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$10 or less, $10-20, $20-30, $30-50, $50+, authentic, Barcelona, Cakes/Cupcakes, Chocolates/Candies, Cocktails, desserts, Fine Dining, Food 5, Food 5.5, Girona, Ice Cream/Gelato/Yogurt, Pastries/Cookies, Seafood, Spain, Spanish, Tapas, Top 10, Vegetarian, Wine

Follow Me Foodie to Barcelona, Spain: 10 must try dishes and restaurants!

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For the last few years all eyes have been on Spain, especially when it comes to fine dining. Blame it on the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards and having the majority of them from Spain, or on Ferran Adrià for pioneering modernist cuisine, but regardless, Spain is arguably “the France” of today – an emerging food scene and hub for culinary inspiration.

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$10-20, $20-30, $30-50, American, Best Foodie Moments, Burgers/Hot Dogs, Canadian, Cocktails, Downtown Vancouver, Food 5, Pub food, Vancouver

The dirt on ‘The Dirty Burger’ – Is Vancouver’s “best burger” at Campagnolo Upstairs?

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So, I was ready to do “The Dirty”… burger that is, but things got out of control. Like, really out of control. It was the type of dirty where you roll up your sleeves, use both hands, open your mouth really, really wide and prepare to get sauce all over your… okay, there is no way to make this sound “good”, but boy was it good.

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$50+, desserts, Events, Fine Dining, Food Event, Modern American, Pacific Northwest, Salad, Seafood, Soups, Vancouver, West coast, Wine

Follow Me Foodie to a recap of the American Express “Taste from Platinum” dinner at Hawksworth Restaurant!

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I often take food over ambiance, but when it comes to events, I go with a different mind-set. After all it’s an event, not just a dinner. I look forward to meeting new people, making new friends, enjoying the company I’m with, and of course eating some good food. I always want good food. Who doesn’t?

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$30-50, $50+, Asian, Cakes/Cupcakes, Canadian, Chinese, Cocktails, desserts, Downtown Vancouver, Euro-Asian, European, Food 4, French, Fusion, International, Japanese, Korean, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Rim, Pastries/Cookies, Seafood, Tapas, Thai, West coast, Wine

PiDGiN Restaurant – Prix Fixe Menu – Gastown, Vancouver, BC

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PiDGiN is not an Asian restaurant, but it is certainly Asian inspired. Most courses were very good and I have faith in the team. It just lacked the minor, but noticeable details and finesse of a polished dish and I’m not comparing it to fine dining.

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$10 or less, Asian, authentic, Bubble Tea, Chinese, desserts, Drinks, Events, Filipino, Food Event, Food Truck/Cart, Ice Cream/Gelato/Yogurt, International, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Pastries/Cookies, Richmond, Singaporean, Taiwanese, Vietnamese

Follow Me Foodie: What to eat at Richmond Night Market

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Whoa! Looks cool huh? Currently you can only find the “IceCane” at the Richmond Night Market, but don’t let this be the only thing to convince you to check it out. The annual Richmond Night Market (8351 River Rd.) is back every Friday-to-Sunday until Oct. 13.

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