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DINER: A Repository Of Kitchen Memories In Exchange For Anthony Bourdain VIP Passes

As noted in an earlier post, Blue Water Cafe kindly supplied us with a pair of VIP passes to give away to a lucky Scout reader keen to see Anthony Bourdain speak tonight (Saturday, October) at the The Center In Vancouver For The Performing Arts. Many dozens have expressed their interest in the comment thread, some of whom are now writing down their fondest kitchen memories to win. They (and you) have between now and 8am to jot down between 100 and 500 words detailing a moment around food that really stood out. Maybe we’ll read of sorts similar to those which may have steered Anthony Bourdain toward a life of knives, late nights and finger condoms. Who knows? But please do them the honour of “liking” your favourites on our Facebook page up until noon, at which time with the memory with the most “likes” wins, and will land at the show later that night in premium seats with his/her presumably very pleased date. Afterwards, the winner + 1 will be invited to a post-performance meet and greet with Mr. Bourdain himself, which – fuck it – is pretty damn rad. So dig deep for all those memories, pick your fave, write it down and tell your friends to “like” what they may or may not remember of you. In any event, good luck to all. Happy writing. Happier reading.

UPDATE: Congrats to Darin Wall, the 1st Cook at Horizon’s Restaurant. You and a friend are going to the show!

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.

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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.