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See below the EXCITING news that Tales of the Cocktail on Tour is returning to Vancouver in a mere 4 weeks! Make sure you purchase your tickets! For a list of cheaper accommodations, please email me directly at lauren@laurenmote.com. Cheers!  For Immediate Release Ann Tuennerman: (504) 948-0511; Ann@TalesoftheCocktail.com   2012 Tales of the Cocktail® on [...]

by Ed Dugas For those who are familiar with The Omnivores Dilemma, Michael Pollen’s manifesto of mastication, or Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin’s sugar-less spoonful of medicine, Skinny Bitch, it’s not just about what we eat, but also our food’s journey from pasture to plate, and what is really going on behind the scenes. It’s [...]

by Ed Dugas, Industry Blender During an economic downturn, things have a tendency to stop happening. Auto salesmen, when not pacing and sighing, spend hours over-grooming their stalled vehicle inventory.  Homes sit vacant while For Sale signs half-hang from single unsnapped chains, blowing and squeaking in the breeze.  But if there’s one necessity which keeps [...]

by Ed Dugas, Industry Blender For over 5 years now, Vancouver policy planners have been trying to implement a liquor service policy that will both satisfy the majority of shareholders, and represent an appropriate solution for the city. The draft must appease public safety officials, protect applicable businesses, and reasonably address all citizen concerns. A [...]

by Steve Venegas Wendy’s is on the chopping block. There are a few perfect things in life. The Beatles, Adidas Shelltoes, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Zelda 64, and for cheap snackwiches; the Junior Bacon Cheeseburger over at Wendy’s. At least it used to be perfect. With its once harmonious balance of beef, cheddar, [...]

by Lauren Mote I was mid-bite; savouring a piece of sablefish the other night at Boneta. I started to wonder… As the Ocean Wise Dine Out program comes to a close in Vancouver, I wanted to write a riveting, and compelling story about this sea-life conservation program. The Vancouver Aquarium, arguably one of the most [...]

by Lauren Mote Vancouver’s “fast-er food” scene has started to really take shape – and this couldn’t have happened at a better time. The recent economic crisis has hit disposable income hard, and because we restaurant folk are at the mere bottom of the “food chain” and rely heavily on tips for “life” it was [...]