Having had his first taste of coffee as a young boy when his mother use to put a spoonful of espresso in his milk, you can say Sammy Piccolo has always had coffee running though his veins.
The popular Mexican restaurant recently welcomed to the team new bar manager, Julia Diakow, who helped to launch new drinks and Happy Hour menus.
Properly titled “Ugly Duckling” Dinners, this thoughtfully-curated idea is based on Gunawan’s waste-not want-not culinary values where he transforms food scraps – essentially food waste – into a “fine dining” five-course meal.
While the Yale Hotel has revamped to become the Yale Saloon as the city’s newest country, blues, and bbq hot spot, the popular blue neon sign remains to mark its place in Vancouver.
One of the most welcomed surprises of this years show is the growing number of gourmet food crafters. If you have a sugar tooth you won’t be able to resist these sweet vendors:
For the past three months, the restaurant has been undergoing renovations – on the exterior to the building facade and in the interior to its upstairs and downstairs. The most notable changes have taken place upstairs where a brand new elegant cocktail bar has opened.
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