Polo Day at the Pacific Polo Club

Vancouver – Witness the Sport of Kings; Power and pure Polo passion featuring two matches! Sunday, August 16th, 2015 – 11:30AM to 5PM GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! >>> The Vancouver Polo Club is located in the Southlands and is a purveyor of the fine sport of polo. The Vancouver Polo Club opened in May 2014. Since then,…

3rd Say Hi to a Stranger Weekend Brightens Vancouver August 21-23, 2015

Get friendly with the 3rd edition of the Say Hi to a Stranger Weekend from August 21-23, 2015. Vancouver businesses, artists, and volunteer street teams will create socially interactive environments to encourage residents to say hello to one another and use the hashtag #sayhitoastranger on social media. This movement was borne out of the reputation of…

Shake It Up At Made With Love

MadeWithLove™, the largest mixology competition in Canada, is coming back to town! After Winnipeg and Calgary, continues its 2015 western tour in the great city of Vancouver. The finals will be held on August 31st at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, located at 900 West Georgia Street from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Tickets are available at the presale price of…

The Botany of Beer

Beer in the garden with Bomber Brewing? Yes please! This 2-part class explores the plants essential to beer through an interactive talk, a local microbrewery tour, and plenty of tasting. The Botany of Beer is presented in partnership with Bomber Brewing, this will be a focused look at the ingredients in beer, and why and…

Edible Canada Hosts Top Chefs

UPCOMING MARKET DINNERS & EVENTS Guest chefs from BC are en route to Edible Canada for gourmet, seasonal feasts in the private room at the Market. 2015 Guest Chef Market Dinner series will welcome new chefs and old favourites into the custom demo kitchen in the heart of Granville Island. For these one-of-a-kind evenings, guests enjoy an…

Avocado Showdown With Avocados From Mexico

Hobby Chefs Dish Up Avocado Recipes In A Tough Culinary Competition – The Avocado Showdown! It’s been a rough life being an Avocados from Mexico in the past few months. I’ve been creating delicious avocado-based dishes, interviewing sports royalty and celebrity chefs, giving myself avocado facials, and the worst yet, having to sample through tasty avocado dishes…

Les Dames Summerdine – A Few Seats Left + Online Auction

On Wednesday, August 12th join Canada’s largest concurrent dinner party as Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter presents Les Dames Summerdine . This fundraiser takes place at thirty different restaurants, wineries, cooking schools and culinary venues across the province. While most venues are sold out, seats in Vancouver can still be bought at Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks, where Chef Jennifer Peters of Nextjen…

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE EAST and Cocktails with David Wolowidnyk

Top Five Reasons Why Bombay Sapphire Gin is the Spirit of Summer Yesterday I wrote about how my new Escents Outdoor Survival Kit helped keep the mosquitoes away (although I neglected to use the spray the the day before….and one bit me on the neck….right in my apartment while sleeping…so very rude!) and today I…

Golden Dumpling Cook Off and Derby August 12!

Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie and Here There present Vancouver’s Golden Dumpling Cook Off! The Cookoff returns August 9th! Refreshments are by Red Truck Brewery, restaurants will plate fresh takes on the filling-and-wrapper format. An expert panel of judges will taste their way through entries from 17 restaurants battling to fill, wrap, steam and fry their way…

Escents Outdoor Survival Kit

Bugs love me and I am constantly being bitten from everything from mosquitoes to spiders, and I’ve got the scars to prove it; I am unable to stop scratching. I’ve tried those patches and the disgusting smelling repellents out there, but I’ve now found a fragrant alternative to keep the mossies away that is chemical free…

Petite Patios

Although we are well into mid-summer, it’s not too late to redesign your outdoor living space, or at least give it a spruce up. In Vancouver, apartment living means our outdoor space is rather small, but we’ve managed to utilize it well and have a beer fridge, Weber BBQ, patio set and a good selection…