New Year, New Team Fresh for the new year, Cibo Trattoria and Uva Wine & Cocktail Bar are introducing a brand new team – though many diners will recognize familiar faces. Comprised of a general manager and wine director who has spent years building a name for himself as a premier restaurateur and sommelier; a … Read more
Wine and War Don & Petie Kladstrup 2002 Broadway Books 290 pages I received this book as a gift some time ago and only recently picked it up. I have some friends who are history buffs and would certainly have a deeper appreciation of the events in this book, but even with my somewhat adequate … Read more
BC’s Top Somm crowned by CAPS BC After an intensive competition with 16 local sommeliers, Shane Taylor, wine director at CinCin Ristorante, took home the 2017 Best Sommelier of BC championship. The third annual competition, hosted by the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers British Columbia Chapter, took place in the Captain’s Lounge in Rogers Arena. Todd Prucyk of … Read more
2014 Voulez View Rouge The View Kelowna, BC $19.90 Voulez View uses a touch (15%) of Merlot to add some elegance to the Pinotage base. Sweet spice, cherries, plum, dark berries and a hint of chocolate on the nose. Well balanced with silky smooth ripe tannins. Velvety on the palate with flavours that echo the … Read more
On Saturday, January 28 2017, Hart House Restaurant at Deer Lake will host a special mingler-style BC Wine Brunch as part of Dine Out Vancouver Festival. The event is great value at $49 plus service charges. Hart House is always a destination for brunch lovers from the lower mainland and beyond. The event … Read more
BC’s annual Icewine harvest has arrived just before the holidays, with the cold temperatures prompting wineries in the Okanagan Valley and Similkameen Valley to start picking grapes early for what can be expected to be a larger vintage than 2015. Icewine harvest began on December 6, 10 days later than last year’s start date … Read more
January is proving to be a nasty month. It’s freezing outside, the streets are treacherously icy and you’ve received your credit card bill from December. Wild Rice Market Bistro in New Westminster has the perfect antidote. Join them this month for its value-priced Dine In Menu which runs through to February 12th . “These are dishes that … Read more
Locavore Josh Gale to renew restaurant’s Pacific Northwest focus Juniper Kitchen + Bar is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Executive Chef, Josh Gale. Blessed with an origin story that’s undeniably “peak Vancouver,” Josh was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and worked 9-to-5 job until a snowboarding injury laid … Read more
BOOKINGS AND MENUS LAUNCH TODAY The tables are set, the glassware is polished, and Dine Out Vancouver Festival’s participating restaurants have been revealed! This morning, festival menus were posted and bookings are now live on www.dineoutvancouver.com. Tourism Vancouver’s 15th annual Dine Out Vancouver Festival is bringing the flavour with more than 100 food-themed experiences, … Read more
STOMP, the international percussion sensation and Red Truck Beer Company (Red Truck) are hosting a special preview of STOMP, as it begins its Vancouver run. Join the cast on Friday, January 13, 2017 from 1pm – 1:30pm at Red Truck Brewery (295 East 1st Avenue) to see them “play the brewery”, demonstrating their talents … Read more