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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<title>Beyondchopsticks.com on AM1470</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 23 &#8211; Show Bytes 1/ WE Coffee 1696 Robson (at Bidwell), Vancouver. 604-566-6888 http://www.wecoffeeroaster.com Not just a coffee shop but a neighbourhood café serving coffees with characters! Even those gourmet sandwiches and pastries are made in house. Must haves: Your favourite coffee brewed WE style, with PLC &#8211; passion, love and care. What’s coffee without pastry? [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondchopsticks.com&#038;blog=11859354&#038;post=1610&#038;subd=beyondchopsticks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tenuta Argentiera</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henry Yuen (Chinese blog: http://taiyangbao.ca/author/henryyuen/?variant=zh-hans ) When we think of Italian wines, we think of Sangiovese and some other indigenous grape varietals such as Nebbiolo and Barbera. But in Italy, there is a wine region where Bordeaux grape varietals are widely planted. In the region of Bolgheri near Florence, cultivated in the land of Tenuta [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondchopsticks.com&#038;blog=11859354&#038;post=1608&#038;subd=beyondchopsticks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stephanie on ‘Modern Deborah’ &#8211; April 9, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who have no idea what the title is about, let me explain. Henry &#38; I have returned to radio land! We now talk about food, wine &#38; travel every other tuesdays at 10:30am as food bloggers/columnist on Deborah Moore&#8217;s morning show &#8220;Modern Deborah&#8221; on AM1470.  This is a recap of the key topics [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondchopsticks.com&#038;blog=11859354&#038;post=1591&#038;subd=beyondchopsticks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Come into the west coast sun</title>
		<link>http://beyondchopsticks.com/2013/04/03/come-into-the-west-coast-sun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Henry &#38; Stephanie Yuen Emails from readers and friends visiting west coast come more frequently these days, guess it has to do with the warming sun we Vancouverites have been blessed with lately.  Questions usually circle around which restaurants to eat, what to do, where to go for family fun.  Ergo we sat down, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondchopsticks.com&#038;blog=11859354&#038;post=1579&#038;subd=beyondchopsticks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Tables</title>
		<link>http://beyondchopsticks.com/2013/03/31/spring-tables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cache` Bistro &#38; Lounge To make their first Spring season in Yaletown a special one, the newest French Bistro on Hamilton Street welcomes the warming sun by hosting a “Celebrate Spring” Wine pairing dinner on Wednesday, April 3. This $85 all inclusive 5-course dinner starts with a cocktail reception, followed by new vogue French dishes created by [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondchopsticks.com&#038;blog=11859354&#038;post=1573&#038;subd=beyondchopsticks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The B &amp; S Face-off – You’re  invited too!</title>
		<link>http://beyondchopsticks.com/2013/03/25/the-b-s-face-off-youre-invited-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Henry Yuen (Chinese blog:                http://taiyangbao.ca/author/henryyuen/? variant=zh-hans ) &#160;   The other day, I sampled two different BC VQA Rosè from the Okanagan Crush Pad. From colour, aroma, texture to mouth feel, they varied in all aspects. Wasn&#8217;t it surprising when I realized the two wines were actually crafted from the same grape [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondchopsticks.com&#038;blog=11859354&#038;post=1568&#038;subd=beyondchopsticks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cachè &#8211;  A hidden gem in Yaletown</title>
		<link>http://beyondchopsticks.com/2013/03/17/cache-a-hidden-gem-in-yaletown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie Yuen Seldom do I visit the same restaurant twice within 10 days, yet it happened last week. The restaurant, Cachè Bistro &#38; Lounge, is a new kid in Yaletown, opened about a year ago.  It could be the very simple yet creative but unpretentious food style, could be the weekend jazz, or perhaps the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondchopsticks.com&#038;blog=11859354&#038;post=1563&#038;subd=beyondchopsticks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stephanie on Modern Deborah &#8211; March 12, 2013 Food Notes</title>
		<link>http://beyondchopsticks.com/2013/03/13/stephanie-on-modern-debra-march-12-2013-food-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<title>Suckling Pigs and Chinese Wedding Banquets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Yuen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie Yuen (Chinese blogs: http://taiyangbao.ca/author/stephanieyuen/?variant?zh-hans ) Ever wonder why the first course of a Chinese wedding banquet is a platter of crispy-skin suckling pig? In the old days, the suckling pig was a symbol of ‘virginity’, referring to the purity of the bride who before the wedding night has never courted anyone; and from that night [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondchopsticks.com&#038;blog=11859354&#038;post=1555&#038;subd=beyondchopsticks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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