Awards

When the lens speaks louder

June 27, 2011

One of our few regrets, we never seem to have enough time to get the photograph we really want. Images are becoming even more crucial these days, especially in the more visually driven on-line world. We like this shot of winemakers Howard Soon and Stephanie Leinemann for any number of reasons, none the least of […]

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WHERE Vancouver Announces 15th Annual Where to Dine Awards

April 28, 2011

WHERE Vancouver (to whom the Hired Belly supplies considerable calorific content) yesterday unveiled the 15TH Annual Where to Dine Awards. The well attended (and well-run) event was hosted in superb fashion by Blue Water Café, who, as usual, catered to their industry peers with an array of seafood towers, sushi and more, not to mention […]

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Getting to the Meat of the Matter at the VanMag Awards

April 14, 2011

As far as we know, everyone seems to have survived yesterday’s Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards relatively unscathed. It is, unquestionably, the industry insider’s event of the year.  And even though we’re usually tearing our hair out by the time judging deadline rolls around, being as objective as possible, we think this year’s results look pretty […]

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HSBC Chinese Restaurant Awards: Metro Vancouver’s Best of the Best

January 20, 2011

We went to the HSBC Chinese Restaurant Awards this week. It was quite the spiffy affair, held in the main theatre at Richmond’s River Rock Casino. And we loved being able to hop on the Canada Line to be whisked from downtown in under 25 min. Once you’re at Bridgeport Station it’s an easy walk […]

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Vote for Your favourite Vancouver (Richmond?) Chinese Tastes

October 21, 2010

Good—often great—Chinese dining has been changing Vancouver’s culinary landscape for some years now. However, for many people the very notion of heading out for Dim Sum or Peking Duck remains a mystery unexplored, or perhaps too much of a challenge. That’s in part because for years the Chinese restaurant and dining community seemed very much […]

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BC Government House announces 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards

July 12, 2010

And the winners are … The moment of truth at Government House comes when the wraps are pulled off the winning wines. That’s the challenge of tasting blind: you just hope that the winners span an appropriate range of style, producer and price. It’s no small coincidence that the actual judging is run by Marjorie […]

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Judging at The 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines

June 9, 2010

The Hired Belly has just finished participating in one of the more interesting competitions on the Canadian judging calendar. The Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines were introduced by former Lieutenant Governor the Honourable Iona Campagnolo in 2003. The judging is different from many for a number of reasons, none the least […]

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