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How I Drank Tequila and Didn’t Get a Hangover

by Rick Green 08.23.2011

Our experience of tequila in BC is like a Mexican all-inclusive resort — you play in an isolated stretch of beach while the rest of the country is out of sight, out of mind. Like me, your first experience of Mexico’s national spirit was probably the lick, sip, and suck of a tequila cruda, a [...]

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Solutions from the Underground: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

by Editor 05.21.2011

Fungi, particularly mushrooms, offer some powerful, practical solutions to many of the forces of environmental degradation facing the biosphere. The central premise is that habitats have immune systems, just like people, and our close evolutionary relationship to fungi can be the basis for novel pairings that lead to greater sustainability and better health. Paul Stamets [...]

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Pastry Training Centre of Vancouver Joins the UD Community

by Editor 11.20.2010

Today, we are happy to welcome the Pastry Training Centre of Vancouver to the Urban Diner community.

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The Diamond Preparatory School For All Things Drink

by Editor 05.21.2010
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Vancouver Food Tour Official Launch

by Editor 05.17.2010

Local food writer and media personality, Melody Fury, who in my estimation has the coolest name ever, has just unleashed her latest delicious project, a culinary walking-tour for visitors to explore Vancouver’s favorite food destinations in style called Vancouver Food Tour.

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Chocolate 201: Artisan Chocolate Tasting Series

by paulkamon 04.09.2010

Join the introductory Chocolate 201 tasting series and hear stories of how the chocolate was transformed from tree to bean to bar. Learn about how chocolate is made and how to taste it. You will explore the artisan products of Patric Chocolate, Pralus, Amano Artisan Chocolate, and Claudio Corallo.

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So You Wanna Be A Bartender?

by paulkamon 12.04.2009

The Diamond at Maple Tree Square has just announced its first range of hands-on cocktail classes. Courses on offer cater to aspiring professional bartenders and casual cocktail enthusiasts alike. Details inside.

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Home is Where the Food is

by paulkamon 11.05.2009

Fabulous video by Vancouver-based animator Jody Kramer (The Juki Museum) produced for the 100-Mile Diet Society.
Also, check out the Vancouver 100-Mile Diet Foodshed Map, to get a lovely visual of where our local food is coming from. Buy a copy of the map here.
Thanks to Jackie Connelly for the link. ~ PK

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Serious Beer

by paulkamon 11.02.2009

Have you signed up for PICA’S Beer School with @SeriousBeer? If you haven’t, you should because Beer = Good.

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