The Bon Vivant Blog

Now this is one restaurant that deserves a Bib Gourmand certification – delicious dinner for two including wine (yes, in Venice) for €27? The owners should be called magicians, not restaurateurs. Let me back up. Last night we walked by a huge mob of people outside of this restaurant – we wrote down the name [...]

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It happened to be somebody’s b-day party and what better way to celebrate than with some old friends over for a pizza party. We had heard good things about The Firewood Cafe – in the Main Street area, it seems to be place to go for respectable-tasting pizza. We ordered two pizzas – Pizza #12 [...]

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The guys at Fuel – have done it again – this time in a more low-key budget-conscious fashion. This is one of our current favourite places to eat in Vancouver. We have gone back several times and it has been consistently good. Campognolo – apparently means something along the lines of countryman/country bumpkin, as a [...]

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T: Finally, this was the deep-dish experience that I was looking for. Another friend now living in Chicago agreed to hit this place up for lunch and we made it there today. They were busy, so we pre-ordered a small “Numero Uno” deep-dish (sausage, pepperoni, onions, peppers, mushrooms and our unique chunky tomato sauce; topped [...]

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D: A venerable Chicago institution which had to move into a larger space due to its popularity although they moved many of the old graffiti-covered walls and booths to add to the atmosphere. Prepare to wait for the food since it takes approximately 45 minutes to cook the classic deep dish pizza once you order [...]

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