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David Hawksworth’s café’s healthy new additions include Nectar juices and sumptuous salads Welcoming the season of warmth and sunshine, Chef David Hawksworth’s Bel Café is breathing fresh air into its vibrant menu with delicious and healthy new items. From light salads to vitamin-packed Nectar Juicery juices, these new additions are wholesome and nutritious while offering delectable … Read more
PLAY & SPECIAL EVENTS TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 8 Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival begins its 26th season in Vanier Park on June 4 with an exciting lineup of plays, concerts and special events. All tickets for Bard on the Beach go on sale April 8 for the 2015 season, which runs from June 4 to September 26. THE COMEDY … Read more
CHICK PEA PANISSE Tomato Fondue & Olive puree Canapés Panisse ¼ onion (chopped) 2 tbsp oil 1/2 cup white wine 4 cups vegetable stock or water 2 cups chick pea flour 2 1/2 tbsp Cream cheese 2 tbsp chopped parsley Salt & pepper Sauté the onions in the oil on low heat continue to cook … Read more
Emerging design house celebrates Canadian design with original watercolour-printed throw pillows Canadian design house Joue Design is putting its signature spin on home décor with its latest collections of throw pillows, available starting today at select retailers and www.jouedesign.com. The Spring/Summer 2015 collections, named ‘Zoe’ and ‘Colette,’ mash up original watercolour paintings created by Joue Design with the … Read more
Let OPUS Hotel Vancouver pamper your pooch with in-room massages and pet portraits New Bow Wow Butler will paws-itively spoil your pup with a range of special treats Barking mad about your four-legged friend? At Vancouver’s OPUS Hotel, a new Pampered Pooch package offers a range of doggy spa treatments and a Bow Wow Butler service that will … Read more
Top Design Talents to Headline the Luxury Home & Design Show The Luxury Home & Design Show will transform the Vancouver Convention Centre into a fully integrated, opulent and sophisticated 45,000 square-foot estate May 1-3, 2015, sharing its breath-taking roomscapes with anyone who dreams of design with no limits. By pairing a carefully curated roster of internationally renowned, high-end … Read more
Steel & Oak Dinner Promises Beer-y Good Time Join Wild Rice on April 23 at 6 p.m. for a ‘beer-y’ good dinner as they welcome Jordon Foss, co-founder of New Westminster’s Steel and Oak Brewing Company and Brew Master Peter Schultz. Chef Todd has designed a special Four-course Dinner to specially complement five of the brewery’s signature craft brews. Dinner kicks off with an Amuse of … Read more
Summerhill’s Sunset Organic Bistro Reopens for the SeasonExecutive Winery Chef Jonas Stadtländer Leads Kitchen Renaissance The Story: Chef Jonas Stadtländer welcomes visitors to Summerhill’s Sunset Organic Bistro in Kelowna. Summerhill Pyramid Winery’s celebrated Sunset Organic Bistro has reopened for the season, promising a touching dining experience that is sure to engage both the palate and the spirit. Earlier this year, it was announced that … Read more
Arctic Char (4 servings) Parsley Coulis: Yield 1.5 cups Ingredients: 4 cups (packed) flat leave parsley, no stems 1 cup 2% milk ½ cup Heavy cream 2 medium shallots cut into 2 cm 10 garlic cloves stems remove pinch kosher salt Directions: Remove stems from parsley Bring a large pot of salted water to … Read more
The next pop-up in the 337 Series to take place April 10th and 11th It’s hard to imagine a dish more universal than the humble meatball. Since first being documented in Turkey roughly 4000 years ago, meatballs and their variations have appeared in almost every country and every cuisine. From Chinese wanzi to Portuguese almôndegas, … Read more