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OK, well I see wattle and eucalypus. Pam: you must post another image to clear this up.
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Here's link to a map of the new locations and vendors for 2011: 2011 Food Cart Vendors and Locations
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That doesn't look like British Columbia to me Kerry. I think lesliec has it: another Aussie.
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Does anyone know what is happening with Thierry? I walk by that location fairly often and there's not a whole lot of signs that anything much is happening there.
I'm hearing a mid-May opening now.
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My biggest lesson was the value of good ingredients. We had a garden, my dad was a forager, and both parents shopped carefully for ingredients - not always easy to find in those days. A long car ride to buy straight from the farm was part of the weekend entertainment. I learned that a platter of freshly picked asparagus served with homemade mayonnaise, or a platter of thinly sliced ham, some hardboiled eggs, sliced tomotaes and fresh bread, was a feast as good or better than a roast.
My dad loved salads and grew many exotic lettuces at a time when iceberg and romaine were about as good as it got. I've never had green beans as good as those from our garden. Strawberries, raspberries, currants, rhubarb, apples, cherries, pears, peas, corn, potatoes, radishes, carrots, fresh herbs for salad, I really didn't know how lucky I was until I went into the greater world of our suburb and learned that most people didn't have gardens and ate out of boxes and jars (this was the 60's and 70's).
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I see the ruours abuut Dale MacKay opening a restaurant in the former Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe space are true. It looks like he's taking a good portion of the Lumiere crew with him.
Ensemble will open in early May in the space formerly occupied by the Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe, at 850 Thurlow St. in Vancouver. It will likely have about 80 seats in the restaurant and 30 in the bar, said MacKay, adding he has a silent partner in this venture.
MacKay's modern French sensibility will be reflected in the menu, and he'll be taking along nearly 20 kitchen and front-of-house staffers from Lumiere to Ensemble.
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/Lumiere+chef+open+restaurant+early/4447706/story.html#ixzz1GzB5loXO
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Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love and War. In 2003 Anna Ceizaldo moves to Baghdad with her husband, the Middle East Bureau Chief for Newsday. Over the next 6 year she lives in Baghdad and Beeirut working as a freelance journalist, learning about food and culture and negotiating a relationship with her husband's parents.
I really enjoyed this book. Here's the New York Times Review
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Closing forever????
But I never got to eat at either place! Don't they know they're supposed to stay open at least until I can go? 
You've got two weeks, they close March 13th.
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The Vancouver Sun is reporting that Lumiere and db Bistro Moderne are closing in two weeks.
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Beautiful tour, thank you. I have fond memories of my 4 days in NZ in 1995 - lots of friendly people and good food.
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Braised beef and braised veal are two completely different things - both good, but different. I also agree that 350 is too high. I don't know anything about smoking, so I can't comment on that aspect.
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Thanks Erin. This was an edifying and fun week.
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I think dense and moist chocolate cakes benefit from a day or so of aging.
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Vancouver street food is getting healthy (from the Sun, link below):
.... Vancouver is going to apply "minimum nutritional standards" to the food carts it licenses as part of an expansion of its street food vendor program. In doing so, Vancouver will become the first city in Canada — and quite possibly North America — to apply minimum standards for what it considers wholesome nutritious food that can be bought on the street.
Along with nixing things like stand-alone chip stands and not approving any more hotdog vendors, the city won't look favourably on people who want to sell items that are high in sodium, fat or sugar when it opens the door to new street food licenses next month.
Hmmmm. I'd rather make my own choices but so far I can't say that the food "carts" are a big draw for me. They are pretty expensive and, unless you take the food back to the office, there's usually not a comfortable place to eat it. I'd just as soon go to a restaurant.
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Signs for "Pink Elephant Thai" up on Alberni across from Urban Fare.
Does anyone know what is happening with Thierry? I walk by that location fairly often and there's not a whole lot of signs that anything much is happening there.
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With Tesuya and Yoshi gone...who's left at Blue Water's raw bar?
Good question. I took a peek at their website and no one is listed.
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Hope you all are having a great Friday evening!! It's the best night of the week!!
See you in the morning. Get your seatbelts on...it's the last day and I hope it'll knock your socks off!
My socks have already been knocked off a few times this week. But they are back on and I'm ready for more.
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A Hapa is going into the old Metro place. Here's the news release:
Hapa Izakaya Restaurant Group to Open Hapa Umi by March 2011(Vancouver, BC) January 7, 2010 – Lea and Justin Ault of Vancouver’s hip Hapa Izakaya restaurant group will open a new restaurant, Hapa Umi, by early March 2011. Construction is already under way at 200 Burrard, at the former Metro Restaurant & Lounge location, across the street from the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Umi means ocean in Japanese, and with the restaurant’s prime downtown waterfront location the Aults seized the opportunity to launch a concept they’ve been developing for some time.
“Hapa Umi will offer a more sophisticated and upscale version of the Hapa Izakaya experience with a sustainable seafood forward menu, sushi bar, and more refined service standards.”
Leading the kitchen brigade will be long-time Hapa chef Tomoki Yamasaki. He’ll be joined by new recruit Tetsuya Shimizu, a kaiseki trained chef who was most recently sous chef at Blue Water Cafe's raw bar. At the front of the house, Justin will be joined by recently appointed general manager, Kevin Banno. Kevin brings a wealth of experience from his tenure as a general manager in the Cactus Club Café organization; he was most recently their Yaletown GM.
Once again, the Aults are turning to M Studio for their interior design expertise. Expect an understated elegantly modern room with finely textured textiles, and rich walnut wood. The restaurant boasts loads of windows with outside views, a real departure from the underground and insular design of the existing Hapa restaurants. The 150 seat restaurant spans a large bar, lounge, and private dining room, and in warmer month a 50 seat patio with wonderful views of the vibrant neighbourhood.
Hapa Umi will be open for lunch Monday to Friday and dinner nightly.
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It's at Robson and Denman towards Georgia. I think the other yoshoku-ya, Barefoot Kitchen, closed last month too (or so I heard - I haven't been by to confirm).
Got it thanks.
And yes Barefoot Kitchen is closed. I walked by on the way home tonight.
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It's at Robson and Denman towards Georgia. I think the other yoshoku-ya, Barefoot Kitchen, closed last month too (or so I heard - I haven't been by to confirm).
Got it thanks.
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Blue Water is taking over the Sweeney's space. I work in Yaletown and have been to Sweeney's for lunch many times. To food was merely OK....like nearly all the places open for lunch in Yaletown.
Like nearly all the places downtown too. But I must say I had an excellent lunch at la Brasserie over the Christmas break.
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Whew, lots of changes - just heard that Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe is closing over at the Urban Diner forum.
Thanks, yes fmed is right, two shops north of Kintaro.
Too bad about Corner Suite Bistro de Luxe. We brought a few students there for tasting we thought the place was pretty busy.
Thanks. I never got to the Corner Suite but it seemed like one of those places that had good reviews but couldn't overcome its early problems - opened about 6 months late I think.
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Whew, lots of changes - just heard that Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe is closing over at the Urban Diner forum.
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This is a fascinating blog. Thank you!
eG Foodblogs: Coming Attractions (2010/2011)
in Food Traditions & Culture
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I don't think Arbutus is in the same family as Eucalyptus. I believe it is in the heather family while Eucalyptus is in the mytrle family.