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Gastown

Calabash Bistro in Gastown is Hiring

by Editor 09.12.2011

Job details inside.

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The Rebirth of Uncool

by Canucklehead 07.25.2011

(Photo by Flckr SqueakyMarmot under create commons license)
It’s a great story, a satisfying tale that adds to the mythology one of our great city icons. Young Dynamic Entrepreneur (in the form of Mark Brand) Saves Downtown Eastside Institution Save On Meats! Wrecking ball averted! Greedy developers thwarted! Hurrah!!
And without any irony, this [...]

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Peckinpah Joins the UD Community

by Editor 02.22.2011

We are happy to welcome Peckinpah, Gastown’s home of Carolina Style bbq, to the Urban Diner community.

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Ready, Set, Dine Out!

by paulkamon 01.24.2011

Ready or not, here they come. With equal parts anticipation, rejoicing and dread, the year’s first big dining promotion, Dine Out Vancouver, starts today with over 210 restaurants participating with their $18, $28, or $38 custom three-course menus.
For some restaurateurs, it couldn’t come soon enough; getting more bums back in seats after the post-holiday lull [...]

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Big Lou’s is Looking for Butchers

by Editor 12.23.2010

Job details inside.

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The Alibi Room’s 200th Tap List

by Editor 12.17.2010

Editor’s Note: The following is an important transmission from Lord Nige Heimdall, guardian of the rainbow bridge to Beerhalla…

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“Peckinpah” Brings Carolina-Style BBQ to Gastown

by paulkamon 12.14.2010

Meat-eaters rejoice! Gastown restaurateur, Tyson Reimer (Cobre, Deacon’s Corner) and construction-specialist and business partner, Ryan Murfitt (Bao Bei, Calabash, Cobre to name a few) are just a few days away from opening their highly anticipated “Peckinpah” Carolina-style BBQ joint in the heart of Gastown, just a stone’s throw from the Gassy Jack statue at 2 [...]

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Wine Infused PR

by Editor 11.12.2010

Touring the Americas with Latitude; Enjoy the best of the season at YEW restaurant + bar; Glowbal Collection November features; HSG’s Office Christmas Party in a Box; CinCin Truffle Wine Dinner: Osoyoos Larose; The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe expands lunch & serves up a $21 three-course deal; Investing in gold – Portfolio 2008 Release; [...]

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Value Alert! Eat Drink Local – October 31-November 3

by Editor 10.29.2010

This fall, many of the Downtown East Side’s (DTES) best restaurants are joining together for Eat Drink Local, a celebration of the food scene in Vancouver’s most energetic culinary neighbourhood.

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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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