CC2010

From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Seasons in the Park Joins the UD Community

by paulkamon 01.31.2010

Today we are excited to welcome another Vancouver dining institution, Seasons in the Park, to the Urban Diner community. Check out their new listing, here.

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The Teahouse Joins the UD Community

by paulkamon 01.30.2010

We are thrilled to welcome one of Vancouver’s landmark restaurants, The Teahouse in Stanley Park, to the Urban Diner community. Check out their new listing, here.

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Cross Pond Beer Swop

by BC Brew 01.29.2010

^– Fuller’s John Mann, left, and Granville Island brewmaster, Vern Lambourne, toast to fraternity of the firkin at the Granville Island Taproom.
Granville Island Brewing and Fuller, Smith & Turner of Chiswick, England, are hosting a unique international beer exchange. Granville Island Lions Winter Ale is currently being served in the Iron Duke, a Fuller’s pub [...]

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Blue Mountain and Friends

by paulkamon 01.28.2010

A big congratulations to Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars for putting on such a stellar event last night at the Four Season’s Hotel in benefit of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. This year’s Blue Mountain and Friends event sold out with 350 tickets and raised approximately $13,000 for the foundation. Kudos to all the chefs [...]

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Vancouver’s Top Chefs Unite for Haiti

by paulkamon 01.28.2010

An important call for help has been put out to the F&B industry to help Haiti in its most desperate time of need and many of the city’s top chefs, along with many others, have responded to the call. Please help spread the word about this great event. Details inside. ~ PK

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PR News ~ Olympic Love Edition

by paulkamon 01.27.2010

Crave Beachside presents Valentine’s Day 2010; Upcoming Bourbon Whiskey dinner at The Refinery; New Olympic hours for Cobre: New Olympic hours for Deacon’s Corner; Wine Out DiVino; Olympic Hours – Provence Marinaside in Yaletown; Fraîche Restaurant introduces bar menu and Valentine’s Day celebration; Opus Hotel Vancouver brims with Olympic spirit.

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In A Kitchen On A Saturday In July

by Jacob Galbraith 01.26.2010

The day begins with an assault on the senses; the sun pokes you in the eye with its pointy fingers, while the compost bins gang up on your nostrils. You’re in the alley. The rest of your body is sore from the previous nights’ service, 150ish hungry people pillaged your village, leaving you with almost [...]

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C Restaurant Book Signing and Tasting

by paulkamon 01.26.2010

WHAT: C Restaurant will be visiting three select Chapters locations for food tastings and book signings for its newly released hard cover cook book, C Food.

DETAILS: Taste some of Vancouver’s finest seafood creations from C Restaurant and get your copy of C Food signed by co-author and C Restaurant Executive Chef, Robert Clark.

January 31, [...]

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Chris González Appointed GM of Lumière & db Bistro

by paulkamon 01.25.2010

Talented local industry veteran, Chris González, has been appointed the new general manager position at Chef Daniel Boulud’s Lumière & db Bistro Moderne.

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TO’s New Hotness – Standing Around In The Cold

by Keith Talent 01.23.2010

I don’t bear the mark of a typical Vancouverite, namely malice towards all things Toronto, but the opening of a TO branch of Guu does make mockery pretty tempting. First off the generally clueless Joanne Kates reviews the new Toronto location, marking the second week in a row she swoons for a Vancouver transplant. Last [...]

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