Tag Archives: Gourmet

East Van Roasters is an amazing find for both locals and savvy travellers! East Van Roasters offers a unique blend of local Vancouver spirit, premium quality products, sophistication with heart that is Gastown. Off the beaten track of the tourist map, but within walking distance of Cruise Ship Terminals, this beautiful shop has premium quality hand-processed cacao beans, and beautiful …

Travel is the spice of life, and World Spice Merchants in Seattle offer first-class spices. What Traveler doesn’t love spices? Spices have historically been the greatest travel souvenir. The spice trade transformed Europe, and the world. Its difficult, sometimes impossible to get the right spice ingredients for cooking international curries, sauces, and recipes! For good or bad, we don’t have …

If you like beef, you’ll love the Mercado Del Puerto in Montevideo’s Ciudad Viejo near the Port and Ferry Terminal. Open daily for lunch, you’re guaranteed an excellent beef Asado eating experience here. This is Uruguay’s palace of Asado, or grilled meat, with a huge variety of beef, port, lamb and poultry and a multitude of experts grilling on the …

Nicli Antica Pizzeria – This is How We Do Pizza Night in Gastown I am eating my way through the current  Vancouver Foodster Pizza Challenge from June 20 – July 14, 2013.  It’s a tough assignment, but with many years of University education behind me, I’ve got some mad skills! Thank you Richard Wolak for organizing some of the most amazing …

Lonsdale Quay Market is a thriving market and a good excuse for a day trip to North Vancouver. I admit, I am a Sunday morning regular to Granville Island Public Market, but not just for the food, it’s close to my home, so walking there is routine. A trip to Lonsdale Quay Market is always also a day out! The …