Wine Recommendation – #TasteofThursday Soupe aux Moules de Mamie Suzanne When I was asked to provide a wine recommendation for this recipe, my mouth watered and the first thing I wanted to do was to go out and buy the ingredients to make it. Fortunately, it was too late to shop and so first things … Read more
Progressive Organic BC Winery Adds to Premium Cuvée Lineup Summerhill Pyramid Winery has just introduced three new sparkling wines in time for the holiday season, proving there is no other sparkling wine producer in Canada with such a strong focus on bubbly. Summerhill Pyramid Winery, a progressive BC winery, has added three new sparkling … Read more
The Pelican Bay Fall Wine Tasting returns to Dockside November 17th Coal Harbour Liquor Store welcomes 20 wineries pouring 100 wines Coal Harbour Liquor Store is pleased to announce the return of its popular Pelican Bay Fall Wine Tasting at Dockside Restaurant in the Granville Island Hotel. On November 17th, nearly 20 wineries and … Read more
Township 7 Campbell Valley Wine Tour: As we got off the bus, the jovial Jason Ocenas, manager of the Langley facility, greeted us. Township 7 is one of two BC wineries to operate out of two locations. Church and State has a winery in the Okanagan as well as one on Vancouver Island near Buchart … Read more
Les Chevaliers des Vins de France is a group originally formed in 1982 to promote the enjoyment of French wines. They recently hosted an Agents Special French Wine Tasting and invited the BC Wine Appreciation Society to join them.Five agents poured twenty-eight French wines from Alsace, Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Chablis, Cote du Rhone, Languedoc and … Read more
My most recent excursion took me to Unsworth Vineyards just minutes away from Mill Bay in the Cobble Hill area. The surrounding countryside is serene and beautiful as is the setting for their Tasting Room, open daily year round. Since my last visit they have changed management and chef at the Restaurant which is open … Read more
DESSERTS ARE ABOUT TO GET “SWEETER” AT KIRKLAND’S HEATHMAN HOTEL Trellis Restaurant’s New Pastry Chef Jacquelynn Beckman Will Start Whipping Up Her Confections on November 2nd. Executive Chef Brian Scheehser has appointed a new pastry guru to head up the Heathman Hotel and Trellis Restaurant’s confection collection. On November 2, 2015, Jacquelynn Beckman will walk … Read more
@OPUS Hotel recognized with Condé Nast Traveler’s 2015 Readers’ Choice Award “#2 in Top 10 Hotels in Vancouver” Yaletown’s award-winning boutique hotel honoured in prestigious list Condé Nast Traveler announced the results of its 28th annual Readers’ Choice Awards with OPUS Hotel recognized as the #2 Top 10 Hotels in Vancouver, with a score of … Read more
We sent our writer and photographer Tracy Tsui to experience FlyOver Canada – the Halloween Edition. Looks like she had a spooktacular time! Fun for the whole family. Canada Place is a tourist must see but with FlyOver Canada taking over the old IMAX theatre, everyone young and old should see this wonder kid attraction. … Read more
MOMS AND KIDS GET IN THE PICTURE NOVEMBER 14TH TO SUPPORT THOSE SUFFERING FROM POST PARTUM DEPRESSION Mothers and their children are invited to register for The Good Mother Photo Event, coming to Vancouver for the first time November 14, 2015. The event celebrates mothers and their children while also raising funds for the … Read more