July 7 Liberty Wine Merchants Champagne & Caviar GIVEAWAY

Raising Money for Amateur Sports Contest starts Sunday, July 3 (but you can enter now by leaving a comment on this post) be sure to come back and enter for more chances starting July 3, contest ends July 7 at 10 am a Rafflecopter giveaway On July 7th, Liberty Wine Merchants will be holding its 21st annual Champagne … Read more

Still lots of weekend and week ahead things to do and see

  #FridayFavourites for the Long Weekend until July 7 July 7 Liberty Wine Merchants Champagne & Caviar GIVEAWAY   Don’t Miss This Evocative Entertainment Experience!   Celebrate Canada Day with FlyOver Canada   Dames Wine Support BC Women’s Education   Eat Well, Drink Better with Wines of Argentina   All Together Now Exhibit at MOV … Read more

Don’t Miss This Evocative Entertainment Experience!

  From Bond With Love! Vancouver’s dance company, The Lovers Cabaret, is presenting a sizzling cabaret style performance: From Bond With Love from July 7th to July 9th at Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main Street.  Dance company creator and owner, Vanessa Young, is co-producing this multifaceted, contemporary burlesque with award-winning dancer/choreographer, Portia Favro.  It is part … Read more

#TasteofThursday – long weekend edition

  We thought you would like a recipe that won’t keep you tied to the kitchen this long weekend. Chocolate Mousse 150g Egg Yolks 150g Sugar 375g Chocolate (Dark) 250g Milk 700g Cream   Whisk egg yolks & sugar together in bains-marie over simmering water on medium heat. Add boiled milk to chocolate and mix … Read more

 2016 Similkameen BBQ King to be held on July 9th! 

  Ladies and gentlemen, start your grills! The Similkameen is about to name a new Similkameen BBQ King! The annual Similkameen BBQ King event will be held on Saturday, July 9th from 5-9pm at the historic Grist Mill & Gardens in Keremeos. Caroline Cottrill, President of the Similkameen Wineries Association says, “We invite you to … Read more

Dames Wine Support BC Women’s Education

  Dames White 2015 and Dames Red 2013 – two fundraising wines that assist BC women in culinary educations – have been released. 100% of profits from the sales of these 520 cases of wine (6,240 bottles) will be donated to the scholarship fund that sends BC women through educational pursuits in the food and … Read more

Eat Well, Drink Better with Wines of Argentina

  During the month of July, the consistent quality and amazing value of wines from Argentina will be highlighted at 60 select BC Liquor Stores throughout the province. One of the highlights of the month will be FREE consumer tastings at the 39th & Cambie Signature Store on Thursday July 7 and Thursday July 14, … Read more

All Together Now Exhibit at MOV Showcases Collections and Their Collectors

Forty five years ago, a friend brought me a memento from a trip. It was a small bronze bell – and on that day I became a collector. My bells now number more than 100. Collecting is a passion for many of us. And the Museum of Vancouver’s new All Together Now exhibit captures this passion … Read more

#MarketMonday vendor Gillespie’s Artisan Craft Distillery

  Gillespie’s is an Artisan Craft Distillery located in Squamish, BC. One of the newest in the wave of artisan spirit producers in the Pacific Northwest. They currently make 4 products from BC grown grain:  Aphro, a chili chocolate aphrodisiac elixir, “Lemoncello” a west coast version of the Italian classic, Sin Gin, a new American … Read more