Riddim & Spice
(604) 215-9258
Address: 1945 Commercial Drive (map)
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Chicken. Good.
a Quick Bite

By Michael Chin
a Special to Eat Vancouver

Do you remember the scene in the Fifth Element, where Milla Jovovich has just been recreated, and has to bone up on like five thousand years worth of history? And in the midst of the huge study session she gets up, pops a few pills in the microwave and a huge chicken comes out? Well I’ve always been envious of the technology, but that’s not really the point. It’s what Milla says right after she grabs the bowl out of the microwave that I want to point out. With a huge grin she remarks, “Chicken. Good.” Now those were always words I lived by.

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David Hawksworth Flies North
a news item

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver writer
Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Yesterday, a poster on egullet reported that West’s exectutive chef, David Hawksworth, is leaving to develop his own restaurant in The Hotel Georgia. This has been cofirmed by Hawksworth himself, so it seems the deal has been finalized.

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Kaplan’s Star Deli
(604) 263-2625
Address: 5775 Oak Street (map)

L’chaim!
a Quick Bite

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver Writer

My friends know that I dine out a lot, so I often get asked for recommendations. I can usually answer their questions easily but sometimes I do get a little stumped; such is the case when I’m asked where to find a good deli in Vancouver. I usually reply rather unfairly and tell my friend to hop a plane to New York or Montreal. That is until now. I believe I have found one quality Jewish deli in Vancouver, and it’s probably no surprise to many Vancouverites that that establishment is Kaplan’s Star Deli.

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