Valerie van der Gracht 
Last week I had an opportunity to join other members of the local media for a test run of Taste of Yaletown. Celebrating their 10th anniversary this year’s Taste of Yaletown will be the best yet. Media were divided into smaller groups and each group sampled a selection of participating restaurants. Our first stop was La … Read more
Celebrating Thanksgiving weekend with family this year included a trip to Coastal Black Winery for Pumpkin Fest. I hadn’t been to Coastal Black since the inaugural Flavours event in September, 2012 so I was quite taken by how much work has been done at the farm. Good thing too because with the number of … Read more
Dinner and a Cruise Sunday night I ventured out to the District to try their new Sunday Night Suppers feature. Hopping on the Seabus to get there took hardly any time at all and makes the trip to the North Shore a bit more fun. The District is a great little bistro style restaurant featuring the … Read more
The advantage of an unplanned trip is that you don’t have an itinerary or a schedule to follow you just go where you want to go. So now it’s late Saturday morning and we decide to get out of town (Kelowna) and head over to Naramata Bench. There are dozens of great wineries to … Read more
What happens when you get a last minute invitation to join in on a weekend trip to Okanagan wine country? Well obviously you accept, pack and go. So leaving Vancouver just after noon on Friday away we went – destination Kelowna. The weather was ideal for a weekend away and even though there was … Read more
A purveyor of single malt whisky sown, grown and distilled right here on Vancouver Island. Nestled between Courtenay and Campbell River this nearly 400 acre estate is home to Shelter Point Distillery. Since my first visit to Shelter Point Distillery they have added Still Master Vodka, a tripled distilled vodka infused with flavours. This … Read more
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! VANCOUVER ARTIST WINS VIRGIN MOBILE PRESENTS SQUAMISH VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL AND GALAXIE’S RISING STARS TALENT COMPETITION Jess Cullen has won the ultimate summer prize – the chance to perform in front of 35,000 music fans at the most anticipated live music event of the year! The Australian born singer and songwriter is the … Read more
WASN’T THAT A PARTY! I just had a blast at the West 4th Avenue Khatsahlano Street Party, the biggest music and art festival of the summer. Billed as one of Vancouver’s largest music and arts festivals #Khatsahlano took place on Saturday, July 12 with free entry. It doesn’t get much better than this festival, so well organized you would … Read more
Tamburini is a dynamo with absolutely boundless energy. Winemaker to sixteen wineries in mainly the Tuscan regions of Italy she has a comprehensive knowledge and an extensive educational background. Tamburini’s specialty is biodynamic winemaking and she is not afraid to experiment.
Lucky you, there is still two more days to get down to 730 Richards Street for a chance to see the Spring/Summer U.T.F.L. designs to try and buy. Photo by Linda Petersen Reuben and Lévi Uwi are two intelligent, inspiring, delightful, and charming young men. Imagine what it would be like to flee your home country at … Read more