From the monthly archives:

April 2007

Lumiere Sous Chef Evolves

by admin 04.26.2007

Word is Jeremie Bastien, a sous chef at Lumiere, has signed on to become the executive/corporate chef of Bonobo Entertainment Incorporated. This is the new restaurant group headed by Neil Ingram (ex Lumiere, currently La Buca), Andre McGillivray (ex Chambar, Lumiere, Le Croc, currently Chill Winston), and Mark Brand (ex Chambar). They have the keys [...]

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Web Hubris on the Globe

by admin 04.26.2007

Saw this sweet nugget on Beyond Robson this morning: “As the Globe and Mail introduce new, cool, hip, G+M 2.0. Its like the iPod of newspapers. Ooh, I wonder if you can customize it? “ Internet snobbery. Who know that was coming?

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Salt Scores Accolade

by admin 04.25.2007

Salt Tasting Room is one of only two Canadian restaurants to rock Conde Nast Traveler’s 2007 Hot List Tables.

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One For The Restaurant Soundtrack Track III

by admin 04.25.2007

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Peter, Bjorn, & John | Young Folks

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The Gospel According to John

by admin 04.25.2007

I forgot to mention/link my story on John Bishop (of Bishop’s) in this month’s Vancouver magazine. You can read the whole thing here (it’s a long story).

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“Players” Replacing Wilsons

by admin 04.25.2007

Though it’s too late for them to make into the Worst Restaurant Name contest, it behooves us nevertheless to introduce Players, the new restaurant moving into the dead Wilson’s Steakhouse spot on Beatty. Construction is said to be well underway, and word is that it’s owned by Rob Ward of West Van’s Saltaire and a [...]

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From Glowbal and AFTERglow…

by admin 04.25.2007

Glowbal and AFTERglow Celebrate Moms. Who says the glow is gone after the kids arrive? Not glowbal grill & satay bar executive chef John Crook. “We see so many successful, attractive women in our restaurant and the AFTERglow lounge, who also happen to be amazing mothers. This month, we wanted to celebrate them.”

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From COAST…

by admin 04.25.2007

COAST Restaurant Treats Mothers Like Queens. There is no better day to indulge in brunch than Mother’s Day. “We are opening our doors for brunch May 13 and designed this recipe for all the special moms out there,” boasts COAST Restaurant Chef Jeremy Atkins.

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Poll Update

by admin 04.25.2007

Worst Restaurant Name Poll: out of 10 options, only Chow has zero votes against it (this has been a good day for Chow). In the lead, with over 50 WF members having voted so far, we have Whineos, Gastropod, and Goldfish Pacific Kitchen. And speaking of Goldfish Pacific Kitchen, is this fellow really a partner? [...]

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