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DINER: What I’d Like To Do On Thursday But Can’t Because Going Down In Newfoundland

Two of my favourite Canadian chefs, Jeremy Charles of Raymonds in St. John’s and Quang Dang of Diva here in Vancouver (soon to be at South Granville’s West), are cooking up an “East Meets West” themed super supper in Newfoundland this Thursday night. That’s 7 courses of presumably amazing food complete with wine pairings from Kim Cyr of “C” and Raymonds’ own wine director Jeremy Bonia. I had the pleasure of eating/judging some of Charles’ food when he represented his province at the Canadian Culinary Championships this past winter. The guy is extremely talented, especially under pressure (he won the silver medal), and dang if Quang needs any introduction at all. It’s just too bad it’s 7314 km away. I’m game if you have a jet…

Field Trip: Tagging Along for a “Glorious” Tomato Appreciation Feast

Inspired by their love of tomatoes and everything that farmer Mark Cormier and his farm crew put into growing them, the team from Say Hey Sandwiches head out to Aldergrove on a mission to cook a feast for the Glorious Organics team...

Reverence, Respect, and Realization: What The Acorn Taught Me

At 21 years old, I'm still just a kid and relatively new to working in restaurants, but I grew up umbilically tied to the hospitality industry. My father was a food writer, and my mother is a photographer. Their careers meant that most of my early years were spent in kitchens and dining rooms instead of on playgrounds and soccer fields; consequently, I learned my table manners before I could count past one hundred.

Amanda MacMullin Talks Seeking New Challenges and Becoming a ‘Grizzled Old Bartender’

Rhys Amber recently sat down with The Diamond bartender to catch up, swap 'war stories' and discuss the minutiae of the crazy, hospitality life.

On Expensive Hobbies, Title-Chasing & Getting ‘Rinsed’ in the Kitchen, with Josh Stel

The veteran Vancouver pan jockey and recently appointed Chef de Cuisine at The Mackenzie Room possesses a slew of attributes harder and harder to come by these days, so Rhys saw it fitting to reach out and see what makes him tick.