Battle Royale with Cheese – Details, episodes & analysis

If SAY HEY CAFE, Vancouver's premiere sandwich destination, can't get a bib gourmand designation from Michelin, what are we even doing here. Those tires don't know what's up. We return from hiatus with a love letter to Say Hey, their famous meatball hoagie, chef and owner Lina Caschetto, and the kinds of sandwiches that make life worth living. Are you a Doofer? Do you yearn for the Hot Vickie?

We also chat a little about newcomer KAVITA and city mainstay VIJ'S. One really impressed! One didn't. 

Next restaurant up: NOMO NOMO.

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We're back! And we're here to talk about Bar Bravo, seafood, and quite possibly the best prawns in the world. 

(Thank you for your patience this summer between eps, and we look forward to more eating food and talking about it soon.)

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It's ALL come down to THIS: What is Vancouver's Best Burger? Is it Between 2 Buns? Is it Monarch Burger? For our anxiety's sake, can it be both? Find out who gets crowned in the final episode of the 2024 Burger Classic. PLUS: A live review of the Big Arch! Brian's fast food zodiac sign! Jill gives detailed reviews of LTOP! And as usual, an enjoyable side of non-burger-related nonsense.

If you enjoyed this year's exploration of Vancouver's burger scene, tell a friend. <3

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Round two! In this super-sized episode, we give our thoughts on a summer spent reviewing Vancouver's best burgers before tackling two round-two matchups. First, BETWEEN 2 BUNS takes on STREET HAWKER in a battle for smash supremacy. Then, in a battle of blue jeans and black ties, it's MONARCH BURGER vs POURHOUSE. Listen and find out which two burgers make next episode's championship throwdown.

Next ep: THE ROYALE FINALE, plus a live review of the burger on everyone's lips, the Big Arch.

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We close out the first round of the burger classic with our battle between two of Vancouver's fanciest burgs: POURHOUSE vs. THE RED ACCORDION. It's legendary cocktail bar vs. legendary brunch spot. Brioche bun vs. potato bun. Confit pork belly vs. EGG. Two burgers enter, one burger leaves.

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The battle for Vancouver's best burger rolls on with MONARCH BURGER vs RED WAGON CAFE. In a very brat summer, auggie doggy, Danny DeVito-themed ep, we take another visit to Red Wagon's not-so-secretly great dinner menu to pit their Bacon Cheeseburger against the resurgent Monarch Burger's Dirty Burger (aka, their cheese burger). Two burgers enter. One burger leaves.

Next up: the final, high-class burger matchup of round one: Pourhouse versus Red Accordion.

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Here comes a new challenger! Street Hawker and KAPOW! Burger are two of Vancouver's newer burger offerings, but only one can come out on top in the first round of the Battle Royale with Cheese Burger Classic. In this ep we recap the the Downlow Burgers and Between 2 Buns matchup, dip into some of the listener-submitted favourite burger restaurants and decide whether Street Hawker or KAPOW! advance to next round's CLASH OF SMASH.

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It's a first-round match of burger heavyweights: DownLow Burgers vs. Between 2 Buns! We kick off the tournament to crown Vancouver's best burger with a matchup between two of our favourites and the results are fun (for you) and agony (for us). Listen to hear us give two Burger luminaries their flowers AND emotionally crumble. Next match: Street Hawker vs KAPOW! Burger.

Disagree with our choice? Have strong feelings? Slide into the DMs and let us know your Vancouver burger thoughts, bestie.

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The first-ever Battle Royale with Cheese Burger Classic is upon us, and Vancouver burgers will never be the same. In our first no review episode, but possibly our actual best episode yet, hear the plans for a summer burger tournament that honours our past present and future.

Restaurants mentioned in this episode:
Between 2 Buns, DownLow Burgers, Kapow Burgers, Street Hawker, The Red Accordion, Pourhouse, The Red Wagon, Monarch Burger, Burger Heaven, White Spot, Joey Restaurants

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RED WAGON is a Vancouver brunch institution, and a Red Wagon brunch review would hit the highlights: we all know about the pulled pork pancakes, we all love the Trucker plate. But maybe you'd be surprised to hear that Red Wagon has an excellent dinner menu.

In an episode we're calling Red Wagon: Nights (said in a sultry voice), we talk the VanMag Restaurant Awards and Georgia Straight Golden Plates and explore the meatloaf, chicken and housemade potato chips of our dreams. And don't worry: we still give plenty of flowers (and basically write an oral love letter) to our sweet memories of Red Wagon's best in Vancouver breakfast.

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