Archive for December, 2009
December 31, 2009 at 5:34 pm · Filed under Keith Talent, Restaurant News
GOOD summarizes the developments in food over the past decade. It’s an interesting timeline of developments they’ve compiled. First up is the stupid cupcake fad as popularized by the shrill nags on Sex In The City. There’s already a fair amount of buzz online that the naughties (someone please coin a less irritating pretentious term,) will be remembered for cupcakes rather than more interesting trends in the years hence, much like the seventies are known only for airbrushed vans and orange flock wallpaper.
~KT
December 30, 2009 at 7:23 pm · Filed under Downtown, Help Wanted, UD Member News
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December 28, 2009 at 1:00 am · Filed under Blind Tasting Review, Kitsilano, Paul Kamon, Review, Wine
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
Come inside and read the review of our next contestant…
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December 24, 2009 at 5:55 pm · Filed under Commercial Drive, East Side, Events, Gastown, Kitsilano, North Shore, Press Releases, Restaurant News, UD Member News
Ring in the New Year at Voya Restaurant; Andrey Durbach offering set menus and à la carte options for New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Eve at Cru; New Year’s Eve 2009 at Bistrot Bistro; New Year’s Eve at West; New Year’s Eve at CinCin; New Year’s Eve at Blue Water Cafe; New Year’s Eve at Araxi; New Year’s at The Smoking Dog; Chambar’s Formality-Free New Year’s Eve; New Year’s dinner at Divino; Au Petit Chavignol is open New Year’s eve and day; Fraiche and Crave Beachside offer options for New Year’s Eve; Opus and Elixr ring in 2010 with old Hollywood style; New Year’s Eve 2010 at Figmint Restaurant and Lounge; Special $35 New Year’s menu at Charm Modern Thai; New Year’s Eve at Hamilton Street Grill; A classic French bistro New Year at DB; A fine French New Year at Lumiere.
UPDATED: 3:45 pm Sunday, December 27th
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December 22, 2009 at 6:07 pm · Filed under Books, Commercial Drive, Downtown, Ecological Issues, Giveaway, Good Causes, Kitsilano, Paul Kamon, food security
I have copies of all three of the excellent Cook the Hood cookbooks (Commercial Drive, Kitsilano, West End) up for grabs, and as an added bonus during this festive time I will also throw in a copy of the brilliant Vancouver 100-Mile Diet Foodshed poster to the first person to complete the challenge inside.
Good luck! ~ PK
UPDATE: No correct answers yet. Contest is now extended until January 4th. I will collect comments until then and reveal the winner in the new year.
HOT TIP: the mystery restaurant is on Vancouver Island.
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