MONTECRISTO

An Insider’s Guide to Lower Mainland Eats

This list of under-the-radar bites and sips is sure to excite adventurous palates.

Grapes & Soda’s Junipero Cocktail

A mezcal-forward drink to try making at home.

Vancouver Must-Eats for Spring 2018

Take a gastronomic stroll through this list of the city’s vernal culinary delights.

Harald Wohlfahrt

Decorated with three Michelin stars, Harald Wohlfahrt is widely considered to be Germany’s best chef. And for two nights, he brought his celebrated vision to Vancouver.

Guadalajara, Mexico, and Casa Herradura

Salt. Shoot. Lime. Repeat. Mention the word tequila and that’s the first thing that springs to mind. A beverage to be suffered rather than savoured. But at Casa Herradura in Guadalajara, Mexico, tequila making is a very fine art.

Gluten-Free Baking

Baking is viewed as frustrating by some, yet hypnotic and meditative by others. Throw the limitations of gluten-free ingredients into the mix, and the alchemic balance changes completely, creating an entirely new set of challenges.

La Quercia

Adam Pegg and Lucais Syme prep mise en place for dinner service. Their rhythmic chopping keeps time to the music cranked up loud. It’s a ritual that these two chefs have held sacrosanct since opening their intimate neighbourhood restaurant, La Quercia, in 2008.

The Mission Hill Family Estate Antique Collection

Its diverse collection of unique items would be at home in any well-curated antiques store, yet each treasure is hand-selected for the wine shop at Mission Hill Family Estate Winery.

Chef Hamid Salimian

Molecular gastronomy, still in its infancy in our local dining scene, is a mysterious concept to most. But chef Hamid Salimian’s innovative dishes at Diva at the Met are certain to broaden your culinary horizons.

Vancouver’s Urban Farms

A new vanguard of city farmers is proactively redefining the agronomic possibilities of a civic landscape.