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Two fried tenders are served on an airy waffle with a side of housemade vanilla syrup at Cecilia in Vancouver.

Brunch is boffo at Vancouver’s Cecilia

Two fried tenders are served on an airy waffle with a side of housemade vanilla syrup at Cecilia in Vancouver.

May 19, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

The owners of Amaro’s Table recently opened a brunch spot in the space formerly occupied by Lapellah and then Saap. Amaro’s Table customers have been asking the restaurant to offer breakfast for years. Their response is a fresh take on decadent sweet and savory meals as well as boozy drinks… Read story

Feast 316 evolving very tastefully in Camas

May 12, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Tim and Melissa McCusker recently made some changes to their chic yet cozy downtown Camas spot Feast 316. They redecorated the front room and revamped the menu to feature shareables like their newer restaurant, The Sedgwick in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Health inspections for April 24-29

May 5, 2023, 6:01am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/ public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 448. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

A box of doughnuts sits on a table in The Columbian newsroom.

Great Doughnut Taste-Off: Five Clark County bakeries go dough-to-dough

A box of doughnuts sits on a table in The Columbian newsroom.

April 23, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

What is it about doughnuts? There’s something about that sweet fried dough that beckons more powerfully than a siren’s song. Slather it with glaze, dust it with powdered sugar or fill it with jelly and people lose their minds. For just a couple bucks per doughnut, more or less, a… Read story

Al pastor taco from Taqueria Don Jose.

Taco trucks springing up around Vancouver

Al pastor taco from Taqueria Don Jose.

April 21, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Taco trucks have sprung up at gas stations around Vancouver. Read story

A bartender pours a taster of a beer at Vice Beer in east Vancouver. Vice plans to open a taproom in downtown Vancouver, as well. Top: Beers sit on the bar at Vice Beer in east Vancouver.

More brews, food on tap in Clark, Skamania counties

A bartender pours a taster of a beer at Vice Beer in east Vancouver. Vice plans to open a taproom in downtown Vancouver, as well. Top: Beers sit on the bar at Vice Beer in east Vancouver.

April 7, 2023, 6:01am Business

Local brewers are branching out with new breweries and taprooms throughout Clark County and spilling into Skamania. Opening more taprooms gives these businesses a higher percentage of the profit per pint along with space to establish their brands through decor and food. Read story

Cupcakes by Simply Sweets.

Easter treats hopping into Vancouver bakeries

Cupcakes by Simply Sweets.

March 31, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Flower buds are ready to burst, birds are gathering bits to feather their nests, and Vancouver bakery cases are filling up with pastel-colored and bunny-eared treats for Easter. Read story

Bethany Seegert of Vancouver, left, gets pointers from ax matron Darbi Johnson of Portland at Celtic Axe Throwers' lanes inside Hopworks Urban Brewery in Vancouver.

Ax throwing fun, safe — and now available in Vancouvervideo icon

Bethany Seegert of Vancouver, left, gets pointers from ax matron Darbi Johnson of Portland at Celtic Axe Throwers' lanes inside Hopworks Urban Brewery in Vancouver.

March 24, 2023, 6:00am Business

Throwing axes with your besties is a fun way to catch up and de-stress. And now you can do it here in Vancouver. As of July 2022, the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board permits ax throwing at businesses that serve alcohol. But don’t plan on holding a beer in one… Read story

Relevant Coffee uses whiskey barrels to add complex flavor to coffee beans.

Clark County distillers, brewers, coffee roasters learn to love oak barrels

Relevant Coffee uses whiskey barrels to add complex flavor to coffee beans.

March 17, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Distillers have aged spirits in oak barrels since the 1800s. Early alcohol makers discovered that, over time, the chemical components in wood add flavors like toffee, brown sugar, caramel and spice to spirits. Then they figured out that charring and toasting the barrels adds even more flavor. Read story

Donuts receive a sprinkle of powdered sugar before leaving the kitchen at Cecilia.

Amaro’s Table owners set to debut Vancouver breakfast spot

Donuts receive a sprinkle of powdered sugar before leaving the kitchen at Cecilia.

March 12, 2023, 6:00am Business

The owners of Amaro’s Table are opening a breakfast restaurant, called Cecilia, at the former Lapellah and Saap space in Vancouver on March 20. Read story