Posted May 25, 2023, 2:37 PM
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NYTimes 36 hours in Vancouver (May 25, 2023)
It looks like the New York Times have done one of their 36 hours in ____ articles for Vancouver. I recall them doing this just prior/just after to the Olympics in 2009/10 and quite enjoyed it. The Michelin review of Vancouver seems to have prompted this new piece.
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36 Hours in Vancouver
By Remy Scalza
Photographs by Jennilee Marigomen
May 25, 2023
Remy Scalza is a journalist and photographer based in Vancouver, Canada.
Late last year, the Michelin Man finally came to Vancouver, the coastal British Columbian city. The visit from France’s Michelin Guide was arguably long overdue, and left the city with eight single Michelin-starred restaurants. Of course, there’s more than just food. Vancouver boasts pristine ocean, rugged mountains, glimmering skylines and a truly cosmopolitan culture with influences from China, India and beyond. Visitors are also greeted by a city in transition. As property values have skyrocketed, the gravity of cultural life has shifted eastward — from downtown’s seaside neighborhoods to one-time working-class strongholds like Commercial Drive, areas that are now filling with trendy shops and restaurants. Against this backdrop, with its challenges of gentrification, Vancouver clings to a character all its own.
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...vancouver.html
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Last edited by SFUVancouver; May 25, 2023 at 3:50 PM.
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