Valerie van der Gracht 
It has been crazy busy in the wine and spirit world lately and MyVanCity.ca has had an opportunity to check out a number of events. French Wine Connection This was an incredible afternoon of wine tasting with so many more wines than you could ever hope to taste in one day. In order … Read more
I am probably the least techy person you could ever meet. I started out with the mantra “at least she knows how to type”. Those were once fighting words for feminists and eventually became my best attribute. So what was I doing at Social Media Camp? Learning a lot! Some may consider this a geeks … Read more
Sometimes you discover a new restaurant and it’s really good, then you go back a second time and… this I can tell you about our second time at Hudson’s on First – it was just as good and definitely my “go to” spot for south/central Island dining. A resounding YES and two thumbs up for our … Read more
7 Steps To Monetizing Your Blog Without Any Products of Your Own At our last YVR Bloggers event, we did a survey asking you what topics you would like to hear about at our upcoming events. The top 3 topics from the survey were: Building Your Readership, Marketing Your Blog & Monetizing Your Blog! So, we are happy … Read more
Okay so this was one fun event, despite the horrible weather. One month’s worth of rain in one day! That did not discourage all the keen burger lovers from participating in the Burger Palooza event last Sunday. Starting with the emailed instructions that suggest you eat a light breakfast – well if you consider a … Read more
It was one of those perfect Vancouver evenings, late April and still warm outside. Good Wolfe owner Richard Goodine took advantage of the opportunity to start us outside on the comfortable patio. We began our evening with a glass of bubbly, a Stoneboat Piano Brut, which paired perfectly with the Yaletown vibe of the … Read more
Bel Café offers Easter classics and new macaron flavour just in time for Easter. Hop over to David Hawksworth’s BelCafé and indulge in Easter treats and new spring sweets, including the Apple Pie macaron, lime and coconut cake, dark chocolate caramelized hazelnuts and milk chocolate-covered almonds. Get them before they’re gone, a seasonal treat that won’t be around for … Read more
…the most fun you can have on a Sunday afternoon. I joined the many excited participants lined up on Sunday outside of xoxolat chocolate shop waiting with anticipation to collect our Culinary Scavenger Hunt map. This fun event is organized by Richard Wolak of Vancouver Foodster fame. What a great idea! You get … Read more
On Sunday March 30 I was Seattle bound for TASTE WASHINGTON! My first trip down to a wine tasting event that has been running for 17 years. Taste Washington! is the largest single region wine and food event in the United States. Featuring more than 225 Washington State wineries and over 65 Pacific Northwest Restaurants. … Read more
Or in this case getting there, and back, was worth the trip! This past week I attended Taste Washington! for the first time. One of our experienced wine writers, Karl “mywinepal” mentioned this wine tasting event and I was intrigued. But more about my time at Taste Washington! in a future article. This was a … Read more