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February 22, 2008
Memphis Blues BBQ, Selbach-Oster Wines, BJ Books Awards, Saravanaa Bhavan, Iron Chef Boyardee, F-word Bill, Announcements, CAMRA Beer Competition, Chefs' Table Dinner, Tequila Kitchen, Noise in Restaurants
February 15, 2008
Valentines Events, Meyer Family Vineyards, "Louis Vuitton" smithrite, Great Architects..., pink Prosecco, Helissa Craig, Caffe Artigiano 2, Zin, Sanafir, Trafalgar's Bistro, Italian Kitchen ...
February 07, 2008
SOWA Kitchen Party, Chinese New Year, Provence, Mysala, Italian Kitchen to Go, Pinkys Steakhouse, Coast, Fraiche, Cactus Club Hires Feenie, Sean Cousins
February 01, 2008
Aurora Bistro, BC Hospitality Foundation, Boneta, Billy Connolly on Cookbooks, Food Paintings, Unsung Heroes Menu at Blue Water, Nu Anti-Valentines Party, Kathy Barnett, Chow, Glowbal Valentines Menu, Cafe Medina, Splitz Grill, Motomachi Shokudo
January 28, 2008
Entree & Dine magazines, Rob Feenie lot, Joie, Renee Blackstone, Janet McGuire, Bruce Stephen at Lumiere, BC Hosp Foundation, Green Zone, Memphis Blues , Meyer Family , Scottish Cheese, Gill on Dadeos, BJ Books Sale, Poultry Wars, Veggie Politics
December 16, 2007
Mad About Food, Yew, Raincity Grill, Festival of Lights, Pinkys Steakhouse, Provence, Connor Butler, Wine Labels, Craig & Heidi Noble, Gallery at C, Xmas Cocktails 8-16
December 08, 2007
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November 16, 2007
Winter Ale, Fondue Beer Dinner, Sutton Place Wine Merchant, Slurp & Swirl, Figmint, Cornucopia, Dilbert, Roy Mackey, Tableland, Pinky's Steakhouse, Brandever.
November 02, 2007
Rob Feenie, Tinhorn Creek, BC Ferries, Julie-Julia Movie, Great Pumpkins, Nu's Chairs, Italian Kitchen, Williams-Sonoma, CinCin, Blair Wilson
October 26, 2007
Tinhorn Creek, Le Gavroche, Zin, Passion Has Red Lips, Evian, Peter Lehmann Wines, Taste BC 2008, Sutton Place Wine Store, Anthony Sedlak, Diana Becker, Peter Robertson
September 14, 2007
Glutton for Punishment, Urban Fare #2 Opening, Entree, Memphis Blues Cookbook, Markus Wieland, Quattro reopens, Olive Oyl, Joie Party for Tableland, Zagat Commets, HAVE
August 24, 2007
Times Online, Economist, C turns X, Raincity Tomato Menu, Shellfish Menu at Coast, Elizabeth Manville, Julian Bond, Sofia Rose, Whistler Feast of Fields,
August 10, 2007
Singapore Chli Crabs, Seafood at Coast and Glowbal, Cascade Room Opens, Brooklyn Brewery, Updates for Chambar, Westside, PlanB, the District, Deuce,
August 03, 2007
Paul Croteau, Cantina Breganze, Eat Local, Memphis Blues Picnic, Score, Cafe Ami, Metro, Solly's@Night, Red Fish Blue Fish, Global BC menus
June 15, 2007
Tasting Tofino
February 16, 2007
Hype and Anti-Hype
February 09, 2007
Kazu, Bless You
February 12, 2007
Cocoa Puffs
February 01, 2007
Tea and Sympathy
January 22, 2007
So Sake Now
January 08, 2007
Go Fetch
December 12, 2006
Pig Links
December 11, 2006
Newstand Open
December 08, 2006
Pig Encore
November 28, 2006
Tourism on Ice
November 30, 2006
Here Kitty Kitty
October 30, 2006
Smashing Pumpkins
October 27, 2006
NU is Numero Uno
October 19, 2006
African Beans
October 03, 2006
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Our apologies. The article "Hype and Anti-Hype" has been pulled from today's line up to correct a technical glitch. It will be included in tomorrow's posting.
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A CIVILIZED FLIGHT OF WINES
Yes, In British Columbia we can buy a bottle of wine at an airport. But being able to relax in a leather armchair or pull a stool up to a wine bar for a mini pre-flight sampling and tasting – Egads, what an unheard of concept! --- CONTINUE READING
To be filed in DRINK/wine news and REGIONAL/Seattle
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WORK CLOSER TO ALL THAT GOOD FOOD AND WINE IN THE OKANAGAN
An Okanagan winery has two job openings in their restaurant --- CONTINUE READING.
To be filed in RESTAURANTS/classifieds
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 TODAY'S PRESS RELEASES
Announcing the 2007 Inductees to the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame
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 ON THE NEWSSTAND TODAY
THE OUTSIDE WORLD
Remember when we talked about the new Prime Tables reservations system? Apparently people have figured out that anyone can play at this game. Net scalpers in New York were selling dinner reservations at fine restaurants for Valentine's Day on Craigslist and Ebay. Here's a sample. Whew! What a set up for an unscrupulous restaurant employee to take advantage of.
There's a messy revolution going down at New York's Russian Tea Room and the diners are seeing red. But somehow it all sounds like the plot of a sitcom.
A new report shows that culinary tourism, travel motivated by interest in food experiences, now accounts for 60% of U.S. leisure travel. Sounds good for B.C.
The final designs for a "doomsday" vault that will house seeds from all known varieties of food crops has been unveiled by the Norwegian government. The vault will be built into a mountainside on a remote island near the North Pole.
Purple potatoes from outer space have Shanghai diners in orbit.
Enter here for the links to these and other articles
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 THE HEAT METER For February 14, 2007
(The most requested information on the site as measured by Google keyword counter)
PEOPLE: 1) Where is Janice Lotzgar
2) Chef with saxophone or clarinet
3) Dolly Watts Iron Chef
4) Chris Johns at Cornucopia
5) Sammy Piccolo
PLACES:
1) Brasserie L'Ecole Victoria
2) White Goose Bistro Prince George
3) Jimmy's Tap House
4) Terminal City Club
5) Aberdeen Centre
THINGS
1) Granville Island Sake
2) Tourism Victoria Dine Around
3) Beer and Chocolate tastings
4) Tomatojam
5) chocolate robots
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TODAY'S BIG DEAL
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