About: Michelle Ng
Craft Beer Delivered to Your Desk is Totally Normal in Vancouver
Besides coffee, clouds, and an occasional earthquake, Vancouver is known as the home of some of Canada’s best craft beer. In fact, as of February, 2017, there are over 60 independently owned breweries in the Lower Mainland alone, and many more throughout B.C. With so many amazing options, there isn’t any doubt how easy it […]
Winterruption Donut Spectacular at Granville Island
The Winterruption Donut Spectacular returns to Granville Island February 17-19, 2017! Granville Island’s annual festival is back for it’s 12th season! Winterruption includes local artists, musicians, theatre performance, Foodie Tours (that’s us!)…and our favourite event, the Winterruption Donut Spectacular! Each year, the sweet geniuses at Lee’s Donuts on Granville Island create a special flavour for […]
17 Hilarious Valentines Puns for Foodies
Valentines puns with a foodie twist. Happy Valentines Day, Foodies! 1. My heart beets for you. 2. Let’s grow mould together. 3. I’m crazy pho you A cheap date + a priceless pun 4. Let’s avocuddle! 5. If you were a fruit, you’d be a FINEapple. Heck yes. 6. You’re my butter half. 7. It […]
Top 13 Whistler Cheap Eats
Heading to Whistler for all the outdoors fun, but don't want to break the bank?
SANDWICH ALERT: Turducken returns to Meat and Bread
For two short days a year, the sandwich gods at Meat and Bread bless the foodies of Vancouver with their famous Turducken Sandwich. Turducken 2016: Dec 22-23, 2016 Touted as the “mother-of-all-sandwiches,” and the “world’s best sandwich,” the 2016 Turducken Sandwich features: chicken in a duck in a turkey, roasted to perfection gravy butternut squash […]
Top 10 Things to Do on Granville Island
As Canada's second-most visited destination, Granville Island can be a very busy and overwhelming place. Check out these Top 10 Tips before visit!
43 Unique Christmas Gift Ideas
For mom, dad, him and her, here are 43 unique Christmas gift ideas to get you inspired 1. A 12h hot-cold waterbottle that’s as trendy as you are A non-leaking wonder by S’well Bottle. Sadly, not dishwasher-friendly S’well- $35-55 Find this gift in Vancouver: Delish General Store – Granville Island 2. A substitute for plastic […]
Best Gastown Restaurants: Meat and Bread
Meat and Bread $$ | Sandwich Shop 370 Water St | 604-566-9003 Meat and Bread is an Official Tasting Partner on our Gastronomic Gastown Tour! There are some people who just get it right. They are the masters of their craft and they know their market. When it comes to food, these people recognize that […]
NEW on Granville Island: 4:30PM Weekend Tours
We’re excited to announce a NEW departure time for our Granville Island Market Tour! From now until September 11, 2016 we have opened 4:30pm Granville Island Market Tour departures on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. For confirmed tours (tours that have at least 2 tickets reserved 24h in advance), tickets can be purchased online until 2:00pm on […]
9 Ways to Celebrate Spot Prawn Festival [CONTEST]
Because every good summer starts with a Spot Prawn Boil 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of Vancouver’s Spot Prawn Festival! It’s a time of the year that foodies, chefs, and restauranteurs look forward to with great anticipation. Touted as the most-juicy, delicate, sweet and visually-striking prawn, it’s clear why so many capitalize on the precious 6-8 week spot […]
Best Gastown Restaurants: Tuc Craft Kitchen
Tuc Craft Kitchen $$$ | CANADIAN 60 Cordova St | 604-559-8999 Tuc. As in the British saying, “to tuck in.” You’ll want to do exactly that with the Canadian seasonal menu at Tuc Craft Kitchen. But locals will tell you it’s equally “Tuc” as in “tucked away.” With a subtle façade on a quiet strip of Gastown, Tuc […]
Best Gastown Restaurants: Purebread
Five minutes inside Purebread and you'll realize – bread makes people happy. And here, it’s not just bread. It’s a counter piled high with brownies, cookies, scones, cakes, and meringues bigger than your head. It’s a handmade, all-natural, fresh-baked heaven in Gastown and you’ve got to experience it.
Updated: April 4, 2016
Purebread $$ | BAKERY
159 W Hastings St | 604-563-8060
Five minutes inside Purebread and you’ll realize – bread makes people happy. And here, it’s not just bread. It’s a counter piled high with brownies, cookies, scones, cakes, and meringues bigger than your head. It’s a handmade, all-natural, fresh-baked heaven in Gastown and you’ve got to experience it.
Purebread is perfect for:
Sweet and savoury bites with a cup of Stumptown coffee. A kick-start to the morning or a great pick-me-up in the late afternoon. If nothing else, you can sip coffee, use the wifi, and revel in the scent of fresh baking!
Indulge in 6 Courses at 3 Restaurants through Historic Gastown
You might just meet:
Tech-types from the neighbourhood grabbing breakfast on-the-go. Gastown boutique owners catching up over coffee in the afternoon.
The sweet spot:
Purebread Gastown opens at 8:30am and closes at 5:30pm, daily. For the ultimate selection of breakfast goodies, arrive before 10:00am.
The Food:
We haven’t had anything we didn’t like at Purebread. Never ever. Our all-time favourites include the chocolate cherry cookie, the bacon egg muffin, the OMG (chocolate brownie), the granola…
The back story:
Mark and Paula Lamming of Whistler, BC were inspired to “make good bread” after realizing a lack of options in the small mountain town. At their first farmers market, they were tremendously well-received by the community. With bakeries in Whistler, Squamish and Vancouver, the family-run business remains passionate about people, family and quality baking!
Read more from our list of the Best Gastown Restaurants here.
Explore the best of Gastown with a Gastown food tour!
Daily Gastown Vancouver Food Tours depart at 3:00pm.
Gastronomic Gastown
Updated: April 4, 2016
Purebread $$ | BAKERY
159 W Hastings St | 604-563-8060
Five minutes inside Purebread and you’ll realize – bread makes people happy. And here, it’s not just bread. It’s a counter piled high with brownies, cookies, scones, cakes, and meringues bigger than your head. It’s a handmade, all-natural, fresh-baked heaven in Gastown and you’ve got to experience it.
Purebread is perfect for:
Sweet and savoury bites with a cup of Stumptown coffee. A kick-start to the morning or a great pick-me-up in the late afternoon. If nothing else, you can sip coffee, use the wifi, and revel in the scent of fresh baking!
Indulge in 6 Courses at 3 Restaurants through Historic Gastown
You might just meet:
Tech-types from the neighbourhood grabbing breakfast on-the-go. Gastown boutique owners catching up over coffee in the afternoon.
The sweet spot:
Purebread Gastown opens at 8:30am and closes at 5:30pm, daily. For the ultimate selection of breakfast goodies, arrive before 10:00am.
The Food:
We haven’t had anything we didn’t like at Purebread. Never ever. Our all-time favourites include the chocolate cherry cookie, the bacon egg muffin, the OMG (chocolate brownie), the granola…
The back story:
Mark and Paula Lamming of Whistler, BC were inspired to “make good bread” after realizing a lack of options in the small mountain town. At their first farmers market, they were tremendously well-received by the community. With bakeries in Whistler, Squamish and Vancouver, the family-run business remains passionate about people, family and quality baking!
Read more from our list of the Best Gastown Restaurants here.
Explore the best of Gastown with a Gastown food tour!
Daily Gastown Vancouver Food Tours depart at 3:00pm.
Granville Island Market
Updated: April 4, 2016
Purebread $$ | BAKERY
159 W Hastings St | 604-563-8060
Five minutes inside Purebread and you’ll realize – bread makes people happy. And here, it’s not just bread. It’s a counter piled high with brownies, cookies, scones, cakes, and meringues bigger than your head. It’s a handmade, all-natural, fresh-baked heaven in Gastown and you’ve got to experience it.
Purebread is perfect for:
Sweet and savoury bites with a cup of Stumptown coffee. A kick-start to the morning or a great pick-me-up in the late afternoon. If nothing else, you can sip coffee, use the wifi, and revel in the scent of fresh baking!
Indulge in 6 Courses at 3 Restaurants through Historic Gastown
You might just meet:
Tech-types from the neighbourhood grabbing breakfast on-the-go. Gastown boutique owners catching up over coffee in the afternoon.
The sweet spot:
Purebread Gastown opens at 8:30am and closes at 5:30pm, daily. For the ultimate selection of breakfast goodies, arrive before 10:00am.
The Food:
We haven’t had anything we didn’t like at Purebread. Never ever. Our all-time favourites include the chocolate cherry cookie, the bacon egg muffin, the OMG (chocolate brownie), the granola…
The back story:
Mark and Paula Lamming of Whistler, BC were inspired to “make good bread” after realizing a lack of options in the small mountain town. At their first farmers market, they were tremendously well-received by the community. With bakeries in Whistler, Squamish and Vancouver, the family-run business remains passionate about people, family and quality baking!
Read more from our list of the Best Gastown Restaurants here.
Explore the best of Gastown with a Gastown food tour!
Daily Gastown Vancouver Food Tours depart at 3:00pm.
Authentic Asian Eats
Updated: April 4, 2016
Purebread $$ | BAKERY
159 W Hastings St | 604-563-8060
Five minutes inside Purebread and you’ll realize – bread makes people happy. And here, it’s not just bread. It’s a counter piled high with brownies, cookies, scones, cakes, and meringues bigger than your head. It’s a handmade, all-natural, fresh-baked heaven in Gastown and you’ve got to experience it.
Purebread is perfect for:
Sweet and savoury bites with a cup of Stumptown coffee. A kick-start to the morning or a great pick-me-up in the late afternoon. If nothing else, you can sip coffee, use the wifi, and revel in the scent of fresh baking!
Indulge in 6 Courses at 3 Restaurants through Historic Gastown
You might just meet:
Tech-types from the neighbourhood grabbing breakfast on-the-go. Gastown boutique owners catching up over coffee in the afternoon.
The sweet spot:
Purebread Gastown opens at 8:30am and closes at 5:30pm, daily. For the ultimate selection of breakfast goodies, arrive before 10:00am.
The Food:
We haven’t had anything we didn’t like at Purebread. Never ever. Our all-time favourites include the chocolate cherry cookie, the bacon egg muffin, the OMG (chocolate brownie), the granola…
The back story:
Mark and Paula Lamming of Whistler, BC were inspired to “make good bread” after realizing a lack of options in the small mountain town. At their first farmers market, they were tremendously well-received by the community. With bakeries in Whistler, Squamish and Vancouver, the family-run business remains passionate about people, family and quality baking!
Read more from our list of the Best Gastown Restaurants here.
Explore the best of Gastown with a Gastown food tour!
Daily Gastown Vancouver Food Tours depart at 3:00pm.
Granville Island Uncorked
Updated: April 4, 2016
Purebread $$ | BAKERY
159 W Hastings St | 604-563-8060
Five minutes inside Purebread and you’ll realize – bread makes people happy. And here, it’s not just bread. It’s a counter piled high with brownies, cookies, scones, cakes, and meringues bigger than your head. It’s a handmade, all-natural, fresh-baked heaven in Gastown and you’ve got to experience it.
Purebread is perfect for:
Sweet and savoury bites with a cup of Stumptown coffee. A kick-start to the morning or a great pick-me-up in the late afternoon. If nothing else, you can sip coffee, use the wifi, and revel in the scent of fresh baking!
Indulge in 6 Courses at 3 Restaurants through Historic Gastown
You might just meet:
Tech-types from the neighbourhood grabbing breakfast on-the-go. Gastown boutique owners catching up over coffee in the afternoon.
The sweet spot:
Purebread Gastown opens at 8:30am and closes at 5:30pm, daily. For the ultimate selection of breakfast goodies, arrive before 10:00am.
The Food:
We haven’t had anything we didn’t like at Purebread. Never ever. Our all-time favourites include the chocolate cherry cookie, the bacon egg muffin, the OMG (chocolate brownie), the granola…
The back story:
Mark and Paula Lamming of Whistler, BC were inspired to “make good bread” after realizing a lack of options in the small mountain town. At their first farmers market, they were tremendously well-received by the community. With bakeries in Whistler, Squamish and Vancouver, the family-run business remains passionate about people, family and quality baking!
Read more from our list of the Best Gastown Restaurants here.
Explore the best of Gastown with a Gastown food tour!
Daily Gastown Vancouver Food Tours depart at 3:00pm.