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Juniper Rediscovers The Spirit Of the Pacific Northwest Regional, Cascadian restaurant shows home is where its heart is Vancouver, BC (November 18, 2015)  —  A fresh and vibrant distillation of the Pacific Northwest,  Juniper   proudly opens its doors December 3, 2015 in Vancouver’s Chinatown neighbourhood at 185 Keefer Street (corner Main Street). The 104-seat, spirit-forward restaurant and lounge, designed by Simcic & Uhrich Architects, is committed to showcasing the best of Cascadia. From rocky shores to fragrant rainforests to arid deserts, Juniper has sought out the homegrown and handmade, forging relationships with producers and suppliers who share a reverence for craftsman-like quality and time-honoured traditions. In her first Executive post, Chef Sarah Stewart (FRANK Restaurant at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Northern Ontario’s iconic canoe-tr...

storm brewing's mad scientist cascadia loves beer! the rise and fall and rise of brewery creek reflections on a year of being a beer guy food at craft beer establishments north dakota brewery road trip

i wish i had seen this fabulous response to a lawyer with respect to a beer name trademark when the whole cascadia mess got messy oh, and gotta love craft brewers! i will definitely find myself some freetail beers next time i'm in san antonio, texas (which i have been to, but not in the most recent decade, so its high time to go back)

i'm back from my whirlwind tour of burlington, hamilton and toronto! two quick observations: 1. there is a much more vibrant craft beer community in the lower mainland than in megacity 2. i was only gone for a week, but while i was away did the cascadia ever hit the nitro! and quickly, before i get back to work the ginger pale ale cask at the yaletown brew pub last night was delicious! in a cameo appearance, cory brewed this one with a big bag of fresh ginger and he hit one outta the park!  it was not too gingery, no other spices to mess with the big ginger flavour, it was just right! more when i've had a chance to catch my breath (and unsprain my poor liver)