For this Best of Vancouver issue of the Straight, I’d been working on a collection of some of the best wines I’ve tasted this year, writing occasional notes and thoughts on them as I had the time. In ...

If there were a competition for the restaurant that best represented Vancouver, Burdock & Co. would be the hands-down winner. From the ruby-red sweetness of perfectly ripe, organic strawberries to the ...

Burdock & Co., a Michelin one-star restaurant, is part of Vancouver’s lively Main Street scene and is operated by the modest but highly talented chef Andrea Carlson. Carlson and wine director Maisie ...