OPUS Hotel unveils artist Cathy High’s new Love Me exterior art installation 

  Boutique Yaletown hotel celebrates 15th anniversary with local artists and brands   OPUS Hotel Vancouver celebrates its 15th anniversary with a new external art wall piece ‘Love Me’ by local artist Cathy High, as part of a continuing Opus Loves Local community-based initiative. High wanted to use OPUS Hotel’s exterior wall to bring some love … Read more

Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation Pride Crawl Fundraiser Pride Colada cocktail recipe

  MyVanCity.ca is sharing 15 days of Cocktail Recipes for the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation Pride Crawl Fundraiser taking place at 45 Cocktail Bars and Lounges in Vancouver July 14 – August 6   Bars and restaurants across Vancouver will stand proud and pledge their support to the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation this July and … Read more

MIDDLE EAST MEETS WEST: SUPERBABA OPENS ITS DOORS IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VICTORIA

  New Counter-Service Restaurant Serves Up Modern Takes on Middle Eastern Fare, Local Beer, Spiked Drinks Seven Days a Week   Superbaba — a new counter-service concept that mixes the authentic and familiar flavours of the Middle East with the laid back feel and fare of the West Coast — is now open at 1325 … Read more

AWARD-WINNING SOMMELIER LISA HALEY APPOINTED NEW RESTAURANT DIRECTOR AT GASTOWN HOTSPOT L’ABATTOIR

  Vancouver Magazine’s 2017 Sommelier of the Year Promoted to Key Front-of-House Position    L’Abattoir proprietor Paul Grunberg, along with co-owners Chef Lee Cooper and Nin Rai, is pleased to announce that Assistant General Manager and Wine Director Lisa Haley has been promoted to the role of Restaurant Director at the popular Gastown establishment. Singled … Read more

Vancouver Foodster Tasting Plates – Stadium District review

  If you are a foodie like me you know how tough it can be to keep up with a number of restaurants opening and closing. It can also be challenging to organize a restaurant or a pub crawl with a group of friends especially when you have to worry about getting reservations and booking … Read more

#Favourites – things to do and see in Vancouver, Whistler, the Okanagan and more

    A POINT OF PRIDE: VANCOUVER BARS, RESTAURANTS KICK OFF INAUGURAL PRIDE CRAWL FUNDRAISER FOR DR. PETER AIDS FOUNDATION TODAY   Dine beneath the stars in an urban oasis at Four Season Hotel Vancouver this summer   HOT TOWN, SUMMER IN THE CITY: BOULEVARD KITCHEN & OYSTER BAR SET TO LAUNCH ITS ANNUAL SUNDAY SEAFOOD BOIL SERIES … Read more

Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation Pride Crawl Fundraiser Guts ‘n Grit cocktail recipe

  MyVanCity.ca is sharing 15 days of Cocktail Recipes for the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation Pride Crawl Fundraiser taking place at 45 Cocktail Bars and Lounges in Vancouver July 14 – August 6   Bars and restaurants across Vancouver will stand proud and pledge their support to the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation this July and … Read more

LA FRENZ WINERY RECEIVES NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS

BEST SMALL WINERY IN CANADA ONLY BC WINERY FEATURED AT INTERNATIONAL PINOT CELEBRATION DOMINATES DAN BERGER INTERNATIONAL AWARDS   In the just announced  Canadian National Wine Awards La Frenz Winery has been awarded Top Performing Small Winery in Canada for 2017,  the second time in as many years that this award has gone to a … Read more

BC Pinot Noir Celebration Preview

With just weeks to go, this is the perfect time to remind everyone how good BC Pinot Noir is and of the upcoming event which showcases these wines. 2016 was a sad year for Pinot lovers as there was no BC Pinot Noir Celebration. The previous venue had already been booked and no other suitable … Read more

Wine Reviews by @Sam_WineTeacher

  2016 Gamay Noir Rosé (Secrest Mountain) Haywire Summerland, BC $22.90 Structured like a top quality Provencal Rosé with more pronounced aromas and flavours. Organically grown Gamay from the Secrest Vineyard in Oliver and fermented with native yeasts, this wine is cherry red with medium-intensity. The nose is bold with aromas of cherry, strawberry herbs … Read more

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