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Review

A Visit to Novo Pizzeria and Wine Bar

by paulkamon 10.20.2011

My first visit to Novo Pizzeria and Wine Bar in the former Incendio space beside Fifth Avenue Cinemas in Kits, was back in early August while it was still coming together after a complete tear-down to the studs, followed by an extensive renovation to accommodate the separate venting stack for the new wood burning oven. [...]

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Climate Change Challenging Specialty Coffee

by Mette-Marie Hansen 10.19.2011

(Images by: Mette-Marie Hansen)
Our climate is changing. This might not be shocking news to you over your morning coffee, but as a coffee buyer, I get to meet farmers and producers who are facing the difficulties of a changing climate year round.
It is the small business’ job to rant about [...]

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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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Beer Review: Lighthouse Uncharted Belgian IPA

by Jacob Galbraith 10.07.2011

Lighthouse’s latest large format offering, the Uncharted Belgian IPA sidles up nicely with the beers that came before it for a couple of reasons: it has a nautical title, and it is quite strong. The company, despite having existed for many years, is relatively new to the seasonal big bottle game. Realizing the growing consumer [...]

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Coffee In Restaurants

by Mette-Marie Hansen 10.06.2011

I eat out a lot – dinner, desserts, wine, cocktails, coffee. Unfortunately, if I do have a cup of coffee after dinner when I eat out, I am most often disappointed. I can handle the 10pm caffeine infusion, as much as I can handle the wine or booze–it is most often the preparation or lack [...]

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Oktoberfest & Harvestfest – Winner

by Editor 10.06.2011

Congrats to Meghan Radomske, you are the winner of 2 tickets to Oktoberfest & Harvestfest!

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October Is BC Craft Beer Month

by Editor 10.03.2011

It’s official, the Province of British Columbia in a proclamation signed by Attorney General, Barry Penner, has deemed October to be BC Craft Beer Month; a time to celebrate the 50+ breweries and brew pubs across the province that dedicate themselves to making the finest craft beer.

For more information, including a list of events taking [...]

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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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Coffee Vernacular

by Colter Jones 09.25.2011

(Image by: Brian W. Jones)
The way that we package and present coffee says a lot about our approach towards the beverage. As a barista I like to have as much information as possible about my coffee, but I can definitely understand how a smattering of information can seem pretentious to the common customer who [...]

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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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Coffee Certifications

by Mette-Marie Hansen 09.19.2011

“Is Your Coffee Fair Trade and Sustainable and Organic?”
I just got this question from a concerned consumer, and she was raising valid questions about well known certifications and buzz-words. The question is simple, and doesn’t require more than a yes-or-no, but as much as I love coffee, I love the opportunity to discuss and explore [...]

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