From Terrie’s Take #439, HERE.
The Professor for Amphibian Biology at Hiroshima University has “invented” a frog whose skin is transparent and thus allows science students to view the internal organs, blood vessels, and eggs without having to dissect the animal. The Prof says he bred the frog to allow biology classes to be more humane. ***Ed: What a great idea!** (Source: TT commentary from nationalgeographic.com, Sep 28, 2007)
Italian Kitchen, the newest Glowbal Group restaurant located at 1037 Alberni Street next to Betsey Johnson and a couple stores West of Tiffany at Burrard Street and Alberni Street opened their doors on the 29th of August with a truly memorable opening party fit for Vancouver’s A-List.
Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to check the restaurant out over ten times, dining there for lunch and having drinks at night. So far my impression is that the food is reasonably priced and the quality and execution is pretty good. The crowd is always hip and good looking and so are the staff.
So what’s good on the menu, you ask? So far I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy:
One item of note, the steaks at Italian Kitchen come in a regular and 40 day aged varieties. I have yet to try them side to side but expect an update in the near future on this.
In the interim, check out the menus below as well as pictures of food. You can always get the latest photos I’ve taken at Italian Kitchen, HERE.
Italian Kitchen address and information:
ADDRESS: 1037 Alberni Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 1A1 (MAP)
TELEPHONE: 604-687-2858
HOURS of OPERATION: Monday – Saturday 11:00 am to 12:00 midnite, Sunday 4:30pm to 12:00am
WEB SITE: www.glowbalgroup.com
Check out what the gals at Sweetspot.ca have to say about Italian Kitchen after the jump.
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At the end of August, The Economist reported that Whole Foods Market completed it’s acquisition of Wild Oats Markets. At first glance, the question is .. so who cares? Well, Wild Oats is the American parent company of Capers Markets here in Vancouver, so now Capers is also a subsidiary of Whole Foods.
Here’s some background on the acquisition:
So, what does this mean for the denizens of Vancouver? Well, they now answer the phone as Capers Whole Foods, oh.. and they’re committed to continued growth according to their news release HERE. The West Vancouver store, home of the original Capers Cafe (which has been closed for a couple years now) will close permanently later this year in October. You can read it all after the jump.
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Aww bummer – my favorite show.. cancelled! 
It was always a pleasure to see what craziness Adam, Lauren and Jessica came up with. Here’s the sendoff notice from Lauren.
Hi folks
Well some of you might have heard or already know that the show I was hosting and producing for, 969 on Razer, has been cancelled. But I am off to bigger and better things and have accepted the position as the West Coast host/segment producer for the show Going Coastal on MuchMusic.
This marks an exciting stage in my career because I spent most of my childhood and awkward teenage years watching MuchMusic and now I’m working for them! Pretty crazy!
It’s sort of business as usual since I am doing the exact same thing I was for 969, although I think there will be a lot more opportunities to program some fun things for Going Coastal with your help. I’ve already started booking interviews with some of you. But I just wanted to send the update and ensure that you update your address books with my new cell phone and mailing address:
Lauren Toyota
Host & Segment Producer
MuchWest & Going Coastal300 – 380 W 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1C8I’m excited to continue working out of Vancouver and with all of you, so I will see you very soon.
Oh, and the first NEW episode of Going Coastal with myself and the East Coast’s, Paul Brothers, will air on Oct 7th @ 8pm (PST) & 11pm (EST)
