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North Shore

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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PR Update ~ Post Olympic Irish Drinking Edition

by paulkamon 03.13.2010

Chef Renaerts heads West by Northwest to take over the kitchens of Fraiche Restaurant and Crave Beachside; Executive Chef Wayne Martin makes Main Street decision; Get your “Jig” on. Irish styles at The Refinery; ’Olympic Hangover’ menus offered at db Bistro and Lumiere; Hamilton Street Presents – Spirits of the West, Volume 10 – Irish Whiskey; Top Table [...]

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Ocean Wise Turns 5

by Katherine van der Gracht 02.13.2010

At the end of last month, the good folks at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Program celebrated their five year anniversary by getting together in an attempt to butter up (and fatten up) local food media with a three hour mystery Dine Around tour to show off their wide range of participating Lower Mainland restaurants.

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New Year’s Eve Celebratory Round-Up

by Editor 12.24.2009

Ring in the New Year at Voya Restaurant; Andrey Durbach offering set menus and à la carte options for New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Eve at Cru; New Year’s Eve 2009 at Bistrot Bistro; New Year’s Eve at West; New Year’s Eve at CinCin; New Year’s Eve at Blue Water Cafe; New Year’s Eve at [...]

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Lolo Joins the UD Community

by paulkamon 10.21.2009

We are happy to welcome North Vancouver’s Lolo to the Urban Diner community. Check out their new listing, here. ~ PK

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Backyardblog: North Shore Adventure Day

by paulkamon 06.22.2009

Last week, myself and a few others were invited by the North Shore Tourism Association for a day of fun exploring some of the adventure and dining options being offered by local businesses on the other side of the inlet.

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Sustainable Sushi

by BC Brew 04.27.2009

When we think of food and sustainability, it’s easier to be conscious of what visibly surrounds us on land than beneath the ocean’s waves. Increasingly, however, out of sight can no longer be an excuse to be out of mind. Despite the vastness of the Earth’s seas, there are growing indications that we are reaching [...]