Culinary Reviews

MY RATING SCHEME

* Good, worth a visit if you’re in the neighborhood
** Very good, put it on the list of places to eat.
*** Something special, go to some trouble to to give it a try.
+ Good value for the money.

…and,

? Mixed bag. Good features but beware, some offsetting bad ones.
$ Not necessarily good value; expensive for what you get.
# PAN. Bad scene; steer clear.

Check the date of my visit and if it’s awhile ago you should confirm the place is still in operation. Restaurants are endangered creatures.

*** les 110 de Taillevent, London, England, September 2019.
***? 1789, Washington DC, May 2019.
* 21 Breakwater, Souris, Prince Edward Island, October 2015.
***+ 1884 Francis Mallmann, Mendoza, October 2018.

4 Saints, Palm Springs, Janary 2022.
* Abe, Tokyo, February 2015. Hello

$# Acquafarina, Vancouver, May 2022
+Adesso, Vancouver. September 2013. March 2017.
*** Akasaka Kinunoi, Tokyo, 2016.
$$ L’Ambroiserie, Paris. 2006
** Anchor Qyster Bar, San Francisco. October 2013.

** Ancora Ambleside, West Vancouver, April 2022.
*** Ancora, Vancouver. November 2015, August 2017.
**+ Anh and Chi, Vancouver, January 2017.
***+ Anime Sante, Tricase Porto (Italy), May 2017.
*** AnnaLena, Vancouver, January 2018.
**?Antica Macelleria Cecchini, Panzano, Italy. March 2017.
Aoi Marushin, Tokyo, May 2016.
Arnaud’s Remoulade, New Orleans, March 2017.
Au Comptoir, Vancouver, November 2014.
*** August, New Orleans, March 2017.
#$ Aupres du Clocher, Pommard, June 2015.
** Autostrada Downtown, Vancouver, March 2019.
*** Ava Jean’s, Portland Oregon, September 2018.
** Bacchus at the Wedgwood, Vancouver. June 2014.
*++Banh Cuon Nong (14B Bao Khanh), Hanoi, January 2015.
*? Bao Bei, Vancouver, September 2016.
** Barica 94, Santiago, Chile, October 2018.
**?? Bayona, New Orleans, March 2017.
Beach Bay Café, Vancouver, August 2015.
# Beach House, West Vancouver. September 2013.
*** Beaucoup Bakery, Vancouer, February 2017.
**+ Beethoven, Haro (Spain), September 2009. 
Bel Cafe, Vancouver. March 2013.
La Belena, Beaune, April 2018.
# Belgard Kitchen, Vancouver. June 2014.
** Le Bernardin, New York, October 2011.
***+Bibou, Philadelphia, November 2013.
* Biercraft, Vancouver, November 2015.
**? Blue Water Café, Vancouver, March 2017.
***? Les Bouquinistes, Paris, June 2015.
**Brennan’s, New Orleans, March 2017.
Botanist, Vancouver, October 2017.
* Bouchons Bistro, Kelowna, June 2016.
***$?Boulevard Kitchen, Vancouver, December 2019

** Braaibar, Stratford Ontario, September 2023.
++Bun Cha Nuem Cua Be Dac Kim (67 Duong Thanh), Hanoi, January 2015.
?? Burdock and Co., Vancouver. September 2013, September 2015, January 2019
* ?$ Cacao, Vancouver, April 2018.
**? Cactus Club English Bay, Vancouver. September 2014

**$ Café Bouffon, Stratford Ontario, September 2023
**+ Cafe Boulud, Toronto, December 2015
*** Cafe Boulud, NYC, April 2019.
* Cafe de Musees, Paris, June 2015.
*** Cafe Nervosa, Toronto, March 2017.
*+ C’an Costa, Valldemossa, Mallorca. April 2018.
***?$ Canlis, Seattle, December 2017.
*$ The Capital Grille, Washington DC, October 2014.
# Le Caprice Bakery, Washington DC, October 2014.
*** Carben, Ottawa, November 2017.
***+ La Carbona, Jerez Spain, April 2018.

***  Casa Mono, New York, December 2022.
** Caves Madeleine, Beaune, April 2018.
*** Chapter One, Dublin, September 2019.
*Chez Guy, Gevrey-Chambertin. June 2013.
*** Chila, Buenos Aires, October 2018.
** + La Ciboulette, Beaune, June 2015.
** Cinara, Vancouver. May 2014.
**+ Cinq Mains, Lyon, April 2018.
** Claddach Oyster House, Charlottetown PEI, October 2015.
*** Coliccio and Sons, New York, February 2016.
**+ conTenedor, Seville, April 2018.
** Convivial, Washington DC, April 2019.
* Corner Bar at Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington DC, October 2014.
**+ Crocodile, Vancouver. February 2014; February 2017.
**? Cube Tasting Kitchen, Johannesburg, October 2014.
*++ Cypress Rice, Haishu Zhong Rd., Guangzhou, China, January 2015.
*+ Diavolo, Geyserville California. October 2013.
*** Eataly, New York, February 2016.
** L’Echaude, Quebec City, October 2015.
***Elisa Steakhouse, Vancouver, December 2019.

*** Elizabeth, Stratford Ontario, September 2023.
*** Emilio’s Bellato, New York, February 2016.
Emily West Village, New York, April 2019.
** L’Entredgiu, Paris, June 2015.
***+Espana, Vancouver. May 31, 2013.
Fable, Vancouver. November 2013.
*? Farmer’s Apprentice, Vancouver. July 2014.
* The Fat Badger, Vancouver, May 2015.
*** Felice a Testacchio, Rome, May 2017.
***+? Five Sails, Vancouver. December 2013, February 2015, December 2015
*# Fogo de Chao, Portland Oregon, September 2018.
? Forage, Vancouver. August 2013.
** Fauna, Ottawa, October 2015.
**? Les Faux Bourgeois, Vancouver, August 2018 and previous.
*** Les Fougeres, Gatineau, Quebec, October 2015.
*? Four Seasons Maui Restaurants, Hawaii, February 2018.
?Frances, San Francisco, October 2013 (and September 2012).
* Francesco Alongi, Vancouver, March 2014.
* +French Table, Vancouver, August 2014.
*** Gautreau’s, New Orleans, March 2017
* Georgia Hotel Bars, Vancouver. August 2013.
**$ Ginza Ten’Ichi, Tokyo, May 2016.
?The Girl and the Goat, Chicago, October 2013.
Gitane, San Francisco, October 2013.
# Glowbal, Vancouver, March 2019.
***$ Gotham Steak House and Bar, Vancouver. July 2017.
***? Hali’Imaili General Store, Maui, February 2018.
**+Hangsua Aquatic Market, Guangzhou, January 2015.
*$# Hawkesworth, Vancouver. Dec 8 2012.
* Heirloom, Vancouver, June 2016.
? Helene Darroze, Paris. 2007. 

*++ Home, Merrit and Hope BC, October 2021.
Homer Street Café, Vancouver, January 2014.
$ L’Huitrade, Paris, June 2015.
** Hy’s Steakhouse and Bar, Vancouver, December 2013, December 2018.
*** ?? Il Giardino, Vancouver, November 2015, February 2016 etc.
*** Imahan Bekkan, Tokyo, May 2016.
*$ Inn at Bay Fortune “Fortune Feast”, Prince Edward Island, October 2015.
***+ Ino’Ichi, Kyoto, May 2016.
# Italian Kitchen, Vancouver, November 2014.
*?Joe Fortes, Vancouver, July 2014.
* Keefer’s, Chicago, October 2013.
** Kissa Tanto, Vancouver, June 2017.
*** Kyubey, Tokyo, February 2015.
**+ Laltrobaffo, Otranto, May 2017.
*+La Luna, Johannesburg, November 2014.
**? Lee, Toronto, December 2014.
* Lift, Vancouver, August 2015.
? Lo de Jesus, Buenos Aires, October 2018.
** The Little Prince, New York, February 2015.
* Macelleria Falorni, Greve, Italy, March 2017.
** The Mackenzie Room, Vancouver, November 2017.
***$ Madera, Menlo Park California, September 2017.

*** Madera, Menlo Park California, February 2022.
**? Maenam, Vancouver, February 2015.
* Maisen Tonkatsu in Tokyo Station, Tokyo, May 2016.
*** Mangia Cucina, Vancouver, January 2019, March 2019.
*** Marc Foch, Palma Mallorca, April 2018.
** ? Marea, New York, September 2011, February 2016.
** Mariscos, Mercado Central, Santiago, Chile, October 2018.
***$ Maumi Omakase Sushi Bar, Vancouver, September 2017.

**? Maxine’s, Vancouver, December 2021.

La Mercerie, New York, December 2022.

*** Miku, Vancouver, December 2020
##$ Mill Street Brewery, Pearson Airport, Toronto. March 2015.
** Minami, Vancouver, April 2018.

** Minetta Tavern, New York, December 2022.
**+ El Mirasol del Puerto, Buenos Aires, September 2018.
*** Misi, Brooklyn, April 2019.
* Mission Hill Winery, Kelowna, June 2016
**$ Momofuku Daisho, Toronto. April 2014.
** Momofuku Ssam Bar, New York, September 2011, April 2019.
** +/ ? (2 visits) Mon Viel Ami, Paris, 2006/June 2015.
? Moulin de Loumarin, Loumarin (France). 2005.
** Mr B’s, New Orleans, March 2017.
**+ Nagomi, Gibsons BC, June 2020.
**? Nightingale, Vancouver, June 2016.*No Name, Ginza, Tokyo, February 2015.
*No Name, Near Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, February 2015.
No Name, Under Yurakucho Station, Tokyo, February 2015.
Nook, Vancouver, November 2013.
* The Nova Kitchen, Gibsons BC, September 2017.

*** Ocean Club Cafe, Sechelt, February 2024.
?$ Oddfish, Vancouver, January 2018.
** +Olive and Anchor, Horseshoe Bay. Spring, 2013, Sept 2015 
** Orto, North Vancouver, June 2018.
* Oru, Vancouver, September 2015.
** Osteria Savio Volpe,Vancouver, February 2016.
* Pane e Vino, San Francisco, October 2013.
Le Parisien, Vancouver, January 2014.
***+ Parrilla Don Julio, Buenos Aires, October 2018.
# Pastis, Palo Alto, March 2019.
** Pastis, Vancouver, Any time.
***+ Patisserie Lebeau, Vancouver. Any time.
Pazzo Taverna, Stratford, Ontario, August 2019.
**+ Peccato di Vino, Otranto (Italy), May 2017.
La Pentola, Vancouver, February 2018.
*** Perbacco, San Francisco, September 2017.
**+ La Petite Ferme, Franschoek (South Africa), November 2014.
**++ Pho Thin (61 Dinh Tien Hoang), Hanoi, January 2015.
*+Pierre Sang, Paris, April 2018.
**+ Pot Luck Club, Cape Town, November 2014.
* ++ Potrillo’s, Chicago, October 2013.
* ? P’tit Paradis, Beaune, June 2015.
*+ La Pulperia, Paris, June 2013.
* # La Quercia, Vancouver, September 2017.
Rain City Grill, Vancouver. April 2014.
? Es Reco de Randa, Randa Mallorca, April 2018.
*** The Red Hen, Washington DC, April 2019.
** Red Rabbit, Stratford Ontario, August 2019.
* Retro Gusto, Otranto (Italy), May 2017.
El Rinconcillo, Seville, April 2018.
# Rose’s Luxury, Washington DC, April 2019.
** Ruby Watchco, Toronto, March 2017.
? Sandbar, Vancouver, August 2015.
*Sardine Can, Vancouver, August 2017.
** Sara, Kyoto, May 2016.
* Sciue, Vancouver, any time.
# Secret Location, Vancouver. August 2013.
** Semilla, Paris. June 2013.
? Shirakawa, Vancouver. July 2014.

**  La Siciliana, Cefalu, Sicily, September 2023.
*** Sirenella, Charlottetown. September 2014.
* (formerly ##) Smitty’s, Gibsons. May 9, 2013, October 2015.
*? Smoke on the Water BBQ, Gibsons, August 2015.
***? Sons and Daughters, San Francisco. October 2013.
** Sottovoce, Buenos Aires, October 2018.
*** Spinasse, Seattle, December 2017.
** The Spotted Pig, New York, February 2016.
*** Spring, Paris, June 2015.
**?$ Spruce, San Francisco, March 2019.
# St John, London, England, September 2019.
** St Lawrence, Vancouver, July 2018.
* Starbelly, San Francisco, October 2013.
$ Steirereck, Vienna, April 2012.
**++ Taberna del Rio, Cordoba, April 2018.
*** Tail Up Goat, Washington DC, May 2019.
**+Tao Tao Jiu. Guaqngzhou, China, Jaqnuary 2015. 
** Tartine Bakery, San Francisco, October 2013.
**+La Taverna Di Vagliagli, Vagliagli, Italy, March 2017.
*** Thierry, Vancouver. May 2013
*? Toast!, Quebec City, October 2015.
* ++ Tonno Canitas, Buenos Aires, September 2018.
** Trattoria Lora Sella, Rome, May 2016.
Trattoria Olivetti, Buenos Aires, October 2018.
*** Troisgros, Roanne. 2003.
** Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, February 2015.

*  Tuscany49, New York, Decembar 2022.

** Tutto, Vancouver, March 2022.
**+ Umegaoka Sushi no Midori Akasaka-branch, Tokyo, May 2016.
# Utakata, Kyoto, May 2016.

***+ Uva Club, Castellobueno, Sicily, September 2023.

*** Vero Bistro, Calgary, December 2019.
*** Vij’s, Vancouver, May 2018.
** Water-Prince Corner Store and Lobster Pound, Charlottetown PEI, October 2015.
** The White Spot, Vancouver. All my life.

** Workshop Kitchen – Bar, Palm Springs, February 2022.
**$ Yank Sing’s, San Franqecisco, March 2019.
** Zero Otto Nove, New York, September 2011.
Zest, Vancouver, March 2016.
* Le Zinc d’Hugo, Aix-en-Province. June 2013.
Zola, Palo Alto, March 2018.