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DINER: “Restaurant Rumble” Ring Girls & Announcers To Throwdown At The Cobalt

On Sunday, June 24 guys and gals from the local service industry will get a chance to compete for a coveted spot as a Ring Girl or Ring Announcer for Restaurant Rumble 2012. They’ll get a chance to strut their stuff in the ring and show off their vocal prowess with a microphone. For 12 weeks, contenders will train in a real gym with real fighters. After weeks of intense training, the final 16 fighters will be chosen to battle head to head at centre ring. They will experience the lights, the energy and the adrenaline while they duel in a battle of fisticuffs in front of hundreds of their peers. Scores will be settled and champions will be crowned, but most importantly, a difference will be made. All proceeds of the Ring Girl and Ring Announcer Competition will go to the Aprons for Gloves Boxing Association – helping to create positive change in the lives of underprivileged youth by supporting their future through sport. Funds from Restaurant Rumble 2012 will be used to find a permanent training space for at risk youth in Vancouver, where they can build self esteem and confidence through boxing and mentorship. Details after the jump…

Aprons for Gloves and Simon Fraser University Woodwards Presents
The Ring Girl and Ring Announcer Competition
Sunday, June 24 at The Cobalt
Doors Open at 9pm
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from the contenders or at the door

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.