In the Westender, I review Gastown’s new Pourhouse.

In the Globe and Mail, Alexandra Gill reviews 8 1/2 (the old Soma location).

Tim Pawsey blasts City Council liquor by-law fumbling in the Courier.

Meanwhile in the Georgia Straight, the input of Annette O’Shea of the Yaletown Business Association on the liquor by-law debate totally baffles:

O’Shea is the executive director of the Yaletown Business Improvement Association, and she suggests that council consider some basic fashion rules to guide its decision on the liquor bylaw.

“If a man wears a beautiful suit with a cheap tie, people remember the tie,” O’Shea told the Straight by phone. “You have a great meal with subpar beverages, they’ll remember that it didn’t go well. Any woman knows that with a great outfit, you’ve got to accessorize properly because this makes the outfit. You can’t walk in a dress and running shoes.”

O’Shea also said that since Vancouver takes pride in being a world-class city, it should live up to that status through its liquor laws.

Erm…I dunno if that was a simile, a metaphor, or a non sequitur. Help me out: is the law a dress, accessory, or a running shoe?

Surprise! The city drops its dumbass amendments to liquor by-law. Maybe there should be a new by-law restricting the amount of egg on Councilman Raymond Louie’s face (it really getting out of hand).

Also in the Straight, Carolyn Ali reviews CoCoLo and Jurgen Gothe drinks Painted Red.

The Cannery won’t walk the plank gracefully, and why should it?

In the Vancouver Sun, Mia Stainsby heads out to Burnaby to review Hi Genki.

In the North Shore News, Deana Lancaster tops up her cookbook reading and goes to work at Dirty Apron.

Gwendolyn Richards of the Calgary Herald hoofs it over to Tofino, discovers Tacofino, Sobo, and more.