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Food Media Omnibus #528: No Fun City To Relax Booze Laws? Pfft!

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In the Globe & Mail, Alexandra Gill writes about Chinese moon cakes. Without any blood splattered, I closed the newspaper feeling deflated, as if I’d been robbed of my weekly Tarantino-directed car crash starring Carrie Bradshaw.

In the Vancouver Sun, Mia Stainsby is very pleased with The Diamond and Joanne Lee-Young explains the deal with Alain Raye opening a La Regalade in the Philippines.

In the Westender, I review Stella’s on Cambie. Plenty of mistakes and almosts, but a swell neighbourhood joint nonetheless.

The Times Colonist talks to Jo Zambri of Victoria’s award-winning Zambri’s.

Whistler’s Pique confirms that Araxi’s executive chef James Walt is definitely one of the coolest dudes wearing whites today.

In the North Shore News, Deana Lancaster checks out meal prep house, Indishpensable.

The Georgia Straight wonders if the city council dinosaurs are slowly evolving from their seemingly permanent puritanical stupor regarding our liquor laws. Psst. No. Though the article certainly shapes a case for tangible progress, don’t count on anything material in the near future beyond a few Potemkin allowances made during the Olympics (so we don’t all look like pubescent dweebs to the global grown-ups). Whether we want to admit it or not, City Hall is still a place where good ideas that combat Vancouver’s international reputation as a yawn-accelerating glass house are put to death and ineloquently eulogized. Why? Because those of the chamber invariably consider the opinions of people who wouldn’t know a good time if it sat directly on top of their faces. Seriously, come hither, dear comet. I really think we’re ready.

Also in the Straight, Jurgen Gothe digs Malbec for Fall and – ahem – Yellowtail Shiraz/Grenache.

Cherries and Clay: still a freakin’ awesome website, even if one its publishers can waltz into a room and instantly win 2 weeks in Chile by dropping his business card in a fishbowl (damn you, Kurtis).

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  1. Extended liquor hours have been approved for restaurants.
    “Staff recommends that Council approve an hours of liquor service by-law amendment that allows liquor sales in restaurants until 1:00 am on weekends, and 2:00 am on weekends, throughout the City. Staff also recommends that Council approve new by-law regulations requiring sufficient sales of food in licensed restaurants. These provisions would limit liquor sales to 50% of a restaurant’s sales during any eight-hour period, to be verified by receipts, and require a full menu to be offered at all times. Staff further recommends that business license categories be consolidated so that licensed restaurants would require only one business license, and that business license fees be increased by $3.00 to provide for additional by-law enforcement. The intent of these recommendations is to allow a moderate increase in hours of liquor service, consistent with existing closing times and public sentiment, while reinforcing the distinction between Food Primary establishments and other liquor establishments. Lastly, staff recommends that Council delegate the authority to comment on Food Primary license applications to the Chief License Inspector, with the provision that she may still refer a particular amendment to Council. The intent of this recommendation is to streamline the approval process under the guidance provided by the new hours of service by-law provision.”