đŸ–ïžYour Champagne summer starts now

Check out the new 100% Champagne summer activity book ! This summer, we invite you to explore Champagne in an engaging and playful way with our new activity book. Designed to combine learning and enjoyment, this resource helps you deepen your knowledge of Champagne through a variety of interactive content: ‱ educational games and quizzes … Read more

L’Abattoir A New Patio for Summer in Gastown

A New Patio for Summer in Gastown Just in time for patio season, L’Abattoir has officially opened its new 18-seat patio, offering guests a vibrant outdoor dining experience in the heart of historic Gastown. The streetside patio provides the perfect setting for evening cocktails, curated Champagne flights, and dinner, while taking in the energy of … Read more

The perfect summer extension: Pairing a Vancouver Wine Tour with a Voyage North

The perfect summer extension: Pairing a Vancouver wine tour with a voyage North A cruise offers you a chance to embark upon new horizons, new sights, new friends, and importantly, new flavours, and there is no better way to experience this than by sailing to Alaska from the picturesque port of Vancouver, British Columbia. From … Read more

APVSA Summer Tropical Wine Tour

APVSA Tropical Summer Wine Tour The Association for the Promotion of Wines and Spirits launched its Tropical Summer Wine Tour here in Vancouver this past week at the Sutton Place Hotel. The tour will make stops in 18 cities across North America, from Mexico City to Montreal, with an additional stop in Honolulu. APVSA boasts … Read more

Petrichor French Farmhouse Restaurant unveils updated menus

Petrichor French Farmhouse Restaurant unveils menu updates for spring While the essentials of classic French cuisine are timeless, seasonal menu changes give chefs the opportunity to showcase favourite ingredients and tempt tastebuds with fresh flavours suited to the time of year. This spring, Luc Duval and Thibault Nicaise of Petrichor French Farmhouse Restaurant have brought … Read more

From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time.  I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines … Read more

Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation.

Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. Hi, I’m Kim, a passionate lover of wine, food, and any experience that brings the two together! In this weekly blog post, I share my thoughts on a wine that I’ve recently purchased from one of our local independent wine merchants. If you’d like to know more … Read more

Provence’s Valentine’s Menu Speaks the Language of Love

FOOD IS THE ULTIMATE LOVE LANGUAGE AT PROVENCE MARINASIDE In the words of famed French novelist and playwright HonorĂ© de Balzac “L’amour est la poĂ©sie des sens.” Food has always been the ultimate love language. The French understand this instinctively, and Provence Marinaside’s Owner/Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia lives by it. For him, cooking and sharing a … Read more

Eat, Drink and Be Merry at Provence Marinaside

It’s the most wine-derful time of the year!