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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 [...]

Celebrate BC shellfish during World Oceans Month Festival provides venue for farmers and chefs to present sustainably raised BC shellfish to the public For immediate release Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Comox, BC- June is World Oceans Month, designated by the UN to bring attention to the ocean’s inhabitants, its importance as a resource to protect [...]

Original story can be viewed at www.urbandiner.ca As you walked in through the front doors, the hostess would greet you, find your reservation, and in the background you couldn’t help but notice the bar in full swing, making the finest classic and contemporary cocktails. The sound of the espresso grinder, great music, and of course, [...]

by Lauren Mote Historically, I cannot stand Dine Around (Victoria), or “Dine Out” as Vancouver would have it (Winterlicious and Summerlicious as Toronto would publish). For me, as I am in the restaurant industry, I look at this “cheap eats festivals” with a dual personality – 2 weeks of low-ball pre fixe menus gets me [...]

by Jessica Grajczyk As a breakfast expert, whenever I travel, it is my duty to try the quirkiest, kitschiest, most-loved-by-locals, non-franchised restaurant in which to enjoy breakfast and report back to you. I do this so you don’t have to strain your fingers by performing a pesky Google search looking for somewhere to fuel up [...]

by Lauren Mote Arriving into the most well known mountain city in Canada, where does a group of foodies on a day trip escape for dinner? There was really only one choice, in fact you could say we travelled through brutal construction and the hot and humid continental climate of the British Columbian interior to [...]

by Lauren Mote Land hoe? Absolutely. I could see it in the distance, but not the whole time… Not until the 3 hour of my trip from mainland to island did I see its fair westerly coast. It was getting closer, and I was getting excited. When a good friend, Emily made mention back in [...]

by Lauren Mote Welcome to the winter wonderland. On the West Coast, I was laughed at when I wore my Canada Goose Down Coat as protection at the bus stop on Howe St. from the freezing rain… but, when you jump off the airplane at -25C you’d better wish you had one. Two snow storms, [...]

by Lauren Mote As we awoke on the balmy Thursday morning at 3:30am, I stumbled to find the light, the coffee, and my suitcase. In 2 hours time, Johnny and I would embark on our first trip home to Toronto, the chilly, nostalgic nesting place we left a while ago. We get off the plane [...]

by Lauren Mote This is a story of passion. A story about someone seeking validation in eating just about everything for the sheer experience of it. I am a food enthusiast, bartender and freelance food writer from Toronto, Canada, and upon arriving in Vancouver with my partner, we have been tremendously well fed. I am [...]