TOPTABLE GROUP CHEFS RISE TO THE OCCASION

– Iconic Legacies Inspire New Opportunities – With the much anticipated reopening of Whistler’s Il Caminetto in December, Toptable Group has a number of exciting changes in store. The quest to cultivate exceptional talent and perfect ‘the art of true hospitality’ has brought together an exceptional team for Whistler’s trio of destination restaurants and its event … Read more

Vancouver Christmas Market Officially Opens its Doors for 8th Annual Treasured Holiday Tradition

  Largest Festivities to date at Expansive Seaside Site with More Than 55,000 Square Feet of German Jubilation The city’s signature yuletide celebration returns to its expansive seaside home, November 22 – December 24, 2017 at Jack Poole Plaza (at the Olympic Cauldron) offering its largest, festivities to date. The treasured holiday tradition will feature … Read more

Liquidity The 12 Wines of Christmas

  OUR LIQUID HISTORY With the holidays just around the corner, it is time to start planning. What wines are you going to need to celebrate the holidays with friends and family? We have a couple of ideas that might just help! For the holidays we have pulled some special wines from our library, along … Read more

deVine’s “breathtakingly beautiful” Whisky  Rated 94 in Whisky Bible

  A homegrown whisky from Vancouver Island’s deVine Spirits has made a grand entrance on the world stage. Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible pronounced the initial release of deVine’s 2017 Glen Saanich Single Malt to be “as a first bottling, genuinely superb,” and lauded the whisky for the “unfettered brilliance of the malt and the all-round … Read more

TACOFINO TEAMS UP WITH SUPERFLUX AND FOUR WINDS BREWING COMPANIES TO CREATE SMALL-BATCH DIABLO COOKIE PORTER

Inspired by Tacofino’s Famous Diablo Cookie, Custom Collaboration Brew Set for Release at Tacofino Locations and Strathcona Brewing Company Starting November 21   The cookie crumbles in the craft beer community this month when Tacofino joins forces with the brew crews at Superflux and Four Winds to create a new custom small-batch Diablo Cookie Porter, available beginning … Read more

Early Music Vancouver Brings New Life to Holiday Tradition of Handel’s Messiah

  Baroque Specialists Offer Audiences a New and Exciting Take on a Celebrated Yuletide Masterpiece   Early Music Vancouver (EMV) invites White Rock and Vancouver audiences to experience the energy and drama of its first-ever production of Handel’s Messiah, November 30, 2017 at 7:30pm at the White Rock Baptist Church, and December 1 & 2, … Read more

Some Assembly Theatre Company Presents the World Premiere of How Star Wars Saved My Life

  How Star Wars Saved My Life written and performed by Nicholas Harrison December 6-10, 2017 at Performance Works (1218 Cartwright Street, Granville Island)   How Star Wars Saved My Life is an empowering true story of courage from an adult survivor of childhood sexual and physical abuse from priests. Using the power of pop culture’s … Read more

North American premiere of The Ridiculous Darkness from Saturday, November 11 to Sunday, November 19 at the ANNEX

  Alley Theatre, in partnership with Neworld Theatre, is thrilled to present the large-scale stage adaptation and North American premiere of The Ridiculous Darkness from Saturday, November 11 to Sunday, November 19 at the ANNEX. A multi-award-winning German radio play by Wolfram Lotz, The Ridiculous Darkness is a boldly satirical, modern mash-up of the classic … Read more

The Cultch presents: East Van Panto: Snow White & the Seven Dwarves Theatre Replacement (Vancouver)

  The Cultch is proud to present Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto: Snow White & the Seven Dwarves at the York Theatre from Wednesday, November 29, 2017 to Saturday, January 6, 2018. Celebrating its fifth year, the East Van Panto is back with an outrageous take on Snow White. In this East Van tale, our hero flees … Read more

AnnaLena Holiday News 

     Holiday Menus, Parties, Catering and Team Member Updates   After a bustling summer season, the team at Kitsilano’s popular AnnaLena restaurant gears up for entertaining during the festive holiday season. New this year is a family-style holiday tasting menu, restaurant buy-outs, private catering  and a sparkly New Year’s Eve tasting menu.   Family-Style Tasting Menu   … Read more