From the monthly archives:

April 2007

Vive La Difference!

by admin 04.30.2007

A member wrote the following on UDF last night:

Plenty Gets “Reasoned” With

by admin 04.30.2007

An associate editor at Reason breaks out the haughty pen of Ivory Tower sense and applies it to local writers’ Alisa Smith and J.B MacKinnon’s much celebrated 100 Mile Diet book, Plenty…

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Caffè Artigiano Updates & Happenings
Vancouver, BC….Here is the latest news and updates from Caffe Artigiano, Vancouver’s premiere coffee house. From new ownership, to World Barista Championships to Food Network television shows – there is plenty of new and exciting news!

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From Aurora Bistro…

by admin 04.30.2007

YOUR FOOD, YOUR WINE @ AURORA BISTRO
Vancouver, BC…Aurora Bistro is excited to announce the return of their mid-week summer tasting series, “Your Food, Your Wine @ Aurora.” Alongside of the regular dinner menu, “Your Food, Your Wine @ Aurora” brings you a fresh tasting menu available from Monday to Thursday every week until late September. [...]

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Urban Diner Forum

by admin 04.28.2007

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Urban Diner Forum is one of the most popular food and beverage forums in Canada.
It has attracted hundreds of members from across BC’s tourism, food, wine, and restaurant community including top chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, hoteliers, busboys, waiters, bartenders, food writers, and savvy diners of every stripe. We like to think [...]

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New Chef at Glowbal

by admin 04.28.2007

Glowbal has hired on John Crook (ex Joe Fortes) to replace chef James Olberg (decamped for Toronto two weeks ago).

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Turco Duped by Il Giardino

by admin 04.28.2007

According to a story running in today’s Vancouver Sun, Dallas Stars’ goaltender Marty Turco (you suck) paid Il Giardino over $1000 per head for a dinner he hosted for eight of his teammates on the night before his team lost Game 7 to the Canucks…

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May I Barf, Chef?

by admin 04.27.2007

Oh no you didn’t…
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“I wish there was a cookbook for life.”
Oh yes you did.

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Correction: Vintropolis Lives

by admin 04.27.2007

A few weeks ago I had some bum info from two very good sources that Cru had purchased Vintropolis. I knew they were negotiating, but news of the sale was news to me…

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One For The Restaurant Soundtrack Track IV

by admin 04.27.2007

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUB1xSAAADk] TV On The Radio | Wolf Like Me

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In the News

by admin 04.27.2007

Some heated debate fodder. “A study conducted by Zata and the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association has demonstrated that the Canucks being in the playoffs has had a significant impact on sales for restaurants in Vancouver.” No duh. Beat this chestnut to death in this thread.
Here’s what the Seattle Post Intelligencer thinks of four of [...]

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Food Media Dump | April 26

by admin 04.26.2007

In this week’s Georgia Straight, Angela Murrill’s asks the exacting Cate Simpson how to dine in the corporate world, and Jurgen Gothe finds his inner soutpiel with four wines from the good old RSA.

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