From the monthly archives:

July 2009

The Brewmaster’s Table

by BC Brew 07.20.2009

^R&B Brewer, David Bretherick, and Diva at the Met Executive Sous Chef, Jeff Van Geest, collaborated to celebrate Father’s Day with a special brewmaster’s dinner.
When it comes to fine dining, there is a common fallacy that beer has no seat at the table beyond, perhaps, drinking as an aperitif. This is understandable, given that our [...]

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Party Party at The Refinery!

by paulkamon 07.20.2009

Owners Peter Raptis, Ryan Newman and Ray Staniscia invite you join them for a night of indulgence at The Refinery Market.Style.Eatery. Enjoy Chef Michael Carter’s market fresh plates and live charcuterie station. Take in the molecular mixology exhibition by master mixologist Lauren Mote, while sipping on hand selected BC wines and contemporary cocktails.
Date? Tuesday, July [...]

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Julio Gonzalez-Perini To Be Named New Executive Chef at Cincin

by paulkamon 07.17.2009

An announcement will be coming very soon from Top Table announcing the appointment of Julio Gonzalez-Perini (formerly the chef of Federico’s Supper Club, The Beach House, Villa del Lupo) as the new executive chef at Cincin.
There is no word on whether Mr. Francois Gagnon will stay with the Top Table group of restaurants.
View the official [...]

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PR Landslide!

by paulkamon 07.17.2009

The Irish Heather’s Long Table series; The Dirty Apron Cooking School opens on August 12th; Penfolds and Lumiere kick off vintage series; Fraîche Restaurant offers a special four course meal during the fireworks to raise money for charity; Granville Street Refined; Elephant Island Orchard Wines is in the Salt Cellar on Tuesday, July 21st; Waldorf [...]

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Want to Learn How to Debone a Pig??

by paulkamon 07.17.2009

Details inside…

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Hit & Run – Eat Canadian Edition

by Keith Talent 07.16.2009

If you hit the keep reading link you will be well rewarded by stories about The Province’s new food blog (by a Scot no less, ha!) See a video about eating local and read about some rogue grocery stores in Ontario. And if you ask nicely, we may even dig up a super bonus unprecedented [...]

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Whiskey Geek Porn: Bourbon Barrel Production

by Simon Ogden 07.16.2009

Jazz and Bourbon are the two great American contributions to world culture. And while they’re pretty loose with what they define as jazz these days, fortunately they’re very precise about what can and cannot be called Bourbon.

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Fancy Fast Food

by Keith Talent 07.14.2009

If English were a richer more descriptive language there would be a word for simultaneously repulsed and impressed. I would be able to use that word here and avoid all this verbosity. Delivolting. That all said, Coca-Cola hoisin is an awesome idea should you ever find yourself on Top Chef participating in the junk food [...]

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Dolphin Safe Is Unsafe

by Keith Talent 07.12.2009

Tuna melt, why must you be so confusing? Not only for contravening the no fish and cheese rule, but now because dolphin safe tuna is terrible for every other species. The blog post that raised the issue was the 3 Quarks Daily Science Blog post of the year winner. The crux of the argument is [...]

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Mekhong: The Spirit of Thailand

by BC Brew 07.10.2009

^ Areerat Lee (left) and Patcharee Champaphan, present Rochelle Clarke of the Glowbal Group with a bottle of Mekhong.

(Photography by Brian K. Smith)
The Bacchus Group recently hosted the Western Canadian launch of Mekhong at Sanafir Restaurant & Lounge. Guests were treated to glasses of Sabai Sabai—a Mekhong signature cocktail, also known as the ‘Thai welcome [...]

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Elixir’s Water of Life

by BC Brew 07.08.2009

As a beer aficionado, I’ve always been curious about ale’s distilled cousin, whisky. Developing some understanding, however, takes time—something I don’t have a lot of. Fortunately, Elixir Bistro hosts a monthly tasting in the Velvet Room to help you accelerate the process. Whisky Wednesdays feature three varieties of whiskey paired with three tasting plates prepared [...]

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Weekend Whistler Mini Recap

by Keith Talent 07.07.2009

Spent the weekend in Whistler, and if you are looking for piercing insight into undiscovered culinary gems from the resort that good eating forgot, quit reading now because we’ll just get into a big fight when you want your money back at the end; There are none. Dining in Whistler is terrible; Expensive and sloppily [...]

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