AnnaLena Vancouver: Chef Michael Robbins and His Burger DNA
How the chef behind the Oakwood burger built Vancouver's first two-Michelin-star restaurant in Kitsilano, and where burgers still fit into his story.
Restaurants writer, Canada and the US Northeast
7 articles in English
Olivia covers burger restaurants in Canada and the northeastern United States for Burger Breton: Quebec City, Ottawa and Vancouver, New York, Boston, Buffalo and Pittsburgh. She reports on the classic diners and local favorites of those cities as well as chains such as A&W Canada and Five Guys, converts every price with its currency and date, and checks addresses and opening hours against each restaurant's official pages.
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