From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Mr. Holland’s Opus

by Paul Kamon 03.31.2008

Tony Minichiello , owner/instructor at NCAV and a fellow CTS Board member has a sage blog happening at his school’s website. This is one of his latest posts, entitled Time to Change the “Reality” Spiel:

The “reality” of becoming a professional cook is the same old story no different than “when I was your age, I [...]

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The New UD Tip Box

by Paul Kamon 03.31.2008

We’ve added a tip box to the site, just below the EAT banner in the second column over. It isn’t for gratuities (now that’s an idea!), but for you to share whatever news you might have about new openings and closings, personnel changes, interesting links, even the colour of David Sidoo’s gonch.
Go ahead and give [...]

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Media File No.615

by Paul Kamon 03.31.2008

Earth Hour at Yew Restaurant in the Four Seasons saw 200 guests dining by the light of a thousand candles. When the hour was up the customers wanted to keep the lights off (Province).
Great read on service by Meeru Dhalwala of Vij’s in the Sun last Tuesday.
My first table was six very happy men who [...]

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Soundtrack No.76

by Paul Kamon 03.30.2008

Back in the Day | Figurines

It’s deadline day for the WE and so, as per usual, I’m writing to just one song over and over again. The Figurines are a Danish band I’d never heard of until recently, and as you can hear they can carry a haunting tune. Not sure about the video, though. [...]

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Was Gordon Ramsay Really Ever Here?

by Paul Kamon 03.29.2008

Today’s National Post has a story on the high end hospitality market (hotels and restaurants) and how it’s attracting more and more luxury brands and driving up the cost of real estate. Nothing new or exciting (depressing, really), but this para caught my eye:
Recently, TV’s Gordon Ramsay was spotted around town looking for a location.
As [...]

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Urban Diner Polling

by Paul Kamon 03.29.2008

We’ve set up a polling widget to gauge readership opinion on a variety of topics. It’s located just under the Habit/Cascade ad in the next column over. The poll is cookie/IP sensitive, so it will only allow one vote per household/business.
This week’s polling question?
Which opening are you most looking forward to?

DB Bistro Moderne
Hawksworth
Voya at the [...]

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New Van Mag Out

by Paul Kamon 03.28.2008

The April issue of Van Mag came online this afternoon. In the food side of the book there’s an interesting, anecdotal, and very informative piece by Dee Hon on the varied manifestations of Indian cuisine available to Vancouverites. In addition, wine writer Christina Burridge tells an abbreviated tale of Canada’s newest Master of Wine, [...]

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Who Are The Top 40 Foodies Under 40?

by Paul Kamon 03.28.2008

Do you know any young western Canucks worthy of recognition for the impact they’ve made (or are making) on the F&B scene? Western Living magazine invites Urban Diner readers to participate in their search for the Top 40 Foodies Under 40.
Click here for the nomination form.

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UD Friends In Need

by Paul Kamon 03.28.2008

As many of you have already heard through our pals over at CityFood, on our own forum, or in the mainstream press, the North Vancouver home of wine writers/educators DJ Kearney and David Scholefield was completely destroyed by fire this past Tuesday. They lost everything, including their wine cellar and their cat, but they’re safe.
House [...]

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The New York Times Loves Vancouver

by Paul Kamon 03.27.2008

The New York Times’ fancypants “T” Magazine goes info-lite gaga for Vancouver in their current issue (thanks to reader SH for the heads-up). Take a look:

Farm To Table Restaurants | Bishop’s, Raincity, Aurora Bistro, Chow
Gastown A Go Go | Cobre and Boneta
Izakaya Eating | Guu and Hapa Izakaya
Pretty stuff, and great for Vancouver. There are [...]

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