Introducing British Columbia’s Premier Micro-Distillery Festival: BC Distilled
From the Press ReleaseVancouver B.C., March 18, 2014 – On Saturday, May 10, 2014, sixteen of the province’s leading small-batch distilleries plus one from the Yukon, will descend on Vancouver along...
View ArticleA Look Back at Dining in the Sky
The resurrection of The Roof at Hotel Vancouver (albeit temporary) has me pondering the rise and fall of elevated eateries. Before the arrival of TV and the proliferation of the virtual world, to look...
View ArticleThe West Coast Craft Spirit Renaissance
Join EAT on May 10th for BC Distilled Walk through the aisles of your local liquor store and you’ll find plenty of local products on offer, from Okanagan wines to Victoria brews. But the liquor section...
View ArticleIn Vancouver, Fraser St. is on the Up and Up.
It’s amazing to see how Fraser Street has transformed over a relatively short period. I lived there for six years when there was barely a spot to grab a cup of coffee. The shift corresponded with the...
View ArticleLettuce Be Friends
The indispensable salad ingredient, lettuce, is packed with chlorophyll, giving it an earthy, lush taste. Gentle and delicate, lettuce is heat sensitive and perishes quickly so it’s best eaten fresh...
View Article20 years of Vikram Vij
It’s almost 20 years since I walked into Vikram Vij’s original, tiny room at Broadway and Hemlock for the first time. I’d heard that the genial, polished manager who worked for John Bishop had left to...
View ArticleNew Owner for Vancouver’s Cookworks Kitchenwares Stores
David Werner, CEO of Cookworks, has announced the sale of the popular specialty cook’s stores in downtown Vancouver to Jed Grieve of Cook Culture in Victoria.After 32 years in the retail section Warner...
View ArticleSurviving the Beast
Brewery and the Beast is a magical event for meat-lovers. Meant as a bit of a de facto industry showcase for Two Rivers Meat, Phillips Brewing Company, and all the restaurants featuring them, the...
View ArticleTrading Synthetic Carbs for Real Food for Sport | Prima Bars
Being an amateur cyclist is pretty strange. You drool over bikes you’d love to own but you’d be too embarrassed to ride. None of your spandex kit matches. And everyone’s got tons of advice for you when...
View ArticleItalian Escape in Kitsilano: Bibo Pizzeria con Cucina
While the new renovations, red lighting and the waiters’ black tie attire create a formal yet elegant environment, married owners Michela and Andrea Bini warmly welcomed me as if I were family arriving...
View ArticleIntroducing British Columbia’s Premier Micro-Distillery Festival: BC Distilled
From the Press Release Vancouver B.C., March 18, 2014 – On Saturday, May 10, 2014, sixteen of the province’s leading small-batch distilleries plus one from the Yukon, will descend on Vancouver along...
View ArticleA Look Back at Dining in the Sky
The resurrection of The Roof at Hotel Vancouver (albeit temporary) has me pondering the rise and fall of elevated eateries. Before the arrival of TV and the proliferation of the virtual world, to look...
View ArticleThe West Coast Craft Spirit Renaissance
Join EAT on May 10th for BC Distilled Walk through the aisles of your local liquor store and you’ll find plenty of local products on offer, from Okanagan wines to Victoria brews. But the liquor...
View ArticleIn Vancouver, Fraser St. is on the Up and Up.
It’s amazing to see how Fraser Street has transformed over a relatively short period. I lived there for six years when there was barely a spot to grab a cup of coffee. The shift corresponded with the...
View ArticleLettuce Be Friends
The indispensable salad ingredient, lettuce, is packed with chlorophyll, giving it an earthy, lush taste. Gentle and delicate, lettuce is heat sensitive and perishes quickly so it’s best eaten fresh...
View Article20 years of Vikram Vij
It’s almost 20 years since I walked into Vikram Vij’s original, tiny room at Broadway and Hemlock for the first time. I’d heard that the genial, polished manager who worked for John Bishop had left to...
View ArticleNew Owner for Vancouver’s Cookworks Kitchenwares Stores
David Werner, CEO of Cookworks, has announced the sale of the popular specialty cook’s stores in downtown Vancouver to Jed Grieve of Cook Culture in Victoria. After 32 years in the retail section...
View ArticleSurviving the Beast
Brewery and the Beast is a magical event for meat-lovers. Meant as a bit of a de facto industry showcase for Two Rivers Meat, Phillips Brewing Company, and all the restaurants featuring them, the...
View ArticleTrading Synthetic Carbs for Real Food for Sport | Prima Bars
Being an amateur cyclist is pretty strange. You drool over bikes you’d love to own but you’d be too embarrassed to ride. None of your spandex kit matches. And everyone’s got tons of advice for you when...
View ArticleItalian Escape in Kitsilano: Bibo Pizzeria con Cucina
While the new renovations, red lighting and the waiters’ black tie attire create a formal yet elegant environment, married owners Michela and Andrea Bini warmly welcomed me as if I were family arriving...
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