Help Fight Animal Cruelty with Cupcakes on February 23rd!

Canada’s Third Annual National Cupcake Day® for SPCAs & Humane Societies     We’re calling on all bakers and animal lovers to “bake” a difference for animals in need! The third annual National Cupcake DayTM is set for Monday, February 23rd and everyone is invited to host a cupcake party, bake and share cupcakes with … Read more

#Taste of Thursday recipe from Chef Paul Moran

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Blood pigeon smoked and roasted, beet jus and charcoal oil, polenta and salsify This incredible recipe from Chef Paul Moran was used for his application to San Pelligrino World’s Best Chef under 30 competition. It was announced on January 16, 2015 that Chef Paul will be competing against 9 other Canadian young chefs. Congratulations to Chef Paul … Read more

Trees Coffee Celebrating 2 years in Kitsilano!

On Friday January 23, treat yourself to 1/2-price cheesecake slices at our Kitsilano coffeehouse!   We’re celebrating our 2-year anniversary of opening our location at 2655 Arbutus Street near Broadway, in the heart of Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighborhood. Get a slice of your favourite: New York, Mocha, Maple Walnut, Key Lime or any of our other classic cheesecakes in … Read more

CONTEST WIN tickets to the BC HOME + GARDEN SHOW at BC Place

CONTEST WIN tickets to the BC HOME + GARDEN SHOW at BC Place How to enter: Leave a comment on this page. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook For a bonus entry sign-up for our newsletter   EVENT NAME:  BC Home + Garden Show   CATEGORY: Community, shopping, interior design, gardening, landscaping, home … Read more

Beyond Boarding: Envisioning our Future by Remembering our Past

The late Zoe Lewis, local Beyond Boarding member, will be remembered through an educational and engaging youth workshop on January 24. To honour Zoe, the event will focus on social and environmental justice – two issues which she was extremely passionate about. Zoe actively worked with the local not for profit, Beyond Boarding, and contributed … Read more

Wine Wednesday review by RonWilsonVan

As the guy behind www.cheapandcheerful.ca I don’t think I’d have content without wines from South America. No better example then this red blend. Santa Carolina B Blend is a rich combination of Carmenere, Grenache and Merlot. The nose is loaded with dark fruit as you’d expect and this full bodied blend has plenty of spice … Read more

Chan Centre’s Beyond Words Series Pairs Award-Winning Novelist and Magician to Unveil Myths of Houdini

MULTI-AWARD WINNING NOVELIST STEVEN GALLOWAY EXPLORES REALITY AND ILLUSION IN CHAN CENTRE’S BEYOND WORDSSERIES Magician David Gifford intersperses live illusions throughout evening of readings  from Galloway’s newest magic-influenced novel, The Confabulist     The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) presents celebrated Canadian author Steven Galloway (The Cellist of Sarajevo) with master … Read more

Vancouver Foodster and Dine out Vancouver Festival Brunch Crawl: Gastown

Vancouver Foodster & Dine Out Vancouver Festival teamed up for a series of weekend Brunch Crawls in the different neighbourhoods around Vancouver. These Brunch Crawls take you on a journey visiting 7+ trendy restaurants with a wide variety of different brunch food ranging from classics to modern twists. The Gastown Brunch Crawl, the first of … Read more