From the category archives:

Cheese

Taste BC 2010 Giveaway

by paulkamon 01.16.2010

I have 2 tickets up for grabs for the upcoming Taste BC event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Tuesday, January 19th for the first person to correctly complete the challenge inside.

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A Visit to the Comox Valley Pt 2 ~ Eating & Drinking

by paulkamon 09.12.2009

(Read “A Visit to the Comox Valley Pt 1“)
What would it take to get me to pack up my family and travel 5 solid hours by boat and van to a fairly remote town overrun by wealthy Albertans and military personnel? Good food. And beer.

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Nota Bene Vertical Tasting

by paulkamon 08.13.2009

Recently, I attended a rare vertical tasting of the famed and highly-coveted Black Hills Nota Bene at Au Petit Chavignol. This single vineyard Bordeaux-style blend (cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc), since its first vintage in 1999, has gained an enviable loyal following that has made it one of the hardest big BC reds to find [...]

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VinoCamp & CheeseCamp 2009

by paulkamon 08.13.2009

This past Saturday afternoon gave a large room full of wine and cheese nerds an excellent excuse to gather.  VinoCamp & CheeseCamp 2009 , a new kind of social media conference “designed for people interested in technology, wine and cheese” was, by all accounts I was exposed to, a huge success. I did hear someone [...]

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Bière avec Fromage

by BC Brew 02.24.2009

Beer and cheese pairing is growing in popularity amongst the craft beer crowd and is starting to trickle into the local culinary scene. In Victoria,  Spinnakers has their B.C. Artisan Cheese Taster appetizer course and Ottavio hosted a tasting with Phillips Brewing. Chef Lee Humphries of Vancouver’s FigMint Restaurant has hosted a number of pairings [...]

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Cheese Bailout!

by paulkamon 12.16.2008

While we here at home consider an aid package for our ailing automakers, the Italian government is buying 100,000 wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano and donating them to charity to help their struggling cheese producers.
Read the rest of the story here.
(Thanks to Gingerpeachy for sharing this story link in the UD Forum)

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Extreme Kitchen Experiment #420: Death by Bacon

by paulkamon 12.12.2008

This may be one giant leap past sensible, a definite red-lining of the bad cholesterol tachometer, but I must admit my curiosity has just been put on code orange by this little bit of experimental kitchen insanity: “If I Die A Bacon-Related Death, I’d Like It To Be Because Of This“, courtesy of the the [...]

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Cow And Bug In Perfect Harmony

by paulkamon 12.06.2008

 
Illegal Cheese
 

For all you cheese nerds.  Enjoy ~ PK

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UD Cheese Safari

by Paul Kamon 11.03.2008

Vancouverites never had it so good. Between the eclectic dining scene and all the new specialty food shops popping up all over the city, it is easier than ever to find unique, quality food products for entertaining folks with discerning palates. This week’s culinary safari has us hunting for cheese…

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