Uprising Breads Bakery
1697 Venables Street
Vancouver, BC
Note: Today, I have a two-post “special”. The “other” post – Vancouver’s Bakers Market, can be found here.
A week and a half ago, during Thanksgiving weekend (as a reminder for non-Canadian readers, specially if you are from the US: we celebrate Thanksgiving in the second Monday for October), I was invited to my family friend CL’s home. Wait, did I say family friend? Don’t my parents live in Panama? I have a long history with CL, since he has known me since I was a child, before he moved to Canada and my parents moved to Panama. And, what happened when I moved here to Canada? Originally I was planning to go to Toronto but my mother “suggested” me I should go to Vancouver and stay at CL’s place instead. I am very thankful for what he has done for me on all these years and there was absolutely no what I won’t accept his invite to have the Thanksgiving dinner at his home. But, but… Despite I was the only non-family guest and was assured there was no need for me to bring anything, I won’t show up empty handed. Originally, I wanted to go to Fratelli’s to bring a cake or pie but, alas, it was closed (I forgot they are closed on Sundays). I thought then “I guess I will have to fall back on buying something from Save-on-Foods…”. That was until I was driving north on Commercial Drive when I recalled another nearby bakery and that fellow blogger Sherman wrote about previously: Uprising Breads Bakery.
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Bakery,
Commercial Drive,
Pastry,
Vancouver
Belgian Fries
1803 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Earlier this year, I wrote a post on poutine, that quintessential, unique Canadian “dish”. It has been some months already and I think I have recovered enough from that experience (and the bypass!) to try it again on a different place. So, for this one, I chose to go to Belgian Fries in The Drive, where, according to their banner (and quote from the CBC Montreal), they have the best poutine in BC. Are they? Let’s see!
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Commercial Drive,
Random,
Vancouver
Dolce Amore
1590 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Feel free to call it odd, feel free to call it funny. There is a heat wave hitting BC and temperature records were broken not once but twice in the last week or so. The 35C/95F we had would be something akin to what I had to deal almost on a daily basis in Panama but there was something… different. Humidity? Whether it is or not, in both cases it felt really hot, just that in Panama, you would be sweating bullets and be soaked after you walk a couple of blocks; not necessarily the same here for me. Regardless, that does not mean I can use the same tactics to deal with the heal, like getting some ice cream – or, in this case, some gelato from Dolce Amore in Commercial Drive.
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Commercial Drive,
Dessert,
Vancouver
Sake Maki
1414 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Here I go again, in the search of some interesting eats in one of the most “interesting” (for lack of a better word right now) neighborhoods in Vancouver: Commercial Drive. It was a hot night (Vancouver standards) and I just wanted something to eat. It was approximately 9:30 p.m., that gray hour in restaurant business. Since a lot of these shops close at around 10:00 p.m., it is inside the threshold of “last calls” but, since you are a walk-in customer at that point and time, you felt there could be a rush for you to finish and leave. What to do, what to do? Of course, I could go to one of the several clubs/pubs in the area that close later; however, I didn’t feel like going to a place where the main intent is to sell you over expensive watered down drinks (not to mention my low alcohol tolerance plus the fact I was driving). So, while walking by, I noticed something that might be “decent”, yet not that expensive: Sake Maki.
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Commercial Drive,
Japanese,
Seafood,
Sushi,
Vancouver
This is a part 2 of 2 post. For part one – Car Free Day 2009 – Denman Street, please, click here.
Right after my visit to the Car Free Day event in Denman Street, I went to Commercial Drive’s. While I had the chance to also go to the one in Main Street (my original intent), I ended up in this one instead. Don’t ask why, OK? ^_^;;;
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Commercial Drive,
Photo Essay,
Vancouver
Megabite Pizza
Several locations in Vancouver
820 Thurlow Street (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC
4 Brothers Pizza
1417 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Welcome to another iteration of Battle of Pizza Parlours! As suggested by the subject, this is the second version – the previous instance was based on my favourite pizza spot, 2001 Flavors, compared to 604Foodtography’s suggested Uncle Fatih’s Pizza. In the end, I thought both were good options, it is just dependant on where you are. This time, the comparison is similar: A local chain, Megabite Pizza against another Commercial Drive local pizza shop, 4 Brothers Pizza (4BP, from here on). As a sidenote, I must mention, Megabite also has a shop somewhat near 4BP, in Broadway/Commercial Skytrain Station, not to mention a variant called Pizza Garden (check this post by, again, 604Foodtography); however, I went to Downtown Vancouver’s location. So, without further ado…
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Commercial Drive,
Pizza,
Vancouver
Lime Japanese Cuisine
by KimHo on September 13, 2009 under: British Columbia,Comments,Food,Restaurant
Lime Japanese Cuisine
1130 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Feel free to call it alignment of the stars of just because an atom happened to be in a place at the exact time: This post had to do with two very strange topics: perception of sushi and omakase. The first topic is related to a post written by Foodosophy team regarding sushi – you can find it here. It is a really worthwhile read; it might even change your thoughts about sushi. Go ahead, this post will still be here… The second topic is that of omakase, a concept not that different of a tasting menu; here, you “entrust” to the chef to prepare a meal for you. So what Lime Japanese Cuisine has to do with both? It just happened that due to the comments regarding Lime, I was ready to dismiss it but, based on Foodosophy’s team, I was encouraged to give it a second chance. I went there one late night for regular sushi or for soba; however, when I arrived, I noticed they made mention of their omakase menu, at a base price of $35. It was a leap of faith but I knew I had to do it…
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Tagged as: Commercial Drive, Japanese, Sushi, Vancouver