MyVanCity Pride at Parq features two days of Pride-inspired art, music and activations Whip out your flashiest outfit, leave your inhibitions at home and spend a sultry summer weekend celebrating Pride at Parq. The celebrations feature two full days of Pride festivities hosted by Kim Chi and Pearl, stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race, including performances by the … Read more
The Downlow Chicken Shack celebrates Fried Chicken Day with dinner window service and 500 chicken sandwiches To celebrate its first-ever Fried Chicken Day, The Downlow Chicken Shack (905 Commercial Drive), Vancouver’s first Nashville Hot Chicken restaurant, is set to reopen its “walk-through” only window on Friday, July 6, 2018 at 5 p.m. with 500 hot … Read more
More delicious BC Wines that are on our #FavouriteThings list and they are among the most affordable of wines that we recommend to our readers. Please note that at this price point these quality wines will sell out quickly. We suggest you visit the winery to stock up before they are all gone. Gewürztraminer … Read more
Graham Pierce joins team as director of winemaking TIME Winery announces the soft opening of its winery in downtown Penticton at 361 Martin St. A grand opening of TIME Winery will take place in late 2018 following harvest. During the soft opening period, chef AK Campbell, executive winery chef, will lead the culinary program to offer … Read more
Strategic Addition of Backyard Vineyards Transforms Company into a National VQA Wine Producer Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Inc. (“Diamond Estates” or “the Company”) (DWS-TSX Venture) announced Friday that it has acquired Backyard Vineyards Inc. (“Backyard”) of Langley, British Columbia for $3.0 million in stock, cash and the assumption of some debt. In what is described … Read more
Who Likes to Feel Like a Winner? A fine selection of 10th Anniversary Deighton Cup partners have come together to collaborate on a prize pack that will send you and your seven closest friends on one wild day! Beginning at your choice of downtown Earls Restaurants, you and your stylish group of companions will prime … Read more
Here are the wines we drink when we want to keep to a budget. Our #FavouriteThings include these tasty offerings from Quails’ Gate – all priced under $20.00. These are the wines we drink, enjoy and recommend to our readers. These wines are all available from the Quails’ Gate online store. 2017 Dry Riesling Available: In Stock $16.99 … Read more
The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Victoria, B.C. September 7 & 8, 2018 The 26th annual Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Victoria on September 7 & 8, 2018. Tickets are on sale now. The GCBF is a non-profit society created for the purpose of introducing consumers to new beers and raising awareness of craft brewing … Read more
Your Gate to BC Vineyards Happy Hour Has Never Been Happier Experience the Combination Come into the winery and enjoy a flatbread and a tantalizing glass of white or red wine produced by City Side Winery. The Mystic Pearl offers three different wines for perfect flatbread pairings. Happy Hour is the Happiest Hour of the … Read more
What a great production! Did you ever think you would be clapping and singing along during a Shakespeare play, and leave humming a tune? If you want that pleasure, then, you must attend the 2018 Bard on the Beach production of As You Like It. This is the most enjoyable and unique presentation! Shakespeare’s plays … Read more