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Chef Francisco Higareda Shares Diverse Flavours of Mexico
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Chef Francisco Higareda Shares Diverse Flavours of Mexico

September 5, 2025 Bronwyn Lewis

Since Chef Francisco Higareda moved to Vancouver in 2016, the Mexican food scene here has changed a lot. Diversity is greater, and more regional options are available. Higareda, in his current role as Executive Chef […]

Chupito's Maria Ponce on Seafood, Stereotypes and Sweet Collabs
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Chupito’s Maria Ponce on Seafood, Stereotypes and Sweet Collabs

August 7, 2025 Bronwyn Lewis

Chupito Cocteleria moved to their new location back in April. They first popped back in the summer of 2021 in a back alley in Gastown, behind La Taqueria, at 322 W Hastings Street. From Pop […]

Casa de Nata Has New Home and Menu of Portuguese Classics
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Casa de Nata Has New Home and Menu of Portuguese Classics

April 24, 2025 Bronwyn Lewis

Casa de Nata opened their doors for the first time on Saturday, April 12. The family business that has been selling their deliciously flaky Portuguese custard tarts at farmers markets in Vancouver since 2020, now […]

Old Photographs from Gastown (1880-1987)
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Old Photographs from Gastown (1880-1987)

August 1, 2024 Tyler Dixon

Gastown has the distinction of being Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood. The neighbourhood earned its name thanks to Captain John Deighton, an English mariner and saloon keeper. Captain John had a reputation for being rather talkative and […]

Jules Bistro
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Jules Bistro: A Little Piece Of Paris

April 22, 2023 Bronwyn Lewis

Jules Bistro has created a portal to Paris in the heart of Vancouver’s Gastown. This casual yet elegant restaurant will transport you, letting you imagine for a minute that you are sipping a glass of […]

Nelson the Seagull
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Gastown’s Nelson the Seagull is a Sourdough Sanctuary

February 1, 2023 Bronwyn Lewis

“And the seagull’s name was Nelson Nelson who came from the sea And the seagull’s name was Nelson Nelson the seagull free” The folk song is by Des & Dawn, and the seagull obligingly allowed […]

History

Colonial Turned Tourism: Old Pictures from Vancouver’s Iconic Gastown

May 12, 2022 Nataliya Radke

If Vancouver is known for one thing, it’s Gastown. And maybe the rain. But mostly Gastown. From the iconic steam-powered clock to the oddly cozy atmosphere of the brick buildings and streets, Gastown has rightfully […]

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