Indulge for a good cause on Friday, March 20 Here’s to sweet treats and a generous spirit. Faubourg Paris, Vancouver’s premier trio of French boulangerie pâtisseries, is celebrating Macaron Day on Friday, March 20 by giving back. Faubourg will offer its signature Parisian-style macarons for $1 each (half off the regular price), match every dollar of macaron sales and donate 100% … Read more
Serendipity Travels to Vancouver for 50 Simultaneous Charity Dinner Parties Naramata Winery Supports 3rd Annual #dinnerpartyYVR Serendipity Winery’s second-in-command, Katie O’ Kell and owner Judy Kingston at the winery’s cellar door. The News: March 3, 2015 (Vancouver): Naramata’s Serendipity Winery is proud to again support #dinnerpartyYVR with a bottle of versatile and food-friendly Serendipity wine for … Read more
EAT! VANCOUVER FOOD + COOKING FESTIVAL UNVEILS STAR-STUDDED LINEUP OF CHEFS FOR NEW 2015 EVENTS A gastronomic feast for the senses, the 13th annual EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival, taking place April 26 to May 3, 2015, announces its star-studded lineup today, with tickets going on sale to the general public Thursday, March 5 at www.eat-vancouver.com. The … Read more
2013 Garnacha (5G) Torres Campo de Borja, Spain $17.99 Bronze Medal Garnet red tinged with purple and a medium-deep intensity. The nose shows aromas of cherry, plum, forest floor, earth and cocoa. Good balance. Pleasing fruit on the palate with a medium-long finish. 2011 Riesling Zeller Peter & Peter (Feinherb) Mosel, Germany $12.59 … Read more
Welcoming spring, the team bring with them a fresh, new spring menu & the return of The Communal Table Miradoro Restaurant, British Columbia’s premier winery restaurant, is pleased to announce it is now open for 2015, after a brief winter closure for the months of January / February. The award-winning destination restaurant, at Tinhorn Creek … Read more
Look out! Pacific Breeze, New Westminster’s urban winery, has just released their latest AssasZin vintage. The grapes for this Zinfandel wine come from Lake County in northern California and it is delicious. People who dropped by for this latest tasting were treated to four tastings, their ‘I Can’t Remember’ white blend, the Reserve Chardonnay, an … Read more
Pilgrim & Pearl opens today, Tuesday, March 3rd for ‘Revival Hour’ (Happy Hour) with our first dinner service at 5:00 pm. Opening within a week of each other, The Revival Group has brought three ‘firsts’ to the food and beverage scene in the Okanagan with the opening of 27 and Pilgrim & Pearl, both located in the newly renovated Prestige … Read more
Ditch the guys and grab the girls to sip, spa and spoil yourselves this spring Grab your girlfriends and get ready for a weekend of fun in Whistler. Sip sunset cocktails by the lake, savour a four-hour spa session and experience adrenaline-pumping adventures, whilst catching up with friends and having fun. Nita Lake Lodge is introducing … Read more
CONTEST Saturday, March 14 to Sunday, March 22 Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival is the perfect place to be this Spring Break and is fun for the whole family! To Enter: Leave a comment on this page and sign-up for our newsletter. Follow BC Place on Facebook. You could win four tickets! With … Read more
Daube de Boeuf This is a classic Provençal recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation in our family. Here we give you Mamie Suzanne’s recipe that in 1987 won 1st Prize at the Comite Nationale Gastronomie de France. Ingredients – bouquet garni: 1 bay leaf 3 sprigs thyme 4 large sprigs parsley … Read more