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Food Media Omnibus #262

Our weekly distillation of who wrote what about food and drink in city print and what’s being said on the local food blogs…

In Print…

Joanne Blaine’s lowdown on the Loden in the Vancouver Sun.

Mia Stainsby gives Campagnolo some love in the Vancouver Sun.

Ditto me in the Westender.

Where Alexandra Gill eats “when nobody’s footing the bill” – The Globe and Mail.

Jurgen Gothe picks his favourite spirits of 2008 in the Georgia Straight.

Tim Pawsey gives us a refresher on how to open bottles of champers in the Courier.

The Wedgewood and Bacchus get some major love in Texas’ Tribune.

High-end booze and the recession aren’t big buddies – The Canadian Press.

And On The Blogs…

The things you must eat in Manila by Tiny Bites.

A visit to Burnaby’s Saffron Indian Cuisine in Chow Times.

HK Foodie brings a camera into The Pear Tree.

Sherman’s Food Aventures goes ga-ga for Memphis Blues.

Restaurant scheduling according to Richmond’s Posh.

Eat, Snap, Repeat links to a .pdf file that details all the health-related shutdowns of GVRD restaurants.

Le Faux Bourgeois gets some attention in Doesn’t Tazte Like Chicken.