Hi All,
I’m taking a short vacation to my home country. Regular posting will be back in the new year.
Happy holidays and good eating,
Jason

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Some holiday meals at local restaurants I have heard about:
La Gavroche:
Leave the cooking for Christmas day and relax with a special Christmas Eve menu at Le Gavroche Restaurant on Sunday, December 24th. Pere Noël beware as seasonal jubilee is translated into an eve of culinary highlights for $65 per person (excluding tax & gratuity); [...]

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Target 4: Co Do Restaurant
Address: Approximately 950 Kingsway (map)
Phone: 604-876-7115
Menu: Page 1; Page 2
Price: $6.50 largish pho
Condiments Photo
Visit date: December 8th, 2006
Visit time: 8:30 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings (#15 rare beef) -
Broth: 7/10
Beef: 7.5/10
Noodle: 8/10
Condiments: 8.5/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 9/10
Jason’s total: 8/10
Dan’s ratings (#16 rare beef) -
Broth: 6/10
Beef: 6/10
Noodle: 7/10
Condiments: 8/10
Other factors: 9/10
Dan’s total: 7.2/10
Total [...]

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Target 3: Pho Le
Address: 220-633 Main Street (map)
Phone: 604-608-2891
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3
Price: $5.10 small pho; $6.00 large
Condiments Photo
Visit date: December 5th, 2006
Visit time: 3:30 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings (#15 rare beef and tendon) -
Broth: 6/10
Beef: 2/10
Noodle: 5/10
Condiments: 5/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 7/10
Jason’s total: 5/10
Dan’s ratings (#17 rare beef and brisket) -
Broth: 6/10
Beef: [...]

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From Sean Heather’s blog:
From Diner to Lucky Diner in 5 days
Lucky Diner will open for dinner 5pm-midnight this Thursday-Sunday and Brunch this Saturday & Sunday from 11am to 2pm.
We will close on Monday and open at noon on Tuesday for lunch
With Kurtis Kolt at the helm, Mark Brand managing the bar, Dan Tigchelaar in the [...]

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Target 2: Hai Phong
Address: 1246 Kingsway (map)
Phone: 604-872-3828
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3
Price: $5.00 small pho; $5.75 large
Condiments Photo
Visit date: December 2nd, 2006
Visit time: 5:30 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings (#12 rare beef, beef brisket and tendon) -
Broth: 9/10
Beef: 7.5/10
Noodle: 8.5/10
Condiments: 9/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 7/10
Jason’s total: 8.2/10
Dan’s ratings (#5 rare beef and brisket) -
Broth: [...]

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