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April 2009

The Refinery Joins the UD Community

by paulkamon 04.20.2009

We are excited to welcome one of Granville Street’s beautiful new hotspots, The Refinery, to the Urban Diner community.  Check out their new listing, here.

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Marked for Life: On the Bourbon Trail with Jay Jones Pt 1

by Jay Jones 04.20.2009

Being an ambassador to a brand is an incredibly significant relationship. Signing your allegiance to a label or company is a very personal thing for an ambitious Bartender, as it speaks volumes to your personality and integrity (or lack thereof).  Supporting Maker’s Mark is requited love indeed – the redheaded bottle has silently given us [...]

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Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

by Keith Talent 04.19.2009

I recently read a blog post of uncomfortable plot summaries, inspired by Rick Polito’s famously droll summation of The Wizard of Oz; “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.” I thought I should take a shot at creating [...]

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Chef Lee Humphries To Join The Irish Heather

by paulkamon 04.19.2009

The rumour has been confirmed; Chef Lee Humphries, formerly of FigMint Restaurant and Lounge, has landed the Executive Chef job at the Irish Heather Gastropub in Gastown and will start this coming Monday, April 20th. Considering Chef Humphries profound love for beer and quality pub food, his “On the Wood Series” beer pairings at FigMint [...]

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Win A “West: The Cookbook” Contest

by paulkamon 04.17.2009

The first person to correctly identify the 5 establishments in the following pictures inside will win a copy of “West: The Cookbook” featuring over 100 of the award-winning restaurant’s best recipes. Thanks to Top Table for the cool giveaway prize! ~ PK

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Bike the Blossoms

by paulkamon 04.15.2009

The 2nd Annual Bike the Blossoms, the final event of the month long Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, is a 23 km circular journey on designated city bike routes. Cyclists are invited to explore their city during one of it’s most beautiful times with a leisurely ride along boulevards of spring cherry blossoms, traveling through a [...]

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2009 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards

by paulkamon 04.15.2009

Big congratulations to all the winners of the 20th Annual Vancouver Magazine Awards:

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Ciao! Winter, Chow Spring

by Rick Green 04.14.2009

Chow Restaurant & Lounge recently introduced Chef JC Poirier’s new spring menu at a six-course dinner with beverage pairings by Bar Manager & award-winning mixologist, Lauren Mote. New GM, Tyler Finnie, also used the occasion to introduce himself. Finnie moved over to Chow in February from a Director of Marketing position at Onext Media Corp.
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From the Newsdesk

by paulkamon 04.13.2009

Cru announces spring dinner events; Le Vieux Pin spring release; r.tl introduces rare wine preservation system; Bangkok happy hour at Charm Modern Thai; Chef Angus An to bring world-class Thai cuisine to Vancouver; Celebrate Mother’s Day at Elixr!; Spring epicurean dinner at West; Red Carpet Soiree for the Red Cross at Blue Water Cafe + Raw [...]

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Soon To Be Arcane Knowledge

by Keith Talent 04.13.2009

This has got to be the exact opposite of sabering a bottle of Champagne. The sporting equivalent of sabering Champagne might be a Pete Sampras serve, graceful and powerful, the sporting equivalent of banging a bottle against a tree must be soccer hooliganism. It’s being English, boarding the Eurostar and burning down a European capital. [...]

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The Diamond at Maple Tree Square

by paulkamon 04.13.2009

Update: Now Open as of Friday, June 19th, 2009.
Industry bartending veterans, Mark Brand (Boneta), Josh Pape (former Chambar) and Sophie Taverner (former Boneta, Cascade Room) are working together on a new concept for the upstairs corner of Powell and Carrall Street overlooking the beating heart of Gastown, literally a stone’s throw from the statue of Gassy [...]

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BC Brew Review: Granville Island Ginger Beer

by Rick Green 04.10.2009

In North America, we are less likely to let tradition get in the way of creativity than other parts of the world. This is certainly the case with craft brewing, given the no-holds-barred approach our brewmasters are increasingly taking, i.e. “extreme” beer. If we were to rigidly adhere to the Bavarian Purity Laws of 1516, [...]

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