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Hawksworth is Hiring for FOH & BOH

by Editor 12.06.2010

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Judas Goat Set to Open in Gastown’s Blood Alley

by paulkamon 01.08.2010

Savvy Gastown restaurateur Sean Heather is very close to opening his latest venture, Judas Goat Taberna, a Spanish-inspired tasting bar in Blood Alley just a stone’s throw from his popular, award-winning Salt Tasting Room.

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YMCA is Looking for a Food Service Operator

by paulkamon 12.16.2009

The brand new Robert Lee YMCA facility scheduled to open on May 3rd, 2010 at 955 Burrard Street, across from the Scotiabank Theatre, is looking for a Food Service Operator for their new cafe space inside the building. ~ PK
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Anticipated Openings: Chinatown Edition

by paulkamon 12.05.2009

Two new modern Asian-inspired additions are on their way to Chinatown in the next couple of months and both of them look very promising. Building upon an under-served trend set in motion back in 2001 by early neighborhood pioneer, Wild Rice, the soon to be open Bao Bei and The Keefer Bar are both also [...]

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Paul Grunberg Leaves Market to Open Bao Bei in Chinatown

by paulkamon 11.26.2009

Paul Grunberg (former GM of Chambar and Market at Shangri-La) has left his post with Jean-Georges to help out his former Chambar colleague, Tannis Ling, to successfully open Bao Bei in Chinatown.

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Bao Bei

by paulkamon 11.04.2009

Chambar alumni and accomplished bar veteran Tannis Ling is getting set to open her Chinese brasserie “Bao Bei” (‘precious’ in Chinese) by the end of December 2009 with a total of 50 seats (10 at the bar).
She describes the food primary restaurant as an “intimate, unpretentious room serving simple, traditional and quality dishes.”
Ling will be [...]

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The Keefer Bar

by paulkamon 11.04.2009

The Keefer Bar will anchor the ground floor of a luxury “boutique residence” in Chinatown (135 Keefer Street) containing 4 enormous custom designed, fully furnished and serviced lofts for rent. The bar will be overseen by the talented Danielle Tatarin (formerly db Bistro) and plans to serve an eclectic mix of modern Asian cuisine, think [...]

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Pourhouse is Almost Here

by paulkamon 09.15.2009

The imminent arrival of Pourhouse in Gastown has many people excited, myself included. Coming together beautifully in the old Flux Bistro location (162 Water Street – map) in the historic Leckie Building, the Pourhouse will have 130 dining seats in total with 25 prime spots at what will certainly be a very popular drinking bar [...]

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Coast Restaurant ~ Exclusive Sneak Peek

by paulkamon 07.07.2009

“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 [...]

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The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe

by paulkamon 05.07.2009

Industry veterans Andre McGillvray (Lumiere, Chambar, Le Crocodile, Boneta) and Steve Da Cruz (The Whip, Chill Winston, Boneta, Gastropod) have teamed up and formed their own company called pistol star restaurants inc. Their first restaurant venture (I assume they will open more, as their company name suggests) together will be called the corner suite bistro [...]

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Jay Jones To Open “Pourhouse” In Gastown

by paulkamon 05.01.2009

(Image by: Heather Goldsworthy)
UPDATE: May 2, 2009
One of Vancouver’s most talented and dedicated bartenders, Mr. Jay Jones, has given his notice at Voya this morning and will be opening a new place of his own design called “Pourhouse” in the old Flux Bistro location (162 Water Street) just southeast of the steamclock in Gastown. The opening [...]

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The Diamond at Maple Tree Square

by paulkamon 04.13.2009

Update: Now Open as of Friday, June 19th, 2009.
Industry bartending veterans, Mark Brand (Boneta), Josh Pape (former Chambar) and Sophie Taverner (former Boneta, Cascade Room) are working together on a new concept for the upstairs corner of Powell and Carrall Street overlooking the beating heart of Gastown, literally a stone’s throw from the statue of Gassy [...]

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