holiday

Vancouver Welcomes the Aurora Winter Festival this Holiday Season

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North Pole-inspired interactive festival to take place at Concord Pacific Place The Aurora Winter Festival today released renderings confirming the large-scale interactive holiday experience will open this November at Vancouver’s Concord Pacific Place. The family-friendly festival will offer elements inspired by the North Pole including mystical characters, captivating light displays, ice-skating on a frozen river, … Read more

Paradise Found – The Lake House at Quails’ Gate

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Looking for the perfect luxury getaway? I have a suggestion! The Lake House at Quails’ Gate will satisfy your every desire be it the fabulous gourmet kitchen, the decadent ensuite bath with its soaker tub and separate steam shower, the cozy robes or the air conditioned comfort. We spent the best days away having a … Read more

Oh, the Places You’ll Go and Go We did in the Honda Odyssey!

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How do three generations holiday and tour together? Why in the 7 passenger Honda Odyssey of course. We loved our week spent enjoying the comfort of the Honda Odyssey. It worked great when we all wanted to go touring together in the Okanagan and on Vancouver Island.   Getting there was a breeze and we … Read more

Winter Holiday Beef Tenderloin recipe – Cibo Trattoria

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  Herd-Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Parmesan Potato Pave   Yields 4 servings INGREDIENTS:  Four pieces of beef tenderloin (approximately 5 to 6 oz. each) Crust 2 Tbsp. butter 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1/4 bunch parsley 1/4 bunch basil 1/4 bunch rosemary Salt and Pepper 1 tsp. Dijon mustard Potato Pave 6 to 8 peeled russet potatoes, … Read more

Winter Holiday “Hangover” Frittata recipe – Café Medina

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  Winter ‘Hangover’ Frittata     Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 medium-sized winter squash (ex. kabocha, kuri, winter luxury) 150 grams of roasted potatoes (can be leftovers from Christmas dinner!) 227 grams sausage, casing removed 1 small onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped 4 oz capriny goat cheese ¼ cup olive oil 6 whole … Read more

Vancouver Christmas Market!

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  Vancouver Christmas Market   Not even the torrential November rains in Vancouver could “dampen” the spirits of the attendees at the preview opening of the Vancouver Christmas Market last week. All of the features that visitors have grown to love are present again this year in an extended space which features Canada’s first walk-in … Read more

Canadian Club 40 Year – Our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestion

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Canadian Club 40 Year Old is the oldest aged expression released by the brand, and possibly the oldest in Canadian whisky history. Canadian Club the brand is probably the best known and loved Canadian whisky, recognized and treasured internationally for decades.

CANDYTOWN CASTS ITS MAGIC OVER YALETOWN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

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Vancouver’s only free outdoor Christmas event rings in the season with candy, crafts and all-ages festivities Santa and the elves are busily sprinkling magic dust over Yaletown, transforming the neighbourhood into an enchanted land filled with palate-popping treats, Yuletide music and cozy carriage rides. That’s right: CandyTown is here again, and with it comes a … Read more

Langley Food Store Re-creates Childhood Memories with Cookie Dough Product

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  Well Seasoned Gourmet Food Store has released a freshly made and fully pasteurized Ready-To-Eat Cookie Dough featuring four unique flavours: Sugar, Sugar– An old fashioned sugar cookie loaded with confetti sprinkles. Cranberry Chocolate Chip– The dried cranberries make it acceptable to have this one for breakfast. Classic Chocolate Chip– A true classic that brings back childhood memories. Chocolate Peanut … Read more

Cocktails from Justin Taylor for the Holidays

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We wanted to be sure you were covered for your Holiday entertaining this year so we’ve asked some of the best “mixologists”, sommeliers and bar managers to help us out. With Christmas so close we’ve also mixed up our days. Enjoy!   Justin Taylor, Bar Manager Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar   “VAN DUSEN SOUR” … Read more