Meet Thu June 29th 1p.m at Tato's 332 Keefer St for a cheap and cheerful Chinese takeout lunch we can eat at nearby Concord Park ? https://news.cosocial.ca/post/2486 @vaneats

I’ll have to add it to my Espresso Tonic List.

Also Razzy-Jazzy iced tea, cold brew, and whatever Raspberry Ripple Cold Brew is.

What other Vancouver cafes have espresso tonics or other fun drinks?

Mapo tofu or whatever you want :-) takeout lunch at Tatos (eat at Concord park picnic tables) in Chinatown, Vancouver, week of June 26th some time?
Who's with me :-) ?!? @vaneats

Was at Timbertrain Depot this morning and found out about a #VancouverSummerSips festival by Noms Magazine http://vancouversummersipsfest.com

“A Self-Guided Festival Featuring Special Cold Drinks from the City's Top Cafes & Food Spots”

The Timbertrain drink is a Pineapple Express (which looks like an espresso tonic). I didn’t get it this time, but I’ll be back to try it.

Runs June 21st to July 31st

@vaneats #Vancouver

I asked someone who moved here from Nigeria so I have one one tip now.

Background from Serious Eats is interesting

It was then that I learned about the roots of this dish in the kingdom of Jolof, a historic 15th- to 18th-century state in the Wolof-Senegambian region, on the southern edge of the Sahara far to the west of Nigeria.

the Dyula ethnic group, famed merchants who established trade routes throughout the region centuries ago, were responsible for the dispersal of jollof south of the Sahara, taking it with them as they traveled. Today, every country in West Africa has a version of jollof, each reflecting its particular history and influences. Several regions beyond the African continent also have versions that speak to how far it has spread, particularly via the transatlantic slave trade—Lowcountry red rice and New Orleans jambalaya in the American South are both descended from jollof rice.

From Montecristo Magazine, covers Trinidadian Baby Dhal on The Drive and new-to-me Jamaican ghost kitchen Yardie Grabz.

[Baby Dhal’s] Mohammed and Hinkson pay tribute to many long-running Caribbean restaurants, such as Rehannah’s Roti and Trinidadian in Port Moody, The Lion’s Den Café, Riddim and Spice, and D Roti Shak, owned by Mohammed’s father in New Westminster.

Haye, Mohammed, and [Yardie Grabz] Hinkson see themselves as part of a small yet growing community—which includes Calabash Bistro, The Loft, Di Reggae Café in Surrey, and The Patty Shop—that continues the hard work done by an earlier generation.

EDIT: Symphonie (twitter:@symphoniefood (they don't have a website, email [email protected] to get on their daily specials mail list) is open 730am-2pm Monday to Friday. They have a non Filipino special as well as a Filipino special as well as all day Filipino breakfast. The Sinigang is an "every other Monday" special. It's great. A bit spicy with taro often and not too greasy unlike my mother's version (RIP Mom!)!

What's your favourite Sinigang in Metro Vancouver?

The legendary VanEats was a long running project by Roland Tanglao, documenting eating in Vancouver in one of the first food blogs (maybe the first in Vancouver?)

This is the community edition! Post reviews, argue about best ofs, document rare ingredients. Anything restaurant & food related for Vancouver and surroundings is a great fit.

Intro yourself in the comments, and link any websites or accounts where you share your food adventures.