Hyatt Gingerbread 2010 – Winners Announced

The lobby of the Hyatt Regency Vancouver is home to the annual gingerbread contest (exhibit runs until December 26), an event where culinary schools, high schools and corporations compete to craft the best gingerbread house.  Points are given for originality, level of difficulty, overall appearance, and attention to detail.  I have judged for the past two years…

Gingerbread Lane at the Hyatt

I’m judging this year’s Gingerbread Lane again for the second year tomorrow.  (Nov. 24 – Dec. 27) Pictures from last year’s amazing exhibit below. Everyone from professional pastry chefs to school kids have entered to win and the competition is on.  Marvel at their amazing creations and don’t forget to vote for your favourite by making a…

VanDusen Botanical Garden’s Festival of Lights

LIGHT THERAPY TO BANISH THE BLAHS At this time of year it’s dark, cold and damp. Some of us get up in the dark and come home in the dark. Our energy sags, we feel like cocooning and dreams of sunlit beaches dance in our heads. The medical profession calls it S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder)…