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Battle Royale with Cheese

Battle Royale with Cheese

Written by: Brian Shirlaw and Jill Canty
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Join Jill Canty and Brian Shirlaw as they review and discuss Vancouver's best restaurants and celebrate its food scene. Have comments or questions about a restaurant we've covered? Want us to review something in particular? Message us at @battleroyalewithcheese on Instagram.

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Episodes
  • Nomo Nomo and the art of snacking in Vancouver
    Mar 20 2026

    Nomo Nomo is one of Vancouver's most hyped restaurants, and honestly, it has it all. A creative, tightly focused cocktail program. Incredible izakaya-style snacks. And to top it all off, a rare (for Vancouver) intimate vibe with 26 seats. We won't bury the lede - we loved everything about Nomo Nomo. Listen to find out why, what dish earned a full 5/5 chicken wings, and what Jill and Brian are manifesting for the next year.

    Other Vancouver restaurants discussed: Folietta, Selene Aegean Bistro, Pourhouse

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Say Hey Cafe, Vancouver's best sandwich (?) ((yes))
    Feb 23 2026

    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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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Does Bar Bravo have Vancouver's best seafood?
    Oct 5 2025

    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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    1 hr and 3 mins
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