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Food Media Omnibus #551: On 2011 Wrap Ups & Vancouver’s Best New Restaurants

by Claire Lassam | One of my all-time favourite writers, David Tanis, makes a simple but elegant NYE dinner for The New York Times.

If you’re just doing tapas to ring in the New Year, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall has you covered in The Guardian.

Janet Finch reflects on Christmas in the LA Times.

The Georgia Straight talks about Mount Pleasant’s new French Baking.

If your kitchen is anywhere close to the size of mine, you probably need ways to use your space more efficiently. The Kitchn gets us sorted.

The Province checks out the facts on tea. As I’ve long suspected, it’s very, very good for you.

VanMag posts its Wine Awards winners.

In The Sun, Juanita Ng serves up The Daily Meal’s food trend wrap up.

In the Westender, Andrew Morrison gives his top 10 new restaurants in the city.

If you’re trying to fatten up your post-Christmas, pre-New Years resolutions, these non-yeasted donuts in design*sponge will surely help.

Finally, Alexandra Gill gets excited about oyster season in the Globe and Mail.

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Claire Lassam is a baker, blogger, and freelance writer based in East Van. She has been cooking and baking her way through the city for nearly five years, working in restaurants ranging from Cioppino’s to Meat & Bread. She currently works at Beta 5 Chocolates and runs the baking blog Just Something Pretty.

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