From the monthly archives:

December 2007

UDRIA Nominations To Begin Tonight

by Paul Kamon 12.31.2007

UPDATE: The nominations thread is now “live”.
Beginning shortly after midnight tonight, we will start taking nominations for the first round of the Urban Diner Restaurant Industry Awards. The following categories will be up for your consideration:
Food Writer of the Year (Morrison excluded)
Food Website/Blog of the Year (UD excluded)
Food Publication/Section of the Year
Best Wine/Spirits Shop
Best Food [...]

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UD Press Kit No. 830

by Paul Kamon 12.30.2007

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Mia Stainsby has been as busy as Santa’s right hand elf, publishing as much foodie material as any writer would want to during the holidays.
She pens a review of Raincity (she likes),
Pairs up some beef tenderloin with a Syrah reduction (with Gismondi),
Kills the Feenie to Cactus Club rumour,
Quotes Jack Evrensel saying West’s new pickup in [...]

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Digging On Smores

by Paul Kamon 12.30.2007

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I hope you’ve all had a pleasant holiday, if any at all. My family laid as low as could be. We ate at J&J’s Noodle House, the Superior Cafe and Brasserie L’Ecole – all in Victoria (coffee at Habit and Willie’s Bakery). We went out of blackberry range up to Sooke. Stayed at the Point [...]

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UD Takes A Holiday

by Paul Kamon 12.24.2007

Paul and I would like to thank all of our Urban Diner members, contributors, readers, and advertisers for their continued support and participation before we break for a few days over the holidays. It’s been wonderful, busy year, and we’ve got plenty of great things planned for BC’s restaurant community in 2008.
We’ll be back swinging [...]

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Fuel Tapped As “Best New” By Where

by Paul Kamon 12.22.2007

West 4th’s Fuel was named Best New Restaurant by the Vancouver editors of Where magazine (last month). The Vancouver Sun has a blurb today:
“The calibre was high and selecting one was no easy task,” Vancouver Where editors said. “But Fuel restaurant seduces with its simplicity: a kitchen looking right onto the street, plus front-and-centre seats [...]

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Moderne Burger Revival On The Way

by Paul Kamon 12.22.2007

From our friends over at Kitsilano.ca:
This one is a little closer to the heart. We have been closely monitoring the progression – or better, non-progression – of the expansion and renovation of Moderne Burger. We were devastated when they closed, but delighted at the thought of double the space (shorter waits?). But a few [...]

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