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Charlie Loves Pizza

Charlie’s, newly opened  in Yaletown, thinks there’s an alternative to the 4 AM drunken, soggy pizza by the slice. Instead, they’ve opened a swish little lounge in the old Pinky’s space that has…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Thursday, March 18th, 2010
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Corner Suite Bistro de Luxe

One of the most talked up restaurants of the summer finally opened with a page of press before they even got started, and it seems like it’s now about to get some more. Corner Suite Bistro de Luxe opened in time for…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Sunday, March 14th, 2010
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Olympic Eating (& Drinking)

There are a lot of people in town celebrating national pride and a large part of that is culinary. “Houses” (more like tents in most cases) have sprung up all over town draped in the colours of their homeland.…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Thursday, February 25th, 2010
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Dougie Dog Street Meat

There’s a new dog in town, just in time for the Olympics. For the roving hordes on Granville Street who don’t want slices of pizza, there’s now Dougie Dog. All natural dogs served up in L.A. rockstar…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Thursday, February 25th, 2010
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Tacos Guaymas – Another Roadside Attraction

I’m not really a fan of junk food – or “road food” as Tom Robbins calls it in Another Roadside Attraction – which makes heading out on a road trip somewhat less exciting in the eating department. Last year,…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Monday, February 15th, 2010
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Robbie Burns Day: the Haggis

What’s Robbie Burns day without haggis? If you can’t have haggis, you at least need whisky. I’m a traditionalist, so I like to do both if I can and I wrote about the whisky yesterday. Robbie Burns Day is…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
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Robbie Burns Day: the Whisky

When I was young, Robbie Burns Day meant highland dancing in some sort of festival, but now that I know better, it has come to mean whisky. Robbie Burns day is the closest thing to a Scotch national holiday and while…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Monday, February 1st, 2010
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Brunch of Champions

Sometimes you want eggs for brunch and sometimes you want the kind of brunch that goes on for hours and involves special tools, a leg of decadent Jamón ibérico.
It’s the kind of brunch that can only happen…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Friday, January 22nd, 2010
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Bao Bei’s a Chinatown Gem

Chinatown got a little bit cooler last night. With the exception of the Alibi Room on one end and Campagnolo on the other, the dining and drinking establishments are not exactly what you’d call sexy. But former…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Saturday, January 16th, 2010
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Mad Science and the Mix-Mistress

A refinery, by definition, is a place where crude substances are purified and changed into something else. Not surprising, then, that The Refinery is a place where organic materials are transformed into boozier, better…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Sunday, December 27th, 2009
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Ladies Rock the Sortilège Cup

The BC Hospitality Expo last month had the usual assortment of entertainment accoutrements, but we were there to judge one half of the Sortilège Cup. Hosted by Nons Drinks, this was a battle between the sexes to see who…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Monday, December 14th, 2009
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Spanish Snacks Come to Granville Street

So much of Spanish culture appeals to me. When I read of Spaniards ducking into late night tapas joints for some pulpo or sardines on toast before heading home from a night of drinking, it makes the Granville Street…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Sunday, December 13th, 2009
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Raise a Glass at HopScotch

Forget raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, a few of my favorite things are bourbon, single malt and beer. And by a stroke of hoppy, malty, genius, all three are on offer at Hopscotch, Vancouver’s beer and…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Saturday, December 12th, 2009
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Tasting Tequila with Don Julio

Far too many people still think of tequila as something to be shot back, followed by the requisite lime, salt and shudder, as evidenced by the raised eyebrows I got when I told people I was going to a tequila tasting.…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
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Crush at Cornucopia

Definitions of Crush:
1. To extract or obtain (juice) by pressing or squeezing (grapes).
2. a great crowd.
3. (slang) an object of one’s affection.
4. Cornucopia’s gala tasting…

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Posted by: Degan Beley on Sunday, November 29th, 2009
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