From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Chambar Is Looking For A Line Cook

by admin 08.22.2008

Job details after the leap…

Our First Look At Voya

by admin 08.21.2008

Took a tour of Voya earlier today with bar manager Jay Jones and executive chef Marc-Andre Choquette. It’s looking great, but there’s still a little while to go.

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Are Wine Spectator Awards A Racket?

by admin 08.21.2008

Are they really? It sure as hell looks like it at first blush after this…
As part of the research for an academic paper I’m currently working on about standards for wine awards, I submitted an application for a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. I named the restaurant “Osteria L’Intrepido” (a play on the name of [...]

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Irrelevant Intermezzo

by admin 08.20.2008

guerrilla playground

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Caffe de Medici To Close Next Month

by admin 08.20.2008

Sad news from the inbox:
After 29 years, the award-winning family-run Caffé dé Medici Ristorante Italiano will close its Robson Street location when its lease expires at the end of September. “We searched downtown for a new location, but nothing like it was available at a viable price,” says Steve Punzo, co-owner with brother [...]

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Member News #351

by admin 08.17.2008

The Scotty Hard Supper Club teams up with West chef Warren Geraghty; FigMint presents Mojito Madness; Firefly wine, beer and cheese tastings; and a party at Opus Bar.
More details after the leap…

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Poll: Voya v. Lumiere

by admin 08.17.2008

Seeing how Voya chef Marc-Andre Choquette (interview) led Lumiere’s kitchen to such great heights for so long, I thought it might be interesting to put a new anticipatory poll in the field pitting his soon-to-open restaurant against the upcoming incarnation of his old restaurant.
Is the new Lumiere with Dale Mackay at the helm (with cross-continental [...]

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The New Irish Heather Opens In Gastown

by admin 08.16.2008

I ventured down to the brand new Irish Heather tonight, taking along my camera. The little film above combines footage from when I checked out the build with Sean many months ago with the sequences I shot tonight (see the original “build” film here).
It’s exactly how I hoped it would be, and my steak and [...]

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Abigail’s Party Seeks A Line Cook

by admin 08.16.2008

Job details after the leap…

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UD Beijing Diaries #4

by admin 08.15.2008

Eric Pateman, president of Edible British Columbia, continues his Beijing journal tonight. All of his entries are archived in a special “Olympic Diaries” category, accessible in chronological order by clicking the headings under each entry title.
Once again, enjoy!

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Boys From Fuel To Open “Campagnolo”

by admin 08.14.2008

Fuel Restaurant’s Tom Doughty, chef Robert Belcham, and general manager Tim Pittman are joining forces again on a new Italian project called Campagnolo.
Construction has been underway at 1022 Main St (the former Adega spot) for over a month now, and as you can see from the photo above it has been completely gutted.
To be honest, [...]

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Mon Bella Bistoria Coming To Kitsilano

by admin 08.14.2008

Mon Bella Bistoria is on its way to 1809 West 1st in Kitsilano. It’s the space that housed Vintropolis for several years, and when it shut down last year it became a boorish sports bar called Industry (which may take the record as the shortest lived restaurant in recent memory).
Mon Bella is the first restaurant [...]

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