Croissants and more at The Bench Bakehouse Whether it’s a cozy breakfast in bed or a family backyard brunch, The Bench Bakehouse’s slate of tasty treats make it virtually effortless to impress the most important women in your life this Mother’s Day. Both freshly baked and bake-at-home pastry options are available now for preorder and…
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Celebrate Mom with Popina Canteen’s irresistible take on a comfort-food classic
Epic Whole Fried-Chicken Family Feast for Mother’s Day at Popina Canteen Popina Canteen’s famous fried chicken is the stuff that cravings are made of, and they’ve put together a whole-bird family feast especially for Mother’s Day, dressing it up with delicious sides for one day only. The Popina crew brines whole free-run Fraser Valley chicken…
Mother’s Day with Maenam
Chef’s Tasting Menu for Mother’s Day Maenam’s family-style Chef’s Tasting Menus will add a taste of adventure to your Mother’s Day celebrations. Whether it’s the perfect al fresco feast or a joyful dinner indoors, the bold flavours and vibrant colours of Maenam’s acclaimed Thai dishes will impress the most deserving woman in your life. Mother’s…
Odd Society Cocktail Kits
Mother’ Day In Bloom Cocktail Kit Mother’s Day bouquets take on all-new meaning with Odd Society Spirits’ In Bloom Cocktail Kit. This light and lovely floral drink features Odd Society Spirits Wallflower Gin and proprietary Orange Rose Syrup, lemon, and soda. For Moms who prefer a different flavour profile, Odd Society Spirits features six more…
Mon Paris Pâtisserie Mother’s Day Treats
Sweets For Mother’s Day Mon Paris Pâtisserie (4396 Beresford St., Burnaby) owner and pastry chef, Elena Krasnova, honours Mom with charming chocolate creations that symbolize the singular beauty of a mother’s enduring love. In addition to signature viennoiseries and cakes available for in-store pickup and delivery, Mon Paris presents a delightful chocolate cactus that epitomizes…
Mother’s Day Culinary Tour
Takeaway from Freebird Chicken, Sen Pad Thai, Fat Mao Noodles, and Longtail Kitchen This Mother’s Day, take Mom on a Southeast-Asian culinary adventure with the exciting flavours found at Chef Angus An’s casual eateries: Freebird Chicken (Kitsilano), Sen Pad Thai (Granville Island), Fat Mao Noodles (Chinatown), and Longtail Kitchen (New Westminster). Whether it’s a picnic…
Coors Seltzer for Earth Day
Coors Seltzer Launches the Easiest Volunteer Program Just in Time for Earth Day Earth Day is tomorrow and we’re ready. In fact, we’re going off grid to celebrate. You could also donate to Ocean Ambassadors, through SPUDS take back program (check it out here) and Coors, has plans too! While work from home once carried…
SPUD Donates to Ocean Ambassadors
SPUD Donates to Ocean Ambassadors Canada From April 19-30th, 2021, Spud is celebrating Earth Day by restarting their taking back program that was paused due to the pandemic, and by raising money for Ocean Ambassadors. When you purchase select items from Be Fresh and Nature’s Path, listed here SPUD will donate $.50 per sale of…
Juke Fried Chicken Giveaway
Juke Fried Chicken Marks One Million of Million Pieces of Chicken Served News from Juke Fried Chicken! GLV Five successful years in operation. Hundreds of thousands of fried-chicken cravings satisfied. One million pieces of chicken sold. Between Monday, April 19 to Wednesday, April 21, one lucky guest who orders the one-millionth piece of Juke’s signature…
What’s Good This Week April 12 Edition
What to do in and around Vancouver this week? We haven’t run this column for a while because we only have so much bandwidth, as we’ve been busy. Hopefully, you are following along on Instagram as we share stories there of what’s super good. Connect with us here, won’t you? There’s restrictions on dining, so…
Top Rope Birria and DL Chicken at The American
Top Tope Birria and DL Chicken Shack Do Tacos Vancouver’s OG spot for Nashville Hot Chicken, DL Chicken Shack, and Vancouver’s OG destination for authentic Birria tacos, Top Rope Birria, have teamed up for an off-the-charts indulgent-worthy creation – the Quesa-Hot Chicken Taco. Available on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at The American (926 Main Street)…
World Water Day 2021
Hallstein Artesian Water and Tika the Iggy on World Water Day for Operation Water How could we not share the cutest dog! @tikatheiggy Encourages Hydration on World Water Day March 22nd to Heal the World Luxury subscription-only Hallstein Artesian Water, the most sustainable and high-quality drinking water in the world, and four-legged international style…
Sip Easy Lager Honours Essential Workers
Granville Island Brewing’s Sip Easy Lager Raise a cold one with Granville Island’s Sip Easy Lager, there’s newest easy drinking beer, ringing in at 4.3% with some light malty flavours and a crisp finish. Perfect after-run beer! Along with the launch, Granville Island Brewing is reminding us to remember our essential workers. Sure, the pot…
California Cult Classics
California Cult Classics – a world-class winery and wine club in North Vancouver We don’t get over to the North Shore as much as we’d like to, so luckily for us, local North Shorer, Les Jickling, is our newest contributor to GLV. Here he weighs in on one of his favourite subjects, wine, with a…
BC Hospitality Foundation Hospitality Hustle
Registration opens March 15th, 2021 for the BC Hospitality Foundation #hospitalityhustle I don’t know about you (but I’d like to!), but this past year it’s been super hard for me to stick to an exercise plan. It’s been much easier to pour myself a glass of wine and plop myself down in a chair in…
Sakura at Home Cherry Blossom Festival
April 25: Sakura at Home Virtual fundraiser celebrating spring & sakura, showcasing a diversity of great chefs and the beautiful art of food. Sakura at Home is emceed by Gloria Macarenko. Tickets are $150 each (with a $100 tax receipt for Canadian residents) and include one three-course meal per ticket with the exception of Wild…
BC Spot Prawn Industry Needs Rescuing
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS MAKES SALE OF FROZEN SPOT PRAWNS ILLEGAL THREATENING THE INDUSTRY AND LIVELIHOODS OF HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES Please help us save the BC Spot Prawn Industry. Sign the petition to save our BC Spot Prawn Industry. News Release from Skipper Otto’s: A recent decision by the Canadian Department of Fisheries and…
Irish Cocktails at Gotham and Hy’s Steakhouse
Irish Cocktails inspired by the Emerald Isle From March 11 to 17 Gotham and Hy’s Steakhouses are going beyond green beer to bring you the luck of the Irish with limited-edition Irish Cocktails in honour of St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy a night of craic (Irish for good times) and as bartenders from both establishments will…
Singletree Winery Wine Domes
Singletree Winery offers social distanced wine tastings inside domes Abbotsford’s Singletree winery has been offering guests dome wine tasting experiences inside domes, that literally keep guests in their bubble! Enjoy wines and enjoy local goodies inside these decorated transparent domes spaced out on their majestic property Fraser Valley property. Make a day of it and…
Alison Moyes Liquidity Wines
Quick Conversations in Wine Alison Moyes Liquidity Wines Right around this time each year, we’d be madly going through the list of wines to add to our must taste list, arranging interviews with visiting wine royalty, and practising our spitting technique, all to prepare for the one and only Vancouver International Wine Festival. Sadly, it’s…
