CC2010

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Gastown

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Into the Slaughterhouse

by Jay Jones 08.31.2010

The beloved Vancouver East-side epicenter of consumption continues to crescendo. Recent years have seen a renaissance in eating and drinking explode, with local veterans of hospitality ambitiously sowing seeds in every available space. The particular allure of Gastown is two-fold: There is no corner of the city more rife with visible history and palpable character; [...]

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Win a Private Craft Cocktail Tour with Jay Jones

by Editor 08.04.2010

Melody Fury of VancouverFoodTour.com and veteran Vancouver barman, Jay Jones (formerly Pourhouse, Voya), are excited to announce a collaborative series to celebrate the craft of cocktail making.
The Craft Cocktail Tour Series is the newest addition to Vancouver Food Tour’s line of culinary walking tours. On the first tour, guests will create and sip hand-crafted drinks [...]

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McLean’s Hockey & Heritage

by Degan Beley 07.20.2010

The Le Magasin  space in Gastown has been through many reincarnations since its inception in 1911 and with the most recent, McLean’s, it appears to be going through several all at once.

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Cork and Fin

by Katherine van der Gracht 06.28.2010

The historic Alhambra Hotel in Vancouver’s Gastown has seen its fair share of tenants. Built in 1886, immediately following the Great Vancouver Fire, it remains one of the oldest standing buildings in the city. Over the years, it’s been home to a John Fluevog shoe store, an old French restaurant, a video store, heck, they [...]

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Everything Café

by Katherine van der Gracht 06.24.2010

Advance your token to Everything Café, Sean Heather’s seventh property on the quickly evolving Gastown and Chinatown Monopoly board.

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Sea Monstr Sushi is Coming to ‘Destroy Your Hunger’

by paulkamon 05.29.2010

Mark Brand is at it again. After his first successful business foray into the long-neglected and historic neighborhood of Gastown in 2007 with Boneta on 1 West Cordova, now a well-loved dining fixture of the community, and his popular prohibition-style cocktail bar and Asian small-plates follow-up, The Diamond, further solidifying his noble mission of cultural [...]

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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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