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April 2009

Sonora Resort Joins Relais & Chateaux

by Keith Talent 04.29.2009

On Monday night Lumiere hosted a celebration for The Sonora Resort being named to the very prestigious rolls of Relais & Chateaux properties. Mssr. Boulud was in the house overseeing preparations personally. Come inside for a full rundown of the menu and accompanying wines from this lovely evening.

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BC Brew Review: Tree Weizen Bock

by BC Brew 04.28.2009

With the arrival of warmer weather, it’s just a matter of time before the Hefeweizens become more popular. Before releasing its version, Tree launched this month, for the first time, a stronger variant of their popular wheat ale for spring — the Weizen Bock. If you are expecting something like Schneider Aventinus, this is not [...]

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A Post So Boring…

by Keith Talent 04.28.2009

…you’d swear we’re being paid to run it. We’re not. This, in spite of all appearances to the opposite is not advertorial. We just don’t want to let the local dailies get too far ahead in the race to present press-releases as actual news. So all that said, who is excited about tomorrows Whole Foods [...]

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Meatball Mondays at Cibo

by paulkamon 04.27.2009

(Image courtesy of Mark Prince)
Looking for a great value? Last week I was fortunate to be invited for a media preview of Chef Neil Taylor’s “Meatball Monday’s” at Cibo a hearty plate of meatballs accompanied by salad, bruschetta and a glass of wine for $25 (or $19 without wine).
The meatballs are made with high quality [...]

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Bottarga

by Keith Talent 04.27.2009

I recently hosted a dinner party, and one especially food obsessed friend was gracious enough to source some bottarga for us to sample. Getting the product was near impossible, but eventually the right strings were pulled and a local Italian-centric eatery  was happy to help us out, I’m not certain they want to be in [...]

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Sustainable Sushi

by BC Brew 04.27.2009

When we think of food and sustainability, it’s easier to be conscious of what visibly surrounds us on land than beneath the ocean’s waves. Increasingly, however, out of sight can no longer be an excuse to be out of mind. Despite the vastness of the Earth’s seas, there are growing indications that we are reaching [...]

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Where do I Stand for a Double?

by Simon Ogden 04.25.2009

Just when I thought I’d heard it all. It seems a new London party trend is trying to exert itself on their pub scene that involves serving drinks as a fine mist released into the air. In the case of this story, the bar is vaporizing Hendrick’s Scottish gin and tonic. Because of its “fresh, [...]

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PR Drop

by paulkamon 04.25.2009

International sip and sign at db bistro; Two Chefs and a Table offer a special beer and wine dinner; Caffè Artigiano barista Sammy Piccolo takes 2nd Place at the 2009 World Barista Championships; Market Monday at Raincity Grill; Mother’s Day at Morton’s the Steakhouse; Mother’s Day at Cru; C ranks in top ten best seafood [...]

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Marked For Life: On the Bourbon Trail with Jay Jones Pt 2

by Jay Jones 04.25.2009

The 6am wake-up call intrudes just before actual sleep has a chance to set in. This will be our reality for the next five days. Not even time for coffee, before we make our pathetic lumber back into the vans. Soon, the landscape is zipping by our fuzzy eyes – we are en route to [...]

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Hit & Run – Best Restaurants Edition

by Keith Talent 04.23.2009

If you overcome your fear of new things and hit the more inside button, you’ll discover the fifty best restaurants in the world and see a chart that’ll keep vegetarians sleepless for days.

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“BOND LANDS IN YALETOWN!”

by paulkamon 04.22.2009

OMG. James Bond is in Yaletown. Seriously, check it out.

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Blind Tasting Review: 2006 Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Merlot

by paulkamon 04.21.2009

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
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