Tasting Plates – Kitsilano West

As autumn fog rolls in and the leaves create a beautiful mosaic along our sidewalks, a small group of us welcomed the crisp air with another edition of Tasting Plates Vancouver in Kitsilano. We began our evening with delightful cups of coffee and desserts from Essentia Café. Presented beautifully and with intention, the light mango … Read more

Love It or List It Design Ideas at Vancouver Home + Design Show Oct 22-25 *

Thursday, October 22 is the opening day of the Vancouver Home + Design Show, and we obtained a pre event interview with two of W Network’s most likable hosts: Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot from Love It or List It Vancouver. After a two-year hiatus, the funny pair went head to head when asked about design … Read more

Embracing the Summer of Spritz

Summer is fleeting so when the sun is sizzling my skin and I’m wiping the sweat from my brow rather than complain I’m open to cooling suggestions. One welcome recommendation this year comes from the iconic Italian aperitif Aperol in the form of its Aperol Spritz cocktail. Festive with its bright orange colour, the Aperol … Read more

The Small Guys Shine

  Who are the ‘small guys’ of the BC wine world? They are several small, wineries, both physical and virtual, which are very specialized and thus produce what’s called ‘small lots’ or under 2000 cases of wine per year. These small artisan producers are modeled on the ‘garagiste’ winemakers of France, who gained attention producing … Read more

JOIN THE GARAGISTE WINE PARTY! 

 In 2015 the coolest winemakers are hitting the road with Festivals scheduled in Vancouver & Kelowna   After the huge success of their inaugural SOLD OUT Festival last September at Meyer Family Vineyards in Okanagan Falls, Garagiste North has planned two Festivals this year! The first of its kind in Canada, ‘Garagiste North’ (The Small Guys Wine Festival), … Read more

Fresh + Fit Vancouver: Original Content Writing

Hey, Vancouver! If you’re a health and wellness business owner in the Vancouver area, and dread writing your own blog posts, we have a solution for you. Introducing Fresh + Fit Vancouver, a website that provides curated lifestyle blogs for our city’s amazing health and wellness industry. Written in fun, upbeat, quirky language, Fresh + … Read more

The Green Mama: An Interview at The Wellness Show Vancouver

This past weekend marked the 23rd anniversary of The Wellness Show Vancouver, a high-energy event that emphasizes healthy living and kindness to oneself, each other, and the environment. Pre-convention, I was given the fabulous opportunity to discuss ways to keep our kids healthy with The Green Mama, Manda Aufochs Gillespie, who presented a workshop on the Saturday … Read more

West End Brunch Crawl: Vancouver Foodster x Dine Out Vancouver 2015

Dine out Vancouver, a yearly tradition in the rainy city where everyone gets to feed their curiousities. Vancouver Foodster has had many successes with events like Tasting Plates but this time they have put on a fantastic brunch crawl for various neighbourhoods around town. I had the fantastic chance to experience the West End brunch … Read more

Baby Its Cold Outside! 7 Great Date Ideas for Vancouverites This Winter

Patio season may be long gone, or depending on how you look at it with our West Coast weather and a little luck, just around the corner! Either way we still have a chance to melt away the winter blues with some interesting and unique date ideas. To get the most out of your dates … Read more

Free People Movement: what moves you?

  Join the Movement: Fitness, Food, Fashion, and Fun As a longtime fan of Free People, I had the immense privilege of attending an event that occurred in six major cities around the world on Tuesday, January 20th. Free People, in partnership with Women’s Health, has created a movement, the purpose of which is to … Read more

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