Sea to Sky Dining

Labelled as "the Best Place on Earth", voted as the best places to live by Conde Nast and other reputable publications, one of the only places where you can ski on snow & water on the same day home to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and a city with a modern, dynamic and growing West Coast dining culture - this is Vancouver, and this is what she has to offer your pallet...

Join us in exploring the culinary delights this amazing city where we uncover the best places to indulge your taste buds. Here you'll find the best dish with a view, the tastiest meal, cosiest bistro, coolest people watching spot, most authentic foreign cuisine, least authentic local cuisine, most over-rated and most under rated restaurants, a most cultured brunch, best late-night munchies, coffee culture and those important spots where you can enjoy a lingering Sunday afternoon brunch-turned-into-lunch-turned into dinner...

Chocolate Heaven - Thomas Haas

Arguably, this guy is one of the best chocolatiers in Vancouver (and beyond).

While the store is tucked away in a very incospicuous location in North Van, there's always a crowd at this small chocolate making facility/coffe shop/confectionary.

When you walk in to Thomas Haas, you understand where the expression "kid in a candy store" comes from.

Some of the chocolate creations here are truly masterpieces that you'd almost feel guilty in eating. But that guilt disappears as soon as you savour the first bite of chocolate.

If dark chocolate is your thing, as it is ours, you'll probably find yourself trying out the 73% cocao chocolates, followed by the dark chocolate mouse cake which compliments the think hot (dark) chocolate drink.

His creations also make for brilliant gifts - when we went there in December, the chocolate Christmas Cake was a best seller...

Another cool feature is the "secret wall" where small treats are placed to sample from "bricks" that pop out - you can also look through the glass into where the chocolates are beng made.

The Best.

Top Marks - Watermark, Kitsilano

Watermark is undoubtably one of Vancouver's best located restaurants.

Situated right on trendy Kits Beach, the deck overlooks the beautiful bodies on the sand, as well as the beautiful snowcapped mountains in the distance that embrace the ocean's chilly waters.

This is definitely not a place to go if you're in a hurry...
The views are just as intoxiating as the cocktails or chilled white wine, that will force you to stay for a couple of hours at least - we went there with the intention of having a light lunch & ended up staying for sundowners, followed by dinner!





Since Vancouver = Salmon, we thought we had to try the west coast salad - no disappointment there - the salmon was delicious, and accompanied by avo, mixed greens & grapefruit, this was a notable dish. Some local BC white wine (bottle 1) washed it down well.
Their crab, spinach and asparagus dip wasn't the best but the prawn spring rolls were yummy.

After three bottles of Pinot Auxerois, desert seemed like a good idea & yet again, we weren't disappointed, with a good fix of chocolately flavours. As per usual, we finished off with a Lavazza espresso, which was not only brewed well but also made for some good photos!

All you need is a sunny day & the rest just sorts itself out... Life is Good.