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Permanent Culture

by Ron Berezan 03.07.2012

I love food. I love good food. I love eating good food with other people who love eating good food. It’s genetic, I think, Or maybe it was the countless three hour dinners that were the staple of my childhood – stuffed into my Baba’s dining room with my extended Ukrainian family around a long [...]

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Mid-Island Eating and Drinking: March News

Regional News
Gaetane Palardy’s Island Gourmet Trails 250-650-1956, www.IslandGourmetTrails.ca will be leading a tour of the Shellﬁsh Research Station Tour (Deep Bay www.viu.ca/deepbay) on Monday, March 12. Cost is $5. Contact Gaetane to conﬁrm a spot: info@islandgourmettrails.ca.
Thursday, March 29 the 7th Annual Dining Out For Life! fundraiser with a number of restaurants from across Vancouver Island donating 25 percent of their [...]

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Celebrating Cocktail Culture in Vancouver

by Rick Green 02.02.2012

Vancouver Craft Beer Week seemed to have signalled the arrival of craft beer in Vancouver’s public consciousness. As a result, we’ve seen surprising innovation and growth from BC brewers. There’s a similar renaissance developing in Vancouver’s cocktail culture. That spirit has gained us a festival that is sure to be a comparable catalyst for our [...]

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Snowy Day PR Delivery!

by Editor 01.19.2012

(Image courtesy of: Kamyar Adl)
The GLOWBAL COLLECTION + Dine Out Vancouver 2012; Dine Out at Sequoia for a chance to win big; West announces upcoming wine and cocktail dinners; Dine Around Abbotsford returns Jan 16-Feb 4; Spirited Dinner at the Granville Room “East Meets West”; Hawksworth Restaurant takes delivery of Black Winter Truffles; Project Chef [...]

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Early 2012 PR Prophecies

by Editor 01.09.2012

Vancouver Playhouse Wine Fest on sale January 10th; 2012 Tales of the Cocktail on Tour Vancouver tickets now on sale; Big Lou’s Butcher Shop celebrates one great year in business; Bittered Sling Bistro: Round 3 – January 2012; Special events for January at Legacy Liquor Store; Vancouver restaurant eliminates organic waste and reduces garbage by [...]

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The Last PR Party of 2011

by Editor 12.28.2011

Party Like Itʼs 1919 at Pourhouse; New Year’s Eve at Au Petit Chavignol; New Year’s Eve Celebrations at Kitsilano’s Oakwood Canadian Bistro; A night to remember at Hawksworth Restaurant and Rosewood Hotel Georgia; Cibo Trattoria’s exclusive New Year’s eve menu; Party with a cause this New Year’s at Red Card Sports Bar; Rehab Brunch by [...]

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Pre-Holiday PR Blitz

by Editor 12.14.2011

Evolution @ West; Let Peckinpah help make your Christmas season a little bit easier!; Make Big Lou’s Butcher Shop the first stop for your feast; Marquis Wine Cellars Donates $4,836 to Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland; Bittered Sling Bistro: Round 2 Campari & Aperol; Hawksworth Restaurant shares heartwarming winter & holiday menu inspiration – [...]

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Post Grey Cup PR Party

by Editor 11.28.2011

CPBA presents: Retro Rejuvenation @ Ginger 62 on Monday Nov 28; “Odd Bits” dinner on Nov 28th with acclaimed author Jennifer McLagan at Cibo Trattoria; Extraordinary 7 course Vietti Barolo dinner with Luca Corrado Dec 3rd at Cibo Trattoria; Divino Restaurant & Wine Bar is ready for Christmas; Two Chefs & a Table named food [...]

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Autumn PR Collection

by Editor 11.17.2011

(Image by: Mila Zinkova)
Michel Roux launches ‘Desserts’ at Thierry; Acclaimed Cibo Trattoria to open for lunch during the month of December; Marquis Wine Cellars’ annual Sparkling Sale-Abration; Advance tickets to Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival on sale November 22nd; Toast holiday traditions at Hart House on Deer Lake; Sweetapple Wins Tales of the Cocktail® on [...]

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Q&A with George Siu of Memphis Blues Barbeque House

by Editor 11.10.2011

(Photo Credit: Brian K. Smith)
Celebrating 10 years in Vancouver this last Wednesday Memphis Blues Barbeque threw an afternoon party at their original flagship location on Broadway, inviting some of their closest friends to help devour a whole hog, some butter-soaked lobster knuckles and a few nicely paired beverages. We caught up with proud co-owner George [...]

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November PR Piñata

by Editor 11.08.2011

Kale & Nori introduce “Bittered Sling Bistro”; Mission Hill Family Estate named “Winery of the Year” at the InterVin International Wine Awards Competition; Oakwood Canadian Bistro launches new fall/winter menu and $10 brunch; Introducing “Date Night” in MARKET by Jean-Georges; Cibo Trattoria’s six-course menu featuring the esoteric food of Lombardy; Le Vieux Pin harvest report; [...]

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