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Celebrity Chefs

Q&A with Chef Dennis Peckham of Black + Blue

by Editor 12.04.2011

(Image by: Brian K Smith)
Describe the concept of Black + Blue…
The concept for Black + Blue is relatively simple. It’s the golden age of steaks. I guess that could be a number of different opinions to different people. For me it means a return to the classic Chicago and New York steakhouses of the 70’s [...]

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Q&A with Jefferson Alvarez, Executive Chef of Fraîche

by Editor 10.21.2011

Coinciding with the release of his first menu for fall, we drop in on Chef Jefferson Alvarez as he settles in at his elegant new digs high on the hill in West Vancouver: Fraîche.
Where are you from?
Born in Venezuela, quickly transplanted to Toronto where I grew up.
What was your first job in the industry?
Prep-cook and [...]

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Dale Mackay Wins Top Chef Canada

by Editor 07.05.2011

Dale MacKay – Canada’s First Top Chef! At a friends and family fundraiser party at ensemble yesterday evening, Chef Dale MacKay and 65 guests enjoyed a four-course TV dinner of sorts, while the season finale of the Food Network’s Top Chef Canada played out on several flatscreens set up for the occasion.
In town [...]

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Ticket Giveaway to Aboriginal Potlatch Supper!

by Editor 06.03.2011

(Salmon image by Bill Reid)
I have 2 tickets ($150 value) to the upcoming Aboriginal Potlatch Supper on Monday, June 13th, a multi-course wine paired feast using traditional indigenous products, recipes, and cooking methods. Come inside for your chance to win!

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Chef Dale Mackay Looking for a Fresh Start

by paulkamon 03.04.2011

Late in the evening a couple of days ago, I swear, a few seconds before I was about to turn off the computer and crawl away into bed before the sun came up, a tweet flashed across my screen that stopped me in my tracks…
‘Word’ is that Chef Dale MacKay and David Sidoo are staying [...]

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Pictorial: Academic 1 Year, Big Night, Cocktail Kitchen Finale, Fairmont’s “Lifestyle Cuisine +”

by paulkamon 02.10.2011

Check out some photos from a few of the exciting events Urban Diner has attended over the last few weeks.

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Vancouver Cooks 2 Shortlisted for Culinary Book Award

by Editor 09.20.2010

The Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia’s latest cookbook, Vancouver Cooks 2 (with recipes celebrating the B.C. food scene by 70 well-known and emerging chefs) has been shortlisted for the 2010 Canadian Culinary Book Awards in the English Canadian Culinary Culture category.
The winners will be announced on Friday, November 5, 2010.
Congratulations to all the [...]

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CCC2010: Plenty of Cooks, Not Enough Fish

by Jacob Galbraith 09.16.2010

In a word, I expected shenanigans when I signed up to attend and write about the 2010 Canadian Chef’s Congress. As a most unfortunate side effect of being a cook first and writer second (boyfriend third), is that I couldn’t wrangle the entire weekend off, and therefore found myself missing out on the Friday night [...]

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CC 2010: Aquaman, Smokies, and Sustainable Campfire Sing-Alongs

by Jacob Galbraith 09.11.2010

One of the perks of being a cook who can also read and write at a fifth grade level is that I’m occasionally called upon to attend events I would never be able to make it to. Last May brought the Vancouver Craft Beer Week, and today I’ll be frolicking amongst approximately five hundred or [...]

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Register Now for Canadian Chefs’ Congress – September 11, 12

by Editor 08.31.2010

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Mystery Kitchen Tour Continues…

by Editor 07.08.2010

Date: Friday, July 30th
Time: 6 pm – 10 pm
Suggested attire: Business Casual*
Tickets: Limited to just 100 lucky guests
The Price: $125 per person purchase tickets
Location: A 1912 “A” class heritage building in downtown Vancouver
The Chefs: we’ll never tell. The Wines: some of the best…The Menu: it’s a mystery…
The Beneficiary: Young chefs, farmers, fishers, gardeners, foragers & [...]

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Visa Infinite Dinner at Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar

by paulkamon 06.04.2010

On Wednesday June 2nd, Visa Infinite held their 3rd exclusive cardholders dinner in Vancouver; this time Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar in Yaletown played host in their gorgeous aqua-themed wine room.
Executive Chef, Frank Pabst (Vancouver Magazine’s Chef of the Year), and Raw Bar Chef, Yoshihiro Tabo rolled out an impressive four-course meal that was [...]

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