Cowichan’s Blue Grouse Estate Winery Captures International Travel Award Blue Grouse Estate Winery announced it won the Service Excellence Award for Duncan in the 2016 Holiday and Tour Specialist Awards from the Luxury Travel Guide. This award helps to solidify Blue Grouse Estate Winery as a leader in the Cowichan Valley, not only for … Read more
Soak Up the Sun and Tuck into a Southern Barbecue-Inspired Feast with All the Fixin’s When Railtown Hosts Second Annual Streetside Parties Beginning this May Railtown Cafe is taking it to the streets again this summer when the counter-service hotspot continues its wildly popular al-fresco-style Tailgate Barbecue Series on select Saturdays in the heart … Read more
The beautiful month of May – a time to honour our mothers and to get ready for Oyama’s official launch into summer! Mother’s Day Weekend Friday May 6th to Sunday 8th Celebrate Mom all weekend with tasty treats from Oyama. Our delicious patés and terrines, including favorites like Strasbourg Terrine, Pheasant Terrine, Wild … Read more
We are pleased to announce that the tasting room at Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars has opened for the 2016 season. Effective immediately, we are open daily from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Please come by and experience our 100% estate-grown wines in the exhilarating space of our tasting room, with its vaulted ceilings and large … Read more
I left Port Moody on a gray drizzly day. As I rode the Skytrain into Vancouver for a California wine tasting, the sky got progressively clearer and brighter. The California Wine Fair had obviously brought some sunny weather along to compliment their wines. Most wine drinkers are familiar with California wines as they are … Read more
When I realized that Evita Perón actually died two years before I was born, I was frankly surprised. The fact that I have such vivid memories of her as a beautiful, fiery, mythic figure is a real testament to her enduring legacy. So you can imagine my excitement as I attended the Opening Night … Read more
Top international models unite to raise funds for clean water projects in South Sudan Canadian super-model Heather Marks will be walking the runway at the Obakki Foundation‘s one-of-a-kind fashion gala, which takes place at Holt Renfrew on Tuesday May 10 to raise funds for clean water projects and education in South Sudan. Discovered in … Read more
More than 45 of Vancouver and Whistler’s top restaurants are expected to fire up their grills on Sunday, July 24, 2016 as Brewery & The Beast, Canada’s favourite meat festival, makes its fourth annual return at Concord Pacific Place (88 Pacific Boulevard). From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., ticket goers will enjoy a culinary experience … Read more
If you love a little sugar in your life, then Spring into Sugar’d! Taking place at 102-5660 176A Street Surrey, it’s being held publicly on May 3rd from 4-6pm, with an exclusive media hour from 6-7pm. The Cause Sponsored by Fresita Sparkling Wine, this event is being assembled to highlight greener, more eco-friendly aesthetic … Read more
Aaannnd, we’re back! VFM staff and vendors aren’t getting much of a rest between our winter and summer seasons this year – what with Hastings Park Market on until this Sunday, May 1 followed closely by opening day at Yaletown Market on May 5! Fans of fresh can find us at six weekly market locations this summer across … Read more