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* Press release: evalu8.org announces 2008 recipients of highest accolade -- its Award of Distinction *
Here are evalu8.org's annual recipients for the coveted Award of Distinction, for 2008.
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*Smoking Dog ... or Smoking Gun? (feedback) *
We do not normally publish reader feedback, but we are doing so for three reasons: (1) This guy is really articulate; (2) we have received numerous -- and similar -- complaints about this establishment; and (3) our reviewers have had this kind of experience there themselves. It's a BOMB!
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2004 -- Burnaby-New West Restaurant closures *
A pdf file of restaurant closures in Burnaby-New West for the year 2004 (up to and including October 31).
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2004 -- Two Calgary eateries closed *
Ongoing investigation by the Calgary Health Region into the mysterious outbreak of E. coli poisoning cited.
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2004 Vancouver eateries closed by health inspectors *
Health violations found in Vancouver restaurants include cockroach, rodent infestation.
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Avoid these filthy places: Chinatown eateries closed in Toronto over infestation of vermin *
Toronto health officials are taking a leaf out of Vancouver’s book -- following our lead in publicizing names of dirty restaurants.
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Award-winning Vancouver Restaurants: *****
Here's a collection of restaurants that have won awards in recent years. We've also noted those that won special distinction from the editors and restaurant critics at evalu8.org. . .
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Bad time at BIN 942 *
Our intrepid contact got no satisfaction at BIN 942...
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Bis Moreno named one of Canada's Top Restaurants *
The winner of enRoute's Canada's Best New Restaurant 2003 is Bymark Restaurant & Bar in Toronto, owned by well known Toronto chef Mark McEwan. Bis Moreno was a close second.
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Chopstick Your Way to Life, Health and Fortune *
Food is life and health -- and for the Chinese, it also represents beliefs like fortune and prosperity, bringing harmony and closeness to family and relationships.
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Cookbook for Charity *
The latest by-donation cookbook compiled by the executive chefs of three of BC's leading fine dining restaurants will be benefiting United We Can, an innovative economic initiative that provides jobs and opportunities for people living on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
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CPP dump tobacco holdings? Nonsense *
One person's opinion. Note: evalu8.org does not endorse this point of view.
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Evalu8.org feedback: Paris Restaurant Rip-off *
One hapless reader and her friends had a bad dining experience at a place called La Savoyarde in Paris. . . It's a BOMB!
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evalu8.org's Big Bomb Awards for 2008 -- the very WORST of 2007 *
"The customer is always right," went the old maxim. But I've long been wondering, when exactly did that catch-phrase get thrown out the window? When did the customer become not only always wrong, but apparently also an enormous pain in the butt? Read our Big Bomb awards to see which companies were extra-naughty in 2007.
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Evidence mounts against secondhand smoke *
Research finds link to breast cancer, increased blood carcinogen levels.
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Fat tax fatheaded, restaurant group says *
The morning line-ups in Tim Hortons restaurants across Ontario were a little longer than usual as customers paused to sign a petition while picking up their coffee.
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Fewer Canadians lighting up *
Far fewer Canadians smoke today than a decade ago, and the biggest decline is occurring among teens, a new Statistics Canada says.
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First, they came for the smokers ... *
Don't visit Vancouver, Doug: Should pro-smokers have a voice...? Doug Saunders refuses to butt out.
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Food That Says 'Vancouver' *
. . .and where to eat it. . .
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Freedom from smoke, a reBUTTal *
This reader says smoking is no laughing matter: "Doug Saunders's jokey column doesn't include a reason why unprotected exposure to a Class A carcinogen should be a condition of anyone's employment..."
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Garber Gastronomic Mind Your Manners, Part 3: Outlaws at the Inlaws *
The period between St. Valentine's and St. Patrick's is fraught with social pitfalls.
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Garber Gastronomic: Bringing restaurants and customers together *
I am frequently asked by restaurateurs how they can publicize their establishments...
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Garber Gastronomic: How to spot restaurants you REALLY don't want to patronize *
There are great restaurants in the Pacific Northwest and all over BC, and we try to tell you about as many as we can -- both the pros and the cons. But we can't be everywhere, so sometimes, it's important to know a few things about how to fend for yourself.
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Garber Gastronomic: Mind Your Manners -- Part 1 *
Though many people consider this time of year kind of a lull in social activity, quite the opposite is true. So this week's column is my first dissertation on dining etiquette.
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Garber Gastronomic: Mind Your Manners Part 2 (Thank You or Spank You) *
In our hustle and bustle world, we scarcely have time for a muttered "'scuse me," let alone a full-fledged letter, but this is a situation we can all take steps to remedy.
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Garber Gastronomic: Restaurant Chic Techniques (Part 4) *
Here are the unwritten rules of dining out -- only we've written them down for you!
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Irish smokers out in the cold *
Ireland outlawed smoking in workplaces on Monday, imposing the strictest anti-tobacco measure ever adopted by any country — and one certain to change the atmosphere in the country's national institution, the pub.
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Lhy Thai Restaurant ****
Author: Review by Anne Garber
As featured in TV Week Magazine -- 7357 Edmonds Street, Burnaby (604-526-8085). Four stars.
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Manitoba considers ban on all workplace smoking *
Manitoba could become the first province to ban smoking wherever people work, indoors or out, with no ifs, ands or butts.
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MDs to butt out of smoking cities *
Annual meetings to go to smoke-free burgs.
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Okay to refuse to hire smokers, EU tells companies *
We're getting cleaner air, slowly but surely. . .
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Paris fumes over France's smoking ban *
France and yet another US state join worldwide bans of tobacco in public places, restaurants and bars.
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Press release: evalu8.org announces record page-views -- once again -- for its sixth anniversary! *
Newest evalu8.org Award of Distinction winners to be announced in late July.
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Pro-smoke lobbyists still fighting Ontario smoking ban *
Two months after Ontario finally decided to kick the habit, lobbyists who fought the province's sweeping ban on smoking in public places say it's having precisely the negative impact on their industries that they had feared.
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Sir Richard Doll, 92 *
Sir Richard Doll, the scientist who first confirmed the link between smoking and lung cancer, has died today at the age of 92.
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Smoking ban forces family strategy *
Was Toronto, like, the last place on the planet to deny smokers in restaurants? So, like, how come they're acting like they invented it, eh? (PS: Boo-HOO!)
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Smoking parents' children more likely to light up *
Parental influence may be just as significant as peer pressure for youths who smoke, according to a new study reporting that the overall number of Canadian youth smokers is declining.
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Snoking ban in Norway *
...introduces a total smoking ban in all public places.
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Study rejects smoking-ban cost concerns *
Bylaw affecting Ottawa's bars, restaurants has not curtailed sales, researchers say
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Top's restaurant (rebuttal) *
I am writing to express my disappointment with your review of Top's Restaurant on February 14, 2004 (Valentine's Dinner by B. Bamfield). . .
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Tourism Vancouver Partners with the Salvation Army and 125 Local Restaurants... *
Tourism Vancouver is using the wildly popular Dine Out Vancouver 2005 restaurant promotion as a vehicle to support the work of the Salvation Army in addressing both local needs, as well as international relief efforts for tsunami victims.
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UN anti-smoking pact kicks in as cigarette firms fight back *
A global treaty aimed at dissuading children from smoking and helping adults kick the habit came into force yesterday with the United Nations saying it could save millions of lives.
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Up n'Down on Richards Street gets a blast from a customer *
Kimberley G. writes: "I just spent a few hours at Up n'Down (formerly Ballantyne's) on Richards Street, in Vancouver.
"Gotta say, 'Won't go back.'
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Vancouver Coastal Health Authority: 41 Vancouver eateries censured by inspectors *
Health violations found in Vancouver restaurants include cockroaches, rodents
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Vancouver's New Restaurant of the Year and Chef of the Year *
Restaurant and chef both win top honours at local magazine awards.
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Ventilation won't protect non-smokers, expert says *
A U.S. scientist says ventilation systems in bars and restaurants won't protect non-smokers from second-hand smoke.
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WHO nears anti-tobacco treaty *
The World Health Organization gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a landmark anti-tobacco treaty.
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Workplace conditions cause lung ailments *
Workplace exposure to dust or fumes might account for up to a third of severe respiratory disease in the United States, a new survey says.
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Young smokers report lower grades, StatsCan finds *
Poor self-esteem and 'self-damaging behaviour' linked...
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Antismoking groups blast McLellan *
Health Minister is undermining tobacco control, coalition complains
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Canada joins global pact against use of tobacco *
Amid cheers and clapping, representatives of more than 190 countries approved the world's first public health treaty yesterday in Geneva. It is aimed at controlling and diminishing tobacco use.
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Canadians smoke most in middle age *
The number of Canadians lighting up may have dropped since the days when there was a pack of cigarettes in the pocket or purse of every second Canadian, but one thing hasn't changed — those who do smoke tend to smoke the most during middle age.
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Fat: the next tobacco *
Kraft's decision this week to become more calorie-conscious shouldn't have come as such a big surprise, ALANNA MITCHELL reports. The health campaigner who cost the big cigarette companies billions has turned his attention to what's on the menu. The battle is on
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Garber Gastronomic: Easter brunches, 2008 *
Yes, it's last-minute. So quick-like-a-bunny! Find the best Easter Brunch deal in town, herein!
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If you smoke and drink, beta-carotene may give you cancer *
Smoking and drinking alcohol may reverse the anti-cancer effect of beta-carotene, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Man Arrested After Leaving Small Tip *
A New York City man accused of leaving an inadequate tip at a restaurant was arrested, fingerprinted and photographed for a mug shot.
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Many helping hands make less smoke *
I went through withdrawal slowly. Now it's over and it's done. I'm a non-smoker, I hope, for the rest of a long and healthy life.
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Mark James: Any way you look at it. . . *
...some of our favourite hangouts are Mark James restaurants & brewpubs
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Ottawa may ease tobacco ad ban *
Impact of losing Montreal Grand Prix spurs government to revisit legislation
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Press release: evalu8.org announces 2006 recipients of highest accolade -- its Award of Distinction *
Nominations are tendered annually by evalu8.org visitors, and voted on by evalu8.org's panel of experts in each category. Here's a list of recipients of the 2006 awards, as released June 28, 2007.
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Smokers get hooked quickly, study says *
Those first few drags may be the deadliest: Nicotine is such a powerful drug that teenagers can become addicted to it after smoking just one or two cigarettes, according to a groundbreaking study.
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Smoking continues to exact a deadly toll *
100 babies die each year due to maternal smoking, new Health Canada data show.
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Smoking in movies influences teens: U.S. study *
Youngsters who watch movies in which actors smoke a lot are three times more likely to take up the habit than those exposed to less smoking on-screen, a new study of American adolescents suggests.
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Third-hand smoke identified as health hazard *
According to both the New York Times and the January issue of Pediatrics, experts confirm that toxic residue -- in the form of "third-hand smoke" from cigarettes -- clings to hair and carpets, endangering children.
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Top's restaurant (unhappy customer) *
Not a superb experience! Bob Bamfield had a very disappointing Valentine's dinner here!
Please see our Editor's note and disclaimer that prefaces this 'review.'
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