Archive for the ‘Fine Dining’ Category
During the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, we had a chance to head down to the Yaletown Cactus Club Cafe and sample the new Rob Feenie menu items plus enjoyed some of his old favorites. Chef Feenie is the Food Concept Architect at the Cactus Club Cafe, a chain of 20 restaurants with locations in British Columbia and Alberta. Chef Feenie is Canada’s Iron Chef, a title he earned when he defeated Masaharu Morimoto in Iron Chef America, Battle Crab. To this date, Chef Feenie has been the only Canadian chef to ever win against an Iron Chef.

Glowbal Grill Executive Chef Erik Heck with Wagyu Ribeye – $15 Per Ounce
After trying out the food and seeing the Wagyu steak at the relaunch party at Glowbal Grill Steaks & Statay, I knew I would have to go back for a more formal sit down dining experience. And since Glowbal was offering 50% off lunch entrees for the month of January to celebrate their reopening, it made perfect sense to set up a Dot Com Wagyu lunch.
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Grand Marina The Grand Marina is located in Alameda, CA Phone: 510.865.1200 Website: http://www.grandmarina.com/ View Larger Map 400 Concrete Berths - Capable of Storing up to 110' Vessels Rate may change. Check out their current rates: http://grandmarina.com/rentrate.html Pricing for Berths: Boat Size (up to) Per Month 30' 4" $201.09 31' 4" $207.72...... -
Mortgage Rates are Dropping, but Fees are Rising Low mortgage rates have forced me to consider refinancing my mortgage despite closing not too long ago in October of 2008. I was recently contacted by a Wells Fargo representative (who current services my loan) regarding a request I made about refinancing my mortgage. He did a great job explaining......
The Liberty Merchant Company hosted the 16th annual fund raising event, Taste B.C. 2010 – A Celebration of Local Food and Drink, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Vancouver last night. The goal of Taste BC is to raise money for the B.C. Children’s Hospital – Oak Tree Clinic, which specializes in providing care and services to sufferers of HIV/AIDS. Along with the food and drink, the attractions included live music, door prizes and a silent auction that features luxury items.
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Gourmet Coffee Recipes: Make Your Own Starbucks Coffee Drink I am a Starbucks addict. I will openly admit it. Starbucks is an indulgence for me, on days when I am having difficulties at work, a relationship crisis, or when I just feel like procrastinating. If you are like me, and you are attempting to stick to a budget every...... -
Top Travel Places to Go in 2010 reprinted from New York Times 2. Patagonia Wine Country Ten years ago, a group of adventurous winemakers set their sights on an Argentine valley called San Patricio del Chañar, an unusually fertile and eerily beautiful corner of Patagonia. They plowed, planted and waited. The outcome? A blossoming wine country with......
On the night before Affiliate Summit West was to begin, I joined a group of bloggers for a dinner at Diablo’s Cantina at the Monte Carlo Hotel. The dinner and drinks were sponsored by Market Leverage and The Light Group.
Diablo’s is a Mexican restaurant that makes food that is well below average compared to Mexican restaurants in Vancouver. Fortunately, their margaritas are really good. If you go there, I recommend you just drink and don’t eat anything other than the free nacho chips and various dips every table gets. My pull pork sandwich was dry, tasteless and overpowered by BBQ sauce. The fries weren’t bad however.
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No Interest For 12 Months Does Not Mean No Interest At All. Contrary to what many people believe, when the ads for TV's and other electronics come out every Sunday with headlines screaming "No Interest For 12 Months!", the consumer is not actually getting 12 months interest-free. While you are not paying the interest on your purchase during that time frame, the...... -
Mountain Springs Golf Course, Sonora, CA Phone: (209) 532-1000 Website: http://www.mountainspringsgolf.com Course History: The renowned course designer Robert Muir Graves put together this championship level public course. Tucked into gold country and near the Sierra Nevadas, this incredible scenic course is every relaxing to play. The course first opened in 1994 and become an instant......
The food and wine (but mostly wine) tasting event of the year happens this Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Vancouver and there are a few tickets left if you want to be part of it. Liberty Wine Merchant launched the annual gastronomical celebration Taste BC in 2008 and in the 2 years since its inception has already raised over $159,000 to benefit BC Children’s Hospital’s Oak Tree Clinic. That’s right. You can sample some of BC’s best restaurants and wineries and help a great charity at the same time.
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Reader Email: Help Me, I've Been Evicted! Every now and again, I get e-mails from readers asking for advice. I always stress that I'm licensed to give individual financial advice. However, I often opine with what steps I would take if I found myself in a similar situation. This week's e-mail comes from Candi (as always names...... -
Tips for Wines Tasting Wines tasting is something that can essentially be divided into two different categories, people that do it to be professional and people that do it for the purpose of leisure. When it comes to professional tasting, the taster has to be able to evaluate the wine thoroughly, addressing a wide......
The Glowbal Restaurant Group celebrated the grand relaunch of their flagship Glowbal Grill last night with a blowout party for all the beautiful people in Vancouver. Glowbal is one of the most successful restaurant operators in the city. They’re also one of the most generous, helping to provide 2,000 Christmas dinners for the UGM.
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Do You Possess A Recession Resilient Home Business If you don't know it by now we are in the brand new economy. The different economy is the result of the recession. Back in the middle of 2008 I myself was working in the health and nutritional business which required a $230 to $260 auto ship in order to...... -
50,000 Jobs Cut Today Alone Yes, that's right. Quite amazing. It was led by Caterpillar, but also retailers like Home Depot. Kevin O'Leary estimates that this means we might be heading towards 10% unemployment in the U.S. Yikes! According to O'Leary today on BNN, pretty much the only remaining hope in the investment world right......
Joey started life as Joey Tomato’s but since most of the dishes didn’t really have tomatoes in them, the name was changed to Joey Restaurants. Today, everyone just call it Joey. Joey restaurants are part of the Fuller family of restaurants. In addition to Joey, the Fuller family also owns Earl’s, Townhall, Satlik Steakhouse, 50% of Cactus Club Cafe and who knows how many other restaurant operations.
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Crystal Springs Golf Course Crystal Springs Golf Course is located in: Burlingame, CA Phone: (650) 342-4188 Website: http://www.playcrystalsprings.com/ Course History: The course was opened in 1924 and designed by renowned British golfer William Herbert Fowler. With more than 6500 yards, this Par 72 offers enough of a challenge for professionals without intimidating novices. What......
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Mace Meadow Golf Club, Pioneer, CA Mace Meadow Golf Club is located in Pioneer, CA Phone: (209)295-7020 Website: http://www.macemeadow.com/fees.html Course History: This beautiful mountain course is tucked away but it is well worth the trip. We've included directions below on how to reach this course, since it is a bit hard to find. It's well known......
Motomachi Shokudo is a ramen restaurant located on Denman street, just one block from the famous Kintaro Tonkotsu Ramen House. It turns out that the owner of Kintaro also owns Motomachi. However, the two stores are not clones of each other. Where as Kintaro serves traditional ramen like you get in Japan, the ramen at Motomachi is more new age and aimed at health aware diners.
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Citi Credit Cards Review: From Citi Platinum Select To Citi Forward If you’re looking to get a Citibank credit card, you’ve got quite a few good choices. If you happen to pay your credit card in full each month, you’ll be able to benefit from the rewards offered by the Citi ThankYou Points Network, which is Citi’s credit card rewards program....... -
Organic Lentil Soup Easy Homemade Lentil Soup Few things are as comforting, on a brisk autumn day, than a bowl of hot lentil soup. This recipe is surprisingly simple with 5 minutes of prep and a cook time of just 30 minutes. Serve for lunch or dinner with a salad and a piece......

Christmas came early for residents of the Downtown Eastside as the Union Gospel Mission and Glowbal Restaurant Group got together to set a table for 2000. The event took place on Wednesday outside the UGM building on Princess Street between Hastings and Cordova. The menu featured hand-carved honey glazed ham, oven roasted beef strip loin with traditional festive gravy, buttered vegetables with fresh herbs, roasted-garlic mashed potatoes, fresh-baked buns, pasta and chocolate mousse tarts.
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September 2008 update I can sum up September in one word: Ouch! Let's see, there was the stock market, the surprise hall bathroom re-do, the stock market, the final insulation bill, and the stock market. Yup, ouch. (But at least our house feels nicer, and it's starting to look that way too.) And...... -
Ally Bank (GMAC Bank) Review The other day, we provided a review of EverBank to explore some interesting ways to diversify our investments using foreign currency accounts, high interest savings accounts and global certificates of deposit with international exposure. This time, we’re returning to familiar territory by taking a look at a well-known bank......
Just in time for Christmas, Union Gospel Mission partners to host a free gourmet meal for the Downtown East Side.
Thousands of Downtown Eastside residents will enjoy the gourmet dinner of this Wednesday when Union Gospel Mission hosts A Table for 2000, a free culinary feast that is being made possible by the generosity and volunteer-time of a celebrated local restaurant group. The entire event is designed to give Downtown Eastside residents a unique, fine dining Christmas experience.
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Villa Cove Marina, Corona Del Mar, CA Phone: (949) 721-0111 Marine Stand By Channel? Yes, you can contact the marina via radio. They do not however publish the channel that they monitor. We recommend contacting them ahead of time so that you have all the information you need should you need to get in touch with...... -
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