Private Wine Tasting with Blue Grouse Estate Winery
Earlier this week I conducted a wine tasting of four lovely wines from Blue Grouse. This was a private wine tasting with friends. All totalled there were about twenty wine loving friends gathered in our condo building’s lounge. It was the ideal spot to sit, enjoy the wines and socialize. Our lounge was just big…
WINE & DINE
From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher
In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines…
Azhadi Vineyards opens year-round Persian-inspired winery and restaurant
Azhadi Vineyards brings wine, food and Persian culture to the Kelowna wine scene Quality craftsmanship and warm hospitality are cornerstones of family-run winery The much-anticipated Azhadi Vineyards has opened its multi-level gravity flow winery, welcoming guests for a food, wine and cultural experience like no other in the Okanagan. Featuring exquisite wines, a year-round restaurant…
TRAVEL/LEISURE
SWISS to serve starred Steffisburg cuisine with an Asian twist
SWISS to serve starred Steffisburg cuisine with an Asian twist From today, 4 March to 2 June, 2026, the latest chapter in SWISS’s inflight culinary program, “SWISS Taste of Switzerland”, will place Canton Bern center stage. SWISS First and SWISS Business travelers will enjoy meal creations from starred chef Rolf Fuchs of the Panorama restaurant…
EVENTS
Americas selections of the Pastry World Cup and the Bocuse d’Or: pastry tests revealed
AMERICAS SELECTIONS OF THE PASTRY WORLD CUP AND BOCUSE D’OR: PASTRY TESTS REVEALED New Orleans & Company, Sirha Food and LRA Showcase are proud to announce that the Americas selections for Bocuse d’Or and Pastry World Cup are back in New Orleans on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July 2026, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention…
DRINKS
Vancouver Cocktail Week Master Whisky Blender: Andres Faustinelli
As part of Vancouver’s Cocktail Week, I had the opportunity to sit down for a rare deconstructed tasting and conversation with Andres Faustinelli, master blender at BEARFACE Whisky. Venezuelan-born Faustinelli approaches whisky with philosophical enthusiasm. “There is no other country positioned to create world-class whisky with such a distinct sense of place.” He raises a…
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