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Gastown

Boneta Is 3 Years Old = Party!

by Editor 07.24.2010

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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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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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Vinos and Tapas Ole!

by Katherine van der Gracht 04.28.2010

Boy, does Salt Tasting Room know how to throw a great sausage party! Mix in a healthy dose of exotic Spanish wines from the rustic to the refined, and you’ve got the makings of Saturday’s Spain Vinos and Tapas ¡Olé!, number 52 of an impressive 63 event line up at this year’s Vancouver Playhouse International [...]

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Acme Cafe in Gastown

by Katherine van der Gracht 04.21.2010

Did somebody say… pie? Meet Alan and Peggy Hoffman, the husband and wife team behind the latest square to be added to Gastown’s checkerboard of hot spots. For months, the duo have been working alongside Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts co-founder, Chef Walter Messiah, crafting up their good old fashioned comfort food menu and putting [...]

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Judas Goat Taberna is Now Open

by Katherine van der Gracht 03.14.2010

Sheep beware! A Judas Goat will lead you to slaughter, while its own life will be spared. Thankfully, we Homo sapiens possess an arguably higher level of intelligence that allows us to better assess the threat of imminent danger. It was this fight or flight response mechanism which found us venturing deep into the underbelly [...]

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Deacon’s Corner is Looking for Kitchen Staff

by paulkamon 02.19.2010

Job details inside.

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Inniskillin Icewine Cocktail Competition at The Diamond

by Danielle Rabkin 01.23.2010

Last Monday, Vancouver’s top bartending talent convened yet again for a battle. This time, Inniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine was the feature ingredient and the stakes included a trip for two to Niagara featuring tours of Inniskillin and other local wineries.

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