Valerie van der Gracht 
BC’S MINISTER OF FINANCE TO KICK OFF THE SHOW ON A 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON The 2014 Vancouver Motorcycle Show kicks off at TRADEX in Abbotsford at10:00am today with a special grand opening “ride and ribbon cutting” featuring BC Minister of Finance, Honourable Michael de Jong on the all new 2014 Harley Davidson Softail Classic.The world’s top motorcycle manufacturers have rolled into TRADEX … Read more
Last evening I ventured down to Granville Island and the Institute of Culinary Arts restaurant BISTRO 101. Bistro 101 is one of over 260 restaurants participating in Dine Out Vancouver Festival and most likely at $18. for three courses the best value for dinner. Bistro 101 is training ground for the students of PICA … Read more
About MURALITY While some invest in building projects and other exciting ventures that will undoubtedly help to revitalize the area, creative initiatives can do this too. Downtown Vancouver Eastside heritage buildings often have very visible and very unexciting exterior walls that need a splash of colour. In contrast Mexico City also has parts of the … Read more
The Vancouver International Wine Festival 2014 global focus is “bubbly”. You will want to be sure to taste the wines of BC’s iconic sparkling wine producer, Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars and meet Winemaker Matt Mavety who will be showcasing their signature sparkling and still wines Blue Mountain wines will also be featured … Read more
Portfolio Futures 2012 – 10th Vintage Laughing Stock’s Last ‘Public Offering’ of Futures Laughing Stock Vineyards is pleased to announce that the Futures Offering for Portfolio 2012 will be available as of February 1st, 2014. This vintage release is particularly noteworthy as it’s the 10th vintage release of Portfolio, our flagship Bordeaux inspired blend. As well, this Futures release … Read more
I could tell you how tasty the British Columbia wines were, or how much I enjoyed the Canadian cheese, maybe describe the incredibly delicious offerings from Whet Bar & Patio, The Keg Steakhouse, Bridges Restaurant and the Sandbar. Or how about the Granville Island Public Market merchants that went above and beyond offering their … Read more
The Blind Tasting Challenge is a Trade event that is also open to the public. Trade professionals, servers, chefs, and sommeliers compete head to head with the consumer. The Blind Tasting Challenge is sponsored by the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts in partnership with Mark Anthony Brands. Blind Tasting Challenge was created to provide … Read more
Sonoma County Vintners is pleased to add Lake Sonoma Winery to the line-up of wineries participating in Sonoma in the City – Vancouver on Wednesday, February 5 2014. Lake Sonoma Winery, recently launched in Western Canada and has a deep British Columbia connection: it is owned by West Coast Wine Partners (WCWP), a partnership between the Quails’ … Read more
It’s lunch time? Are you tired of the same old, same old and brown bag lunch? Then you have to go to Vancouver Art Gallery’s North Plaza for Tourism Vancouver’s Dine Out Vancouver Festival and the five days of “so not a brown bag lunch” served up al fresco daily by at least 15 of … Read more
Chinese New Year 2014 Year of the Horse 3D Wall Painting The voices of a group of art students: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj3wUEx8bkU This event serves not only to celebrate Chinese New Year in Parker Place, but also as a milestone of Chinese Canadian history in Richmond. Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Parker Place … Read more