News from Glowbal Group

Loving Summer, Glowbal Style Dash to dine in the sunshine Summer has finally arrived in Vancouver and there is nowhere hotter to get your dine on than with The GLOWBAL COLLECTION. With six restaurants – including glowbal grill, COAST, Sanafir, Italian Kitchen, Trattoria and SOCIETY – each offering a refreshingly different experience, summer-time entertaining is a…

HELI-WINE TOURING LANDS IN THE BC INTERIOR

More than two dozen wineries in the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys are included on the growing itinerary of stops available on a unique new Heli-Wine Tour service offered by West Kelowna-based Valhalla Helicopters. Up to four people at a time can charter a Bell-206 chopper from Valhalla, leaving Kelowna International Airport for a total of…

YOU SAY TOMATO AND I SAY TOMAHTO, BOTH ARE TASTY AT PROVENCE

Moneymaker, Copia, Red Fig, Black Sea Man, Green Zebra – they may have odd names but there is nothing odd about the rich, sunshine-infused flavour of heirloom tomatoes. Tomatoes are a passion for many people, including Provence Chef/Proprietors Alessandra and Jean-Francis Quaglia. “There isn’t any flavour that says ‘summer’ more to me than tomato,” says…

Bonitas Winery opens Bonitas Bistro

The Central Okanagan also has a new winery restaurant to celebrate. Bonitas Winery in Summerland opened Bonitas Bistro in early summer. Bonitas Bistro promises to offer a unique winery dining experience, while enjoying our fantastic lakeshore views overlooking the vines. Our focus is on good honest local cuisine, featuring some of the best produce the…

Spend an Evening in Provence at Hart House Garden Party

On Wednesday, August 3 2011 Burnaby’s Hart House at Deer Lake fêtes the flavours of France with its annual Evening in Provence garden party.  Guests will enjoy a tasting of French wines, followed by al fresco dinner accompanied by live music for $52. The garden party will begin with a relaxed outdoor tasting of premium…

RICHMOND, BC CELEBRATES NAUTICAL HISTORY WITH 8th ANNUAL MARITIME FEST

Popular festival returns with 17 free fun zones full of art, theatre, music and games The  8th annual Richmond Maritime Festival returns with an expanded scope this year to  transport visitors back in time on a historical journey touching different cultures and generations. Explore the beautiful and natural setting of Steveston’s waterfront fromAugust 5 –…

Galiano Island’s Bodega Ridge partners with the Dirty Apron Cooking School

New menus at Gulf Island resort built by Chef of the Year Nico Schuermans Visits to the idyllic Gulf Islands just got a lot tastier with a unique partnership between Galiano Island’s Bodega Ridge and Vancouver’s award-winning Dirty Apron Cooking School. Along with having a resident Chef from Dirty Apron onsite leading all food operations,…

Anthony Bourdain in Vancouver October

CHEF, AUTHOR, AND HOST OF TRAVEL + ESCAPE CHANNEL’S NO RESERVATIONS TO APPEAR AT THE CENTRE IN VANCOUVER FOR PERFORMING ARTS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011! Chef, author of Kitchen Confidential, and host of Travel + Escape Channel’s No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain, will visit The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts for one night only,…

SUSTAINABILITY VITAL TO SCANDINAVE SPA WHISTLER EXPERIENCE

Eco-Conscious Design And Operational Excellence Reduces Environmental Footprint  Being “green” is a lifestyle mentality that informs the decisions of many travellers. The Scandinave Spa Whistler not only helps their guests eliminate stress and toxins through the practice of hydrotherapy; their commitment to the environment extends to cutting-edge green technology that works to reduce the environmental…

ELEVEN WINES WIN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S AWARDS

Ten wines have been named winners of 2011 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in BC Wines.  They were chosen from among this year’s total entries of 309 wines from 83 wineries across the province. This is the ninth year of the Awards program, begun in 2003 by then Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo.  It honours excellence…

News from Poplar Grove Winery

A Barrel Drop, a Pig Roast and a Grand Opening indeed July 16th was the official Poplar Grove Winery Grand Opening celebration. To officially open the doors of the new winery, owner Ian Sutherland worked the forklift for the grand-opening barrel drop.  Sutherland joked, “we hope that this will be the first & last barrel to ever…

News from Tapenade in #Steveston #Richmondeats

Bin End Monday This holiday Monday we will be offering a fantastic feature for the wine lovers out there. Bin end Monday! Vince has put together a list of approx 20 wines that are limited, one offs or just no longer available. These lists will be inserted into the regular wine lists and have substantial…

Events for August at the BCLDB

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS @ 39TH & CAMBIE Looking for something to fun to do this Summer? Check out our special events this month! It’s fun-packed with events like Wines from Southern Italy featuring the finest wines Italy has to offer paired with authentic Italian food and West Coast Delights Cooking Demonstration with TASTE food stylist Lawren Moneta to bring…

Tongue Twisters – Gord Martin

Digging back in my library (published in 2003 and still very relevant)  this cookbook is all about intense flavour combos and cross-cultural cuisine that Chef Gord Martin’s Vancouver restaurants Bin 941 and Bin 942 are so well known for.  Mainly appetizer and tapas style recipes, this guide to entertaining will have your guests raving about your culinary…

Blasted Church Chardonnay Musque 2010

Much more than just a funky name and charming label, this winery is crafting some refreshing summer whites. The Chardonnay has aromas and flavours of orchard and tropical fruit with some citrus and mineral notes, this wine is fresh with some good acidity on the finish. Pairs well with seafood, try with Halibut, Mussels or…

Pink Elephant Thai

Owner Desmond Chen knows a thing or two about Thai food; he’s the owner of Yaletown’s Charm Modern Thai and his family has been in the Thai (along with other themed) restaurant business for decades.  At his newest restaurant, Pink Elephant on Alberni Street, the food is authentic and the atmosphere lively and full of…

Go Fish

Gord Martin closed shop at Bin 942 and replaced the spot with a second location of the hyper-popular Go Fish (the first is down at the fishing docks at Granville Island).  The room is breezy and oceanic, with comfortable booths, seats bar-side and a bright blue tables scattered around the cozy room. The menu supports…