A New Year’s Celebration & New Music Festival bookend the month The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra turns the calendar to 2017 and continues to bring you the best in live performance of music through the ages. In the early part of the New Year we will celebrate all things Viennese; Groove to some Soul-stirring Top 40 … Read more
January in Vancouver can only mean one thing. Full gyms. Ok, and Dine Out. I mean if you’re going to work that hard you may as well go eat at the cities finest! This year there’s a new kid on the block with a fresh idea. Off the Eaten Track, a food tour company … Read more
Public are invited to watch sommeliers compete When: Monday, January 9, 2017 (1:00pm-5:00pm; doors open at 12:30pm) Where: • Competition Arena: Rogers Arena- 200 Level, Captain’s Lounge, enter via Gate 10, 800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver. • After-party: CIBO Trattoria, 900 Seymour Street, Vancouver. Timeline: • 9:00am to 11:30am- Not open to public. Written exams for 16 competing sommeliers. … Read more
New York’s All-Male Ballerinas Are Back With More Highbrow Hilarity Following 2015’s Sold Out, Smash Hit Appearance Show One Productions presents the return of world-infamous Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on January 20 & 21, 2017 at 8pm at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Returning by popular demand following Vancouver’s 2015 sold out smash hit, … Read more
Restaurant’s ‘Five Days of Fortune’ Promotion Leads up to Exclusive 10-Course Communal Dinner on Jan. 28 as Part of 2017 Dine Out Vancouver Festival Heritage Asian Eatery Chef/Owner Felix Zhou is set to pay homage to his Asian roots and usher in the Year of the Rooster in true Far East-style by hosting ‘Five … Read more
Cronin brings new sales & marketing leadership in Canada has promoted Ross Cronin to Director, Sales & Marketing Canada, with overall responsibility for the airline’s passenger sales & marketing communication strategies in Canada. A veteran of the aviation industry – Ross has spent over 22 years with Cathay Pacific Airways, most recently as Sales … Read more
Roasted Yam and Chickpea Insalata Makes enough for 4-6 people Ingredients List 1 medium yam 300g fresh chick peas/or 1 can chickpeas 100g sundried tomatoes (julienne if large) 300g Baby arugula Cream Caper Dressing Makes 500ml 400g sour cream 30g shallot-rough chop 50g capers(drained/rinsed) 60ml white balsamic 2ml salt Place all ingredients in … Read more
2013 Pinot Noir (Optimum) Gehringer Brothers Oliver, BC $20.99 I wasn’t impressed when I first opened this wine. I was quite surprised that I purchased it, if it hadn’t been very good at least. Then after it had some time to breathe and open up, wow. Garnet red with medium-deep intensity. The nose is layered … Read more
Niche Winery One of the ‘small guys’, or garagistes, Niche Winery is a small family run operation set well off the main highway in West Kelowna. Opened in 2011 by James and Joanna Schlosser, they indeed have ‘found their Niche’. This small ten-acre, ‘Hugh and Mary’ vineyard, owned by James’ parents, Kathleen and Jerry Schlosser, … Read more