From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Deathwatch Feenies?

by admin 02.17.2008

Well, I hope not, though I’m still unsure as to why they’ve kept the name.
After word reached us that John Corsi left his cheffing role at Feenie’s today came an interesting post in the forum tonight (edited for brevity):

I know several very gifted, well trained cooks looking for fulltime work, more than I could possibly [...]

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Now For Something Completely Different…

by admin 02.17.2008

I’ve been dedicating an inordinate amount of posts to the UD Awards at the expense of supplying whatever news that there has been in the pipe, so here are a few choice tidbits to smooth things over between us.

Fraiche Restaurant in West Vancouver should launch any day now, if it hasn’t already. Their content-lite temp [...]

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The Escalope Please

by admin 02.16.2008

Well. That was really cool. After a thirty day nomination process and an exciting five day vote that saw over 50,000 hits, the polls have closed in the forum and we now have 40 Urban Diner Award winners, all chosen by the bright lights of BC’s food and beverage community.

Before I introduce the winners, let [...]

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Eye On The Bay Does Vancouver

by admin 02.15.2008

A while back I had a media whore day, the bulk of which was taken up by a CBS show out of Frisco called Eye on the Bay. They aired their special “British Columbia” episode last night. Take a gander by clicking the ugly man above, and keep your eyes peeled for the Kurtis Kolt [...]

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From Urban Diner…

by admin 02.13.2008

We’re excited to welcome Tomato Fresh Food Café to the Urban Diner community!

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The UD Awards Party

by admin 02.13.2008

A quick note to let you know that there are just a handful of tables left for the 6pm dinner at the UD Awards party on Monday night and to remind members to RSVP to me for the attendance draw.
Because of the small size of the venue there is a hard number cap for [...]

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Three Days in Toronto

by admin 02.13.2008

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For a detail rich and far more illuminating take on the Canadian Culinary Championships, visit head judge James Chatto’s blog at Toronto Life.
Watch for the May issue of EAT for more on the CCC and our national culinary culture (still looking for it).

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See The “Live” Results!

by admin 02.11.2008

We have opened the forum up to non-members today to let them see how the vote is progressing. To view the “live” results, simply click the image above or hit the UDFORUM button at the top of the center column. In the first 12 hours, every category has already met and passed the requisite number [...]

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And So It Begins…

by admin 02.11.2008

UPDATE: I forgot to include one very important category last night, the Service All Stars. It’s up now, so those early bird voters are invited back for a last cast. Thanks for the heads-up, CK.
UPDATE: A number of members who’ve forgotten their usernames or passwords have contacted me this morning asking for me to retrieve [...]

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Soundtrack No.71

by admin 02.10.2008

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Djekafo | Diaraby
A fine Ali Farka Toure cover, brought up to speed for modern Mali. I probably won’t be hearing this bump from the speakers in any restaurant soon, but it’s pretty sweet nevertheless.

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Gorging In Hogtown

by admin 02.08.2008

UPDATE: since I won’t be creating new posts for a few days I’ll be giving updates on my travels via Blackberry in the comment thread below (blog within a blog).
I fly to Toronto early tomorrow morning for some judging fun at the CCC. Thanks to all who helped me narrow my extracurricular dining options in a previous [...]

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