Restaurant & Cooking News and Other Food Stuff

Was a busy week for restaurant news and restaurant visits.
Vancouver Restaurants

Went to Nuba restaurant last week, which I enjoyed very much.  I had as main Lamb Nibbeh plate and some Majdra, hummous and goat feta with olives as starters.. very tasty.  It was probably amongst the best lamb spiced patties I have that covers TO, Tel Aviv and London.  The service was efficient and accomodating.. even some smiles.  Would go back again.  The 7 other people seemed to enjoy too.

Vancouver’s pink pearl world restaurant on fire last week ….it was strange reading on twitter about people arranging to go there  after the fire… did not get the news?

Tojo’s restaurant founder was on Knowledge channel talking about how he invented california roll in 1971 to hide the seaweed from Vancouver customers; great short but I thought it was invented in thelate 60’s in California… oh the contraversy… knives at dawn in Portland .. neutral territory.

Vancouver Asian cuisine featured in the NYT – a good story on all things Asian food restaurants with an emphasis on value and Vancouver’s hot dog

Cooking

Dirty_Apron – was pushing out across twitter that it only a few spaces left for its cooking course. I have to swing by and visit the new shop. I hear it is suppose to be quite an amazing selection of food.
Looks like another Observer food magazine out last week with a few veggie specials by Nigel Slater .. also food event
Was reading an old May Sunday NYT and found what appeared to be a cool cook book – Ratio The simple codes behind the craft of everyday cooking Michael Ruhlman for stocks, doughs and sauces.  I like the idea of knowing the correct ratio of x to y to make anything you felt like.. just remember the ratios. Makes it easier to do lots of different food… feels like a food geeks power trip.

Made the extended family Nigel Slater mixed leaf salad with coriander and an Asian influenced dressing- getting the right amount of ginger  was the big challenge… very enjoyable.

Reading another NYT found this recipe for baked cinnamon puffs by the now Paris based David Lebovitz – sounds delishes and appears to be a great alternative to donuts

Miscalleneous

Stumbled across this interesting article on TGIF restaurant using social media – facebook page – sign up for a free burger, it can’t hurt

Funky and single purpose technology get a tweet when pastries are fresh from Shoreditch London – what the white cube gallery wants fresh sweets?

Starbucks launches pilot programme to recycle cups  – very good …