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From the monthly archives:

January 2007

20 Talking Points

by admin 01.30.2007

by Andrew Morrison
1.One of the Beyond Robson bloggers reviews The Flying Tiger.
2. Watch Urban Rush today at 1am, 7am and noon to see The Flying Tiger’s chef, Tina Fineza, in action.
3. A few days earlier, the same fellow fell for Lucky Diner.
4. Lucky Diner gets a brand new website.! Dig on the menu format.
5. Joe [...]

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BBC’s “Cooking in the Danger Zone”

by admin 01.29.2007

I’ve decided that from here on in, we’re going to archive the video links. Some of them are just too precious to let fly to the winds.
And this, my friends, is one of them. A BBC reporter travels to China to chow down on penis. Not for the feint of heart…
Money quotes:
“It’s quite long isn’t [...]

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Birdie Num Num

by admin 01.29.2007

From The Department of Don’t Hold Your Breath

Remember Butirmoth, the quirky and much blogged about restaurant that…er…didn’t?
Well, let’s add resurrection to their deepening bag of tricksiness. After over a year of teasing us and leaving us at times both entertained and bewildered, it turns out Terri Storey (designer of Wild Rice), the ever-hopeful but still [...]

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Mallozzi on HKYK

by admin 01.27.2007

by Joseph Mallozzi
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HKYK Hot Pot Restaurant
4260 No. 3 Rd, Richmond (MAP) | 604.273.3202
Like Korean barbecue and shabu-shabu, Hong Kong-style hotpot combines the excitement of a night on the town with the hassle of cooking your own meal. Granted, it’s not for everyone, but for those willing to put in the extra effort, it can be [...]

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Foodie Photography and Visual Pleasure

by admin 01.25.2007

by Tara Lee
We all guilty of it. When no one’s around, we slip our hand between our mattress, flip open those glossy pages, and indulge in visual pleasure. Food porn. Oh so good and without all those sinful calories.

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See You at Big Night

by admin 01.25.2007

by Andrew Morrison
There used to be just four events on the foodie calendar that I really looked forward to. All of them are fun, informative, and as sound enough reason to tipple and chow as one could possibly need. In the Winter, there is the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival; in the Spring, the Vancouver [...]

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The Cascade Room

by admin 01.25.2007

Another new restaurant on the way…
David Nicolay of Habit and Evoke International Design (portfolio here) reports he and his partners are working on The Cascade Room: “imaginative interiors, a large central bar, and an inspired bar menu…
We can expect bar food, several pizzas, local beers, signature cocktails until 1:30am. Travis Williams (ex CinCin, Blue [...]

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How to Dose an Espresso

by admin 01.24.2007

by Barrett Jones
Dosing an espresso is the most critical technique in the preparation of any espresso drink. It’s the basis of the flavour. It’s also overlooked – a lot. Too much. Some simple goals of dosing:
1. Even distribution of grounds in the portafilter basket.
2. Identical dosing, time and time again.
3. Avoiding undoing all the good, [...]

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Mallozzi on Ocean 6 Seventeen

by admin 01.24.2007

by Joseph Mallozzi
At the risk of being ordained the Joel Siegel of Vancouver restaurant reviewers, I’m weighing in with my second overwhelmingly positive review in as many weeks. In my defense, and despite appearances, I am not one so easily impressed. Fellow egulleters can attest to my particular (some may prefer “persnickety”) standards. Friends and [...]

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Profile | Andre Thomas

by admin 01.23.2007

This week, UD’s Paul Kamon talks with Andre Thomas, managing partner of The Ocean Club.

Urban Diner: How did you start in the restaurant business?
Andre Thomas: It was a way to put myself through University. It suddenly hit me near graduation…law school or restaurants. It was a no brainer, right after I had my first taste [...]

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Web Versus Print

by admin 01.19.2007

by Tara Lee
Print was once the gold media standard of the publishing industry. However, web-based publishing has taken on increased significance as 21st century readers seek out new ways to access information and criticism.

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Major Personnel Changes

by admin 01.18.2007

Photo: Quang Dang | The new chef de cuisine at “C”
by Andrew Morrison.
Quang Dang, formerly of West and most recently of Rare One, is the new chef de cuisine at “C” Restaurant on False Creek. We had our suspicions about this move recently, but now it can be confirmed (in fact, he’s there cooking [...]

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