Waldorf Wine Joins the UD Community
We are happy to welcome importer and distributor Waldorf Wine Group Inc. to the Urban Diner community. Take a look at their new listing, here.
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Archive for February, 2009
Pork Brains in Milk Gravy
Occasionally something simple will shake your whole world view. I’ve always claimed to be a “I’ll eat anything once” kind of guy. Tinned pork brain in milk gravy makes me rethink my whole self image, apparently there are things I will go to my grave having never tried. Who eats this? The only conceivable reason for purchase might be as decoy brains in case of zombie attack, in that case I can see the sense of having a case around. Its best feature, aside from delicious pig brain in milk gravy is 1170% of your RDA of cholesterol. (Courtesy The Consumerist.)
~KT
Three Days in Napa
My wife and I took advantage of the insane airfares between Bellingham and Oakland on Allegiant to spend some time in Napa over the weekend. I love Allegiant for their rickety aircraft, surly cabin crew and tweens piloting. The spectre of danger only enhances the appreciation for life you have on the other end, meaning food tastes better, music sounds more melodious, etc. They are the only airline where the pilot tells the fuelling guy to “put in a twenty”. Pre-kids we travelled there once a year, since kids not once so we were looking forward to see what had changed in almost a decade. In a word, not much.
Nuba Opens in the Dominion Building
Here is a look at the gorgeous new Nuba restaurant, which has grown out of its cozy little cafe across the street into a larger (60+ seats), more well-rounded concept that has taken over the cavernous old Mouse and Bean location in the basement of the Dominion building on West Hastings and Cambie Street.
Bière avec Fromage
Beer and cheese pairing is growing in popularity amongst the craft beer crowd and is starting to trickle into the local culinary scene. In Victoria, Spinnakers has their B.C. Artisan Cheese Taster appetizer course and Ottavio hosted a tasting with Phillips Brewing. Chef Lee Humphries of Vancouver’s FigMint Restaurant has hosted a number of pairings for his popular “On the Wood” series in their lounge, which return on March 13. The Alibi Room and Mount Pleasant Cheese have also explored the affinity of barley and dairy.
