Archive for October, 2006
October 31, 2006 at 5:05 pm · Filed under Openings & Closings
Did Bud Kanke of Joe Fortes just buy Yaletown’s Circolo for around $1.2 million? If he did, it’s funny stuff. Emad Yacoub of the Glowbal Group was in Joe Fortes several weeks ago celebrating the deal that landed him Italian Kitchen, an upcoming restaurant just around the corner from Joe Fortes. We’re talking Dom Perignon, the whole bit, right in the belly of his soon-to-be competitor. If this rumour proves true, Bud Kanke sure is tatting for tit by opening within a oyster’s toss of Glowbal, Yacoub’s Yaletown flagship. Act Two of this rumour sees the new Kanke place showcasing Asian small plates.
Elsewhere in Yaletown, Joey’s is moving in across the street from the Hamilton Street Grill.
October 30, 2006 at 8:01 pm · Filed under Restaurant News
all photos courtesy George Vergette
Shannon Heth does PR for restaurants such as Parkside and Bistro Pastis.
Following a MOMA afterparty, George and I decided to hit up Morimoto, the restaurant of Iron Chef fame that has received much critical acclaim. Arriving too late to enjoy the full menu, we headed to the bar downstairs to try some appetizers…
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October 27, 2006 at 6:23 pm · Filed under Food Media & Reviews, General, Restaurant News
Food writer and enRoute contributing editor Chris Johns, enRoute editor Charlene Rooke, and restaurateur Harry Kambolis celebrate at Nu
photo Cassandra Anderton
The enRoute Magazine awards went down tonight, and boy is my liver ever swell. It was quite the bash, with just about every food writer and restaurant PR type showing up to get the lowdown and to mingle with industry lions, magazine editors and not a few publishers, too. As I alluded to the other night, the invite sent out last week had given the No.1 away, so there were only 9 surprises left.
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October 26, 2006 at 5:27 pm · Filed under Industry Profiles
Recently, Paul Kamon had a chance to talk about the restaurant industry with Vancouver’s own celebrity Iron Chef, Rob Feenie. He is the founder and co-owner of two award-winning restaurants, Lumière and Feenie’s. Rob has also written three cookbooks (Rob Feenie Cooks at Lumière, Lumière Light, and Feenie’s) and hosts a TV show on the Food Network called New Classics with Chef Rob Feenie. Read the rest of this entry »
October 25, 2006 at 8:02 pm · Filed under Restaurant News
all photos courtesy George Vergette
Shannon Heth does PR for restaurants such as Parkside and Bistro Pastis…
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