mediabistro.com rode the media train from Toronto to Vancouver and held its first mb smash at Kingston Taphouse and Grill. Could it be Vancouver will be the next big Canadian hit? Oh yeah! look out for future mb soirees from The Terminal City!

Kingston Taphouse and Grill, April 5, 2006

Photos by Chris Smith

Thirst and Mighty Pharaoh Films writer Josh Byer, writer and mb host Chris Smith and writer Rob Mayhew

Where assistant editor Lindsey Lewis, author Dominic Ali and photographer Natasha Kanji

The Vancouver Sun managing editor Kirk LaPointe, Canwest News senior writer Margaret Munro, The Province political reporter Ian Bailey and food and travel writer Carolyn Heller

BM - New Media Design web developer Jonathan Hawkes, party co-host Elizabeth Dunn and Ocean Pacific multimedia designer Matthew Peake

a gaggle of revelers

The Province reporter Ethan Baron, Citytv reporter Dave Lefebvre, The Vancouver Sun lifestyles reporter Rebecca Osler, Citytv producer Jason Osler

LeGourmandC3 designer and food writer Suzi Mikaelian, Copy Prose president Sheliza Mitha, writer and editor Tonya Martin, wine critic Mary Janss, Pink Football contributing editor Shona Black, Thirst editor-in-chief Heather Watson

Shaw investigative journalist Marnie Mains, Doppleganger art director Erin Ashenhurst, Matthew Peake, and Jonathan Hawkes

Insight Creative Communications' Leslie Goodson, Where listings editor Sonya Eskoy, Sheliza Mitha, and Yaletown life and business coach writer Susan Miletic