#MarketMonday Odd Society Spirits award winning Cassis

  Odd Society Spirits Crème de Cassis Awarded First Place By Sip Northwest  Available at these upcoming Vancouver Farmers Markets Kitsilano Sunday, October 16 Trout Lake Saturday, October 22   Sip Northwest Magazine’s 2016 Best of the Northwest issue hits newsstands today. Odd Society Spirits, a craft-certified distillery located in East Vancouver, took first place for their crème de cassis in the Best … Read more

#FridayFavourites – what’s happening October 7 – 14

  Dames Wine – Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter   Celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at Dockside Restaurant   GLOWBAL’S Thanksgiving Brunch Buffet   WESTERN CANADA’S MOST POPULAR HALLOWEEN EVENT RETURNS   LEGENDS OF THE FALL: THOMAS HAAS UNVEILS SIGNATURE CREATIONS TO USHER IN AUTUMN   Reminder: EAT! Vancouver Is Back!   #MarketMonday vendor PASTICHE … Read more

Gotham Steakhouse & Bar remixes Social Hour 

New music, new hours, and new menu items highlight the best time of day The stunning art deco lounge at Gotham Steakhouse has long been a destination for lovers of great live music. This fall there’s a new twist, with house DJ’s setting the mood at weekday Social Hour. Old school vinyl tracks, including deep soul … Read more

Shark Club scores with NHL Kick-Off Party

Vancouver location to host Canucks meet-the-players event Shark Club Vancouver will host the final stop of The Fourth Period’s Season Opening Tour on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7pm. Following hugely successful events in Winnipeg and Calgary, Vancouver’s NHL Kick-Off Party is the last of three meet-the-players events in Western Canada hosted by the Shark Club sports … Read more

Harvest Haus to experience Oktoberfest

Harvest Haus returns for its third year to bring Munich to Vancouver. If you have always wanted to experience Oktoberfest in Germany but never had the chance to, then this is the right event for you. From the moment you walk in, Harvest Haus celebrates everything around this old European festival. The evening starts off … Read more

B.C. Crème de Cassis Named Best in the Northwest

  Odd Society Spirits Crème de Cassis Awarded First Place By Sip Northwest  Sip Northwest Magazine’s 2016 Best of the Northwest issue hits newsstands today. Odd Society Spirits, a craft-certified distillery located in East Vancouver, took first place for their crème de cassis in the Best Fruit Liqueur category beating out submissions from distilleries across the Pacific Northwest region … Read more

October at Oyama Sausage Co.

  OCTOBER AT OYAMA SAUSAGE CO. Friday October 7th to Monday October 10thThanksgiving at Oyama It’s time to give thanks for another year of bounty.  Plan your Thanksgiving feast around one of Oyama’s delicious Swedish Hams.  Pre-order yours today:  both whole hams, and halves, are available.  We also offer a crowd-pleasing selection of patés, terrines, … Read more

#TasteofThursday Railtown Catering Chef Alex Abley’s recipe

 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie with Chantilly Cream   Dough: Ingredients: 1 ½ cups flour pinch of salt pinch of sugar ½ cup butter 30 mL water Method Sift flour, add salt and sugar, then cut butter into small pieces. Pinch butter into flour until broken down into pea-sized pieces. Add water and start to bring together. … Read more

FOXTROT VINEYARDS TAKES A SPIN WITH CHEF WEIMAR FOR A LONG TABLE WINE DINNER

  Known for the consistency and quality of their premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Foxtrot Vineyards is a family run winery located on the Okanagan Valley’s Naramata Bench.  The drive for excellence has become the life’s work of the Allander family who have created wines worth talking about, earning praise from top sommeliers and international … Read more