TODAY'S PRESS RELEASES

Two respectably sober press releases in today, and one other one. The third being a hugs and kisses from the soon-to-be-opened Boneta restaurant that reads a lot like Neil Ingram's wine descriptions on a low atmospheric day. Normally we edit these things, but in this case didn't dare. It could so easily contain secret code for the mothership on tonight's mission to create crop circles at UBC Farms (weather permitting). But then again, it's really no odder than Boneta's current website which contains one of those countdown clocks, the purpose of which is to remind one of our collective, spiralling-out-of-control, national debt, or how few days one has left to make a religious conversion.

We wonder if at Boneta we will be able to get fries with this. Decipher it here.


The Toasted Oak Wine Bar and Grill is the South Okanagan's first restaurant to bear the Oceanwise banner.


A new management team for the Aerie.

THE MEDIA HOUND

The Local Ink:

Alexandra Gill shoots, stabs, and garrotes Infinity, and then runs back and forth over it with her car. Otherwise, we don't think she liked it much. In today's Globe and Mail.


Well, the media as a watch dog for the tourism industry is a good thing, and if the restaurant manager was guilty of her behaviour as described then she deserved the reprimand. However, this review reminded us of something. After the Bruni vs. Chodorow show played out in the New York Times this spring, it was rumoured that restaurant industry lawyers had started advising their clients to issue waitstaff with recording devices - for training purposes only, of course. It wasn't a practical idea; the things record far too much background noise to be useful. Not to mention the fact that taping someone's conversation without their knowledge or permission is as big a legal minefield as whatever might be recorded. However, it seemed as though some of these lawyer types were sniffing out the possibility of pursuing a legal defense of restaurant review accusation. This was something unheard of in the past, but in a couple of instances in 2006, actually made it into the courts -- with the outcome in favour of the restaurants.






IDEA KITCHEN
(Other people's bright and not so bright ideas.)

Eat, Drink and Be Famous

Cross a restaurant with Canadian Idol and do you get the next best thing since karaoke, or something guaranteed to make you lose your appetite?

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WHO'S GOT IT - THE BUZZ METER For June 13, 2007

(The most requested information on the site as measured
by Google keyword counter)



PEOPLE:

1) Kirk McLean (Hockey Player and Restaurant Partner)
2) Tim Cuff (Chef)
3) Lorna Yee (Blogger)
4) Points West Hospitality Group (Restaurateur)
5) Tim Pawsey (Media)

PLACES:

1) Flo Tea Room - Restaurant, Marpole, Vancouver
2) Players Chophouse & Lounge - Yaletown, Vancouver
3) Dana Cata Mexican Foods - Restaurant and Deli, North Vancouver
4) The Charlatan - Restaurant, Commercial Dr., Vancouver
5) So.Cial at le Magasin - Restaurant, Gastown, Vancouver

THINGS:

1) Evian Palace Bottle for restaurants
2) Sommariva Prosecco
3) Okanagan sustainable food
4) stainless steel fusti
5) restaurant trends

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NUMBER OF COUNTRIES LOOKING IN: 115