food | Vancouver | chef | Granville Island

What's so great about it?
Something about the lattes. They're just extra yummy.

Let's move on to lunch and dinner.
We had one really fancy dinner out at this incredible restaurant called Lumière, which has the best French food. We had a chef with us who had just graduated from culinary school and even he was impressed. The food was delicious and beautifully prepared and the service was exquisite. Somehow they poured this small group of people a bottle of wine each. My crew got me a little lit up that night.
There's also a great steakhouse called Gotham. Michael, you'll have to tell them about Gotham. [Michael explains: "We sat outside on the patio and there was a really nice fireplace. The service was amazing. We went on a Saturday and it was more young and hip. They had this great bar."] We also went to Glowbal. It reminds you of L.A., and it's good for dinner and drinks. It's definitely hustle, bustle, trendy, cool, hip. In Kitsilano, The Living Room Bistro is this cozy little hole in the wall, but the food is just delicious. There are small plates so you can have several things and share. The decor is funky - the menus are old record jackets - and it's a nice place to sit for a long time.

Any others?
Vancouver is known for its sushi and Asian restaurants. I didn't really venture into the sushi restaurants, but I'd be remiss in talking about Vancouver if I didn't mention Tojo's, which is the most famous one. It's famous for a reason; it's not a tourist trap. We ordered sushi late nights on the set from Fujiya. You gotta keep the crew happy, and Fujiya has fantastic sushi. If you take the ferry to Granville Island, there's a great seafood restaurant there called the Sandbar where you look right out on the water. I didn't go there this trip, but I went for my 25th birthday with my parents.