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
March 10, 2023, 6:04am Business
A long line of humans and a few corgis recently waited in the Living Hope Church parking lot on a cold, blustery day for British fish and chips created by the former Buckingham Palace chef Darren McGrady. Read story
March 6, 2023, 2:29pm Business
Alan Maniscalco and Shan Wickham of Rally Pizza have revived their popular pizza spot as a permanent pop-up at Victor-23 Brewing at 2905 St. Johns Blvd. The grand opening on March 14 (Pi Day) showcases a re-invented Rally’s menu of beer-friendly offerings like garlic bread, pepperoni pizza, and the meat-heavy… Read story
March 3, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Business Subscriber Exclusive
Ridgefield is rapidly changing. We could debate the merits of this farming town transforming into a suburb or whether opening a Costco is a good idea, but fortunately my job is to discuss food. I think most of us would agree that opening more good places to eat is a… Read story
February 24, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
El Gaucho served steak in Seattle from 1954 to 1985. Paul Mackay rebooted the steakhouse in 1996, and went on to open El Gaucho restaurants in Portland, Tacoma and Bellevue. His son, Chad Mackay, now runs these businesses as part of the Revelers Club, a collection of Pacific Northwest restaurants… Read story
February 17, 2023, 6:01am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
Birria fever has splashed across Portland and spilled into Vancouver. Lines form around trucks serving this red-tinged velvety meat stew that originated in Jalisco, Mexico. Its popularity has caused purveyors to come up with variations. One of the more intriguing twists is birria ramen, made by cooking the dried bricks… Read story
February 3, 2023, 6:02am Business
After a couple years of staying home, everyone seems a bit uncertain about where to go and what to do. Clark County bars are luring customers back with activities that you might not associate with drinking establishments, like knitting, bingo and chess. None of these events take reservations so they’re… Read story
January 28, 2023, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Clark County’s craft brewers are bucking a nationwide trend of increasing costs and declining sales, but they’re still being forced to rethink their business plans and are taking a cue from coffee shops as a possible future path. Read story
January 24, 2023, 6:02am Business
Cookie lovers will rejoice with a second Vancouver-area Crumbl Cookies opening its doors in Orchards on Friday. Read story
January 20, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
Cocktails have been around since the 1800s. They flourished during Prohibition when bartenders used sugar, citrus and bitters to balance out the unpleasant taste of bathtub gin. Since Prohibition ended in 1933, spirits have exponentially improved, giving bartenders an excellent base for building drinks. Read story