Celebrating French cuisine around the world applications close January 31 In 2017, over 2,100 participating restaurants in 150 countries, 250,000 meals and 8,000 guests in 156 embassies. Vitality, modernity, responsibility: gastronomy will be used to showcase France’s positive values, with the warmth associated with the pleasures of good food. In Vancouver, Le Crocodile, Save … Read more
With the Pyeong Chang 2018 Winter Olympics just one month away, chefs and organizers of the 2018 Canadian Culinary Championships are getting ready for a battle of the plates on February 2 + 3 in Kelowna, BC. “Net proceeds from the Canadian Culinary Championships are provided to the Canadian Olympic Foundation which supports Olympic … Read more
With about 50 restaurants participating throughout the Thompson Okanagan, there’s lots of choice to check out the specially designed three-course tasting menus. You’ll find menus at $15, $25, $35 and $45 with suggested BC VQA wine pairings, BC Craft Beer pairings or spirits and cocktail pairings. Says Christina Ferreira, event coordinator, “More than 8,000 … Read more
After the hustling and bustling of the holiday season, now is the perfect time for a weekend getaway to recharge and ease back into the year. Cowichan Valley’s Blue Grouse Estate Winery offers plenty of activities for this wintery time of the year. Quill Red and Chocolate February 17 (12-5pm); $12 per person Treat yourself to … Read more
The BC chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers, or CAPS recently hosted a seminar titled, “Terroir of Rheingau: The Region of Riesling”, and featured four wines from the prestigious Weingut Robert Weil. ‘Weingut’ can be translated as vineyard, wine growing estate or winery. Export Manager Nicolas Pfaff was on hand to lead … Read more
New competing category for 2018 BC Aspiring Sommelier Hosted by The Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers British Columbia Chapter (CAPS BC), the fourth annual Best Sommelier of BC Competition returns to Rogers Arena on January 29th, 2018. This annual competition attracts some of the best and brightest sommeliers from across the province to compete for the … Read more
An evening of Love, Laughter & Magic Potion a Review Anita Neufeld Queen Elizabeth Theatre Sunday, January 21, 2018 • 2:00pm matinee Thursday, January 25, 2018 @ 7:30pm Saturday, January 27, 2018 @ 7:30pm As we experienced a rare break from the relentless rain of late, I was struck again with appreciation for … Read more
Ballet BC continues its dynamic 32nd season at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, February 22- 24 with performances from Thursday to Saturday, February 22-24 at 8:00pm and a Saturday matinee on February 24 at 2pm. Under the artistic leadership of Ballet BC Artistic Director Emily Molnar, PROGRAM 2 will be a Ballet BC repertoire first—a … Read more
Jazz Epistles Alumnus Abdullah Ibrahim with Prodigious Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Revisits Iconic Catalogue of Apartheid-Era Works The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) presents The Jazz Epistles: Abdullah Ibrahim with guest Terence Blanchard in a rare tribute concert, February 18 at 7pm in the Chan Shun Concert … Read more
Having just celebrated the beginning of a New Year as the calendar turned over to 2018, we are preparing to celebrate the Celebrate the CHINESE NEW YEAR next month, with a very special concert featuring the 12 Girls Band. 12 Girls Band is a unique Chinese folk music group, inspired by the art of Yue … Read more