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DINER: Check Out Episode 6 (Finale) Of The “Road To The Restaurant Rumble” Series

It’s been a while since fight night, but we’re happy to premiere the final episode of Mike Babiarz and Soren Johnstone’s awesome documentary series “Road To The Restaurant Rumble”. The charity boxing event organized by the Aprons for Gloves Boxing Association pit Vancouver’s bussers against its barbers and its cooks against its bartenders this past summer, and it was awesome! View episode 1 here, episode 2 here, episode 3 here, episode 4 here, episode 5 here, and see all the photos here.

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  1. Thanks so much for documenting and sharing their journey, this event was so well done from all the videos to the website and of course fight night! Only complaint is to get a bigger arena for next year! Job well done

Outtakes From a Maenam-aLena Staff Meal

We love a good family-style staff meal. Last month, we caught wind of a variation on this theme: a staff meal exchange between neighbourbood restaurants, Maenam and AnnaLena.

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...

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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.