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What's the cross street? I'm drawing a blank on that location.

And I picked this closing up at the City Food website: Read the full story here: Sweeney's gives up on Yaletown Looks like the independents are jumping ship in a regular basis.

Les amis in Park Royal is closing:

You are in good company. Here in Vancouver Japadog is a big hit.

Here’s the enRoute list, including 3 from BC and one from Calgary: 1. Haisai, Singhampton, Ontario 2. Bao Bei, Vancouver 3. Cava, Montreal 4. Local Kitchen & Wine Bar, Toronto 5. Stone Soup Inn, Cowichan Valley, B.C 6. Charcut Roast House, Calgary 7. Quatrefoil Dundas, Ontario 8. EdGe, Sooke, B.C. 9. Buca, Toronto 10. Le Quartier Général, Montréal The full description of each is available here Find out how they were chosen here

Here's a little cookbook that might serve some of you well: Tin Fish Gourmet. Simple but good recipes.

Thanks for the update!

Well it is pilot so let's hope the City will get it together. I agree it is not exactly an inspiring start.

Winners of the street food vendor lottery announced: Vancouver Street Food Pilot Program Scroll down to bottom of relase to see the locations and vendors. They start July 31.

I just picked up this news on the "Floating Dining Room" from City Food:

Delilah's is now Delilah's Conviction. The following description taken from their website: Interesting. Apparently it is now a gastropub.

Adesso Bistro opened in the former Parkside/L'altro Buca space. Has anyone checked it out?

Farmhouse Cheeses in Agassiz is worth visiting:link to Farmhouse Cheeses Here's a link to a circle tour that includes Farmhouse: Circle Tour Link

Gill checks out four locations offering poutine or some permutation (poutine pizza anyone?): Poutine conquers the West There's also a Q&A with Calvin Trillin on Canadian food that features poutine: Calvin Trillin's writing elevated the humble wing. What about poutine?

Gill likes The EdGe in Sooke, by former Sooke Harbour House Executive Chef Edward Tuson: Restaurant review: The EdGe Restaurant Here's a snippet:

Me too. Much of the seawall is prime space for food carts.

I was just searching for the old thread where these very sentiments were expressed in order to give a little different perspective to the discussion, but you've save me the work Neil. Nice to see you back.

Going off topic is usually the only way I can get anyone to say anything around here.

Thanks for the JJ tips Karen, but there's nothing west of Burrard. I live in a coffee wasteland. As for the farmers' market folk migrating to Wednesdays at Thornton Park, you could well be right. I am well aware of the pitfalls to farmers in participating in these markets, but selfishly I want to be able to access the good stuff in close proximatey to where I live. JJ Bean, AND an on-Island roaster, too, near Performance Works. btw, there is a JJ on Davie, east end; and a new mini-kiosk at the CBC on Hamilton. I wonder if some of the farmers who used to head to GI on Thursdays were at Thornton Park on Wednesdays last season. For the folks who come from farther away (i.e., Cawston), having the extra day between mid-week and weekend markets may be a much-needed field day (or rarely, rest day).

The earliest farmers' markets will barely be open then and DIV is much later than normal this year due to the Olympics. I take your point Mark, but Trout Lake is a long way from where I live while GI is just a short hop away. I frequent the West End Farmers' Market in season but there is still all the rest of the year. For me GI has charms beyond the market itself, not the least of which is proximity and coffee from JJ Bean - no good coffee at the West End market. In fact awful coffee. I know lots of people on GI and always enjoy my morning visits. GI used to have a pretty good farmers' market on Thursdays, in season, but that has really dwindled. I'm still hoping for a resurrection.

It got raves from a colleague of mine the week it opened. Noteworthy to me because she stumbled upon it, had no idea it was new and went back again a few days later because it was so good.

Thanks for your insightful comments and recommendations DylanK. It is tough to blog well for a long period of time it seems. I didn't realize how few local food blogs I was still reading until Kentan asked for recommendations.

Very handy for me too. Ever since Senses closed, I've missed having a patisserie downtown. I've read postive comments about Giovane in the new Fairmont: Giovane. Anyone here been there?

Interesting, this sounds like the new venture describe at City Food: Link here

Those sites also accept advertising and post news releases from their supporters (advertisers) which leads to alot of information about those restaurants on the site.