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Today, it is our great pleasure to welcome Market by Jean-Georges to the Urban Diner community.

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On this side of the country we proudly boast about creating the Canadian craft beer scene. Little to western knowledge, the eastern seaboard has quietly emerged with some world renowned breweries of their own. The leader of the pack hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia, going by the name of Propeller Brewing Company. Although best known [...]

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What’s Your Sign?

by Keith Talent on July 28, 2010

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Last week I posted a link to a piece critical of the practice of biodynamics. I was thrilled with the responses it generated, it’s heartening to have readers feel so passionately about a topic that they are willing to defend their beliefs tooth and nail. Now I get the bully pulpit to rebut some of [...]

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Last night amongst a lively crowd of supporters from both industry and beyond, Boneta owners, Mark Brand, Chef Jeremie Bastien, and Neil Ingram announced the final and inevitable demise of the “temporary” 1 West Cordova space that successfully launched Boneta just 3 short years ago. In approximately 6 months, the Gastown heritage space that originally [...]

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Mid-Summer PR

by Editor 07.27.2010

Summer fun with Tinhorn Creek; Notes of summer from Top Table; Teahouse mid-summer happy hour on the patio; Chef Quang Dang puts his stamp on new “Diva at the Met” menus; Raising the bar at Fraîche; Summer Fun Abounds at Beachside Forno & Fraîche Restaurant; Summer Beer Series at Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery; [...]

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Eat Your Vegetables

by Todd Caldecott 07.25.2010

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The foundational triad upon which modern nutrition rests is the separation of food into three basic components called carbohydrates, proteins and fats. These are known as the macronutrients, the articles in our diet that supply us with food energy or ‘calories’, as opposed to the other category of micronutrients <read more> that do [...]

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