Guest Writer: Gloria T.
The long anticipated Black & Blue restaurant has finally opened! The swanky, modern, and warming atmosphere brings a new life to the city. From their cozy lounges to their more intimate private booths and rooms, this is a place to be if you are looking for a nice night out with friends and family. The decor is quite glamorous with a feeling that you are in a mansion.
In terms of their appetizers, the feature is on their Black & Blue mini (beef) burgers topped with a soft homemade bun. Other notable appetizers on their menu (dinner) are their creamy lobster bisque with a hint of mushroom, as well as their oysters which are topped with chopped spinach, butter, and hollandaise. The Mac and cheese in a fried batter that is dipped in a light creamy sauce. A favorite appetizer is the roasted beef on a homemade bun, with the beef being cooked for over 10 hours. It was extra tender and flavourful! The night ended with a mini sundae which was nice and smooth with a fruity taste topped with a candy crunch.
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Location: 1032 Alberni Street Map Vancouver, BC (map)
SkyTrain Stop: Burrard Stn
Price: $15-$35+
More Info? www.blackandblue.ca
The long anticipated Black & Blue restaurant has finally opened! The swanky, modern, and warming atmosphere brings a new life to the city. From their cozy lounges to their more intimate private booths and rooms, this is a place to be if you are looking for a nice night out with friends and family. The decor is quite glamorous with a feeling that you are in a mansion. In terms of their appetizers, the feature is on their Black & Blue (beef) mini burgers topped with a soft homemade bun. Other notable appetizers are their creamy lobster bisque with a hint of mushroom, as well as their oysters which are topped with chopped spinach, butter, and hollandaise. The Mac and cheese in a fried batter that is dipped in a light creamy sauce. My favorite appetizer is the roasted beef on a homemade bun with the beef being cooked for over 10 hours. It was extra tender and flavourful! I ended the night having a mini sundae which was nice and smooth with a fruity taste topped with some candy crunch.
La Brasserie is open for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and they do not take reservations. It is a small 35-seat Franco-German restaurant on Davie Street in Vancouver’s West End. The restaurant has a selection of classic comfort foods and carries over 30 European beers. If you walk by on a weekend evening, the restaurant will be fully packed. The brunch menu has about 12 items you can choose from, including buck a schuck osyters! The menu includes regular brunch items and some dishes you would not find at your neighborhood restaurant, which is why La Brasserie is a must try for brunch. Their menu also includes an eggs of the day, omlette of the day, and quiche of the day.
 
 
The Breakfast Poutine was a favourite, which included bacon with a pouched egg on top; the pork gravy was a perfect consistency and wasn’t too heavy for brunch. The Brasserie Burger is also a popular item – we saw so many people order it, so we had to try it. The burger included bacon, aged white cheddar, truffle oil, and crispy onions. The crispy onions made the burger extra tasty. More recently, La Brasserie opened La Brasserie Street, which features their rotisserie chicken sandwich that is served with crispy onions on a buttermilk bun. The food cart is located in front of Vancouver City Centre SkyTrain station at Granville and West Georgia and they sell out quite often. If you are looking for brunch with a French-German twist, La Brasserie is where to go. If you don’t get a chance to visit the restaurant, then try their Brass Chicken Sandwich from their food cart.
Location: 1091 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC (map)
SkyTrain Stop: Yaletown Roundhouse Stn
Price: $10 – $15 (Brunch)
Bombay Brow Bar (BBB) specializes in eyebrow shaping and provides an experience like no other salon or wax bar. You can choose to have your eyebrows threaded, waxed or tweezed – they are experts at it all. Bethenny Frankel, New York Times Bestseller, recently visited the Yaletown location. Watch the video to get a glimpse of the service that is provided at BBB.
Sisters Ravy Mehroke and Amy Minhas founded Bombay Brow bar in 2010. The first location in Yaletown opened over a year ago and they just opened their doors in Kitsilano on June 11, 2011. During their grand opening VIP event, guests experienced the full eyebrow shaping experience: bombshell brows.
The bombshell brows ($23) service takes about 15 to 20 minutes and includes a full eyebrow consultation, eyebrow shaping, forehead massage with rosewater eye gel application, and brow makeup. Products used during your brow shaping experience are also sold in stores. The service is like no other, because you are not rushed in and out like other salons. But remember they are not a spa, but a brow bar ready to rock your brows!
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Contest closes on July 1st, 2011 at 11:59pm. Gift certificate has no cash value. Winner will be selected by random draw.
Locations:
Kitsilano 2206 west 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC (map) // Yaletown 1056 Mainland St, Vancouver BC (map)
More Info? www.bombaybrowbar.com
Nice Cafe is a small neighborhood cafe at East 8th Avenue and Main Street. It is open for breakfast and lunch and they serve a variety of breakfast meals including soups, sandwiches and burgers. The prices are very reasonable for the food and the hash browns are great! They have daily specials and the smoked salmon eggs Benedict is only $7.35! The shape of the eggs are perfectly poached and the portions are very generous. The breakfast dishes were not greasy and the meal will definitely have you return for the great prices (menu page 1, page 2). Nice Cafe is a well-known gem in the area, so go early or you may need to wait for a table in the small restaurant.
Location: 154 E 8th Ave Vancouver, BC (map)
SkyTrain Stop: Main Station
Price: $5 – $10
The 23rd annual Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by Rio Tinto Alcan and produced by Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society (CIDBFS), is being held from June 11-12, 2011. The festival includes special programs and events that will take place in Richmond and False Creek, including dragon boat racing, corporate team building, school and community programs, boat rentals, and learn to paddle courses. The festival also includes entertainment, food, and shopping.
Schedule for the False Creek Festival
Saturday June 11, 2011
8:00am Races start
10:00am Site activities open
11:00am World Beat Stage entertainment begins
6:00pm Festival Site closed
Sunday June 12, 2011
8:00am Races start
10:00am Site activities open
11:00am World Beat Stage entertainment begins
12:00pm Championship races begin (time approximate)
1:30pm Welcome Remarks from World Beat Stage
6:00pm Dragon Boat Festival Site is closed to the general public
6:00pm Paddler’s Party begins
Location:
False Creek – Concord Place, Creekside Community Centre and the waters of False Creek, near Science World. Intersection of Quebec Street and Terminal Avenue in Vancouver. (map)
Richmond – Fraser River in Steveston, Richmond, BC, between No. 1 Road and Brittannia Heritage Shipyard (map)
SkyTrain Stop: Science World Station
More Info? http://www.stevestondragonboatfestival.ca/
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