#TasteofThursday recipe from Wild Rice Bistro

Three Mushroom and Carmelized Onion Steam Buns with Scallion Verde     Serves 4 (2 buns per person) ingredients – buns: 1 ½ cups warm water ½ Tbsp white sugar 1  Tbsp yeast 3 ½ cups all purpose flour   ingredients – filling: 1 lb shitake mushrooms, sliced 12 oz (3/4 lb) portabello mushrooms, sliced 1 … Read more

Two Rivers Specialty Meats Opens “The Shop”

  Award-winning supplier of ethical and sustainable meats now selling directly to the public with new butcher shop and restaurant   Two Rivers Specialty Meats, one of Western Canada’s most respected restaurant suppliers of ethical and sustainable meat, has opened its first public-facing butcher shop and eatery, aptly named Two Rivers Meats — The Shop. … Read more

5 Ways to Simplify Your Meal Preparation

  Stock up your pantry at Well Seasoned’s Open House  Event   Back to school is around the corner. While getting back into the daily grind can be extremely stressful, especially when it comes to meal time preparation, food expert Angie Quaale of Well Seasoned Gourmet Food Store shares five simple yet useful hacks to … Read more

Limited General Admission tickets still available for Saturday, August 26

  Four-Day Wine and Food Festival of Iconic BC Wines, Celebrity Chefs and Interactive Experiences   The Wines of British Columbia is thrilled to launch its inaugural Chef Meets BC Grape Okanagan Wine and Food Experience weekend bringing as many as 60 BC wineries and 16 top chefs from western Canada to the Okanagan Valley August 24 through … Read more

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards introduces new flagship wine, The Creek 

  First edition of 2014 The Creek will be available September 1   Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is proud to announce the release of The Creek, its highly anticipated flagship wine. A toast to 23 years of experience in farming and winemaking in the southern Okanagan Valley, The Creek is an elegant, luscious and modern wine … Read more

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

  Cuba to be Guest Country at the Festival’s 15th Edition   The 15th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF), the largest festival of Latin American cinema in Canada, is proud to announce its 2017 lineup featuring Cuba as the guest country. The festival will be taking place from August 24 to September 3 across … Read more

THE BARD DOES BARBER!

  Opera & Arias: The Barber of Seville Under the Tents in Vanier Park on August 28 and September 4   Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival presents its annual Opera & Arias concerts, bringing Rossini’s beguiling music to life with a costumed concert staging of excerpts from his ever-popular opera, The Barber of Seville. … Read more

The Firehall Arts Centre Presents the World Premiere of Hyperlink (An Elbow Theatre Production)

    The Firehall Arts Centre is proud to present the world premiere of Elbow Theatre’s Hyperlink from Wednesday, October 4 to Saturday, October 14, 2017.   A collaboration between The Elbow’s Artistic Director Itai Erdal, Writer/Performer TJ Dawe, and Director Rachel Peake, Hyperlink delves into life online and the limits of digital empathy. We live in an era … Read more

PASSIONATE AFFAIR LIGHTS UP VANCOUVER’S SOCIAL CALENDAR

  Tickets on sale now for Passions 2017 – an extraordinary evening on Wednesday, September 27th   What are you passionate about?  The Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation is passionate about providing compassionate (Latin: ‘with passion’) care at the Dr. Peter Centre for some of the most vulnerable and unwell in our community. In addition to … Read more

Jewels In The House – Pulp Jewels Pop Up

Have you heard the news? Pulp Jewels Pop Up Sale! Pulp jewels is a French brand of handmade jewelry, mostly in silver and gold plated all the jewels are made in France.  Camille, the owner and designer will be in Vancouver and will make this exclusive sale with us at the Uncommon Cafe. Jewels by … Read more