Archive for Special To UD
February 1, 2010 at 3:01 am · Filed under Europe, Grazing a Trail, Linda Violago, Special To UD, Wine
(Image by: Annaïck Le Mignon)
Editor’s Note: It is with great pleasure that I introduce Linda Violago, a on and off again Vancouverite and international traveling sommelier, whose whims have taken her around the globe to work in some of the world’s top restaurants, including stints at Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago and Mugaritz in Spain. For the benefit of Urban Diner readers, Linda will be sending us regular transmissions of her travels abroad. Enjoy!
~ PK
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October 28, 2009 at 4:25 pm · Filed under First Look, Openings & Closings, Paul Kamon, Pictorial, Restaurant News, Special To UD, Yaletown
The Glowbal Group is expanding again. Right on the heels of their last big opening party for the re-imagined Coast in July, the sassy new baby in the family is called Society.
Come inside for a sneak peek.
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August 8, 2009 at 1:17 am · Filed under Cocktail Culture, Ryan Cheverie, Special To UD
My main reason for heading to New Orleans was to reload for another year; I am struggling to keep up in the mixology arms race that Vancouver has become. Attending Tales of the Cocktail is like downloading a decade’s worth of dedicated and discerning ‘study’ of cocktails and spirits onto you brain in just a few days. For me it was also a chance to discover what was so special about the Sazerac once and for all.
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August 4, 2009 at 2:04 pm · Filed under Cocktail Culture, Ryan Cheverie, Special To UD
Ask ten of Vancouver’s better bartenders to name their favourite cocktail and you’ll likely get ten different answers, but ask them each to list their top five and I’d bet that only one will appear in all ten; the Sazerac.
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July 7, 2009 at 1:06 am · Filed under Downtown, First Look, Lauren Mote, Opening Soon, Openings & Closings, Restaurant News, Special To UD, Tofino
“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 Coast location in Yaletown being reborn as another, yet to be named restaurant from the group in the following year.
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