Acme Cafe

I know I just wrote about food a couple of days ago, but I can't ignore the amazing lunch I had at Acme Cafe on Monday! For those of you who haven't heard, it's a new spot in Gastown at 51 W. Hastings. Very small, and diner style, Acme Cafe serves up home made soups, delicious baked treats and a quiche that makes you want to ask for seconds. The quiche comes with the soup of the day and a salad, which were both fantastic. I purposely put one...

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Fresh | Local | Wild

Kudos to the city of Vancouver and all of the recent gourmet street food carts that have been popping up. Case in point, Fresh, Local, Wild, located on Granville St. at the corner of Robson. When they say this food rivals your favorite restaurant, they aren't kidding. I had the Hot Smoked Northern Coho Salmon Sandwich, and the Chanterelle Mushroom Poutine (as pictured). Wowsa! As far as the sandwich is concerned, the...

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Whip my Hair

Nine years old. Nine years old! Do you remember what you were doing at nine? I was laying in my bunk-beds, reading the Baby-Sitters Club books. Do you know what Willow Smith is doing at nine? Getting signed by Jay-Z. Seriously, could the Smith family be any more talented? Papa Will has got to be one of the luckiest people of all time, because not only has he managed to become a super A-list celebrity, but he does so without having to sell his soul to the tabloids. Then he marries the beautiful Jada, and they produce an army of talent, with big brother Jaden staring in the Karate Kid earlier this year. But back to Willow... listen to these...

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Joe Freshing it!

Fashion lovers were rejoicing over the flagship store opening of Joe Fresh at 540 Granville St. in downtown Vancouver on Saturday. Finally, we no longer have to drive out to Richmond to get our inexpensive fashion fix! (Not to mention the serious lack of sizes out there). If you haven't had a chance to check out the store, it's most definitely worth a visit. Saturday was the official opening. With the closing down of Granville St., Marianas Trench...

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VIFF and the Two Escobars

VIFF means a lot of things for Vancouverites; great films, cool parties and something to do every night of the week for two weeks straight. Last year I went to the opening gala, but that's where my VIFF experience ended. This year, I was lucky enough to be hooked up with some tickets from Vancouver 24 hours. I took advantage of the passes and on Friday night took a girlfriend to see the documentary everyone had been talking about "The Two Escobars". To...

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The Social Network

How many of you ran out to see The Social Network over the course of the last week? I certainly did! Best Saturday night ever. I saw Mark Zuckerberg on the Oprah show earlier last week, where he stated that the movie is purely entertainment, but after watching the film, I'm not so sure it's all as fictional as he would like us to believe. A quick search on Google paints a different image of the "shy" Zuckerberg, with leaked (juicy!) text...

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White Space at The Bay

This week has already been nuts! I came down with a cold/some sort of evil throat bug over the weekend and it threw my whole week off. Now that we're at the hump day there's finally a light at the end of the tunnel. Last night I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the new White Space at The Bay in downtown Vancouver. Think Holt Renfrew meets, well, Holt Renfrew. The event was great with a surprisingly high turn out. There was a fall...

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