From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Alice Waters on 60 Minutes

by Keith Talent 03.16.2009

Equal parts crazy hippy and genius visionary Alice Waters was featured on last nights 60 Minutes. Most of us will not find the path to elightenment by cooking eggs in our kitchen fireplace, as much as we would like to.
~KT

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2009 UD Award Nominations Have Begun!

by paulkamon 03.16.2009

Here we go! The 750+ members of the Urban Diner Forum we have begun the nomination process for the following categories. We will take the top 5 from each category to the award vote and announce the winners at a kick-ass party at Voya on April 6th.
Regional
Best Suburban
Best Whistler
Best Okanagan
Best Victoria
Best Vancouver Island
The Retail
Best Beer [...]

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Picard in The Post

by Keith Talent 03.14.2009

This mornings print edition of The National Post gives Montreal rock star chef Martin Picard an above the fold front cover love in. Obstentiously the interview is in preparation of the opening of his new sugar shack outside Montreal, but is more a generalized collection of standard talking points with no real insight. That all [...]

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Insert Surrey Joke Here

by Keith Talent 03.13.2009

I’ve never been able to figure why Vancouver’s food enthusiasts completely ignore our second largest demographic behind the Chinese in their quest for the delicious and authentic. Yeah it’s a bit of a haul, but the curry houses of Scott Road aren’t that far from The Alex Fraser bridge, and it isn’t an unreasonable amount [...]

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Identity Crisis: Name That Wine Region

by paulkamon 03.13.2009

(Photo by: Laura)
The winery group, formerly known as the “South Okanagan Winery Association” is looking for a new name. Apparently the “SOWA” title was not inclusive enough for all the wineries involved in the region. So, back to the boardroom they went and after a few meetings they came up with “OODWCA” (Oliver, Osoyoos Desert [...]

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PR Wave

by paulkamon 03.13.2009

Choucroute Royale at DB Bistro Moderne; Hart House offers a trio of great values; Firefly Fine Wines and Ales invites you to Vancouver’s only wine and beer festival on March 14.

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Medina Is Looking For An Experienced Cook

by paulkamon 03.12.2009

Job details inside…

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Tending Bar Isn’t Rocket Surgery

by Simon Ogden 03.12.2009

There’s a pervasive myth about bartending that I would like very much to dispel. It’s a myth propagated by the myriad of ‘bartending schools’ that dot the landscape of our fair province, beguiling institutions organized by some very smart people who realized that they could make a few bucks off of the minor-celebrity status that [...]

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Charm Modern Thai Joins UD Community

by paulkamon 03.12.2009

We extend a warm welcome to Charm Modern Thai, the newest restaurant to join the Urban Diner community. Check out their listing, here.

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Cocktail Competition: ‘The Next Classic’

by paulkamon 03.11.2009

(Photo by: Michael Schratter)

This past Monday, Miss Lauren Mote, the talented bar manager of Chow, mixed an elegant array of cocktails using old school techniques and fresh ingredients to help her win Grand Marnier’s regional cocktail competition dubbed “The Next Classic“. She will join three other Canadian mixologists from Montreal and Toronto for the International [...]

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Au Petit Chavignol Set to Open

by admin 03.11.2009

The good folks behind Les Amis du Fromage are on the verge of opening their 35-40 seat wine and cheese bar in their new ‘East Side Pride’ location at 845 East Hastings. Au Petit Chavignol will officially open at 5 pm Thursday, March 12 just in time to participate in Dining Out for Life. Cheese [...]

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The Dankowskie Cocktail

by Jay Jones 03.11.2009

(Photo by: Paul Kamon)
The Dankowskie Cocktail
by Jay Jones ~ head bartender at Voya at the Loden
Vodka just doesn’t get enough credit. Millions of cocktails have been made using Vodka, but hardly any about Vodka. The challenge is the purity of the spirit: by definition, Vodka is intended to have no distinguishing characteristics of appearance, aroma [...]

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