Archive for Lauren Mote
March 2, 2010 at 4:37 am · Filed under 2010 Olympics, Downtown, Events, Lauren Mote, Michael Schratter, Paul Kamon, Pictorial
The city was awash in nationalism as long repressed flag waving urges exploded and poured onto the streets of Vancouver like some giant billion dollar champagne beer bottle spraying out thousands of rabid superfans yesterday; the symbolic final battle (a.k.a. Greatest NHL script ever imagined) against our fellow continental bully brothers in a dramatic game of ice hockey swiftly sabrered off the lid of our bottled up conservative nature and unleashed terrific pandemonium, thus revealing ourselves in full patriotic bloom as a nation proud, strong and free, and quite capable of consuming more beer in 17 days than any other winter loving people. Wow, what a party that was. Go Canadian Iceholes, eh! ~ PK
EDITOR’S NOTE: A HUGE thank you to all the service people and volunteers who manned the front lines of this most epic party, including all the police from around the country who kept us safe during this most memorable experience.
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December 15, 2009 at 2:54 am · Filed under Events, Lauren Mote, Whistler, Wine
(Image courtesey of Degan Beley)
We ended one festival to start another. After Victoria’s Art of the Cocktail was successfully put to bed the previous weekend in Victoria, Cornucopia, Whistler’s celebration of wine and food, was just stepping on the stage in the snowy coastal mountains 100 km in the other direction.
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November 3, 2009 at 3:17 am · Filed under Events, Lauren Mote, Wine
When I was invited to taste the Mission Hill portfolio, I couldn’t help but think about the bargain bin at the local liquor store. What else exists between their innocuous stock wines and Oculus? The Shangri-La hosted a complete tasting that effectively changed my perception of this long standing vineyard and winery in the Okanagan.
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September 30, 2009 at 12:57 am · Filed under Lauren Mote, Local Travel, Okanagan, Openings & Closings, Wine
As you walked in through the front doors, the hostess would greet you, find your reservation, and in the background you couldn’t help but notice the bar in full swing, making the finest classic and contemporary cocktails. The sound of the espresso grinder, great music, and of course, a faint sound of the infamous cowbell dinging from the basement kitchen. Food runners pop up from the back stairs, with plates of gorgeous food, artistically presented, and the flavour was off the charts. This was Chow. One of the tastiest secrets on South Granville. Sadly, with bouts of heartache, Chow closed its doors in May 2009, and in the last 4 months, everyone had seemed to move on. For Chef/Owner Jean-Christophe Poirier (JC) in particular, this was a tough loss – although he had much support from his girlfriend, the community, and his many peers, losing your restaurant, something you’re so passionate about, is just as hard to get over as a hideous break-up. Little did we know that the restaurant closure would take this talented chef beyond Vancouver’s hungry clutches and we had T minus 16 weeks until blast off. This is the story of a “Chef’s Last Supper” – a series of trips, dinners and goodbyes had at the knife of a talented young chef, and his passionate entourage.
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July 7, 2009 at 1:06 am · Filed under Downtown, First Look, Lauren Mote, Opening Soon, Openings & Closings, Restaurant News, Special To UD, Tofino
“We’ve gone from 300 to 700 seats on Alberni this week!” exclaims Patrick Austin, the Glowbal Group’s director of operations. After this Wednesday’s media/VIP party, and Thursday’s concierge party, the Glowbal Group will open its highly anticipated new Coast Restaurant to the public and add another downtown location to their culinary collection, with the original Coast location in Yaletown being reborn as another, yet to be named restaurant from the group in the following year.
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