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BOOZE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

Just when we've trained ourselves to stop yelling "Hey bartender, gimme a scotch!" when we go out to hydrate our urban anxieties in a socially congenial atmosphere, and have learned to subsititute that salutation for "Excuse, me your Mixologist sir, but may I be permitted a peek at the signature cocktail list?" ... we discover they have moved on to become ... POUR MASTERS. Yes, apparently your favourite drink makers have joined the ranks of the Plate Masters, Tea Masters, Cheese Masters, Managing Editors (also known as God damned Task Masters) and all their other Master-betters.

Take this press release which arrived in the Swamped Box this morning ... CONTINUE READING


To be filed in DRINK/ Drink News



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DINE AND DASH

What they are saying now:

(On the staffing shortage in Vancouver) "It kind of shocks me how it is these days," said the restaurant owner. "I'm used to a time when the staff would come and ask you if they could have a particular week off. Or at least give you the consideration of having some input into the decision. Now they tell ME what's going down. They've started just leaving notes on the scheduling board that say 'I'll be taking the weekend off so don't book me in.' Sometimes two or three people will do this on a crucial set of days, such as an American long weekend. In the "old" days they wouldn't have had a job to come back to when they returned, but no one is so easily replaceable any more."

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WINE FESTIVAL PICKS

TUNE INTO WINE

Everyday throughout the month of March, the Wine Diva will choose a wine that you shouldn't pass by without tasting when you visit the upcoming Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival.

Today's pick:

You'll be gobsmacked by this fair dinkum wine from a lively Sheila