DIGEST: Western Canada Eating News

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With such an active forum, it’s high time to kick off the first installment of the Media Digest for the Vancouver, British Columbia and Western Canada forum. We’ll focus on food-related articles in publications with free online content: Vancouver Magazine, The Vancouver Courier, Georgia Straight, the Westender and Terminal City. Updates will be posted weekly, as articles are made available online.

Vancouver Magazine

May 2005 edition

• Diner: King Crocodile – Jamie Maw celebrates the 35-year career of Michel Jacob
  
• The Grill Report: Behind the White Linen Sheet – The latest juice from the restaurant biz
  

The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, May 25 edition

Burgers, bunwiches and Brix

• Homegrown Vera's faces off against American-born Fatburger on Denman Street
  
• Chefs Ray Henry and Damon Campbell launch Diva at the Met's new menu
  
• Recent renos at Brix give new meaning to al-fresco dining
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, May 19 edition

• Pleasures of the Flesh – Vegetarian Ron Yamauchi fills a protein void on a Vancouver steak crawl
  
• The new world of restaurant monosyllabism: O! No! – Jurgen Gothe takes a comedic stab at the latest trend in eatery monikers
  
• Uncorked: Sip a six-pack of wonder from the land down under – Jurgen Gothe profiles half-a-dozen new vintages from Rosemount and Lindemans
  
• Food of the Week: Farmhouse-table dining popular with singles at Saveur
  
• Brew of the Week: Bottled lime-infused Schweppes Gin & Tonic now available
  

The Westender

Thursday, May 19 edition

• The Drive is worth the drive to fill a hearty appetite - Whet your palate with international eats on Commercial Drive
  

Terminal City

Thursday, May 19 edition

• Down The Hatch – A new all-day vegetarian breakfast spot on Main Street
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, May 25 edition

• Walla Walla calling – Tim Pawsey discovers Ron Coleman’s Tamarack Cellars just south of the border
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, May 26 edition

• Hidden Pleasures – Angela Murrills reviews Thai fare at the “serenely opulent” Arroy-D on Cambie Street
  
• Agar-Agar keeps moulded salads and desserts jiggly, hoof-free (recipes included)
  
• Uncorked: Warm up to Chile with two neglected winners – Jurgen Gothe extols the virtues of two oft-overlooked reds
  
• Food of the Week: The Priscilla Platter at Memphis Blues
  
• Brew of the Week: Zhu Jiang Gold Lager… “The State Beer of China”
  

The Westender

Thursday, May 26 edition

• Hyperactive new documentary reveals the perils of processed foods – “What’s Really On Your Plate?”
  
• Use your noodle, students: fill up on Asian flavour – Atkins be damned when the budget is tight!
  
• Retro special: dining with Depêche Mode – Profile of Ryan McGovern, Chef at Fiddlehead Joe’s
  

Terminal City

Thursday, May 26 edition

• He Got Game: Exotic meats from a Wreck Beach legend – A review of Stormin’ Norman’s Spirit Grill on Commercial Drive
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, June 1 edition

• Kits Beach bistro a month away – Sandra Thomas tours through Watermark with restauranteur Peter Barnett
  
• The Drive: ’New’ lambic has centuries-old roots – Rhiannon Coppin chats with James Walton of Storm Brewing about his blend of a Belgian beverage
  
• Dining: Still in need of some fiddling – Tim Pawsey finds that the newly reopened Fiddlehead Joe’s still needs a little tweaking
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, June 2 edition

• Night-owl Noshes – Judith Lane lists some options for insomniacal eaters
  
• The next time you’re making salad, remember the harvest of the sea – Adrienne O’Callaghan reveals the virtues of an oft-forgotten food source
  
• Uncorked: Small is beautiful for Okanagan blender – Jurgen Gothe praises the limited-release blends of Oliver’s Black Hills Estate Winery
  
• Food of the Week: Fish-of-the-day Club Sandwich at Bravo Bistro
  
• Brew of the Week: Molson Kick… gurana-enhanced beer?!
  

The Westender

Thursday, June 2 edition

• Four restaurants, four patios, four styles – Dining al fresco categorized by atmosphere, sunshine, view and people-watching
  
• Foodie Q&A: Just keep Soylent Green off the menu – Profile of Greg Armstrong, Chef at Tangerine
  

Terminal City

Thursday, June 2 edition

• Major League Ambience: Sushi for the sports lover at Hachibei – Christa Min gives a rundown of the memorabilia this West 16th Japanese restaurant
  

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Vancouver Magazine

June 2005 edition

• Diner: Ineffable Success – Of suicide locations, high rent and the potential for dashed dreams at three new Mediterranean-inspired restaurants: Savory Coast, Adesso and Epic. (Jamie Maw)
  
• Bird on a Stick: Zakkushi – Japanese cuisine continues its tasty expansion along the Denman/Robson/Davie axis. (Lea Anderson)
  
• Roaming Asia: Tangerine – A Kit’s [sic] house in balance. (Lea Anderson)
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, June 8 edition

• Breakfast of Champions – Tim Pawsey gets serious about breaksfast at the Sunshine Diner’s new digs in Kitsilano
  
• Official Joe Fortes summer opening raises $26,000 for the Pacific Salmon Foundation
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, June 9 edition

• Best Eating: Summer Rubbin’ – Angela Murrills explores the latest in barbecue props and grill fare
  
• The dish on fish, fresh off the boats in Steveston’s harbour – Andre Lariviere provides some helpful hints for undertaking a Richmond fish safari
  
• Uncorked: Wine dinners mean R&R and a wet Wick – Jurgen Gothe outlines summer food pairings for rosé and riesling at Le Gavroche and stormy-weather wine tastings at the Wickaninnish Inn
  
• Food of the Week: Farmers Market at Nat Bailey Stadium… open Wednesday, June 15 from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m.
  
• Drink of the Week: Okanagan Spirits bring international accolades… check out their crab apple eau de vie
  

The Westender

Thursday, June 9 edition

• BALLE focuses on local food – Three-day conference centred on Vancouver as “the emerging ‘organic epicentre’ for small business and produce”
  
• Fine dining at the bar can be best: No-reso dining options at Chambar, Glowbal, Feenie’s and Lift
  

Terminal City

Thursday, June 9 edition

• Westside beefin’: A perennial favourite, and for good reason – Allen Forrister does some burger wrangling at The Red Onion in Kerrisdale
  

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NOTE: Vancouver Courier articles will be posted twice weekly, as articles are uploaded on Mondays and Wednesdays. The "Breakfast of Champions" article in my previous post was actually from their Monday, June 6 edition.

The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, June 8 edition

• City's culinary community loses two legends: Tim Pawsey pays tribute to Joel Thibault and Jean Claude Ramond
  
• Award-winning Canadian reds – Inniskillin's 2003 Zinfandel and Burrowing Owl's 2002 Meritage
  
• Budget Wine of the Week – Monkey Bay 2004 Sauvignon Blanc
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Monday, June 13 edition

• Get hip to latest in "Gru-V" wines – Tim Pawsey profiles Gruner Veltliner, a white varietal that's largely unsung in BC but gaining popularity
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, June 15 edition

• Hot grill on grill action – Tim Pawsey brushes up on his grill skills with a variety of “how to” barbecue guides
  
• Barbecue wine of the week – Penfolds Koonunga Hill Cab Merlot 02
  
• Kids get back to the land – UBC’s Intergenerational Landed Learning teaches elementary-school children about growing organic food and land sustainability (Naoibh O’Connor)
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, June 16 edition

• Best Eating: Bocconccini rising – Elizabeth Caton searches for the perfect tomato-boccoccini-basil sandwich
  
• High summer’s holy day calls for culinary homages to Father Sun – Jennifer Lyon’s gastronomic celebration of the summer solstice
  
• Uncorked: Batting a few summer finds over the net – Jurgen Gothe tips a glass or two of organic wine
  
• Food of the Week: Farmers market reopens – Nelson Park market open for business on Saturday, June 18
  
• Brew of the Week: Thomas Hardy’s Ale
  

The Westender

Thursday, June 16 edition

• Goliath becomes David at the Red Door – Amidst Granville Street’s eateries of the ‘mom-and-pop’ ilk, Andrew Morrison samples the Pan-Asian fare at Spectra’s latest enterprise
  
• Foodie Q&A: Fessin’ up to 1,200 biscuits-like [sic] hockey pucks – Profile of Chuck Currie, executive chef of White Spot Restaurants
  

Terminal City

Thursday, June 16 edition

• Pants On: This is not your dirtbag living room – Curtis Woloschuk enjoys “exceptional service and sumptuous sustenance” at The Living Room Bistro
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, June 20 edition

• Raising the wine bar–Vienna style: As Tim Pawsey discovers, the "simple pleasures [of a] bona fide wine bar" are hard to come by in Vancouver
  
• Bargain wine of the week: Pedras do Monte 2003
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, June 22 edition

• Back to the land at Vista d’Oro – “Patrick and Lee Murphy left the corporate world in 1997 and transformed an old dairy farm in Langley into Vista d’Oro, a veritable culinary and herbal hotbed” (Tim Pawsey)
  
• Hidekazu Tojo joins the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform's Farmed and Dangerous Campaign, “just one of several chefs who have made sourcing organic, local ingredients a priority whenever possible – as much in response to the growing tide of public demand to know where our food comes from, as to having the best produce with which to work”
  
• Get "fresh 'n' wild" at Salmon House on the Hill with its annual Uniquely B.C. menu, available through July 15
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, June 23 edition

• 2005 Patio Guide
  
• Best Eating: The tipping point – Angela Murrills does some cross-bridge dining at VIP’s Kitchen in West Vancouver
  
• The Agassiz and the ecstasy of artisanal food fresh from the farm – Andre Lariviere does some gastronomic exploration in the Fraser Valley
  
• Uncorked: Orofino spins straw bales into fine gold – Jurgen Gothe offers tasting notes from this Keremeos winery
  
• Food of the Week: Greek Day returns to Kits – Check out this Sunday’s festive wrap-up of Hellenic Cultural Week
  
• Brew of the Week: A decidedly different brew – Rodenbach’s Grand Cru
  

The Westender

Thursday, June 23 edition

• On the road: “Vancouver area newspaper editors serve up insider tips on daytripping destinations and eateries in the great outdoors they serve”
  

Terminal City

Thursday, June 23 edition

• Jazz Hands, Tastefully: Surprising subtlety for a Broadway experience – Jorge Ignacio Castillo profiles Seb’s, a bistro whose “strategy has been to keep competitive prices and an unassuming attitude”
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Monday, June 27 edition

• Behind the Red Door – Tim Pawsey finds some inconsistencies at Spectra's latest venture
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, June 29 edition

• The ‘Riesling revolution’ will not be televised – Le Gavroche offers a Riesling-centric prix-fixe menu through July in celebration of this versatile, oft-overlooked varietal (Tim Pawsey)
  
• Budget wine of the week – St. Hubertus Riesling 2004 (Okanagan Valley)
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, June 23 edition

• The perfect matcha – Craig Takeuchi explores the many permutations of green tea that Vancouver has to offer
  
• Best Eating: East Hastings stretch a revolving door of intriguing stores – Martin Dunphy makes some international discoveries amidst a myriad of food purveyors on this East Van thoroughfare
  
• Uncorked: Popular pinot grapes grow in a grey area – Jurgen Gothe samples six Okanagan takes on pinot gris
  
• Food of the Week: Granville Island’s open late – New year-round 7:00 p.m. closing hour starts July 1
  
• Brew of the Week: Victoria’s Lighthouse Keepers not your typical stout
  
• Straight Goods: This spud’s for you – BC Ferries’ new Tsawwassen Quay Market features SPUD the Organic Store
  

The Westender

Thursday, June 23 edition (Lifestyles section)

• An epiphany in a glass: “A good wine compliments good food – but so does good beer." (Andrew Morrison)
  
• Foodie Q&A / Dragonflies: A good source of protein – Profile of David Alsop, Chef at Marmalade Kitchen & Bar
  

Terminal City

Thursday, June 23 edition

• The Patio Did It: Turning up Clews on Main – Heather Watson finds real ambience on the spacious back patio of Clews, “the best kept non-secret in the neighbourhood.”
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, July 6 edition

• Spice Girls on Broadway – “Chutney Villa co-owners Lisa Lahey and Chindi Varadarajulu bring the tastes of South India to Vancouver.” (Tim Pawsey)
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, July 7 edition

• Order at the court – Angela Murrills takes “a culinary tour of Asia only 25 minutes from downtown” at Aberdeen Centre in Richmond
  
• Best Eating: There’s more to dig in Pemberton than its world famous potatoes – “If you’ve never ventured beyond the Upper Village turnoff all the way to Meadows Road, then expect the unexpected…” (Andre Lariviere)
  
• Uncorked: Every little breeze tells of new wineries – Jurgen Gothe tallies a few of the many new wineries throughout the province
  
• Food of the Week: Vista d'Oro Farms – Sample Chef Lee Murphy’s artisanal spreads (Judith Lane)
  
• Brew of the Week: Dave's Big Beer Adventure – Dave Holden’s annual trek down to the Oregon Brewmasters’ Festival, July 29-31 (Jurgen Gothe)
  
• Cheap Eats – Fiction and Lucy Mae Brown feature new three-course prix-fixe menus for $25 (Judith Lane)
  
• Smoke Free – Moderne Burger’s Peter Kokonis happy to reopen for business (Judith Lane)
  

The Westender

Thursday, July 7 edition (Lifestyles section)

• Take-out has come a long way baby – LilyKate and Enthuze step up to feed and feed on “fast-moving urbanites”
  
• Foodie Q&A: A hot dog is what’s needed after nine holes – Owen Knowlton, Sommelier and Wine Director at West
  

Terminal City

Thursday, July 7 edition

• Guac’in Tall: In nachos, as in life, resistance is futile – Read on to find out “how one woman won the Avocado War in the Guacamole Jungles of Death.” (Suzette Brulée & Foody McEat)
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Monday, July 11 edition

• Going gaga for B.C. grape – “It takes us a while to get around to these things in Canada, but finally a collective of minds has decreed July to be B.C. Wine Month.” (Tim Pawsey)
  
• B.C. Wine of the Week – Gray Monk unoaked 2004 Chardonnay
  
• Pop culture – Michael Kissinger provides “an unflinching guide to some of this summer's good, bad and downright troubling non-alcoholic refreshments for those willing to broaden their beverage horizons in the name of thirst and perhaps, morbid curiosity.”
  

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Vancouver Magazine

July 2005 edition

• Where the Bites Are – A list of 25 “under the radar” restaurants well worth checking out (Jamie Maw et al)
  

The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, July 13 edition

• Spanish Al Barino a ‘no-brainer’ – “Val do Salnas… home to Albarino, the truly distinctive Spanish white wine renowned for its delicate floral aromas, crisp acidity and sometimes pronounced minerality.” (Tim Pawsey)
  
• Wine of the week – Martin Codax Albarino 2004
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, July 14 edition

• Go simply into the night – “The heart and soul of aperos is getting together with friends at home on the spur of the moment. And the key word is simple. Simple food, simple drink, everyone sitting around a table set with bowls and bottles.” (Angela Murrills)
  
• Best Eating: Ice cream, sorbet and gelato: frozen, sweet and so decadent – Jennifer Lyon indulges in the tantalizing frozen treats of summer
  
• Uncorked: Marinate some meat for green-wine treat – Jurgen Gothe waxes poetic on the virtues of Vinho Verdes
  
• Food of the Week: Salmon seven days a week – Salmon: The Cookbook offers new pescetarian inspiration
  
• Brew of the Week: Robertus Double Malted Beer
  
• Straight Goods: Grow ops – The Fruit Tree Project supports local charitable organizations
  

The Westender

Thursday, July 14 edition (Lifestyles section)

• Marmalade needs to get jammin’: The newest spot on the seawall, Marmalade, is still looking for its land legs
  
• Foodie Q&A / Dragonflies: A sour apple martini anyone? – Profile of Ali Piran, Head Chef at Grotto Lounge & Grill
  

Terminal City

Thursday, July 14 edition

• Moderne Mach II: Weep no more, West Broadway – Allen Forrister chows down, fifties style, at “the post-fire, freshly re-opened Deluxe Moderne Burger”
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Monday, July 18 edition

• Stella's! Stella's! – "From "tapas" to "taps," it's guaranteed you'll find something here that appeals, from a line-up of sensibly priced Belgians and locally grown R&B on tap to a rundown of bottles that pushes all the right buttons," writes Tim Pawsey of the newest spot on The Drive
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, July 20 edition

• Passion drives perfection – “[spanish] winemaker Telmo Rodriguez is critical of the wine-making status quo.” (Tim Pawsey)
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, July 21 edition

• Best Eating: From Belgium to the world – “Fresh from the culinary hotbeds of London and Spain, chef Garry Mallel sends out a mostly cliché-free menu of original flavours and familiar ingredients given a makeover…” at Stella’s on The Drive (Angela Murrills)
  
• Straight Goods: Summer scorcher – With roots in West Africa, Awassi Ebese Zozo Hot Sauce is the latest concoction available to fire up your palate (Judith Lane and Angela Murrills)
  
• Straight Goods: Blueberry rush – Bremner’s Pure Juice “crams well over a kilo of berries into a 946 mL bottle” (Judith Lane and Angela Murrills)
  

The Westender

Thursday, July 21 edition (Lifestyles section)

• Hey big spender! Prepare for a lesson in Waiternomics – “Enter tipping, the real patron saint of the restaurant business. It may be a system based on illusion, but the truth hurts: without it, our dining options would quickly dwindle to Denny's and Mom's house.” (Andrew Morrison)
  

Terminal City

Thursday, July 21 edition

• A Study In Adequacy: Zesty leaves much to your tastebuds’ imagination – “There is a place in the world for restaurants that are inexpensive and gastronomically unambitious; while they may do okay on the balance sheet, they don't do much for restaurant reviewers.” (Ian King)
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Tuesday, July 26 edition

• Iron Chef grills appliance – Rob Feenie recently helped Siemens launch its arrival on the Canadian marketplace at Future Shop's West Broadway location
  
• Saveur offers a welcome respite from Robson Street's hustle and bustle, not to mention an outstanding $38 prix-fixe dinner menu
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, July 27 edition

• Tasty detours on B.C.’s open road – “Somewhere, B.C. This week join me on a tasty road trip, as I prove there's no shortage of good tastes to be found on the smaller highways and byways of this bountiful province, well beyond Vancouver.” (Tim Pawsey)
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, July 28 edition

• Best Eating: Bountiful berries – “‘Think globally, act locally’… This borrowed concept also leads one to learn more about the wild fruit that has sustained people of this region for centuries.” (Nick Smith)
  
• Best Eating: A secret tomato treat that gets ready as you sleep – Nick Smith’s epiphany on the magic transformation of slow-baked oven-roasted tomatoes from “the familiar into the unfamiliar”
  
• Uncorked: Wasting away again in genuine margaritaville – “[W]hen the weekend forecast calls for seasonable sun and warmth, with occasional cold drinks and afternoon funny periods, there’s nothing to do but to haul out the plastic patio glasses, the real tequila, the fresh limes and lemons for the juice—and the kosher salt. The discs by Old Parrothead are optional.” (Jurgen Gothe)
  
• Food of the Week: Café D’Lite relocation – Kitsilano budget eatery to close on August 31 (Angela Murrills)
  
• Brew of the Week: Digging through ciders – Growers Red Ruby Grapefruit Dry Cider is Jurgen Gothe’s pick for a lazy summer afternoon on the deck
  
• Straight Goods: Gorgeous George – Yaletown’s newest “ultra lounge” is a stunner (Judith Lane)
  
• Straight Goods: Pasture of plenty – Head down to Granville Island on August 1 for a special BC Day farmers’ market (Angela Murrills)
  

The Westender

Thursday, July 28 edition (Lifestyles section)

• A bounty of delights on offer at Hapa Izakaya – “One minute you feel like getting tanked on sake and making mischief with your oshibori (wet towel), while the next you're in foodie heaven on the cheap.” (Andrew Morrison)
  
• Foodie Q&A / Bubble tea yes, larvae milkshakes no – Profile of David Chan, Executive Chef at Enthuze (Andrew Morrison)
  

Terminal City

Thursday, July 28 edition

• Rollin’ like thunder: Sushi surprises in the gaybourhood – Naben Ruthnum is schooled on the specialty rolls at Kadoya on Davie Street, “full of unexpected textures and flavours, varyingly warm and cool and extremely delicious.”
  

Edited July 29, 2005 by Mooshmouse (log)

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The Vancouver Courier

Monday, August 1 edition

• No shortage of winning wines in B.C. – “There's no time like the present to be celebrating the remarkable transformation of the province's wine industry over the last 10 years.” (Tim Pawsey)
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, August 3 edition

• High marks for controversial Kits upstart – “The real question is whether Watermark will level out on the culinary plimsoll line – or languish in the doldrums of view dining. On that point, only time – and the operator's inclinations – will tell.” (Tim Pawsey)
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, August 4 edition

• Best Eating: Zesty Japanese food is elegant and satisfying – “Delicate flavours and subtle spins on the usual dishes distinguish Zest, newly opened on West 16th Avenue [at Macdonald] by chef Yoshi Maniwa.” (Angela Murrills)
  
• Uncorked: The grapes from Spain are mainly rather plain – Jurgen Gothe trudges through a morass of mediocre Spanish table wines to come up with a few standouts
  
• Food of the Week: The Cooks Illustrated Guide [to Grilling and Barbecue] a fine deck read (Angela Murrills)
  
• Brew of the Week: Spanish brew a hot-weather treat – Alhambra Reserva 1925 (Jurgen Gothe)
  
• Straight Goods: Holiday helper – Christmas isn’t the only time of year when donations to the Food Bank are needed and appreciated (Judith Lane)
  
• Straight Goods: Teas please – “Steer clear of [the] java jitters” at Moonstruck Chinese Teahouse and Japanese Sawa Tea & Craft (Judith Lane)
  
• Straight Goods: Stellar cellar – The list of winners in the third annual Lieutenant Governor’s Awards of Excellence in B.C. Wines is now available for review (Judith Lane)
  

The Westender

Thursday, August 4 edition (Lifestyles section)

• When it comes to vino, ignorance is anything but bliss – “Never allow yourself to be intimidated by wine or those who know more about it than you - it's only fermented grape juice, for fuck's sake. Stick with it and relax. The knowledge will come.” (Andrew Morrison)
  
• Foodie Q&A / Hooked on Häagen-Dazs – Profile of Tim Muehlbauer, Executive Chef at the Listel Hotel and O'Doul's (Andrew Morrison)
  

Terminal City

Thursday, August 4 edition

• Sunday dinner redux: The Normandy’s better than your grandma – “If you need to have a another taste of grandma’s cooking, though – if you want to revisit now, in the present, the food too impossibly perfect and down-homey to be real – you can pick no better spot to indulge yourself than the Normandy… It’s simple but it’s good.” (Chris Eng)
  

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Vancouver Magazine

August 2005 edition

• Few Many Fish in the Sea – Sustainable dining goes mainstream (Jamie Maw)
  

The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, August 10 edition

• Enduring del Duero – Born of the Duero valley’s harsh climate, Tempranillo is an intense, robust Spanish varietal (Tim Pawsey)
  
• Food lady hungers for zucchini – “Devorah Kahn wants local gardeners to donate their superfluous squash to the city's Plant A Row-Grow A Row initiative, which invites urban farmers to grow an extra row of vegetables for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and local neighbourhood houses.” (Sandra Thomas)
  

The Georgia Straight

Thursday, August 11 edition

• Best Eating: Red but not ready – “If you’re going to do it at all, why not do it properly?” asks Angela Murrills of the the Spectra Group’s latest pan-Asian venture
  
• Best Eating: Cooling Asian salads just the thing on hot days – Stephen Wong offers recipes for two Asian-inspired salads, perfect on days when it’s really cookin’ in the kitchen
  
• Uncorked: Ways to wine away the summer – Jurgen Gothe pens a list of wine-related tidbits and events
  
• Food of the Week: Bobobaby frozen vegitarian [sic] baby food (Angela Murrills)
  
• Brew of the Week: Bellhaven Wee Heavy just one big mellow (Jurgen Gothe)
  
• Straight Goods: Back to the future – A facelift keeps things current at the 25-year-old Bridges (Judith Lane and Angela Murrills)
  
• Straight Goods: Chilled to a T – Cool off with the newest icy concoctions from T (Judith Lane and Angela Murrills)
  
• Straight Goods: Pretty ‘n’ pink – Sofia Mini Blanc de Blancs (Judith Lane and Angela Murrills)
  
• Straight Goods: Higher learning – Wine & Spirits Education Trust certification courses now offered in Vancouver, Whistler, Victoria and Kelowna (Judith Lane and Angela Murrills)
  

The Westender

Thursday, August 11 edition (Lifestyles section)

• There’s no waffling on this Belgian delight – “Stella's proves two things: there is room enough in this town for a few more Belgians, and our current love affair with the small and the sharable has no end in sight, as long as it's innovative and, for lack of a better word, cheap.” (Andrew Morrison)
  

Terminal City

Thursday, August 11 edition

• Are You Experienced?: Frenchies’ ambience blows your mind… plus they have food – “Michel Blais, the owner of the new Frenchies! (sic) Montreal Smoked Meat location on the Drive, would like you to go there for the food, but you’re more likely to head down for the experience—a trip probably worth it for a few different reasons.” (Shad McAllister)
  

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After a sojourn to Salt Spring Island and a back-injury-driven hiatus, we now return you to your regularly scheduled Media Digest.

Vancouver Courier

Monday, August 29 edition

• "Located in the heart of the Okanagan, Gray Monk continues to produce some of the most approachable and affordable wines coming out of the valley." (Tim Pawsey)
  

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The Vancouver Courier

Wednesday, August 31 edition

• Taming West Van’s Red Lion – Mario Corsi has transformed the Red Lion into a place to “get ‘pub’ food with a traveled, hotel twist, plus more flavour and imagination than you could ever hope to find in the jolly old original. And then some.” (Tim Pawsey)
  
• Wine of the Week – Viu Manent Malbec 2004
  

The Vancouver Courier

Monday, September 5 edition

• Celebrating wine through the ages – “Wine lovers with a keen interest in grapes, corks, hogsheads and history can get their fill at the breathtaking Museo de la Cultura del Vino.” (Tim Pawsey)
  
• Wine of the Week – Rioja Crianza Conde de Valdemar 2001