Archive for May, 2008

On Jihad and Donuts

Burn, America, Burn!!!!!

Dunkin’ Donuts is pulling an ad that featured Food Nutwork’s Rachel Ray because right-wing nutjobs complained that she was wearing a Palestinian scarf, which she wasn’t (20 bucks says Arafat never wore paisley).

The best commentary I’ve read on this that really captures the absurdity comes from DailyKos:

To bring America to its knees, all Bin Laden must do is make his next video while drinking from a can of Coca Cola. The nation would erupt in chaos; Coca Cola sales would vanish into nothingness. In his next video, he could casually munch potato chips; the entire snack industry would collapse. One after another, he could film himself driving an American car; he could insert himself into a Girls Gone Wild video; he could appear next to a caveman, or a gecko, or Captain Crunch; he could enroll in DeVry University. On the day he refinanced his home at new historically low rates, the United States housing market would collapse irretrievably. One by one, he could decimate the entire economic fabric of America merely by association. Not one person in fifty would be willing to buck social trends and still buy Coca Cola if Bin Laden was seen drinking it; our consumer-based economy would be destroyed.

Why stop at scarves, after all? If Islamic militants wished to truly damage America, they should make pants a symbol of their jihad. All of conservative America would immediately go patriotically pantsless, and the collective loss of American appetites would render the entire nation weak and anemic and ripe for takeover.

Read the whole thing here. It’s a giggle.

Lumiere To Close Prematurely Tomorrow

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BREAKING: From what I’ve heard directly from staff (not a frigate bird among them), Lumiere owner David Sidoo had given notice to his employees for a June 20th closure of the restaurant so that it could undergo renovations (like Feenies) for DB Bistro Moderne, due to open at some point in the Fall.

Sadly, I’ve just been told that Mr. Sidoo has now informed his staff that the restaurant will instead close tomorrow (June 1st), effectively throwing them out of work 20 days earlier than they had prepared for or anticipated. So much for loyalty…

Since the new poll in the right column suggests that 10% of our readership are restaurateurs, I’m sure some of you will be heading down to Lumiere tonight to poach the staff pay your last respects. Don’t forget to tip well.

 

The Dundarave Fish Market Joins UD

We are very pleased to welcome West Vancouver’s Dundarave Fish Market to the Urban Diner Community!

Naramata Unfiltered Sommelier Bootcamp

Naramata Unfiltered 2008 Part One
Naramata Unfiltered 2008 Part Two

To see many high-res photos of the trip, visit Chris Mason Stearns’ gallery here.

From the Dept. of Press Releases…

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Wild BC Salmon gets professional PR. FigMint announces their BC Spot Prawn Brunch Menu. The Terra Nova Society hosts their second annual Breakfast Bash to promote healthy eating to local school kids.

More after the leap…

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