Hapa Izakaya branches out

October 24th, 2006 · No Comments

Vancouver Restaurant Reviews, Interviews, and News

Urban Diner, as well as other sources are reporting that The Urban Well in Kits is shutting down next week, and shall be replaced by Hapa Izakaya, which has gained fame on Robson. Urban Diner is correct in reporting what anyone who has dined at both Urban Well and Haba Izakaya will tell you: this […]

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Whistler Cornucopia

October 24th, 2006 · No Comments

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Just a quick reminder, as if you needed one, that the Cornucopia celebration at Whistler is coming up (Nov 9th – 12th). There are always a lot of great wine tasting and seminars, as well as opportunities to try local cuisine in some beautiful spots. I’ve never been to any of the extravagant after parties, […]

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Nu (brunch quickbite)

October 23rd, 2006 · 4 Comments

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Nu Address: 1661 Granville St (map) Phone: 604-646-4668 homepage Quick Bite: Nu’s Worthy Jazz Brunch By Jason Chin and Desmond Cheung Food Writers I love brunch as an opportunity to try a restaurant that might be slightly out of my price range. It’s also a great meal, situated such that one can wake up late, […]

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Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company & Incendio

October 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment

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Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company Address: 1876 W 1st Avenue (map) 604-730-0321 hours available on homepage ** (of four stars) Incendio Kitsilano – 2118 Burrard St (map) 604-736-2220 Gastown – 103 Columbia St (map) 604-688-8694 hours available on homepage * and 1/2 (of four stars) Scenes from some Italian Restaurants By Jason Chin Eat Vancouver Editor […]

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Wing Nuts (quickbite)

October 11th, 2006 · 1 Comment

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Wing Nuts Address: 4444 Main Street (map) Phone: 604-874-9874 homepage Quickbite: Wing Nuts By Daniel Fishman Eat Vancouver columnist Wing Nuts specializes in—you guessed it—chicken wings, a specialty which seems to be somewhat lacking around Vancouver. Lets face it, most of the wings you get in bars and pubs around here make “substandard” sound pretty […]

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Interview Series Part 2. Reigning in Connor Butler

October 9th, 2006 · No Comments

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Interview Series Part 2. Reigning in Connor Butler By Jason Chin Eat Vancouver Editor Monday, October 9th, 2006 Connor Butler has been a popular topic of discussion ever since industry folk caught wind of his tongue-in-cheek website, announcing his self-titled restaurant. The biography on the website was borderline egomaniacal and the menu was borderline ridiculous. […]

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Interview Series Part I. A Chat with Sean Heather

October 1st, 2006 · No Comments

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Interview Series Part I. A Chat with Sean Heather By Jason Chin Eat Vancouver Editor Sunday, October 1st, 2006 I recently had the chance to sit down with Vancouver restaurateur, Sean Heather, in Salt, one of his newer ventures. Heather has been highly influential in shaping Vancouver’s dining landscape over the past several years. His […]

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Enter The Beyond

September 25th, 2006 · 1 Comment

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Beyond Restaurant + Lounge Opening Gala Address: 1015 Burrard St (map) Tel: 604-684-3473 homepage Enter The Beyond Beyond Restaurant + Lounge Opening Gala By Jason Chin Eat Vancouver Editor Monday, September 25th, 2006 Beyond Restaurant and Lounge in the Century-Plaza Hotel officially celebrated its opening this past Tuesday in great style. The media, as well […]

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The Noodle Box

September 21st, 2006 · 9 Comments

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The Noodle Box Address: 1867 West Fourth Ave (map) Tel: 604-734-1310 homepage Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm Sun noon-8pm Scenes from an Urban Noodle Stand By Jason Chin Eat Vancouver Editor Thursday, September 21st, 2006 ** (of four stars) It claims to create meals under the very broad description of “Southeast Asian.” It is located in Kitsilano, […]

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Kurtis Kolt joins Salt, non-profit literary centre to come

September 17th, 2006 · No Comments

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As reported in Waiterform: Kurtis Kolt has just announced that he will resign his post at Aurora Bistro, effective early October. He is focusing his efforts on starting a non-profit literary centre in Gastown. Aurora Bistro will certainly miss Mr. Kolt’s services as he was instrumental in establishing its BC-only program and was always a […]

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