Feb 6, 2014 On Assignment: 24+ Hours at the Winter Okanagan Wine Festival On Assignment: 24+ Hours at the Winter Okanagan Wine Festival When someone says I’m a writer, it conjures up images of Kerouac or Burroughs with a ... Read More
First Look / Vancouver Feb 3, 2014 300 Reasons to Dine at Secret Location There is something of the warlock about chef Jefferson Alvarez. How else does one account for the magical things that happen under his watch in the ... Read More
Food Events / Vancouver Jan 30, 2014 January – Vancouver Monthly Planner January 4th -April 26th. 10am-2pm Winter Vancouver Farmer’s Market. Every Saturday find the best of local produce at the Vancouver Farmer’s ... Read More
Food Pairings Jan 22, 2014 WHAT TO DRINK WITH THAT : Gourmet Vegetarian I ask local wine experts how they would approach pairing dishes and flavours. To welcome in the new year, healthfully, I looked to two of ... Read More
Restaurants Jan 20, 2014 The Vancouver Buzz: Jan 02, 2014 Fond farewells in Gastown…both Boneta and House Guest have closed their doors as of the end of December. No news on what might go into the ... Read More
Spirits Jan 17, 2014 Canada’s Best Whisky As part of this week’s Victoria Whisky Festival the Canadian Whisky Awards were held yesterday to recognize the best in Canadian Whisky. To be ... Read More
Sake, Cider, other / Victoria Jan 17, 2014 Something to do this Weekend in Victoria: Sea Cider Wassail. Mark your Calendar: Come-a-Wassailing! Have you ever been to a traditional Wassail Celebration? You’re in for a treat! Sea Cider Farm & ... Read More
Restaurants Jan 16, 2014 Doing Dine Out Right VANCOUVER, BC. This year’s Dine Out Vancouver festival runs from January 17 to February 2, and with over 264 restaurants offering up lunch and ... Read More
First Look / Victoria Jan 14, 2014 Introducing: Taste – A Place for Coffee Val Blood loves coffee, gluten-free cooking, British food, and books. This all becomes apparent when you meet Val, the owner of Taste – A Place ... Read More
First Look / Vancouver Jan 13, 2014 First Look: Odd Society Spirits The craft beer explosion in Vancouver has barely exploded and is still going strong, and now the spirited side of things is starting to heat up. Hard ... Read More
Elsewhere / Out of Towners Jan 10, 2014 Ask A Local Expert : SEATTLE Seattle and Vancouver are more than Pacific Northwest neighbours. They’re kin. Coastal Cascadians Cousins. The bloodlines are shared via Pacific ... Read More
Travel Jan 7, 2014 8 Reasons to Visit Toronto Toronto is a glorious mash-up of cultures, and eating there has never been more eclectic or as good. Despite the city’s rep as being a wannabe New ... Read More