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CHEF'S SPECIALS

This is not your parents' "Surf and Turf". Chef Jeremy Atkins reinvents the classic aqua/terra combo with his Land and Sea Menu at Coast.
The special menu begins tonight and continues to March 25th.


Filed in RESTAURANTS/chefs specials


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TODAY'S PRESS RELEASES

29th Annual Van Dusen Plant Sale

A Seventh Store for Choices Markets

Free French Wine Pours at Marquis Wine Cellars



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FETCHED BY THE MEDIA DOG
(From today's NEWSSTAND)

THE LOCAL INK


The Chowtimers try out the pizza in the Lansdowne Mall Food Court, then go home and make chocolate brownies.

The Westender's, Andrew Morrison lists the little things restaurants do to become your favourite hangout, as opposed to just another place to eat in.

Maybe it's the influence of all those cherry blossoms, but the Japanese do seem to love pink -- the colour, not the rock star. Mark Laba of the Provence tackles the Pink Godzilla at that little pink perfection of a Japanese restaurant on Broadway, Sushi Aoki.

It's that time of year when the Georgia $traight announces its reader's and critics choices for best eating in the city and the receipient$ $ay THANK$. ching! ching!

Also in the Straight, Jurgen Gothe picks his choice for year's top wines and Priya Ramu conducts a search for authentic South Indian food and finds it in Vancouver's House of Dosas.

Deana Lancaster and a member of the Slow Foods North Shore Convivium test drive the "Uniquely BC" menu at The Salmon House on the Hill for the North Shore News.

WineDiva.ca reviews wines encountered at the recent Victoria Wine Festival.


Find all of the above filed in MEDIA/On the Newsstands this Week



THE OUTSIDE WORLD


To celebrate World Water Day today, most restaurants in New York city will charge $1 for tap water and donate all funds collected to UNICEF's project for clean water in third world nations.

Looking sharp. NYC's Grocery Guy video-blogs about how to sharpen and maintain your fine kitchen cutlery.

Okay, so some people love chicken wings. But enough to have them tattooed on your back? This is almost as bad as the guy who had the bacon and eggs tattooed on his head. Take that Rob Belcham!

Toronto has a restaurant called the Beerbistro, where not only 80% of menu items are cooked with beer, there is also a "suggested beer pairing" with every menu item, along with a separate beer menu that includes product backgrounds, explanations of beer styles, and beer tasting notes.

The Michelin Guide's announcement that it intends to publish a restaurant review guide for Japan was met with frosty indifference from many in the Tokyo restaurant community. Said one famous Japanese chef: "The French know dick about sushi."

In Salon, Regina Schambling complains about all the food we habitually refrigerate but don’t need to.

With its prized marbling of tasty fat, Wagyu beef has stampeded our local menus. But unscrupulous cooks are cashing in on the cachet with cheap substitutes.

Even though their motivations are understandable, no-shows wreak havoc on restaurants in bad weather.

Wines from nine different wineries in nine different countries, all united under one brand. A hint of business to come?






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WHO'S GOT IT - OUR BUZZ METER For MARCH 22, 2007
(The most requested information on the site as measured by Google keyword counter)





PEOPLE:

1) Sean Heather (Restaurant Owner)
2) Tyler Reimer (Chef/Restaurant Owner)
3) Tom Doughty (Restaurant Owner)
4) Rachel Black (Food Importer)
5) James Cluer (Wine Educator)

PLACES:

1) So.Cial at Le Magasin (restaurant), Vancouver
2) Choux Choux (charcuterie), Victoria
3) Salt Tasting Room (restaurant), Vancouver
4) Jimmy's Tap House (Restaurant), Vancouver
5) O Thai, (Restaurant), Vancouver

THINGS:

1) private wine stores in BC
2) Canadian restaurant trends
3) tea in Sidney
4) chili contests
5) cleaning burnt pots

MOST INEXPLICABLE CONNECTION:

sweet robot dancing

NUMBER OF COUNTRIES LOOKING IN: 86 NEWEST FLAG: ZIMBABWE


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TODAY'S BIG DEAL