-million redesign and expansion referred to as "The Next Chapter". Housed in a 1930s-era printing factory in Vancouver's Armoury District, the high-end European design store notably added a fifth-floor—previously occupied by Bocci headquarters—to its space that now showcases an unexpected rooftop garden courtyard (see below).

TREAT | Tangram Creamery x Arbutus x Kitsilano

Kitsilano—Tangram Creamery is Vancouver's latest gourmet small-batch, house-made ice creamery located on Arbutus Street on the westside of Vancouver.

KAFFE | Platform 7 Cafe x West Broadway x Kitsilano

Kitsilano—Platform 7 Cafe opened a second location on West Broadway and your first impression will certainly be how its decor perfectly fits in with an classic, old timey King's Cross style train station.

GATHER | SPUD x Be Fresh Local Market x Kitsilano

Kitsilano—(December 9, 2015) From the folks behind SPUD ("Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery"), Be Fresh Local Market is the organic food collective's first brick and mortar produce storefront as they continue to expand their bicycle home delivery service.

TREAT | Milk & Cookies x Beaucoup Bakery x Fairview Slopes

Fairview Slopes—In short order, Beaucoup Bakery & Café (along with its ubiquitous proprietor Jackie Kai Ellis) has already become a pleasing fixture in its neighbourhood as Vancouver's bakery of record for Parisian style treats and baked goods.

GRUB | Ramen Danbo x West 4th x Kitsilano

Kitsilano—Fuluoaka style Tonkotsu ramen lives and breathes on West 4th Avenue in the form of a quaint looking, little Japanese noodle joint known as Ramen Danbo (their first location outside of Japan).

From French to Cuisine x Bistro Pastis x Kitsilano

Menu tasting at Bistro Pastis on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano on November 19, 2014.



On this tasting, we were invited to sample what Executive Chef Spencer Watts and owner John Blakeley had to offer with their take on classic French bistro dishes as they recently celebrated fifteen years in business.

From Snicker to Doodle x Rain or Shine Ice Cream x Kitsilano

Dessert from Rain or Shine Ice Cream on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano on May 31 and June 7, 2014.



Beachcombers and 4th Avenue shoppers are flocking to Kits' new local ice creamery. I joined them on two separate occasions to get my cold cream fix and sample their array of homemade flavours.

Khatsahlano! 2013 x Music + Art Festival x West 4th

2013 Khatsahlano! Music + Art Festival on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano on July 13, 2013.



Fifty bands playing across ten blocks and twelve stages on West 4th Avenue in Kits for the third annual Khatsahlano! outdoor street party and festival jam-packed full of food, music, shopping, and entertainment.

Countdown to Khatsahlano! x Food Tour x West 4th

Countdown to Khatsahlano! restaurant and food tour on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano on July 9, 2013



To celebrate this Saturday's Khatsahlano! Music + Art Festival, the folks over at the West 4th Avenue BIA and Cassandra Anderton from Good Life Vancouver got together to preview the food and dishes being served all day from some of Kits' finest restaurants between Burrard and Balsam. (A margarita from Las Margaritas, above.)

ChineseBites x Strike Taiwanese Restaurant x Kitsilano

ChineseBites signature dishes tour dinner #10 at Strike Taiwanese restaurant on West Broadway in Kitsilano on July 3, 2013.



After a six-month long hiatus, ChineseBites dinners have returned. We gathered to sample some Taiwanese food at Strike's newest location in Kitsilano. Their most popular dish, the Taiwanese style steak with black pepper sauce, was fairly satisfying with all its noodle and egg goodness and sizzling, beefy glory. The dish also came with chicken instead, but the steak was better.

From Coffee to Kits x 49th Parallel Café x Lucky's Doughnuts

49th Parallel Roasters Café + Lucky's Doughnuts coffee shop on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano on June 4, 2013.



Every student and Main Street hipster's favourite coffee and doughnut shop has expanded from Mount Pleasant to the affluent, trendy neighbourhood of Kitsilano.

Fashion Meets Food x Spring Desserts x Beaucoup Bakery

Beaucoup Bakery & Café's spring dessert collection launch in Fairview Slopes on April 29, 2013. Published in Vancouver Is Awesome.



Vancouver's newest Parisian style French inspired bakery on the edge of Fairview Slopes and Kitsilano celebrated the spring season with a new line of specially crafted and constructed baked goods, pastries, and desserts... Fresh berry tart (above) with summer berries, candied orange peel, tart shell, and a frangipane base with orange cream.

Plenty Spring Favourites 2013 x Fashion Showcase x Kitsilano

Plenty Spring Favourites 2013 fashion showcase at Plenty boutique in Kitsilano on March 13, 2013. As seen in Vancouver Is Awesome.



Shoppers and stylists gathering for Plenty's "Head in the Clouds" fashion presentation and showcase hosted by Fashion Magazine western editor Joy Pecknold and ladies from The Style Common.

Colony Bar x Neighbourhood Pub x Opening x Kitsilano

Colony Bar and neighbourhood pub grand opening in Kitsilano on February 21, 2013.



Lounging in Kits' newest, revamped neighbourhood pub, formerly Kitsilano Billiards (from the same family ownership group).

Vancouver Daze #100: Photo Walk x Year-End Spectacular

Vancouver Daze, Volume 100: Photo walk year-end spectacular from 2012. Published in Vancouver Is Awesome.



That's right. I'm celebrating (count 'em) 100 straight weeks of dazed action on V.I.A. with a compilation of assorted neighbourhood photo walk shots. They're mostly from the summer 'til now. Enjoy and here's to 100 more!

Vancouver Daze #98: Chewies Oyster Bar x 1-Year Anniversary

Vancouver Daze, Volume 98: Chewies Steam & Oyster Bar's 1-year anniversary party in Kitsilano on December 5, 2012. Published in Vancouver Is Awesome.

Steamed, stewed or nude.

Kristie Yung Live x 'The Setlist Project' x Establishment

Kristie Yung's The Setlist Project official EP release party at Establishment Lounge in Kitsilano on September 28, 2012.



Brimming with pride over Kristie's accomplishments and EP release less than a year after her debut single.