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	<title>UrbanDiner.ca &#124; Vancouver Restaurant Scene Magazine</title>
	<link>http://urbandiner.ca</link>
	<description>A Fine Guide To Eating and Drinking in British Columbia</description>
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		<title>Tai Fighter</title>
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(Photos courtesy of Spatulamedia)
The Mai Tai cocktail originally appeared on Don the Beachcomber’s menu in 1933. It was one of his least popular cocktails and it soon disappeared off of his list. 11 years later, his arch rival, Trader Vic Bergeron concocted a drink that he hoped would rival the Old Fashioned in its simplicity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/02/06/tai-fighter/</link>
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		<title>Winter PR Cocktail</title>
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SOCIETY set to host &#8220;Pink Shirt Day&#8221; anti-bullying luncheon; Haywire: Will the home team take the gold medal?; Blue Water Cafe’s 8th Annual Unsung Heroes Festival; Get to know Quails’ Gate Winery at CRU dinner; Hawksworth Restaurant celebrates the return of Tales of the Cocktail; Kale and Nori present: La Belle Epoque Dinner at Legacy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/02/03/winter-pr-cocktail/</link>
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		<title>Celebrating Cocktail Culture in Vancouver</title>
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Vancouver Craft Beer Week seemed to have signalled the arrival of craft beer in Vancouver&#8217;s public consciousness. As a result, we&#8217;ve seen surprising innovation and growth from BC brewers. There&#8217;s a similar renaissance developing in Vancouver&#8217;s cocktail culture. That spirit has gained us a festival that is sure to be a comparable catalyst for our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/02/02/totcot2012/</link>
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		<title>Agave Spirits Featured at Tales of the Cocktail Vancouver</title>
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Tales of the Cocktail on Tour Vancouver is right around the corner, taking place February 12-15.  At this second annual installment of the satellite event of New Orleans&#8217; own Tales of the Cocktail, tequila and mezcal will figure prominently.  Charlotte Voisey, Iván Saldaña, and your very own agave correspondent will be presenting an entertaining and educating seminar [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/02/01/agave-spirits-featured-at-tales-of-the-cocktail-vancouver/</link>
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		<title>Keeping it Fresh &#8211; Part Two</title>
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‘Fresh’ is a term in coffee that has been overused by retailers and consumers alike, to the point that it doesn’t mean anything anymore. What is freshness?
Typically fresh coffee is thought of as a roasted product. It has only been within the last few years that roast dates have become a relevant selling feature of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/31/keeping-it-fresh-part-two/</link>
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		<title>The Ayurveda Diet</title>
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According to the Charaka samhita Ayurveda evolved out of a need to address the acute and chronic disease that emerged when humans first began to live together in settled communities. This suggests that the basic structure of Ayurveda could be as old as the Neolithic in India, some 10,000 years ago. By any measure Ayurveda [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/26/the-ayurveda-diet/</link>
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		<title>Naramata Heritage Inn &amp; Spa is Seeking a Restaurant/Catering Manager</title>
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Job details inside.


Naramata Heritage Inn &#38; Spa seeking restaurant/catering manager.  Wine knowledge/education essential, previous management/supervision experience in upscale casual dining required.  You are: easy-going, passionate about food/wine, a born leader, results driven, a service nazi, a computer nerd, creative, grounded.
Email: jobs@naramatainn.com
Fax: 250.496.5001
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		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/25/naramata-heritage-inn-spa-is-seeking-a-restaurantcatering-manager/</link>
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		<title>Biercraft Wins with Battle of the Belgians</title>
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When I first became involved with Vancouver&#8217;s craft beer community, Belgium came to mind when thinking about the sort of beer culture I hoped we could cultivate here. Rather than attempt to transplant Flanders in the Lower Mainland, developing a Flemish-style appreciation for beer and food in local terms seemed more appropriate. It would have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/25/biercraft-wins-with-battle-of-the-belgians/</link>
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		<title>Left of Centre</title>
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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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/23/left-of-centre/</link>
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		<title>Blind Tasting Review: Hecht &amp; Bannier Saint Chinian AOC 2009</title>
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Blind tasting reviews are a fun game to play with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town. I pour a glass from 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.
Come inside and read the review of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/23/blind-tasting-review-hecht-bannier-saint-chinian-aoc-2009/</link>
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		<title>The Hanky Panky</title>
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From 1903 through to 1926, Ada Coleman, or as her regulars called her, “Coley”, worked the bar at the Savoy Hotel’s American Bar in London. She was a very talented bartender who proceeded the great, Harry Craddock, who in 1924 would come over the pond from America to manage the Savoy. Six years later he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/20/the-hanky-panky/</link>
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		<title>Snowy Day PR Delivery!</title>
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(Image courtesy of: Kamyar Adl)
The GLOWBAL COLLECTION + Dine Out Vancouver 2012; Dine Out at Sequoia for a chance to win big; West announces upcoming wine and cocktail dinners; Dine Around Abbotsford returns Jan 16-Feb 4; Spirited Dinner at the Granville Room “East Meets West”; Hawksworth Restaurant takes delivery of Black Winter Truffles; Project Chef [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/19/snowday-pr-delivery/</link>
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		<title>Jamie Says Fail, I Say Win!</title>
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Last night, while scouring the Internets for an idea on what to do with a butchered chicken carcass after removing all the good meaty bits other than making stock, I stumbled upon this little bit of McDonald&#8217;s inspired awesomeness.


Perhaps, I come from the peasant school of dining, which means that every bit of an animal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/17/jamie-says-fail-i-say-win/</link>
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		<title>BC Brew Review: Mont des Cats</title>
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Abbaye Sainte Marie du Mont des Cats is a Trappist monastery located on a mountain outside the French village of Godewaersvelde, near the Belgian border. As with the likes of Chimay, Orval, and Rochefort today, Mont des Cats was once was highly regarded for its beer. However, during the Battle of the Lys in April [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/13/mont-des-cats/</link>
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		<title>Constitution in Ayurveda</title>
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[Image courtesy of Wikipedia]
The Sanskrit meaning of the word dosha is &#8216;fault&#8217; or &#8216;taint&#8217;, referring to the body&#8217;s inherent potential to become unbalanced and diseased.  As mediators of the disease process, Ayurveda teaches us that in order to properly prevent and treat disease, we must learn how to identify the doshas and the qualities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbandiner.ca/2012/01/12/constitution-in-ayurveda/</link>
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