Welcome to Cook the 'Hood
Welcome to Cook the 'Hood

Now Available


Cook the 'Hood
Commercial Drive,
Vancouver 2009
Available to buy Online


Regular 6" x 7" Cookbooks
are only $12.00 each.


A limited supply of larger
8" x 10" Cookbooks
are available at $20.00 each.


British Columbia Provincial Tax
of 7% and applicable Shipping
will be added at checkout.



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Recipes that capture the vibe of a neighbourhood




Cook the 'Hood: Commercial Drive 2009

1,000 copies sold and counting!


Encompassing the full flavour of The Drive, this edition packs in 25 inspiring recipes with something for everyone: Traditional to new-age, Italian to Ethiopian, meat-feast to vegan, healthy to outrageously decadent.

The photography and personal input from the recipe contributors instantly makes the reader want to try the dishes at home for themselves or sample the real deal at source.

Content is devoted to community kitchens, community gardens, famers' markets and organizations addressing food security in the neighbourhood.

$2.00 from each copy sold will be donated to the nominated partnering charity; Quest Outreach Society.


Recipe Contributors

Uprising Breads Bakery,  Pane Vero Bakery and Café,  Dutch Girl Chocolates,   The Reef,  East End Food Co-Op,  Drive Organics,  Tony's Deli & Catering,   "Feast of Flavours": Youth Cooking Group at Britannia Community Centre,  Tio Pepes Restaurante Mexicano,  Havana,   Theresa's,  Café Du Soleil,  People's Co-Op Bookstore,  La Rocca,   Federico's Supper Club,  La Grotta Del Formaggio,  Mediterranean Specialty Foods,  Carthége Café,  The First Ravioli Store,  Harambe,  Little Nest,  Belgian Fries,  Joe's Café,  Me & Julio,  Sophie's Pet Palace


Where Can I Buy It?

Pick up your book at participating businesses in the Commercial Drive area wherever you see the Cook the 'Hood Sold Here sticker.

  • Uprising Breads Bakery, 1697 Venables Street
  • Pane Vero, 952 Commercial Drive
  • Dutch Girl Chocolates, 1002 Commercial Drive
  • The Reef, 1018 Commercial Drive
  • East End Food Co-Op, 1034 Commercial Drive
  • Drive Organics, 1045 Commercial Drive
  • Tony's Deli & Catering, 1046 Commercial Drive
  • Tio Pepes, 1134 Commercial Drive
  • Havana, 1212 Commercial Drive
  • Theresa's, 1260 Commercial Drive
  • Café Du Soleil, 1393 Commercial Drive
  • People's Co-Op Bookstore, 1391 Commercial Drive
  • La Grotta Del Formaggio, 1791 Commercial Drive
  • Mediterranean Specialty Foods, 1824 Commercial Drive
  • Carthage Café, 1851 Commercial Drive
  • SuperValu, 1645 East 1st Avenue










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