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Swallow Tail Supper Club
06.28.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments | By JonathanIn great company, I attended the Swallow Tail Supper Club, one of Vancouver’s newest underground restaurants. With Victoria, Sherman, Kim, Mijune, Ben & Suanne, Frank, Joyce, Jenny, Ricky and Anita I was excited to experience another underground dinner. Although I did not know the menu ahead of us, we were given wine recommendations by course [...]
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Word on the street
4 reasons to dine in during Dine Out Vancouver
04.19.10 | Permalink | 8 Comments | By JonathanWith Dine Out Vancouver upon us, many people are scrambling for reservations and trying to decide where to eat. After years of falling into this trap myself, the argument I am making now is that the only decision worth making is the decision to dine in during Dine Out. Here are my reasons why.
1. The [...] -
Restaurant Review
Kingyo
Kingyo occupies the higher end of the Vancouver izakaya scene and its chef has almost rock star status, known for wearing a playful face mask while cooking for a crowd. The interior has a lot of quirky detail, bamboo and textures. I don’t know why it took me so long to try it, but once [...]
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Restaurant Review
Furious at Finch’s
01.29.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments | By JonathanFinch’s. The amazingly charming cafe with a European feel, serving baked goods and baguette sandwiches at a premium. Here you will find an almost unbelievable concentration of beautiful, offbeat women, enjoying coffee and long chats. It is hard not to like Finch’s.
But Finch’s is busy and Finch’s is slow. I forgot just how slow. I [...] -
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Tasting BC Wine As It Should Be Tasted
I have read some articles about how differently people perceive wine when the test is blind. And so I was excited to be invited to Taste, a Blind BC Wine Tasting event on December 4th, celebrating BC wine and cuisine. The wine tasting features 2 wines in each of 5 categories of taste: crisp, aromatic, [...]
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Event
TASTE: A Celebration of BC Cuisine & Wine
[ December 4, 2009; 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ]
Press Release – Vancouver Wine Event
TASTE
A Celebration of BC Cuisine & WineDate – Friday, Dec 4, 2009
Time – 7pm to 12pm
Location – Lark Clothing Store, 2315 Main Street, Vancouver
Tickets – $40 – RSVP
Charity Beneficiary – Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Contact – email TasteEvent@gmail.com Tel @ Lark 604-879-9965Event Details
A blind wine tasting of BC [...] -
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Secret Supper
09.21.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments | By JonathanIn the spirit of 12B, I came across a list of underground restaurants being compiled at saltshaker.net. Not only does the concept seem to be gaining in popularity, but the list led me to read about another underground restaurant in Vancouver, called Secret Supper.
Hidden away somewhere in east van, Secret Supper serves up 3 course [...] -
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Spot Prawn Festival
05.11.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments | By JonathanThis weekend I went to the Spot Prawn Festival at Fisherman’s Warf, by Granville Island. The event marks the beginning of the 8 week period during which you can purchase freshly caught spot prawns directly from the boat. In its third year, the festival (press release here) is designed to promote the spot prawn, a [...]
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