Up your home’s style and value with Frontier Luxury Flooring

Looking to up the style and value of your for-sale home in one fell swoop? Approach home improvement from the bottom up with stylish, high-quality flooring options from Frontier Luxury Flooring that are sure to give your space a competitive edge in the housing market. Whether opting for long-length engineered hardwood that works to elongate … Read more

Wine Wednesday @RonWilsonVan

  Now that the weather has turned most of us reach for our favorite comfort meals and wines that go with them. This rustic red from Sicily is reliable and widely available through B.C. Liquor stores. Nero D’Avola is medium bodied with the taste of cherries and coffee. Dark red in colour and a great match … Read more

Hot Holiday Homes Tour Returns: Six homes, dozens of designers, hundreds of ticket holders and thousands of Christmas ornaments

  As sure as the holiday season arrives, so does the Kelowna Christmas classic – Hot Holiday Homes.  This self-guided tour of decorated homes returns Saturday, November 15th from 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm.     Hot Holiday Homes features six privately owned homes that have been decorated by proud homeowners and talented designers exclusively for this self-guided holiday tour. This year, many homeowners have taken the decorating reins themselves leveraging … Read more

CHASE THE CHILLS AWAY WITH COMFORTS FROM L’EPICERIE GOURMANDE

In these cold, dark, wet autumn days, nothing says ‘comfort’ better than a rich stew or braise. There’s something reassuring about a warming bowl or plate filled with the intense fall flavours of root vegetables, meats, mushrooms and herbs simmered slowly for hours and accompanied by a crusty loaf, crisp salad and glass of ‘rouge.’ … Read more

Now Open: MOE’S Home Collection officially launches new retail showroom

  Flagship Vancouver store adds 13,000 square feet of stylish shopping space   Calling all interior design enthusiasts! MOE’S Home Collection, Vancouver’s premier retailer of stylish, sophisticated furniture and home décor, has officially launched a third-floor showroom at its flagship location. Offering an additional 13,000 square feet of beautifully styled displays, the space is ideal for shoppers … Read more

WHAT’S TRENDING: TOT BRINGS AN ALLURING CAST OF TOP CULINARY TALENT TO THE TABLE 

  Big Food, Big Wine, Big Time Tulalip Resort Casino is about to set the stage for the 6th consecutive Taste, a hotly anticipated weekend of big food, big wine, big stars and what can certainly be described as a big time.  Executive Chef Perry Mascitti and Wine Director Tom Thompson are calling on renowned … Read more

CRAWL INTO WILD RICE THIS HALLOWEEN

Calling all ghouls, ghosts and goblins – join Wild Rice Market Bistro on Friday, October 31st for New West’s Creepy Columbia Halloween Pub Crawl.Starting at 6 p.m., this free, self-guided crawl involves 10 stops starting with Wild Rice. Wild Rice Market Bistro 810 Quayside Drive in The River Market 778-397-0028     newwest@nullwildricebc.ca http://www.wildricebc.ca Chef Todd has created a Boo-tiful appetizer special – pork, bacon and scallop siu mai … Read more

Which Travel Destination pairs with your Culinary Personality?

Do you love to travel? Do you love to eat? So many of us head off to fabulous destinations & come back with stories of the great tastes we tried.    Recently I teamed up with Travelocity.ca to write the first annual Culinary Travel Trend Report — The Top 10 Destinations around the world, along … Read more

Join us at our next @Tasting Plates event! Coffee Crawl Saturday, November 22 at 1:30pm

Tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants, cafes and bakeries all over Yaletown, Crosstown and Mount Pleasant! This tasting extravaganza goes from 1:30 pm until 5:30 pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant, cafe and bakery will be serving up Tasting Cups and Plates for guests to enjoy and you will have a chance to … Read more