A post shared by victorialapp (@victorialapp) on Apr 25, 2016 at 3:56pm PDT It’s been 10 years since Nira Nugroho opened Gingergrass Thai and Vietnamese at 1284 Barrington Street, but she says it doesn’t feel nearly that long ago. Tomorrow marks the restaurant’s last day at the corner of Morris and Barrington though, a move spawned […]
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I just got back from Los Angeles (brag) and have a newfound appreciation for strip malls. If you’ve been to LA (like I have, brag), you know it is nothing but a series of strip malls punctuated by gas stations, movie studios and Baldwin brothers. Inside those strip malls are some seriously great restaurants. On […]
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Restaurant news: openings and moves around town
“The inspiration was to have a choice for quick and healthy food,” says Burrito Jax (5215 Blowers, 406-0088) owner Gordon Delano. The cozy burrito place, open since July 8, offers burritos done simply with, as Delano puts it, “conventional North American flavours” and basmati rice instead of Mexican, meaning if you don’t like hot spices, […]