#FridayFavourites a day earlier Long weekend to September 9

  Subsidized Naturopathic Healthcare for Vancouver   Vancouver Latin American Film Festival Announces 2016 Lineup   Opera & Arias: The Magic Flute Mondays – August 29 and September 5 at Bard on the Beach • Under the Tents in Vanier Park   Give It Up at the Vancouver Fringe Festival   Catch the Last Sunset … Read more

#WineWednesday Wine Reviews

  2014 Sauvignon Blanc Fern Walk Kelowna, BC $16.99 A new label Mark Anthony introduced in 2014, exclusive to BC LDB stores. Pale lemon yellow with medium minus intensity. The delicate nose shows hints of tropical and citrus fruit. Good balance and mouthfeel. The aromas follow through on the palate and finish. Paired nicely with … Read more

Fort Berens Part II

Innovative people do innovative things. They are often the first to see potential where others don’t. Rolf de Bruin and Heleen Pannekoek decided they wanted to leave the Dutch corporate world and seek a better lifestyle. They decided on wine making and considered living in France, Eastern Europe, Ontario and the Okanagan. After several trips … Read more

VANCOUVER URBAN WINERY PRESENTS SUNDAY SCHOOL: THE #800 SERIES

    Back to wine school! Sunday School at the Vancouver Urban Winery – Vancouver’s wine school for the people – is back with their eighth session of wine-filled seminars on September 18.   Summer is the best: it’s a fact. Going back to school doesn’t have to be a drag. Sunday School’s hosts and resident … Read more

High-Concept Design Meets Haute Cuisine at Fourth Annual Dinner by Design

  Back-to-back evenings showcasing the best of contemporary West Coast interior design   The fourth annual Dinner by Design, presented by The Social Concierge, Cosentino Group and new title sponsor Kabuni, in partnership with IDSwest, is where Vancouver’s twin passions for fine dining and even finer design come together. Two tasteful and tasty nights (September 15 and 16, … Read more

Summer Loving’ – More Tradition at The Fair

  Sitting outside on a warm summer night, listening and singing along to Olivia Newton John sing Summer Lovin’ is as much a tradition for the generations as was the setting, The Fair at the PNE. That perfect night occurred for thousands of fans last Friday when the star of the 1978 hit, Grease appeared … Read more

17th Annual “Wine’d Up” Gourmet Dinner & Auction in Support of Whistler Search & Rescue

  Whistler Search and Rescue Society (WSAR) will hold their seventeenth annual gourmet dinner and auction, “Wine’d Up”, on Saturday, October 15th, 2016.  Tickets go on sale on September 1st.   Attendees at this popular event will enjoy an evening of outstanding cuisine prepared by five of Whistler’s renowned chefs. The five-course dinner will be paired … Read more

#MarketMonday vendor Skipper Otto

  Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery (CSF) creates a direct connection between local fishermen and consumers with the joint goal of protecting ocean resources and improving our local food system. The CSF model ensures that independent, small-scale harvesters can continue to fish using the low impact practices their parents and grandparents used before them and still … Read more

The Steve Miller Band Rocks the PNE

The many fans lucky enough to attend the sold out concert by the Steve Miller Band at the PNE on Wednesday evening were treated to an amazing display of guitar virtuosity and musicianship as Miller and his band entertained their audience for ninety full minutes of non-stop rock.  Not only were extended versions of Miller’s … Read more

The Fair at the PNE- The Tradition with a New Life

  There are few things in British Columbia that match the PNE as tradition. I know it is The Fair at the PNE but those of us who are older and were brought up here, always use PNE, referring to both the huge piece of property and the Exhibition (TheFair) taking place at the end … Read more