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Hot Dining: Cactus Club Cafe’s New, Sustainable Location

Cactus Club Cafe's English Bay location

The newest Cactus Club location is more than just a pretty face. Sure, the restaurant is situated right on the beach, offering a stunning view of English Bay, but it’s also eco-friendly, with its living roof, organic herb garden and plentiful bike racks. The green building has been constructed to meet LEED Gold Certification. So, as you take in the spectacular scenery while nibbling on divine dishes created by Iron Chef Rob Feenie, raise a glass to Vancouver-style sustainability.—Sheri Radford

Winners of the 2012 My Favourite Vancouver Photo Contest Revealed

Check out the results of our fifth annual photo contest. Curtis Matwishyn, who shot the below picture of False Creek and downtown Vancouver, wins the grand prize provided by Pacific Sands Beach Resort Tofino.

False Creek and downtown Vancouver. Photo by Curtis Matwishyn

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Public Art and the Vancouver Biennale

By Caitlin Dawson

They say the best things in life are free, and it’s true. See some of Vancouver’s most esteemed art without an entrance fee or a ticket—in the great outdoors. You can spot intriguing works as you walk around the streets, beaches and public parks, without a barrier or attendant in sight.

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Hot Dining: Eco-Friendly Green Table Restaurants

Pork rack chop with Parmesan gnocchi and bacon jus, at Hamilton Street Grill. Photo by KK Law

4 Eco-Friendly Eats

Looking for a meal that’s as good for the environment as it is for you? These Green Table–certified restaurants are sustainable from top to bottom.

1 Hamilton Street Grill Warm and friendly, this converted Yaletown warehouse is known for certified Angus steaks and great seafood.

2 Raincity Grill Across the street from English Bay beach, regional-seasonal plates are paired with wines from throughout the Pacific Northwest.

3 Commune Cafe Right downtown, this minimalist cafeteria-style spot with a hipster buzz serves all things free-range, organic and sustainable, from dawn to dusk and beyond. (more…)

Vancouver Life: Sacred Sites

New Zealand’s Sacred Hill Winery (www.sacredhill.com) recently asked West Coasters to name the most sacred sites to enjoy a glass of wine. Raise your glass to the Vancouver winners: Stanley Park, Grouse Mountain, English Bay and anywhere with a view of the North Shore mountains.—Sheri Radford

Spanish Banks and the University Endowment Lands as seen from English Bay. Photo by KK Law

Hot Entertainment: Let There Be Light

Fireworks over English Bay photo courtesy Tourism Vancouver

Summer nights in English Bay heat up with the Celebration of Light (Jul. 30, Aug. 3 and 6). This year’s international fireworks competition features spectacular pyrotechnics synchronized to music from past winners China, Spain and Canada. Bring a blanket to Sunset Beach or Kits Beach for the best views.—Kristina Urquhart

Hot Dining: 4 Finny Faves

Salmon tacones and halibut fish 'n' chips, at Go Fish. Photo by KK Law

Look no further than fish ’n’ chips for a summertime bite. This list will have you hooked.

1 Go Fish (pictured) Fresh fish cooked in a trailer and served outside against a downtown harbour panorama. Don’t miss the fish tacones.

2 Pajo’s at the Wharf Paper-wrapped fresh halibut and cod at picnic tables on a floating dock right by the public fish sales float in Steveston.

3 Mr. Pickwick’s Fish and Chips Long-time fave puts a decidedly British spin on cod, haddock and salmon, with much-celebrated tartar sauce.

4 Raincity Grill Barely a scallop toss from English Bay, this West Coast specialist offers beach-ready fish ’n’ chips to go from its handy take-out window.—Tim Pawsey

My Favourite Vancouver Photo

Check out the results of our fourth annual photo contest. John Bello wins the grand prize provided by Harbour Air. Have you taken a great picture? Enter our My Favourite Vancouver Photo Contest and you could win a fabulous prize package from Pacific Sands Beach Resort Tofino. We’re looking for iconic images that evoke Vancouver’s unique spirit and character.

2011 contest winner: The inukshuk in English Bay, with the lights of Vectorial Elevation in the background, during the 2010 Winter Games // John Bello

Waterfront in winter // James Putnam

Vancouver skyline // Carlos Victoria

Summertime fireworks over English Bay // Nathalie Harris

The seawall in Stanley Park and the Lions Gate Bridge // Loni Ingram

Giant crab outside the Museum of Vancouver // Carlos Victoria

Autumn in Stanley Park // Lan Hu

Brockton Point Lighthouse in Stanley Park, with downtown and the “sails” of the Vancouver Convention Centre in the background // George Dujmovic

Hot Dining: Everything Nu…

Nu's Harry Kambolis in his restaurant. Photo by KK Law

Long-time restaurateur Harry Kambolis returns to his roots with the introduction of contemporary Greek cuisine into his edgy, vista-kissed room on False Creek. The proprietor-chef of Nu Aegean Cuisina got his start making souvlaki for his uncle on the shores of English Bay (near where his Raincity Grill now sits). On the menu: perfectly charred, tender octopus with parsley purée; slow-braised lamb shank and toasted walnut sauce; spinach-feta phylo triangles; and extraordinarily rich, three-cheese filo soufflé.—Tim Pawsey

Hot Dining: Shoreside Haunts

Prime rib burger sliders, at Crime Lab. Photo by KK Law

The city’s seawall affords numerous taste-filled options to help refuel on a long winter’s walk. Coal Harbour’s Crime Lab (pictured) is a popular neighbourhood hangout and bar that features “misdemeanours” such as spicy ahi tuna tartare, garlic sambal prawns and barbecue duck spring rolls. On Granville Island, Dockside features seafood specialties such as marinated sablefish and grilled wild sockeye salmon, plus well-crafted beers, in a glass-wrapped room overlooking the water. Right at English Bay, The Boathouse offers casual pub-style fare downstairs and more formal dining up, with regional dishes such as miso-crusted wild halibut, Alaskan sablefish, and tenderloin filet with merlot demi-glace.—Tim Pawsey