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January 20, 2010 at 1:57 am · Filed under First Look, Openings & Closings, Paul Kamon, Yaletown

Husband and wife restaurateurs, Justin and Lea Ault have recently opened their third Hapa Izakaya location in Yaletown inside the former Shiru-Bay space at 1193 Hamilton Street, right beside the Cactus Club, who interestingly held on to the space for over a year with an eye to expand their own room; luckily for us, they turned it over and the neighborhood scored big with the addition of a lively and well-run izakya that delivers the goods on all the important fronts: good food, fun atmosphere, and real value.
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November 9, 2009 at 2:43 pm · Filed under Beer, First Look, Gastown, Openings & Closings, Paul Kamon, Pictorial, Restaurant News

After a devastating kitchen fire back in January of this year, Incendio in Gastown has successfully navigated the insurance labyrinth and risen from the ashes looking better than ever.
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October 28, 2009 at 4:25 pm · Filed under First Look, Openings & Closings, Paul Kamon, Pictorial, Restaurant News, Special To UD, Yaletown

The Glowbal Group is expanding again. Right on the heels of their last big opening party for the re-imagined Coast in July, the sassy new baby in the family is called Society.
Come inside for a sneak peek.
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August 19, 2009 at 2:00 pm · Filed under Downtown, First Look, Openings & Closings, Paul Kamon, Restaurant News

Mis Trucos (Spanish for “my tricks”) is a new modern Mediterranean inspired tapas bar that has just recently opened its doors for your dining pleasure. Be careful or you just might miss this charming little restaurant set within a 1920’s character house perched above a storefront on bustling Davie Street as I did; I literally walked right by it looking for the correct address only to turn around and see the manager smiling and waving at me from the steps above.
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July 23, 2009 at 12:41 am · Filed under Downtown, First Look, UrbanDiner.ca Site News

Today, we warmly welcome Granville Street’s newest restaurant, The Edge Social Grille & Lounge to the Urban Diner community. Take a look at their new listing here.
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