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Urban Diner Restaurant Awards

2009 Urban Diner Award Winners

by paulkamon 04.10.2009

Wow, what an amazing night!  A big thanks to all the UD Forum members who participated in this year’s vote. And a big shout out to all our sponsors who made it all possible. Thank you all for your continued support of this dynamic community, it is greatly appreciated.
UPDATED: event pictures added April 10 

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2009 UD Awards: Voting Ends at Midnight Tonight!

by paulkamon 04.01.2009

At midnight tonight, voting in the 2009 Urban Diner Awards will end and the tallying will begin!  Winners will be announced on April the 6th on the front page. If you are a registered UD Forum member and intend to vote, do it today before midnight or forever hold your peace. Good luck everybody!  ~ [...]

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2009 Urban Diner Awards Vote Has Begun

by paulkamon 03.25.2009

Inside are the official nominations from the Urban Diner Forum members for the 2009 UD Awards.  Voting has begun and the results will be revealed here on April 6th. Good luck everybody! ~ PK
UPDATED TO SHOW ALL CATEGORY NOMINATIONS: March 26/09

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2009 Urban Diner Awards ~ Final Nominations

by paulkamon 03.20.2009

Finally, we have the “Best New” and “Industry” category nominations. All members of the Urban Diner Forum are invited to begin nominating their favourites in the following:
Best New
Best New Formal
Best New Casual
Best New Design
Best New Restaurant Bar
Industry
Best Kitchen Team
Best Service Team
Chef of the Year
Bartender of the Year
Sommelier of the Year
Service All Star
We will take the top 5 [...]

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2009 Urban Diner Awards ~ Round 2 Nominations

by paulkamon 03.18.2009

UPDATED: March 18/09
Next up is the local dining nominations. All members of the Urban Diner Forum are invited to begin nominating their favourites in the following categories:
Local Dining
Best Restaurant Formal
Best Restaurant Casual
Best Value
Best European Formal (French, Italian)
Best European Casual (include Bistros)
Best Middle East/Africa <—NEW CATEGORY
Best Asian
Best Americas (South, Central)
Best Regional
Best Desserts
Best Wine List
Best Beer List
Best Café
We will [...]

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2009 UD Award Nominations Have Begun!

by paulkamon 03.16.2009

Here we go! The 750+ members of the Urban Diner Forum we have begun the nomination process for the following categories. We will take the top 5 from each category to the award vote and announce the winners at a kick-ass party at Voya on April 6th.
Regional
Best Suburban
Best Whistler
Best Okanagan
Best Victoria
Best Vancouver Island
The Retail
Best Beer [...]

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The 2009 Urban Diner Awards are Coming

by paulkamon 03.09.2009

Bang a gong, the awards are on!
Updated: Sunday, March 18 ~ categories revised

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Notice: The UD Forum Is Closed for the Holidays

by admin 10.11.2008

Andrew Morrison and myself are back at the table negotiating the fate of Urban Diner and have agreed to close the Urban Diner Forum for the holidays. The UD Forum will return on Tuesday, October 14th.  Thanks for your patience and understanding during this time.
~ Paul Kamon | Urban Diner

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From Urban Diner…

by admin 04.09.2008

We extend a warm welcome to So.cial At Le Magasin, the newest restaurant to join the Urban Diner community.

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Media File No.615

by admin 04.03.2008

Lots of shots of the Urban Diner Awards in the upcoming issue of Vancouver View (photos by Paul Duchart). See the full-size page by clicking the thumbnail above.
If you missed the awards, take a look below.

 
2008 Urban Diner Restaurant Awards
 

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The 2008 Urban Diner Restaurant Awards

by admin 02.19.2008

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March 1st, 2008
Restaurant Industry Honours Its Own | by Fred Lee

“If the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards are the city’s culinary Oscars, consider the inaugural Urban Diner Awards the foodie Golden Globes. This year it brought out 200 of the industry’s best, including David Hawksworth, Robert Clark, John Bishop and [...]

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The Escalope Please

by admin 02.16.2008

Well. That was really cool. After a thirty day nomination process and an exciting five day vote that saw over 50,000 hits, the polls have closed in the forum and we now have 40 Urban Diner Award winners, all chosen by the bright lights of BC’s food and beverage community.

Before I introduce the winners, let [...]

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