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Giffard (on the) Rocks!
My first encounter with Giffard was at the Alibi Room in Vancouver. It was my birthday and I ordered a drink, the name of which now escapes me. It wa [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Saturday, March 10th, 2007
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Vij’s Cookbook
Today is my sister in law Rebekka’s birthday, and to start it off right Kristil and I had her over for breakfast this morning. Honest, tasty fa [...]
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Thursday, January 18th, 2007
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Happy Holidays from IBC and Betty Fuller
Long before the In the Kitchen blog existed, there was Betty Fuller and her ground (beef)-breaking alternatives to your typical holiday fare. We have [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Friday, December 22nd, 2006
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The Case of the 45 Minute Lemon Meringue
It was a dark and rainy Friday night. The Industrial Brand crew was meeting at Mark’s for an indulgent feast of Moules Normandes and homemade C [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, November 20th, 2006
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Elegant & Inspired
Since Vikram Vij opened his first restaurant twelve years ago, like many of my fellow Vancouverites I’ve been an ardent fan and enthusiastic su [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
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Wine & Whoopemup in Walla Walla
The acrid smell of smoke from a huge local fire hung pungently in the hot summer air in South Eastern Washington State this US Labor Day long weekend [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, September 4th, 2006
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Dinner At Home…Vancouver Style
When fellow blogger Jer had a huge Atlantic lobster party a few weeks ago, I took what was left of the four critters I got, and made stock from them. [...]
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Sunday, August 6th, 2006
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Food Geeks, Addiction & Other Nasty Bits
"There's nothing more annoying than food geeks taking photos of their plates of food and posting them on their blog." I nearly choked on my s [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
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Need A New Edge?
We’ve all got them. Beautiful knives we bought years ago. And we’ve taken good care of them…steeling them before setting them to wo [...]
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
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Yes Chef Hawksworth! Right Away Chef!
How often does a civilian get an invitation to work directly under the wing of the top chef in Vancouver for a day? Not often. West Restaurant’ [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
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Holiday 2005 French Extravaganza
This holiday season we decided instead of just making restaurant reservations for our company holiday dinner, Ben and Mark would cook a gourmet nine [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
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