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East Side

Latitude Restaurant Wine Bar Joins the UD Community

by Editor 08.18.2010

A warm UD welcome for Latitude Restaurant Wine Bar, the newest member of the Urban Diner community.

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BC Beer Awards Ticket Giveaway!

by paulkamon 05.14.2010

At the BC Beer Awards Tasting, in conjunction with Vancouver Craft Beer Week, guests can sample the Top 11 Beers from the 188 submitted and enjoy them with food from Beerbrats tonight from 7 – 11 pm at the Heritage Hall at 3102 Main Street.
I got 2 FREE tickets to tonight’s sold out BC Beer [...]

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Looking for Managers

by paulkamon 03.21.2010

Job details inside.

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The Main Event: East Meets West to Fight Hunger!

by paulkamon 01.17.2010

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FROM THE PRESS RELEASE:
Main Street restaurants are coming together to help fill the empty shelves of The Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
From Monday, January 18th to Sunday, January 24th, come experience the offerings of Main Street’s diverse restaurants during The Main Event.
The Main Event 2010’s theme is “East Meets West” and includes 20+ of [...]

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Bento Box Cocktails at Habit Lounge

by Danielle Rabkin 01.15.2010

Don’t play with your food! Isn’t that what we’ve always been told? Throw that mantra out the door at Habit Lounge where Nick Devine’s ‘reinvented retro’ cocktails require one to “shake and pour your own cocktail”.

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New Year’s Eve Celebratory Round-Up

by Editor 12.24.2009

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 [...]

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Blind Tasting Review: 2003 Château Franc Cardinal

by paulkamon 12.10.2009

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
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Anticipated Openings: Chinatown Edition

by paulkamon 12.05.2009

Two new modern Asian-inspired additions are on their way to Chinatown in the next couple of months and both of them look very promising. Building upon an under-served trend set in motion back in 2001 by early neighborhood pioneer, Wild Rice, the soon to be open Bao Bei and The Keefer Bar are both also [...]

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Paul Grunberg Leaves Market to Open Bao Bei in Chinatown

by paulkamon 11.26.2009

Paul Grunberg (former GM of Chambar and Market at Shangri-La) has left his post with Jean-Georges to help out his former Chambar colleague, Tannis Ling, to successfully open Bao Bei in Chinatown.

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