A couple years ago, Umami hit the Vancouver restaurant scene and changed this city forever. The idea of creating an Izakaya for mainstream consumption in Downtown Vancouver hadn’t been done before with such elegance and style.
Today, you have a myriad of choices, Shiru Bay in Yaletown, Kingyo and Zakkushi on Denman, the Guu restaurants on [...]
The Nokia E61 is probably the most sophisticated smart phone on the market. It’s packed full of features including the ability to connect to Microsoft Exchange and Blackberry Enterprise servers.
One of the features which have been promised (but never really worked) since the release of the phone was the ability to connect to SIP servers [...]
During my last trip to Calgary, I drove by the former location of Mescalero’s on 1st Street SE and thought what a fun place Crazy Horse was for an NYE location. That and the Banke on 8th where a pinstriped suit, some good friends and a black Russian Sobranie to puff on were de rigeur.
A [...]
Word on the street is that Joey’s (not to be confused with Joey’s Only Seafood House), which recently opened up a beautiful restaurant on Broadway Street, and is famous for their Bellini, is opening two new locations in Downtown Vancouver.
The first location is confirmed. Located at 818 Burrard Street, close to Robson Street, Joey’s will [...]
Gastropods, better known as being the largest and most successful class of mollusks (source: Wikipedia), can also be referred to as a great restaurant on West 4th in Vancouver.
Gastropod
1938 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver (MAP)
TEL: 604-730-5579
FAX: 604-730-5675
WEB: gastropod.ca
Chef Angus An sure has his work cut out for him. FCI graduate at the top of his [...]
Fuel Restaurant on 4th officially opens on January 3rd, 2007 (for both lunch and dinner) but for the inside scoop, read on, below.
Fuel is located next to Gastropod at 1944 West 4th Ave. which seems to be a strange place to put nice restaurants, but let’s see what the upcoming year does for fine dining [...]
sugarandsugar in Gastown is now Canvas Lounge
CANVAS Lounge
99 Powell Street Vancouver, BC, V6A 1E9 (MAP)
WEB: www.canvaslounge.ca
Apparently, Nettwerk will be holding Sync there, sponsored by Citizens Bank, in February 2007.
Find out more about SYNC, HERE and on MySpace HERE.
Fine dining located in the 2000 block of Granville Street. Lots of controversy on Waiter Forum, so who is this Connor Butler, anyways?
You’ll have to visit to find out. Lorraine says he’s a fun guy, btw.
Here’s the menu from a recent visit:
Click on the link to enlarge. Check out Connor’s restaurant HERE.
Restaurant Connor Butler
2145 Granville [...]
Only a month late, here’s what we’ve got:
MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
November 20, 2006
Skyjar Designs Inc.
SKYJAR DESIGNS LAUNCHES NEW MARKET INNOVATION – METAL TILES
LANGLEY – Skyjar Designs is manufacturing metal tiles at their studio in Langley. The tiles are available in various colour options including silver, gold, titanium and copper. The strength and versatility of [...]
“Mission Control is an exciting new approach to corporate productivity that provides a dramatic increase in the productivity and effectiveness of your team, while reducing workplace stress.” (Source: leadershipinc.com)
Checked out the Mission Control two-day workshop courtesy Paul Gossen last week and I can definitely say that the time is well spent. I’ve already recouped [...]