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On the weekend we had our friends David and Jeanne over for appetizers. I made these simple chicken sage bundles. Sage and pancetta are classic Tuscan flavours that give this dish a hearty, earthy tone. As the pancetta cooks, it turns translucent, revealing the beautiful sage leaf.

If you don't like sage, you can substitute it with tender sprigs of rosemary. Also, when seasoning the chicken, check the saltiness of the pancetta first: use less salt if the pancetta tastes salty.

Here's a photo:

Anne Garber's review of Hugo (a newish Chinese restaurant at 4254 Cambie at 16th 604 877-0922) makes us want to try it. Sounds like a Hong-Kong style cafe which serves both "Western" (i.e. Chinese versions of western food) as well as Chinese and other types of Asian food. One of our favourite kinds of restaurants! Can't wait to try it!

We received the following information in an email from Hazelmere Organics:

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Please plan to join Seiko Saturday, January 25th, 2003 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for an exciting Japanese style culinary experience. She will demonstrate Japanese homestyle cooking using organic veggies, sauces, fish and organic beef. No deep frying or raw ingredients will be used.

Special price for the 1st class of 2003: $45.00

Seating is very limited so reserve your seat now!
Contact Gary or Naty King:
Phone: (604) 538 - 3018

Ryan our reader and Dubrulle student, is looking for Friday food related field trip ideas. If anybody can help Ryan out, please let us know.

When we made our reservations for Dine Out Vancouver tonight, we were shocked to find out that alot of the participating restaurants were already almost fully booked.

So, to avoid disappointment, make your reservations as soon as you can! [Of course, we have no interest in promoting the event or any of the restaurants; we are just interested in good food at a good price:-) !]

We8There.com is a website that features reader submitted restaurant (and hotel and B'nB) reviews from a service point of view. The site also features recipes and food discussion forums.

Personally, we think the food is the number one thing, but service is important too! Check out the site: it has reviews from around the world including Vancouver!

Todd Wong pointed out that the number we listed for the Flamingo restaurant site of this year's Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner is wrong. It is 604 877 1231. Our apologies for the confusion! We have corrected our original Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2003 item.

In My Kitchen, a blog about food (quelle surprise :-) !) linked to us in their "Food Journals" section. Thanks!

Started in October 2002, it has excellent photos, recipes and thoughts on food and cooking. Check it out!

Just a reminder about Dine Out Vancouver 2003 which will take place from 24 January - 2 February.

$25 for a three course meal and $15 for a two course meal at fine restaurants such as William Tell, Raincity Grill and many many more! Such a deal!

See you there!