From Luis-Enrique Arrazola of the National Post: Gastown Gamble shows a new Brand of business Although perfect reality-TV fodder, the opening-day snafus were far from scripted, Brand insists. “I was hoping that they’d come up with another name for ’reality show,’” says the entrepreneur, who happens to be cynical about reality television himself. “The connotation … Continue reading Gastown Gamble a different brand of reality
Gastown Gamble is a new half-hour docu-series following Vancouver entrepreneur and restaurateur Mark Brand and his wife Nico as they take on their riskiest challenge yet – resurrecting the historic Save-On-Meats building in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside. Situated in the heart of Canada’s poorest urban postal code with a population affected by mental health illness … Continue reading New tonight: Gastown Gamble series premiere on OWN Canada
From Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press: TV’s ‘Gastown Gamble’ aims to revitalize tough Vancouver neighbourhood Opening any kind of restaurant in any city is a gamble. Trying to save a run-down neighbourhood by revitalizing a single business is a mission beyond most entrepreneurs. Try telling that to Mark Brand. He’s out to save Vancouver’s … Continue reading Gastown Gamble tries to revitalize Vancouver neighbourhood
From Mia Stainsby of the Vancouver Sun: Gastown Gamble: Putting the real back in reality This reality show makes up for the monumental stupidity of shows like Keeping Up with The Kardashians. Gastown Gamble premieres on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network Wednesday. Cameras went behind the scenes last year as owners Mark and Nico Brand struggled … Continue reading Gastown Gamble puts real in reality
From Marsha Lederman of the Globe and Mail: Lower Mainland communities OWN up to reality TV glare Two Lower Mainland communities – one in transition; one hoping to be – take their struggles to the reality TV airwaves this month. Both are essentially social experiments, one organic and the other made-for-TV. Gastown Gamble documents the … Continue reading Gastown Gamble and Million Dollar Neighbourhood come to OWN