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From the monthly archives:

December 2008

BC Brew Review: Anchor Christmas Ale 2008

by Rick Green 12.22.2008

This is Anchor Brewing’s thirty-fourth annual Christmas Ale, also known as “Our Special Ale.” Since 1975, it has been brewed with a unique secret recipe each year, which provides a perennial built-in purchase impulse. Each year its label sports a different tree as, according to Anchor, “trees have symbolized the winter solstice when the earth, [...]

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Olive Blog Pt. II

by Keith Talent 12.20.2008

(See part one here.)
I have had the great olive experiment in operation for approximately one month now. My ever patient wife has made it clear that the dried salt stains from brine I slop while changing it must stop, in fact the whole project is pretty much over. Not being a fool and recognizing [...]

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Snowy PR Delivery!

by paulkamon 12.19.2008

 
Bistrot Bistro will ring in the new year with smooth jazz and good value; C Restaurant: Confessions from kitchen conscientious; Cabana Grille, Classic Rock K 963 and Ex Nihilo Vineyards present a holiday rock auction for kids; Cru presents good news, holiday hours, and new year’s eve; Mon Bella Bistoria new year’s gala dinner with [...]

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Good Night George

by paulkamon 12.19.2008

This hilarious press release from George Ultra Lounge landed in my inbox the other day:

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Contaminated Spot Put Up A Garden Plot?

by paulkamon 12.19.2008

Davie Village Community Garden

Call me old-fashioned, call me cynical, but there is something about growing food over a former Shell gas station that just doesn’t sit right with me.  The developer, Prima Properties Ltd., in a PR move to make good with the Davie Village community has temporarily leased a piece of its prime real [...]

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Gift Ideas for the Bartender in Your Life

by Simon Ogden 12.18.2008

Stuck for last minute gift ideas? No worries, we at Urban Diner are here to help. We know the one thing that unites us all as a species; regardless of race, creed or taste: we all want to be the bartender. Compiled below is a list of some great gift ideas that will have the [...]

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Move Over Ivanhoe

by paulkamon 12.17.2008

From the award-winning team behind Fuel Restaurant comes their newest effort on lower Main Street: Campagnolo
Let’s take a look inside, shall we?

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Blind Tasting Review: 2006 Rock & Vine Cabernet Sauvignon

by paulkamon 12.17.2008

I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind.  By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved. ~ PK
Come inside and read the review of our [...]

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Women & Whiskey

by paulkamon 12.17.2008

Urban Diner contributor Lauren Mote makes an appearance on CBC’s Living Vancouver with whiskey connoisseur, Andrew Starritt of Cask Strength to do a segment on “Women and Whiskey” at the Shebeen in Gastown.
Strangely the show is about exploring Commercial Drive “block by block”.  When did the Shebeen move to the Drive?  Score!
Watch the show here.

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Le Vieux Pin Harvest ~ Cabernet Franc

by paulkamon 12.16.2008

We are fortunate this year to have purchased a 1000 liter open top oak fermenter from our local cooper at Okanagan Barrel Works. This French oak fermenter is the perfect vessel for vinifying our exclusive and extremely limited ‘Equinoxe’ Cabernet Franc. We received a minute ¾ tons of fruit (less than 50 finished cases of [...]

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Cheese Bailout!

by paulkamon 12.16.2008

While we here at home consider an aid package for our ailing automakers, the Italian government is buying 100,000 wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano and donating them to charity to help their struggling cheese producers.
Read the rest of the story here.
(Thanks to Gingerpeachy for sharing this story link in the UD Forum)

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PR Delivery!

by paulkamon 12.15.2008

 
Bistrot Bistro opens on Mondays and celebrates Ocean Wise; Ring in the New Year with the Glowbal Group; Green greetings from O’Douls Restaurant; Regional Tasting Lounge (r.tl) Set to Transform Vancouverites’ Dining Experience; Campagnolo fires up lower Main.
Details inside…

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