This traditional Latin American dish of raw seafood in a citrus marinade can be enjoyed year-round in Vancouver, especially on a dreary rainy day when you need an injection of tropical sunshine.

Purchase popular Taiwanese street eats such as oyster omelettes, tempura rolls, taro balls, sausage rice dogs, and loma rice at this weekend’s festival.

Times have changed from when most Chinese parents would have preferred that their kid become a doctor, a lawyer, or even an accountant, rather than a cook.

Supermarkets in France take an obvious and profound pride in their regions and encourage their consumers regularly to buy local goodies such as saucisson sec and––of course––wine.

Almost everyone has an opinion on where to get a great burger. But to be sure you’ve had the best, you have to eat around. Tell us your faves and post pictures of them too.

These eateries have come a long way from their humble beginnings to a unique restaurant genre in their own right, but in Vancouver they remain true to their common-folk roots and provide exceptional value.

Local restaurant owners go to amazing lengths to deal with difficult situations, whether the blame lies with them or with diners. But they have some horror stories to tell about oversized, messy, and literally shitty customers.

While raw-food dieters turn off their stoves for a diet they claim gives them more energy, better nutritional quality, and a cure for many ailments, experts say a healthy diet of cooked foods can do just the same.

Gord Martin is one busy man. Hard to believe, but it’s been 10 years since this former punk singer opened Bin 941 (941 Davie Street), nine since he started Bin 942 (1521 West Broadway), and almost four for Go Fish (False Creek Fisherman’s Wharf), his dockside seafood shack.

Got a wedding written down on the calendar? Nervous? Excited? Overwhelmed? And just think, you’re only the guest. The big day is full of expectations; here’s a peek behind the veil to find out what might be on the menu.

All that summer fun sure makes you hungry. So stave off hunger pangs at food events across the city with any of barbecued lamb on a spit, Barbadian flying fish, octopus fritters or a Salvadoran pupusa.

Tammy Tromba, the Vancouver-area camp adviser for the Girl Guides of Canada, has a novel way of making dinner when she’s on a camping trip and keeping the kids interested, too. She simply lights her food on fire.

Local Chinese bakeries are a patisserie lover’s ultimate fantasy: the best of Chinese treats displayed alongside equally tantalizing western-influenced cakes and pastries. It’s enough to transport anyone to baking heaven.

Local Chinese bakeries are a patisserie lover’s ultimate fantasy: the best of Chinese treats displayed alongside equally tantalizing western-influenced cakes and pastries. It’s enough to transport anyone to baking heaven.

Hanging out in John Bishop's kitchen and finding out what makes him tick is one of the pleasures of writing about food in Vancouver, says Angela Murrills as she bids farewell to the city.