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There are some really great vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Vancouver, and as a vegetarian, I love them. My meat loving friends, not so much.

Hello, I am Baby Santa Claus. I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed the donor drive. The donations are an integral part of VIA, and seeing everyone help in any way possible, has been uplifting to my otherwise sad life .

On my way to catch a matinee at Tinseltown (I still call it that), this is the reason why I don't stop in to see Bob at VIA's office.Sorry Bob....that huge thing of Mike and Ikes at the theatre is like $4.50.

I think it's 'fair' game to say this is one of the best food fairs in the lower mainland. For the longest time I backed the one in Yaohan but this place has surpassed it, I think it beats Crystal .

For those of you that can't handle gluten or have dined out with people that can't handle gluten, it's no understatement to say that it can be a real challenge trying to avoid the stuff while cooking at home, and even tougher while eating out.

There are some really great vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Vancouver, and as a vegetarian, I love them. My meat loving friends, not so much.

We recently shared THIS RECIPE for pita bread from the book From The Olive Grove: Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil , now our friends Anastasia and her mother Helen Koutalianos (the local duo who wrote the book) are sharing this biscotti recipe! h

Can you believe that Dine Out is almost upon us again?! Watch this video below and check out the Dine Out Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­homepage to be kept up to speed about this annual Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­eatstravaganza! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud-YK7X4LVE

It's day three at Meat and Bread, the new Gastown sandwich shop, and co-owner Frankie Harrington is out meeting the masses.

Oprah is everywhere. Including Chapters on Robson. Bob enjoys his brew all festive-like, with ye olde Egg Nog.