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In the Westender, I take in the simple comforts scene at Timbre on Commercial Drive.

In the Georgia Straight, Tara Lee talks boozy sauces, Jurgen Gothe goes off on an entertaining wine-making philosophy safari; and Craig Takeuchi writes a para on Robson’s frenetic Donburi-ya.

In the Vancouver Courier, Tim Pawsey writes up Chambar’s new signature beer.

In the Globe and Mail, Alexandra Gill falls for Gastown’s new hotspot, Pourhouse.

In the North Shore News, Deana Lancaster reports on a Cornucopia lunch with Crave/Fraiche chef Wayne Martin.

In the Toronto Star, we learn that seal meat lands on the menu at Parliament Hill (psst…Liberation BC…go fetch).

In the Vancouver Sun, Denise Ryan tries to get the tears a-flowin’ over the fiery death of Slickety Jim’s with a line-up of old school brunch alternatives. It’s kind of hard when another Canwest story thinks the fire happened in a “strip mall”. They should be more careful. With such provocative language, they might attract an Earls.

In the Vancouver Province, chef Anthony Sedlak (of the almost-open Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe) gets interviewed on a bicycle.

Licia Corbella of the Calgary Herald tries to teach her readers a lesson on “Canadian values” by telling visiting Spaniards to quit bitching about how ridiculously early our restaurants and bars have to close. Fail.

The New York Times gives us “Distilling the Best Comments From 100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do”: a must-read for FOH neophytes and veterans.