Osoyoos Oyster Festival – April 20-24

  Fifth annual festival features oysters, Canadian wines and craft beers, and delicious events.     The Osoyoos Oyster Festival returns to the South Okanagan, April 20-24. Now in its fifth year, the five-day culinary event showcases oysters produced by West Coast fishermen, alongside Canadian wines and craft beers.     This year, World Champion … Read more

Phil Scarfone to Lead Honest and Unpretentious Kitchen at Nightingale

  Seasoned Hawksworth native to head up culinary team    Hawksworth Restaurant Group’s newest addition, Nightingale scheduled to open this Spring, is delighted to announce the appointment of Ontario-born, Phil Scarfone, as Head Chef. Scarfone joined the Hawksworth Restaurant team as Chef de Partie in 2011 and more recently, led the Private Dining and Catering … Read more

Farm Fresh Easter Brunch at Rocky Mountain Flatbread

  Easter Celebrations RockyMountain Flatbread will celebrate Easter this year with a delicious Brunch menu from 10 am – 2 pm on Easter weekend (Saturday March 26 & Sunday March 27). Stop in with the whole family to enjoy the farm fresh, locally sourced ingredients in our menu items including Organic Eggs Benny with Salmon at our … Read more

Fraser Valley Food + Gluten Free Living Show April 1-3 – GIVEAWAY

  Fraser Valley Food Show Brunch Prize Package. Including 2 entry tickets, free parking for one vehicle, Bite Tickets (the tickets you redeem for tastes in the Wine, Beer and Spirits Pavilion) as well as brunch for two. The brunch will be prepared on the Celebrity Stage by Chef Nicole Mackie and then served to … Read more

Celebrate Macaron Day Tomorrow at Faubourg Paris and Support BC Cancer Foundation

  Faubourg Paris is marking Macaron Day tomorrow March 20th with a promotion that will not only satisfy our collective sweet tooth, but will also support BC largest funder of cancer research. All three of Faubourg Paris’ boulangeries-pâtisseries will be selling its signature macarons for $1 (half off the regular price) and donating 100% of gross … Read more

#FridayFavourites – what’s on this weekend and the week ahead

  Madama Butterfly – Stunning Performances Moved Me to Tears   Handel’s Apollo e Dafne and Bach’s Orchestral Suite in C Major   Chan Centre presents – Words in Motion   Vancouver Bach Choir closes 85th Season   On 21/22 March, wish the whole world bon appétit with Good France   PILGRIMMEAGE: ROYAL DINETTE JOINS … Read more

Earthsave Sponsors Dairy-Free Living Event

As residents of Vancouver become increasingly more health conscious and collectively inch closer to adopting new green initiatives and firm environmental standpoints, the demand for public education grows, too. One such area of interest, is dairy-free living. Dairy-Free Living Earthsave Canada has decided to step-up and meet public demand, offering a half day course that includes … Read more

Pizza Palooza: A Quest for Pizza Perfection

Who doesn’t love a good pizza? It’s affordable, portable and these days in Vancouver, there’s a pizza for every palate, as I discovered during Richard Wolak’s recent Pizza Palooza tour. Our Pizza Palooza experience began at the eclectic Hot Art Wet City gallery (an appropriate venue on a typical rainy Vancouver evening), where we were treated … Read more

Madama Butterfly – Stunning Performances Moved Me to Tears

  I’ve always wanted to see Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly – that beautiful, classic tragedy about lust, love, loyalty, sacrifice and betrayal. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend Opening Night of Vancouver Opera’s latest production – and was moved to tears. And during a week-long celebration leading up to International Women’s Day … Read more