Torafuku’s Max Borrowman captures top spot in the Global Beefeater MIXLDN Bartender Competition Regional Final “I truly had fun creating this cocktail for the Beefeater MIXLDN competition and so honoured to be selected for the final round in Toronto,” explains Borrowman. “Since the theme was the evolution of London and its cocktail culture, there … Read more
Odd Society Spirits Unleashes The Mongrel Odd Society Spirits is set to launch Mongrel on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The Odd Society distillery and cocktail lounge will be carrying Mongrel along with select restaurants, bars and private liquor stores across the province. For a spirit to be declared a ‘whisky,’ it has to spend at least … Read more
Bartier Brothers Semillon 2013 – $22 One of the Okanagan’s more consistent and interesting wines, Bartier Brothers Semillon is always a favourite of mine. Complimentary herbal and citrus flavours, accompanied by exceptional acidity makes this wine a easy pairing with a wide range of dishes, but in this case it matches up well with … Read more
New Perch Restaurant Set to Soar On September 9th, the AMS of UBC celebrated the new AMS Student Nest building, known on campus as “The Nest” with an opening ceremony. Perched on top of the 4th floor, 250,000 square foot “home away from home” for UBC Students is Perch Restaurant. Featuring an inspired yet affordable menu … Read more
The Vancouver Foodster Ceviche Challenge was a huge success featuring 3 creations from restaurants around Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their ceviche creation from August 20 – September 13, 2015. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process … Read more
Combine a stay in lakeside luxury with Whistler’s premier food & drink festival this November Sssh… Nita Lake Lodge has a little secret to share. Come and celebrate Whistler’s Cornucopia Festival with two special packages that offer the perfect way to combine lakeside luxury with BC’s most sophisticated food and drink festival. Enjoy … Read more
Roasted Free Range Chicken, Glazed Young Vegetables, Brown Butter, Chicken Jus Chicken jus Ingredients: 20g canola oil 2 lbs chicken leg bones 1 leek, cut into 1” squares 1 celery stalk, cut into ½” slices 1 white onion, cut into ¼” slices 2 cloves garlic 1 cup white button mushrooms, cut into thin slices 4 … Read more
Poppadoms is continuing to host their family-style long table dinners into the fall and winter. Drawing on inspiration from the Dosanj family’s 5-week culinary tour of India and family recipes, the dinners will feature different themes or regions of India each session. The Indian-inspired dinners will take place at Poppadoms restaurant every other Wednesday … Read more
This weekend, a $6000 cheque was presented to Lori Martine from Oliver Elementary School (pictured right) at the grand finale of the Tinhorn Creek Vineyards’ Canadian Concert Series. The money will go to local schools including Oliver Elementary School, Tuc El Nuit Elementary School and South Okanagan Secondary School to fund extra music, drama, dance … Read more
It was a night of food, drinks, and extraordinary philanthropy as the 12th Annual Scotiabank Passions – a benefit for the Dr. Peter Centre – raised more than $140,000 yesterday, Sunday, September 13, 2015, bringing the cumulative total to $1.24 million since its inception 12 years ago. During the evening, about 300 partygoers had … Read more