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Grazing a Trail – “Free agency” and being homeless (in a good way)

by Linda Violago 02.01.2010

(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 [...]

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Society Set to Open in Yaletown

by paulkamon 10.28.2009

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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Desperately Seeking the Sazerac Pt. 2

by Ryan Cheverie 08.08.2009

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 [...]

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Desperately Seeking the Sazerac – Pt 1

by Ryan Cheverie 08.04.2009

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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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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Blind Tasting Review: 2008 Quails’ Gate Chenin Blanc

by paulkamon 07.02.2009

I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved. ~ PK
Come inside and read the review of our [...]

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UD Pictorial: Patio Season Part 2

by paulkamon 06.05.2009

Check out part two of Jackie Connelly’s patio pictorial inside.

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Marked For Life: On the Bourbon Trail with Jay Jones Pt 3

by Jay Jones 05.06.2009

The morning of day four is a carbon copy of days two and three. Disembarking from Louisville is significantly delayed, as wake-up calls and alarms are ineffective against drunken slumber. Departure is hampered further as luggage had to be packed before clamoring to the vans. A breakfast stop at Cracker Barrel provides our first taste of [...]

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Marked For Life: On the Bourbon Trail with Jay Jones Pt 2

by Jay Jones 04.25.2009

The 6am wake-up call intrudes just before actual sleep has a chance to set in. This will be our reality for the next five days. Not even time for coffee, before we make our pathetic lumber back into the vans. Soon, the landscape is zipping by our fuzzy eyes – we are en route to [...]

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