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Good Eats

Left of Centre

by Joie Alvaro Kent 01.23.2012

pH5: the slightly acidic state at which an animal’s muscle tissues come to rest after slaughter. With pH7 as neutral, it’s slightly left of centre but not radically so—figuratively speaking, it denotes an environment ripe for change. An apt moniker for chef David Gunawan’s latest adventure.
The former executive chef of West Restaurant recently returned from [...]

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Signature Dish Dine Out Festival – November 1-18

by Editor 11.01.2011

If you have been looking for an opportunity to explore the Lower Mainland’s world-class Chinese restaurant scene in more depth, the recent launch of the “Signature Dish Dine Out Festival” is a wonderful opportunity.

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Italian Trip Report: Where’s the Beef?

by Canucklehead 10.09.2011

For most of us, when you think of steak, your mind immediately conjures up images of Texas and Alberta, complete with cowboys, campfires, and coyote’s howling at the moon. At the opposite end, I had never really made the connection between Italian cuisine and steaks. Of course, I’d heard of bistecca alla fiorentina – [...]

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The Best Chinese Restaurant You’ve Never Heard Of

by Canucklehead 09.29.2011

It made me chuckle when I read about Grant Achatz’s new ‘super’ exclusive Speakeasy a few months ago. Really? Here’s a tip, if you are the real deal, you don’t have go around telling everyone how exclusive you are. Even Disney is smart enough to keep its yap shut about Club 33, [...]

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A for Effort

by Canucklehead 09.20.2011

I really started cooking for pleasure just as people like Nigella Lawson, Jamie Oliver, and Nigel Slater came on the scene. And even though I am much more grounded with Julia Child and Marcella Hazan now – I still love the freewheeling generosity of that generation of UK TV chefs. Nothing beats the joy [...]

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The Pinkberry Has Landed

by Canucklehead 09.12.2011

What is Pinkberry? If you have been to Los Angeles – you’ll know that this chain of frozen yogurt shops commands a following that borders on the fanatical. I mean, even Larry David can’t resist. The promise of sweet ice cream goodness, topped with your choice of fruit, nuts, or sweet gooey sauces [...]

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“Pizzeria Farina” Hits the Ground Running on Main Street

by paulkamon 09.08.2011

Italian-inspired pizzerias are popping up all over the city (Nicli Antica in Gastown, Novo in Kits, and Verace in Crosstown) with a couple more promising ones still yet to come to East Van (Barbarella on Broadway, Via Tevere on Victoria), and I wouldn’t want it any other way. Of all the comfort foods direly [...]

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Moon Cakes. Really?

by Canucklehead 08.22.2011

(photo via Flickr by miss karen)
The timing of Chinese Mid Autumn festival has always felt odd to me. Especially when I lived in Hong Kong, suffering through mid-30’s heat with 110% humidity – the cooling promise of “Mid-Autumn” seemed more like a cruel taunt, than an actual celebration.
Adding credence to the idea that the [...]

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The Rebirth of Uncool

by Canucklehead 07.25.2011

(Photo by Flckr SqueakyMarmot under create commons license)
It’s a great story, a satisfying tale that adds to the mythology one of our great city icons. Young Dynamic Entrepreneur (in the form of Mark Brand) Saves Downtown Eastside Institution Save On Meats! Wrecking ball averted! Greedy developers thwarted! Hurrah!!
And without any irony, this [...]

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My Own House of Ramen

by Canucklehead 07.18.2011

The inaugural issue of Lucky Peach Magazine, the hotly anticipated collaboration between Momofuku’s David Chang and McSweeney’s, is devoted to all things ramen. Included is a recipe for fresh ramen (alkaline) noodles – and it seems so ridiculously easy, either it’s culinary magic or the meanest practical joke ever. The recipe consist [...]

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Go East, Young Man!

by Canucklehead 07.10.2011

(Ken Lum Photo)
There was a time when it was not only aspirational to live west of Ontario Street – it was mandatory if you had any hope of forward motion in your life. Okay, this is clearly overstating the point, but my parents certainly bought into this notion. East Van kids were bad [...]

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The Weekend Cook

by Canucklehead 06.13.2011

Now that it is finally warm, everyone is going nuts trying to cram as much as they can into that 48 hour window that is the weekend. So grateful was I for the sun, I willingly worked in the garden for a five stretch this past Saturday (something I would have literally bet my life [...]

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