The 1970s were an interesting decade to enter the restaurant business in Vancouver. During what Razia Nasiri refers to as the “hippie times,” some customers refused to use cutlery. “They were trying to eat by hand,” she says with a laugh. Those same customers often left an unusual tip for...
No humans are harmed in the medical training invented by Dr. Karim Qayumi and his team of CyberPatient developers. The interactive software technology developed in Vancouver is designed to let medical students make mistakes on computer-generated “patients” and is intended to fill gaps in...
Registered denturist Sarwar Sarwari has had the idea for a mobile denture clinic, but COVID-19 “expedited” that idea this year. Sarwari, who owns True Fit Denture Centre in Newton, said he’s been going to care homes for appointments, but as the coronavirus pandemic hit, that all changed....
Opinion: Zarak is the younger sister restaurant to Afghan Kitchen in Surrey, a more modern version for Main Street in Vancouver. Where: 2102 Main St., Vancouver When: Dinners, Wednesday through Sunday; brunch menu to start soon Info: 604-318-3456; zarakvancouver.com When our...
