Tomahawk News & Awards

From the "Busy Doing Nothing" compilation LP (With Free Calendar!) on Nardwuar/Mint Records. Shot at the Tomahawk BBQ in North Vancouve.

Directed by Jason Margolis and Rob Wenzek. Camera and lighting by Izaiah Kane. Post by Rob Wenzek... {more...}

A storied North Vancouver restaurant may soon be flooded with visitors from all over North America, after it was selected to feature on the hit Food Network TV series Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.

The Tomahawk Restaurant has been serving its popular burgers and breakfasts alongside unique aboriginal art work since 1926, making it the oldest family-run eatery in Canada... {more...}

The Tomahawk--it's a North Shore institution with a loyal fan base that goes well beyond North and West Vancouver.

It's fitting then, that a new television series, You Gotta Eat Here!, set to air in the new year on Food Network Canada, has opted to showcase the North Vancouver restaurant's sensational, belly bursting fare in its first season... {more...}

nardwuar cooks up some serious fun

"The then West Vancouver high school student president was renowned for bringing in bands for dances and other events at his Hillside secondary alma mater. His peers would often offer local band suggestions, causing him to hop on a bus, head for a Vancouver record store to..." { more }

timeless tomahawk keeps on ticking

"We're always surprised by the number of people we meet who still don't know about The Tomahawk Barbecue (1550 Philip Ave., North Vancouver, ph. 604-988-2612)- Vancouver's most iconic diner, and likely the region's longest running restaurant..." { more }

start your day off right

"Nutritionists consider breakfast to be the most important meal of the day. It provides our bodies with vital nourishment and energy needed to start our day off right. It breaks our nightly fast; after hours of not eating, our bodies need the replenishment (hence the name breakfast). Most of us, myself included, eat a small breakfast each morning..." { more }

chop talk

"For 62 years, she's been the bane -- and the boom -- of his existence. Some days, she makes him feel like the luckiest man alive. On others, she's the Pandora to his Prometheus. Look closely: you can see it in those deep lines on his face, the dark circles under his eyes. One minute he'll laugh, eyes flashing like a kid with a fist full of quarters in a candy store. Other times he'll..." { more }

80 years and still kickin'

"I like to think I'm a burger connoisseur. I've travelled far and wide (across all of the Lower Mainland, that is) in search of the best patty-and-bun stack combo that I can find. Along wim my regular dinner date Big J, J've snacked on Vera's at Dundarave and Kits, made a meal out of the offerings at Burgers Etc. in Burnaby, and fallen in love with chopped steak at Moderne Burger on Broadway. I hadn't actually nailed down a favourite North Shore pick, although those at the Black Bear and Raven pubs, and at the Cactus Club Cafe all rate high..." { more }