From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Hart House and Chambar are Hiring

by paulkamon 08.31.2009

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PR Newsflash ~ Tail of Summer Edition

by paulkamon 08.29.2009

Hart House California Experience Garden Party; Renowned Chef Richard Neat – One Night Only at West; Moustache Café hosts winemaker’s dinner featuring Church and State Winery; News from JoieFarm; Pink Salmon Festival – A Celebration of Health & Plenty

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The Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food

by BC Brew 08.28.2009

Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, is a passionate advocate of savouring ” the pleasures of real food with real beer.” To give people a sense of what that means, he was in Vancouver on August 14 to host a brewmaster’s dinner at The Granville Room. The following day, he led a tasting of his beer [...]

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Beer School!

by paulkamon 08.28.2009

When: Every Wed. for 8 weeks, starting Sept. 9th
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Where: Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, 1505 West 2nd Avenue
Cost: $475.00 plus GST
During this 8 week program, beer styles from Belgium, Germany, UK, North America and the rest of the world will be examined. The history, ingredients, brewing technique and – most [...]

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Pit Roasted Pork – Part II

by Keith Talent 08.27.2009

(Read part one HERE)
It was six o’clock, time to see if our leap of faith in our ability to mimic Neanderthal cooking techniques was warranted. The rocks surrounding the pit were hot. The dirt pilled on top was warm if you pushed your hand into it a little, we rated our chances of success at [...]

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A Visit to the Comox Valley Pt 1 ~ Smith Lake Farm

by paulkamon 08.27.2009

For anyone driving to Vancouver Island during the summer months, navigating the inevitable BC Ferries gauntlet of vacationing tourista RV’s, transport trucks and wave after wave of passenger cars, can be a litmus test of planning and patience, especially with kids in tow. If I had a dollar for every time that I have pulled [...]

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The Most Expensive Book Ever

by Keith Talent 08.27.2009

The CBC reports on a publicity stunt by U.K. publishing house Kraken Opus, better known for their quick turnaround times on tribute books for recently deceased celebrities to publish a book on wine priced at 1.12 million dollars. The catch is the square meter tome will be accompanied by a half dozen bottles from the [...]

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The Naturist

by paulkamon 08.27.2009

LMAO. I am so buying Teva shoes.

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Pink Salmon Festival

by paulkamon 08.26.2009

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What? Pink Salmon Festival
When? Sunday, August 30th, 11am – 5pm
Where? Hadden/ Vanier Park, Vancouver BC
Who? Chef Robert Clark, chefs from Nu, C, and Raincity Grill, BBQ master Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuck, live music by Highrise Lonesome, fish painting by Stream of Dreams Society and more!

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Gastown Real Ale Pub Crawl

by BC Brew 08.26.2009

CAMRA Vancouver is hosting a Real Ale pub crawl in Gastown this Saturday, featuring cask-conditioned ales from R&B Brewing at four of the neighbourhood’s best locations dedicated to craft beer.
Participants will break up into four groups and hit the Alibi Room, The Irish Heather, Six Acres, and Steamworks. Each person will receive, respectively, a pint [...]

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