Beyond Restaurant + Lounge Opening Gala
Address: 1015 Burrard St (map)
Tel: 604-684-3473
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Enter The Beyond
Beyond Restaurant + Lounge Opening Gala

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver Editor
Monday, September 25th, 2006

Beyond Restaurant and Lounge in the Century-Plaza Hotel officially celebrated its opening this past Tuesday in great style. The media, as well as many other prominent Vancouverites were invited to this gala event marking the restaurant’s opening, which officially occurred over a month ago. It was indeed a lavish and largely enjoyable evening, perhaps the perfect move for a restaurant that was recently praised by the Globe and Mail for its edibles, but not for its tourist-heavy clientele. I have to believe that, at least in the short-run, the event has branded Beyond as a hot-spot in the minds of many Vancouverites.

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The Noodle Box
Address: 1867 West Fourth Ave (map)
Tel: 604-734-1310
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Hours:
Mon-Sat 11am-9pm
Sun noon-8pm

Scenes from an Urban Noodle Stand

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver Editor
Thursday, September 21st, 2006

** (of four stars)

It claims to create meals under the very broad description of “Southeast Asian.” It is located in Kitsilano, home of all of the yoga accessories and puppy paraphernalia one’s heart could desire. It started in Victoria, BC. It experienced more false starts and delays of game than the Arizona Cardinals this week. It is a space more evocative of uptown chic than noodle joint. I was skeptical.

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As reported in Waiterform:
Kurtis Kolt has just announced that he will resign his post at Aurora Bistro, effective early October. He is focusing his efforts on starting a non-profit literary centre in Gastown.
Aurora Bistro will certainly miss Mr. Kolt’s services as he was instrumental in establishing its BC-only program and was always […]

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As reported in Waiterforum:
In quite the coup, Rob Feenie has accquired the services sommelier Sebastien Le Goff, formerly of Cin Cin and Vancouver’s sommelier of the year as named by the BCRFA. He will manage the wine program as well as direct both Lumiere and Feenie’s.

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Diner [Now Closed, see Lucky Diner]
Address: 1269 Hamilton St
Tel: 604-444-4855

Diner Stands Alone

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver Editor
Friday, September 8th, 2006

** (of four stars)

Diner probably does not serve the best food in town, nor does it necessarily have the best atmosphere, but I would wager that it is one of the most important restaurants in Vancouver.

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