Archive for March, 2009
March 31, 2009 at 10:15 pm · Filed under Free Pour, Simon Ogden
There’s a small cafe on the block between my Skytrain station and work that sells some of the best sausage rolls in the city. I’m a sucker for a good sausage roll, and these are not only light and flaky, but remarkably consistent quality-wise. I know this because I have at least three of them a week, always at about the same time: 10:25 a.m. as I’m running to clock in for my 10:30 a.m. shift after I’ve hit snooze nine times leaving myself without enough time for even a bowl of cereal (day shifts are a cruel, cruel trick to play on a bartender). The owner of this cafe himself sells me my roll every day, but I’m not going to mention his name at this point, nor am I going to mention the name of the cafe or its location. I would very much like to, but frankly, the place really pisses me off. It has, however, got me thinking a lot about how I treat my own customers. Allow me to explain… Read the rest of this entry »
March 31, 2009 at 6:09 pm · Filed under Breaking News, Paul Kamon, Restaurant News, UD Member News
The Vancouver dining scene is just about to get another notch more interesting this spring and diners are the big-time winners here. This news is just awesome from all angles. First, the legendary Parkside goes in for a Sexy Italian Makeover to be re-opened on April 1st as “L’Altro Buca“, now the award-winning Gastropod is about to transmute into a refined but affordable Thai restaurant to be named, “Maenam.”
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March 31, 2009 at 1:18 pm · Filed under BC Brew, Beer, Breaking News, Rick Green, Vancouver Island
^ From left to right, Ken Snyder of RBC, Mayor Paul Ives, Bob Surgenor, and John Watson, Executive Director of the Comox Economic Development Society toast the opening of Surgenor Brewing.
Seven years and $2 million dollars later, Bob Surgenor’s dream has come true. On March 21, family, friends, and local dignitaries gathered at Surgenor Brewing in Comox for a ceremony to mark the launch of BC’s latest craft brewery. The town’s mayor, the Executive Director of the Comox Economic Development Society, and the project’s banker showed up to provide the obligatory speeches. Afterword, the brewery was opened to tour, its beer poured to sample, and food served to satiate.
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March 30, 2009 at 6:45 pm · Filed under Breaking News, Paul Kamon, Restaurant News, UD Member News
Long-time FigMint Restaurant and Lounge chef, Lee Humphries, has finished his last 2 weeks in the kitchen after giving notice recently. Former Hart House chef, Dennis Peckham, has moved in as the new executive chef of the restaurant. ~ PK
March 29, 2009 at 2:30 am · Filed under Events, Kitsilano, Paul Kamon, Pictorial
I was just sitting down in front of my computer to start working on the upcoming Urban Diner Awards party when I got a call from Tom Doughty at Fuel asking me to come down for their Suckling Pig Event. One remaining seat at the bar had come available and he was holding it for me. I had to politely decline his most generous offer because my neglected email box was threatening a vicious revolt and I had just started placating my way out of trouble. He refused to be denied and began to describe in great mouth-watering detail what Chef Belcham had spent the last couple of days preparing.
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