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From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Rainy Saturday Food Lists

by Keith Talent 02.27.2010

What else are you going to do on a rainy Saturday with Olympic fatigue in full bloom, go fight the crowds at Live City again? Hell no, get a drink and check out these recent lists. First we have Fifty Things You May Not of Known About Nigella, and yes, it’s the most vapid trivia [...]

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Old Vines Restaurant at Quails’ Gate Winery is Hiring

by paulkamon 02.26.2010

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Experience an Authentic Aboriginal Feast

by paulkamon 02.26.2010

There are only 2 days left to experience this gourmet Aboriginal fine dining experience during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Nk’Mip Cellars the award-winning vineyard, owned and operated by BC’s Osoyoos Band, has partnered with Kanata Cuisine and the BC Aboriginal Culinary Team to provide the world with a unique culinary event.

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Mark Brand Takes Gold in the First Mixlympics

by paulkamon 02.25.2010

While athletes have been training for gold in Vancouver, an international competition of a different sort has been shaping up. On Sunday, Feb. 21st, bartenders from around the world gathered at George Lounge in Yaletown for the first bartending “Mixlympics”.

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Sgt. Sous Chef

by Jacob Galbraith 02.25.2010

For a long time I was under the impression that when someone becomes a sous chef, they also become an asshole. As if by some kind of bastardy witchcraft they just transform on the day that they got their promotion. This isn’t the way it works.

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The Delinquent Gourmet

by Katherine van der Gracht 02.23.2010

What do you get when you mix Anthony Bourdain’s affectionate crudeness, the genuineness of Jamie Oliver, and Gordon Ramsay’s foul-mouthed confidence? Why, Vancouver’s rock star Chef, Gord Martin, of the Bin 941 and Bin 942 Tapas Bars. Adidas trainers sporting, yellow-tinted glasses wearing, t-shirt and tattoo loving smarmy bachelor Chef, Martin epitomizes his very own [...]

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2010 Olympics Postcards ~ Week 1

by paulkamon 02.22.2010

Come inside and take a look at some images taken during the first weeks of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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On the Beer Trail: Saltspring Island Ales Pt 1

by paulkamon 02.20.2010

It started out innocently enough with a single bottle of beer; a nice drinking session with an alluring and tall vessel of Saltspring Island Ale’s dark porter. Not long after that, it was the last drops of their award-winning golden and pale ales that I had also brought home as well, that further prodded me [...]

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Deacon’s Corner is Looking for Kitchen Staff

by paulkamon 02.19.2010

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Cabbage Rolls and Coffee

by Keith Talent 02.19.2010

Mmm mmm good.
Due to Ukrainian heritage (yes we self identify as Ukrainians, I’m not certain DNA testing would prove much outside of “random eastern European decent”, there hasn’t been anyone born there in five generations at least.) We decided to check out Ukrainian House.

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Photo of the Day: Bilodeau Honoured with Canadian Wine

by paulkamon 02.19.2010

After sabering open a bottle of Tribute commemorative Sparkling wine with a downhill ski, Sumac Ridge Estate Winery founder Harry McWatters and senior winemaker Mark Wendenburg presented Alexandre Bilodeau, the first Canadian to win an Olympic Gold Medal on Canadian soil, with a signed bottle of Tribute Gold.
With a ski?! I’d love to see that picture! [...]

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A Canadian Food & Wine Affair

by paulkamon 02.18.2010

What epitomizes Canadian food? Top Vancouver chefs gathered with ministers, media and suppliers at the Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday to showcase some of our finest ingredients.

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