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 __________________________________________________  RESTAURANTS - ( June 11, 2009) THOSE TWEETIN' RESTAURANTS Wondering if your favourite restaurant is tweeting? We've started an index of local restaurants that are now on Twitter. Find it HERE . Filed in RESTAURANTS/ Restaurants that Twitter . __________________________________________________
 NEW RESTAURANTS - ( June 4, 2009) EDGE SOCIAL GRILL & LOUNGE, NOOK, VANCOUVER CAFE, ETC. The latest to join the emerging restaurant row in the Granville Entertainment District will be called The Edge Social Grille & Lounge -- a name that quite frankly sounds like an mosaic of so many other eating places around town. ... CONTINUE READING... RESTAURANTS/News and Rumours.__________________________________________________
 NEW RESTAURANTS - ( May 28, 2009) THE RETURN OF WALLY'S Wally's Burgers, the iconic, '60s-vintage, fast food institution that closed its doors on Kingsway last year is coming back -- only, not to Kingsway. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/News and Rumours. _________________________________________________
 NEW RESTAURANTS - ( May 7, 2009) STELLA'S ON CAMBIE New businesses are cropping up along the Cambie corridor like the proverbial morels after the forest fire and not all of them are big box retailers. There are a number of new, small to mid-sized restaurants too, and they are all adding to the Cambie community. Take Stella's on Cambie for example ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. __________________________________________________
 NEW RESTAURANTS - ( May 1, 2009) HEADING FOR THE POURHOUSEFollowing this week's surprise announcement that Mixologist Jay Jones would be leaving his position at Voya Restaurant and the Loden Hotel to open Pourhouse, his own bar and restaurant in Gastown, Jay has officially released some more details on the new project. The following is directly from his release. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. __________________________________________________
 NEW RESTAURANT - ( April 30, 2009) LOCAL - lounge . grille - A NEW RESTAURANT FOR SUMMERLAND( Directly from the Press Release.) Okanagan residents and visitors will soon have a stylish, new waterfront lounge and restaurant to enjoy. Featuring fresh, regional fare in a picturesque setting " LOCAL – lounge • grille” will open in early July next door to the Summerland Waterfront Resort and Spa on Lakeshore Drive in lower town. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews__________________________________________________
 RESTAURANT PREVIEWS - ( April 15, 2009)
THE NEW COAST RESTAURANT AND O LOUNGE
Coast Restaurant will soon be hauling up anchor at its original location in Yaletown and sailing downtown to a much larger berth on Alberni Street -- almost directly across the street from its sister restaurant, Italian Kitchen. Emad Yacoub, one of the Glowbal Group's owner/partners, kindly took us on a quick guided tour today, and gave us permission to snap a few preview photos ... CONTINUE READING... . Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews.
____________________________________________  RESTAURANT NEWS -- ( April 15, 2009) CIBO/MODA HOTEL SCORE IN FOOD & WINE SURVEYAccording to Food & Wine Magazine, is Vancouver still one of the "top 10 food cities in the world" (as declared in their 2008 GO LIST issue)? We may never know because this year, the magazine has scaled way back on the results printed in their May 2009 magazine. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/News and Rumours. __________________________________________________
 BEST DEALS ON MEALS - ( April 3, 2009 )
POISSON D'AVRIL 2009 AT PROVENCE MARINASIDE
See menu here . On Wednesday night I was walking around with a fish on my back. Not a real one, thank goodness, but a paper version that someone had surreptitiously attached to the back of my jacket with scotch tape. ... CONTINUE FOR MORE TEXT AND PHOTOS ... Filed in RESTAURANTS/ Best Deals on Meals . ___________________________________________________
 EVENTS - ( March 31, 2009 ) FIRST PHOTOS OF THE NEW VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE
BC RESTAURANT HALL OF FAME INDUCTION DINNER 2009 See photos of New Convention Centre here .
See photos of Dinner Event here .
On Monday night, the BC Restaurant & Food Services Association inducted 12 new industry leaders into its 5th Annual Hall of Fame . Except for a few minor hiccups (prematurely introducing Thomas Haas a couple of times being one example), this year’s show was the most streamlined presentation yet. ... CONTINUE READING ...
Filed in RESTAURANTS/ News . __________________________________________________  NEW RESTAURANTS - ( March 25, 2009) RAUDZ - A PREVIEW These people have marketing genius. They release the mother of all press releases on a day when the press are so busy they haven't a minute to spend whittling it down. So here it is in full. There's good stuff in there alright. Points taken away for the use of the word "brainchild" (most hated after mouth-watering), but bonus points given for "liquid chefs". Liquid chefs? .... CONTINUED AFTER THE JUMP. Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews ... and REGIONAL/Okanagan. __________________________________________________
 HOTELS - ( February 11, 2009) A PEEK INSIDE THE ST. REGIS HOTEL Last night we were able to take a quick tour of the newly refurbished, 95-year-old St. Regis Hotel (Dunsmuir at Seymour) and liked what we saw. ... CONTINUE FOR MORE TEXT AND PHOTOS... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. __________________________________________________
 PEOPLE - ( February 7, 2009) BCRFA HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES INDUCTEES FOR 2009The BC Restaurant Hall of Fame has announced this year's inductees with the honours going to such well known industry members as restaurateurs Geoffrey Howes and David Aisenstat, Chef Thomas Haas and Chef Scott Jaeger. Writer Duncan Holmes was awarded a lifetime achievement recognition. See the complete list here. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Restaurant News. __________________________________________________
 RESTAURANT NEWS - ( January 30, 2009) NEW AWARD FOR BISHOP'S RESTAURANT( Directly from the press release) "It came as a complete surprise, I opened the envelope and there was the notice," says John Bishop of the news he received yesterday that his restaurant, Bishop's, was one of only 159 in North America to be awarded the prestigious Four Star rating by Mobil Travel Guide. Bishop's joins a distinguished group of restaurants that also includes The Herbfarm in Washington State, Toque in Montreal, Canoe in Toronto, Gordon Ramsay at the London and Daniel in New York City. ... CONTINUE READING.... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Restaurant News. __________________________________________________
 RESTAURANT NEWS - ( January 27, 2009)
ROD BUTTERS ANNOUNCES RAUDZ AT HOSPITALITY FOUNDATION DINNER It's not always easy for chefs participating at fundraising dinners to cut through the babble of happy diners and be heard when describing the course they have just brought out of the kitchen. This was certainly the case at last night's 2nd Annual Founders Dinner for the Hospitality Industry Foundation, when 300 people crowded into the ballroom at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside. That is ....until Chef Rod Butters of Kelowna's Fresco restaurant stepped up to the podium and announced to a surprised audience that this would be Fresco's last public event because he and wife/partner Audrey Surrao, after closing the top Okanagan restaurant for a post-New Year's break, had decided not to open it again ... CONTINUE READING. Filed in RESTAURANTS/Restaurant News.
__________________________________________________ OPENINGS - ( January 26, 2009) MARKET (CONTINUED)Jean-Georges Vongerichten's newest restaurant opened at the Shangri-la Hotel last weekend to a full house and great reviews. We've posted the menus today and the prices are the best surprise of all. Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. __________________________________________________  OPENINGS - ( January 23, 2009) MARKET BY JEAN-GEORGES. Last week it was Arizona, and next it will be Dubai, but this weekend, the latest restaurant to open in Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's expanding empire is right here in Vancouver. Market by Jean-Georges begins taking reservations for dinner this weekend (Saturday, January 24, 2009), and in a very non Vancouver-like fashion, it's opening right on time. As of this afternoon however, when we take these snapshots, the place is still bustling with work crews ... TO SEE PHOTOS AND CONTINUE READING. Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. __________________________________________________  EVENTS - ( January 21, 2009)
BC HOSPITALITY FOUNDATION FOUNDERS' DINNER 2009Recently, a preview of the dinner was held for the press at the top of the view-icous Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside. The actual dinner will be held this Monday, January 26th at 6 p.m. Tickets for Foundation founding members are $2,500 a table, and $400 for individuals. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in CULTURE/Gallery.
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 RESTAURANT NEWS - ( January 15, 2009)
VANCOUVER CHINESE RESTAURANT AWARDS 2009The First Annual Vancouver Chinese Restaurant Awards were presented yesterday in a high tech stage and presentation area at the Edgewater Casino (in BC Place.) And just as the Chinese are known for getting down to business, chop, chop, it was a smooth and efficiently run proceeding. As well it needed to be, because beyond the generous amount of love provided for the sponsors, there were some 35 awards to be handed out in less than two hours. As presenter B.C. Lee instructed the winners: " When your name is called, run to the podium. We want no Oscar-style speeches here. Just accept your award and be happy." ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/News.
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 RESTAURANT OPENINGS - ( January 5, 2009)
DEACON'S CORNER( Directly from the press release.) A classic diner in every sense, Deacon’s Corner pays homage to an Imperial Oil station and truck stop diner built by Mr. Reimer’s grandfather and great uncle in the early 1950’s on the Trans Canada Highway outside of Winnipeg. ... TO SEE MENU AND CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. _________________________________________________  RESTAURANT OPENINGS - ( December 10, 2008) R.TL OPENS IN YALETOWNOn Wednesday, r.tl (Regional Tasting Lounge) officially opened the doors to its intimate, 50-seat dining room in Yaletown (in the space next door to that formerly occupied by Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks). Well actually, you had to find the door first -- it's an unmarked sliding panel that opens to the sidewalk via an electronic sensor that springs into action when you attempt to touch it. ... MORE TEXT, PHOTOS AND MENUS AFTER THE JUMP.... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. ___________________________________________________
 RESTAURANT PREVIEWS - ( December 5, 2008)
THE REFINERY IS NOW OPEN( Edited from the press release.) Ryan Newman, Raymond Staniscia and Peter Raptis have announced the opening of The Refinery, a new, market fresh, charcuterie-based restaurant and wine bar in the heart of Vancouver's entertainment district at 1115 Granville Street. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews.__________________________________________________
 RESTAURANT OPENINGS - ( December 1, 2008) DB BISTRO MODERNE AND LUMIERE OPENSOne of the advantages of not being able to attend a cocktail event (beyond not having to stand around on high heels, making small talk all night), is that the next morning, everyone calls to fill you in on the conversations you might have missed had you actually been there yourself. All the more valuable when you consider that 95 percent of these people wouldn’t be caught dead commenting on a blog (or at least in their own names.) Of course, the flip side is that 95 percent of what they tell you is either “off the record” or else too colourful for print. Even so, it sounds like every one who attended was suitably impressed by Daniel Boulud himself, as well as the look and prospects for the new restaurants. Here are some highlights:... CONTINUE READING. Filed in RESTAURANTS/News and Rumours.__________________________________________________  OPENINGS/FRONT OF HOUSE APPOINTMENTS - ( November 22, 2008) ANNETTE RAWLINSON HAS JOINED AU PETIT CHAVIGNOL AS GENERAL MANAGER. ( Directly from the press release.) Annette brings with her extensive years of experience in managing service-oriented restaurants in Vancouver, such as C, Diva, 900 West and Bacchus. Annette has been awarded Vancouver Magazine's "Premier Crew Award" for outstanding service. She brings her hands on approach, honesty and genuine passion to Au Petit Chavignol ... CONTINUE READING. Filed in PEOPLE/Restaurateurs - Managers. __________________________________________________
 CHEF APPOINTMENTS - ( November 20, 2008)
DAVID FOOT TO BE EXECUTIVE CHEF AT MARKETWord out of New York is that Jean-George Vongerichten has chosen former Vancouverite, Chef David Foot, to be his Executive Chef at Market when the restaurant opens at the Shangri-la in late January. Thus, for a former local chef, it's been a circuitous Pan-Pacific route that has finally led back to home. Doing a little sleuthing via unofficial sources, this is what we dug up on David: ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in PEOPLE/Chefs .... and .... RESTAURANTS/News
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 REOPENINGS - ( November 20, 2008)
ST. REGIS HOTEL COMPLETES RENOS
Stock broker alert! The St. Regis Hotel has completed its 11 million facelift and is ready to rock it on Dunsmuir Street, under the management of Jeremy Roncoroni (formerly a GM of the Metropolitan Hotel.) There's no in-house restaurant but the New Anducci's Pub, Gotham Steakhouse and the Shore Club are practically sitting in the hotel's lap. See all the details in the official release here.
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 CLOSINGS - ( November 18, 2008) AURORA BISTROAurora Bistro Announcement After more than five years of operation in Vancouver’s emergent Main Street neighbourhood, Aurora Bistro has closed its doors ... CONTINUE READING. ..
Filed in DAILY NEWS/Dine and Dash.
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 PERSONNEL CHANGES
CHEF ROMY PRASAD JOINS SO.CIAL AT LE MAGASIN
(October 24, 2008)
Maureen Fleming, managing partner, proprietor of So.Cial at Le Magasin, along with business partners Bob McCammon and Kirk McLean, is pleased to announce that Romy Prasad, one of British Columbia’s most respected Chefs, has joined their team. Today Maureen is delighted to announce that Romy takes over the stoves at So.Cial effective October 30th, 2008. They anticipate new menus to be in place by late November .... Read Full Release Here. Filed in PEOPLE/Chefs.
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 PREVIEWS - ( October 16, 2008)
VOYA REVEALS DETAILS IN ANTICIPATION OF OPENING OCTOBER 18
(Directly from the press release.)
The much-awaited Voya Restaurant and Lounge will open its doors October 18, to coincide with the unveiling of Loden Vancouver by Los Angeles-based Kor Hotel Group. Led by the trio of Executive Chef Marc-André Choquette, General Manager Robert Herman and Mixologist Jay Jones, the intimate 80-seat restaurant and lounge will offer Vancouver an innovative array of inaugural menu items, remarkable décor and the enthusiastic welcome and hospitality of Vancouver's most-energized culinary team.... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. __________________________________________________
 RESTAURANT PREVIEWS - (October 13, 2008) MIRA D'OROLast year Tinhorn Creek Vineyards announced that they would be adding a large new restaurant to their winery site, and projected an operational goal of Spring 2009. It turns out that timeline was a little bit optimistic. Now, for a number of practical reasons, not the least of them being the reality of dealing with the glacial slow process of obtaining construction licenses and permits in B.C., the winery has prudently decided to aim for a more conservative opening date of Spring 2010 ... CONTINUE READING.... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews
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 PREVIEWS - ( October 1, 2008) LODEN VANCOUVER OPENING ANNOUNCED( Edited from the Press Release.) Loden and Voya Restaurant unveils in mid-October; Introductory Rates Welcome First Guests. Los Angeles-based Kor Hotel Group announces the much anticipated opening of its first Canadian venture and the latest hotel to join its 'Urban Retreat' portfolio. On October 18, Vancouver welcomes Loden. Inspired by a name representing a shade of the color green, Loden Vancouver, along with its restaurant Voya, will bring Vancouver a uniquely Kor experience, offering unparalleled amenities, high design and intuitive service. ... CONTINUE READINGFiled in RESTAURANTS/Previews.
 CATCHING UP WITH - TRAFALGAR’S BISTRO
( September 22, 2008) As Kermit proves: you can be small and still be green. Trafalgar's getting with the program via a new Oceanwise approved menu, a rooftop organic garden, eco-safe takeout cutlery, and a new website that will blog on the restaurant green scene. Trafalgar’s Bistro in the heart of Vancouver’s Westside, has been keeping their lines in the water. Recently they made a commitment to serving only Oceanwise approved seafood choices on their menu, and as an introduction they have designed a flexible prix fixe menu for customers to pick and choose their own three-course meal for a budget price of $42. ( See details here.) ... CONTINUE READING. Filed in RESTAURANTS/Restaurant Updates.
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 RESTAURANT PREVIEWS - (September 16, 2008)
MORE ADVANCE NEWS ON CAMPAGNOLO ( Edited from the press release.) Affordable, casual Italian dining in a warm and welcoming space. Campagnolo will serve rustic dishes inspired by the Piedmont and Emiglia-Romagna regions of Italy in an open, spacious room highlighted by original old growth fir wood beams. Owners Tom Doughty, Robert Belcham and Tim Pittman of Fuel Restaurant will create a pleasurable and entertaining dining experience for guests. Guests can choose between the 65-seat open dining room and a 25-seat wine bar tucked in the back ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews.
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 PERSONNEL CHANGES - ( September 11, 2008)
NICHOLAS LIM IS NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF AT GUSTO DI QUATTRO
Gusto di Quattro in North Vancouver has a new executive chef in Nik Lim. In owner Patrick Corsi's words: “[Lim] has the heart and soul of an Italian. He fits right in with the Quattro family.” Before joining the Quattro Restaurants group as sous chef at Gusto in 2007, Lim worked for several years at as the executive sous chef the Hart House on Deer Lake with Gusto’s former executive chef, Carol Chow. He also served as senior sous chef at Spectra Group’s Red Door Pan Asian Grill, and previously he was executive sous chef at Caffe de Medici. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in DAILY NEWS/Announcements.
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 DISH ON THE DISH - ( September 11, 2008) NEW TWISTS FOR FALLHere are three current menu examples of a culinary imagination at work …
Entrée: Connor Butler morphs Smoked Salmon into Tea-smoked Steelhead No smoking in restaurants? Not in this case. Connor Butler is taking partially cooked fillets of BC Steelhead, and smoking them tableside under a small glass dome. The fish sits on a serving platter atop a small grill that Butler has rigged up himself, and soaks up the smoke from the smoldering tea leaves placed beneath. ... CONTINUE READING...
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 RESTAURANT PREVIEWS - (September 9, 2008) MARKET - JEAN-GEORGES CONFIRMED FOR SHANGRI-LABy tomorrow all of Canada will be aware that Vancouver's Shangri-la Hotel has cemented its long drawn out negotiations with Culinary Concepts of New York, and that Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten will indeed be operating a restaurant (to be called Market) in Vancouver. The official PR notice went out to all local media this morning, and the national press will be notified this evening. For a city with an insatiable need for acknowledgment as a "world class" dining destination, we agree that the marriage is a juicy validation. However, we're not going to hyperventilate over the news just yet. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. ___________________________________________________
OPENING SOON - ( September 9, 2008) MORE NEWS ON R.TLPerhaps of more immediate interest is what the home team is currently up to. We ran into Alain Canuel today at the International Cellars portfolio tasting, and he said (with fingers crossed), that the new Yaletown restaurant R.TL should be open on October 1st. Canuel, who was formerly the sommelier for Figmint, and before that, Araxi, is now the operations manager for R.TL. He describes the new restaurant as ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. _____________________________________________________
Ah ... we wondered when someone would do an upscale job on pierogies ... RESTAURANT PREVIEW - ( September 1, 2008) RED X RED TAPAS LOUNGE - a preview( Directly from the press release.) RED X RED Tapas Lounge (or "RED² Tapas Lounge" as it is affectionately called), located at 1216 Granville St, is now open. Featuring Eastern-European influenced share plates with a focus on quality, regional ingredients, excellent, friendly service, and a sleek room with an industrial funky feel. RED² also boasts Vancouver’s largest selection of Vodkas (80) and a unique Russian-themed Vodka cocktails and martinis. ... CONTINUE READING ... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. _____________________________________________________  RESTAURANT PREVIEWS NARROW LOUNGE - (August 25, 2008) ( Edited from the Press Release.) Narrow Lounge - Main Street's new artfully designed dining spot - is an intimate 45-seat establishment welcoming guests from 5 p.m. onwards, seven days a week. The restaurant and lounge offer food and drink selections to those looking to relax and engage in an eclectic space. Located at the corner of Main and 3rd, Narrow Lounge is situated under the grace-gallery - a space devoted to developing and presenting new visual, performing, literary and media art. In addition to the gallery and lounge, the 6,000-square-foot building houses nine suites designated for artists. The revenue generated from Narrow Lounge subsidizes the artists' quarters as well as the gallery. ... CONTINUE READING. Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. _____________________________________________________
 RESTAURANT OPENING - July 16, 2008
CIBO OPENS IN THE MODA HOTEL
The following is a press release from Sebastien Le Goff ...
SLG Hospitality Inc. announced the opening of Cibo Trattoria in the newly renovated Moda Hotel. ... CONTINUE READING ...
Filed in RESTAURANTS/Restaurant Previews.
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 CHEF'S NEW INGREDIENT - (MAY 31, 2008)
SABLEENESIn their efforts to more fully utilize food animals, chefs have been bravely experimenting, if not frightening their customers, with the introduction of such novelties as tongues, ears, feet and other "less popular" cuts of meat onto their fine dining menus. The seafood department is getting no exemption from these trendy ideas about waste reform either. The greater dining public may not be ready for fins and eyeballs, nevertheless, fish carcasses are being reexamined for overlooked tasty bits that hitherto may have been flung from the backs of fishboats as seagull buffet. From this search has come the sableene (pronounced like Mabeline), and it's an item that's not turning out to be a hard sell at all. ... CONTINUE READING ... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Dish on the Dish ___________________________________________________
 HOTELS - (May 5, 2008)A NEW HOTEL FOR DOWNTOWN VANCOUVERThe following is directly from the company press release ....
ParaYso Hotel Vancouver has Finalized Land Contract at 620 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(Posted : Mon, 05 May 2008 15:50:41 GMT) VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, -- Rancho Santa Monica Developments, Inc., has signed an irrevocable contract of purchase and sale for the lands at 620 Seymour Street for $5,500,000 Canadian Dollars. The Company plans to build a Hotel with a roof top bar lounge, of up to 91 nicely designed interior suites, and energy efficient Hotel. The interiors will be exquisite but will be for the 20th century where beauty, green and energy are of high concerns. The development is lead by Graham Alexander, a developer of hotels in Mayan Riviera Mexico and Chilliwack, B.C., Canada. ... CONTINUE READING. Filed in RESTAURANTS/News and Rumours.
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 DISH ON THE DISH - (April 25, 2008)DEJA VU AT CACTUS CLUBThis week, Cactus Club’s Food Architect, Chef Rob Feenie, began testing his new menu items on some willing and curious guinea pigs. Following a favourable response, a few of the new dishes, such as the Tuna Tataki and Rocket Salad with Panko and Parmesan breaded chicken, have already made it out onto the regular dining room menu. Most of the debut line up appears to be re-tweaked Feenie classics right off the old Lumiere and Feenie’s menus -- from the infamous Calamari Sandwich of White Spot commercial fame, to the enduringly popular Butternut Squash Ravioli, a mainstay of the Lumiere Tasting Bar. Also on the short list were a couple of Feenie's traveling exhibition dishes, such as the Sake-miso marinated Sablefish in Dashi Broth, which was reminiscent of a dish Chef Feenie took to Japan several years ago for a showcase of Canadian food products. ... CONTINUE READING ... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Dish on the Dish. _____________________________________________________
 RESTAURANT ISSUES- (April 21, 2008)
GASTROPOD APPEALS TO FACEBOOK FANS FOR SUPPORT
In reaction to being singled out for protests by an animal rights group angered over the restaurant's use of foie gras, Gastropod on 4th Avenue has posted the following item on their Facebook site. Perhaps they should consider taking credit card deposits on their restaurant reservations until the situation cools down. At the very least, it would be a good way to see if the people hassling them were willing to put their money where their politics are. Obviously there are strong feelings on both sides of this issue, but if the protesters are sincere about their point of view, then what we want to know is why they are not giving equal time to the many more (and much larger) eating establishments that use eggs and meat from battery caged chickens, and who, unlike Gastropod and Fuel, do little or nothing to support local sustainable food producers. To the fans of Gastropod
11:39 a.m. Today
Hi Gastropod fans,
As you may or may not know, for the past few months both Gastropod and Fuel have been the target of protests on Friday nights by ... CONTINUE READING ...
Filed in RESTAURANTS/News
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 RESTAURANT NEWS - (March 22, 2008)
UPDATES FROM THE GLOWBAL EMPIRE
In a busy town, who’s busier than Emad Yacoub, Jack Lamont and their multi-restaurant owning Glowbal Group? Not many, we’d say. Here’s the latest update: The Glowbal Group has taken an 8,000 square foot space on Alberni (across the street from their immensely popular Italian Kitchen, and just down the block towards Thurlow), where they intend to have a new restaurant operating by early 2009. This will be a concept similar to Italian Kitchen (swank design, at least one big lounge section) except that the menu focus will be on seafood. The multi level site will be big enough to also house a commissary kitchen and admin spaces for their separate and growing catering business. How will this new version of seafood restaurant differ from their Coast restaurant in Yaletown? ... CONTINUE READING ... Filed in RESTAURANTS/News and Rumours.
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 PERSONNEL CHANGES
RICARDO FERREIRA STEPS UP AS RESTAURANT DIRECTOR OF CINCIN
(March 17, 2008)
Vancouver, BC - Ricardo Ferreira has been appointed as the new Restaurant Director of Vancouver's venerable Italian restaurant CinCin, bringing over 15 years of hospitality experience amassed in leading restaurants throughout Vancouver and the UK. Previously, Ferreira was the Restaurant Manager of CinCin's celebrated sister restaurant Blue Water Cafe, where he was an integral member of the front-of-house team since 2002. For three-and-a-half years prior, he worked for Vancouver's Relais & Chateau designated Wedgewood Hotel. ... CONTINUE READING ... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Personnel Changes.
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 RESTAURANT NEWS
SIDOOS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH DANIEL BOULUD(March 7, 2008) David and Manjy Sidoo, the owners of Lumiere and Feenie's, have just announced a partnership with Daniel Boulud. The details of which will be made known to the media at a press event scheduled for next Friday. We suppose this confirms rumours we have been hearing from our media friends in New York that Boulud is to take a large position in Feenie's, possibly even changing the restaurant's name to that of his own casual dining restaurant in New York, DB Bistro Moderne. Well, it should be interesting. ... CONTINUE READING... Filed in RESTAURANTS/Restaurant News____________________________________________________  RESTAURANT OPENINGS - (March 6, 2008)TEQUILA KITCHEN - A PREVIEW "When the hurricane destroyed both my house and my business, more or less sweeping both of them out to sea, I figured I should find another place to run a restaurant", said the practical Laura Enriquez . "So when I collected my insurance money, I packed up my remaining belongings, and my over twenty years of experience running the franchises for Senor Frog's and Carlos' n Charlie's in Playa del Carmen (in Mexico's Yucatan), and said: "I'm going to Canada." Along the way, Enriquez met up with son Emiliano Núñez, who had been working in the restaurant business in Halifax, and together with their business partner Claudia Ibarrondo and Chef Juan González, made her dream come true by launching Tequila Kitchen in Vancouver's Yaletown. .... TO CONTINUE READING AND SEE PHOTOS AND THE $25 INTRODUCTORY SAMPLING MENU CLICK HERE. Filed in RESTAURANTS/Previews. ____________________________________________________  RESTAURANT OPENINGS - (March 4, 2008)
FRAICHEA preview in facts and photos of Fraîche, Chef Wayne Martin's new fine dining restaurant on Vancouver's North Shore. CLICK HERE. Filed in RESTAURANTS/Restaurant Previews.
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