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From the monthly archives:

November 2009

BC Brew Review: Sartori Harvest IPA

by BC Brew 11.13.2009

Normally, the hops used in brewing are either in pellet form or whole dried flowers. A recent trend in the Pacific Northwest, however, is starting to quickly spread throughout the North American craft brewing community. That is, using whole, freshly harvested hops directly from the field. Such is the growing popularity of these beers that [...]

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Cooking with Dale and Stephane

by paulkamon 11.13.2009

(All photos courtesy of Tracey Kusiewicz of Foodie Photography)
Long ago, I worked as a dishwasher for a couple of years in a very busy restaurant and was on the verge of being “promoted” out of the kitchen to go bus the floors with the better smelling front of house crowd, when some strange sense of [...]

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Fuel Restaurant to Close November 29th

by paulkamon 11.11.2009

The highly-acclaimed and award winning Fuel Restaurant is closing its doors. Last day of service is November 29th. Owners, Tom Doughty and Chef Rob Belcham plan to re-open in the same space as a “neighborhood restaurant and bar specializing in Casual Northwest Cuisine.”
Full press release after the bump…

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Blind Tasting Review: 2008 Wente Riva Ranch Chardonnay

by paulkamon 11.10.2009

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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Cointreau Cocktail Competition at Pourhouse

by Jay Jones 11.09.2009

Bartenders are fiercely proud of what they do. It’s not a job, or a career, and much more than a craft – it is a way of life for those lucky enough to do it. Drinking brought us to what we do for a living, and it persists in maintaining our enthusiasm for it.

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Incendio in Gastown Re-Opens

by paulkamon 11.09.2009

After a devastating kitchen fire back in January of this year, Incendio in Gastown has successfully navigated the insurance labyrinth and risen from the ashes looking better than ever.

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Winning with Granville Island Winter Ale

by BC Brew 11.09.2009

On November 3, Granville Island Brewing and the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts held their first annual “Winter Ales and Fare” cooking competition on Granville Island. Four teams, consisting of one culinary and one pastry student, worked together to each create an entrée and a dessert using GIB’s Lions Winter Ale.

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This Little Piggy

by Jacob Galbraith 11.09.2009

Growing up, the household’s acquisition of a carton of ice cream meant that after dinner, the container would be divided into four and then savagely devoured by the family. A dozen donuts picked up on the way home were often dealt with the same manner: 3 each, with the possibility of dear old dad nabbing [...]

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Food Heros Part II

by Keith Talent 11.06.2009

Earlier this week we dug up a piece on Fergus Henderson, now we present another food hero, the estimable Jonathan Gold of L. A. Weekly. The current issue of The New Yorker gives him a profile, which in reality is almost as impressive as his Pulitzer for food writing. The full article isn’t online, you [...]

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Wild Boar at Voya

by paulkamon 11.06.2009

Chef Choquette and the Voya kitchen team have recently taken delivery of a “wild boar” from an Alberta farm and butchered it into a diversity of cuts and charcuterie for a special limited-time offering. Come inside and check out the menu.

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Blind Tasting Review: 2005 Glen Carlou Grand Classique

by paulkamon 11.06.2009

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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Halloween Review ‘09

by Keith Talent 11.05.2009

My kids are at ballet for the next hour, that means I get unfettered access to the giant bowl’o’candy until they return. This year, many of my more sophisticated friends are dismissing the concept of free freakin’ candy as a bad thing, as it’s not as refined as Thomas Haas nor does it come with [...]

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