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Restaurant review – Jules Bistro
Well, I finally made it to Jules Bistro. This is a French bistro located on Abbott Street between Water and Cordova. Yeah, I know, a tad too close to the Downtown Eastside. But it’s also close to...
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Restaurant review – Chill Winston (Gastown)
Living in Vancouver and not participating in the Gastown dining and dancing scene is akin to eating ice cream without a cone. Walking around Water Street at night with good friends pretty much ranks...
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Bar review – The TransContinental
The past couple of weeks, I have been feeling myself again. That meant of course taking the time to rekindle old friendships that had been dormant for a while. K and R are two close friends of mine...
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Restaurant review – The Old Spaghetti Factory (Vancouver)
There is no better way to spend a nice lunch than with extended family and friends, at a great restaurant: The Old Spaghetti Factory. We went to the Gastown location, although I have been there and to...
View ArticleUpcoming environmental events in Vancouver (March/April)
I usually advertise numerous environmental events, but I rarely have the time to attend all of them (not because I don’t want to, but recently I haven’t attended because I have been sick). Anyhow,...
View ArticleLiveblogging “An Evening of Green Web 2.0″
After a short chat with Rebecca (aka Miss604), I decided that I was going to liveblog the event. She is also liveblogging, so mosey over to her blog for another perspective. I was quite excited about...
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Tazzu’s WordCamp 2008 Vancouver – A total success
First of all, kudos to the Tazzu creators, Rastin, Jenny and Ash (and Teresa) for a phenomenal first WordCamp Vancouver. Secondly, a big shout out and standing ovation to Rebecca (aka Miss604) for...
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Bar review – Flux Bistro
Slightly hidden in the main gateway of Gastown (162 Water), Flux Bistro is a perfect example of where I’d definitely go for drinks (haven’t managed to eat dinner yet there, but Rebecca did, and she...
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Restaurant review: The Greedy Pig (Gastown)
After hearing Jenn Lowther rave about The Greedy Pig (where she, Dario and Nadia went for dinner before a recent Third Tuesday), I couldn’t let the chance pass to try it, as JT and I were in Gastown,...
View ArticleVancouver NetTuesday for May 2008 recap
Fresh off of the recent Vancouver NetSquared event (also known as NetTuesday), I just got swamped with work and thus was pretty much unable to write a recap. However, since I have a meeting shortly and...
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Restaurant review: Boneta (Gastown)
Not sure why this review was still on my drafts, but here it is now. Phaedra had been raving for a good couple of months about how great this place was, so we decided to finally take the plunge and go...
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Out and about with Raul on a Friday
Fridays are usually busy but this Friday was just a tad over the top. I think I spent more time with people in the tech/social media industry than I ever had in one single sitting. First, as usual, I...
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Restaurant review – La Casita (Gastown)
Rebecca and I have been in a little bit of a Mexican food streak, so when we agreed to meet for lunch, we settled on La Casita in Gastown. I had heard mixed reviews, and the ownership structure...
View ArticleUpcoming event – Podcasting for Social Change (Net Tuesday)
So, remember when I said that I was going to only attend 6 events all month? Scratch that. It’s going to be 5. Green Drinks is colliding with WordCamp Fraser Valley, which means, I can’t do Green...
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Eatery review – The So.Cial at Le Magasin deli
Admittedly, I thought I wasn’t ever going to publish again an eatery review, but I was browsing through my Flickr account and realized that I had photos from the So.Cial deli and I hadn’t posted them...
View ArticleCoffee shop review – Luna Cafe (Gastown)
This is, by and large, the weirdest coffee shop I have been to in years. The owner/cashier was funny yet I was slightly scared by her. So, it turns out, they DO have wi-fi (which is important if you’re...
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Restaurant review – The Irish Heather
Lorraine aka Raincoaster reminded me of a good spot in Gastown (as I was complaining about Chill Winston) in addition to my trusty Flux, La Casita. Yes, sir. That’s The Irish Heather. Usual Irish fare,...
View ArticleUpcoming environmental events in Vancouver – September 2008
Two upcoming events are rather relevant to me and both fall on the same day. Green Drinks Vancouver happens again on the third wednesday of the month (Sep 17th, 2008) at Steamworks. The Metro Vancouver...
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Restaurant review – Salt Tasting Room (Gastown) – NDMD ’08
As you can gather from Rebecca’s NDMD 08 – Gastown post, we had a great time at Salt Tasting Room. We got there only expecting to see Anthony Nicalo, but we were very pleasantly surprised to find...
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Nuba (Gastown)
The fact that my office is downtown doesn’t help much when it comes to eating out simply because I have been trying to be good on my budget and not eat out. But there are a number of places around the...
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