Restaurant review: Torafuku

On a Friday evening, we decided to check out Torafuku, the new restaurant from the same people who run the Le Tigre food truck.  This main street location, between the CN Rail station, and the Georgia Street viaduct, is in a new building, consists of an open kitchen concept, and a minimalist modern open dining…

Bella Gelateria and Pizza

On a late summer Saturday, we decided to visit Bella Gelateria and Pizza in Yaletown by the marina.  This is the second location for the local gelato virtuoso, James Coleridge.   The award-winning gelato master opened his first gelato store in Coal Harbor in 2010, and followed with this elegant marina-side location in Yaletown in…

Restaurant review: Supermarine Seafood & Cocktails

I went for a group dinner at the recently opened Supermarine Seafood & Cocktails in Kitsilano on Yew Street.  It’s in the space previously occupied by Abigail’s Party, and has the same ownership as Wildebeast (in Gastown) and Bufala Pizzeria (in Kerrisdale). We had reservations and were seated immediately. This is a compact space, probably…