Culmina Family Estate Winery Spring 2021 It seems fitting on International Chardonnay Day we are reporting on Culmina Family Estate Winery, known for their stellar Chardonnay, Dilemma. You can explore this wine, in fact, with their Dilemma Vertical Set, a vertical offering of Culmina Family Estate Winery’s Chardonnay, Dilemma, from six vintages of elegant, classically styled Chardonnay. You’ll find Culmina Estate Winery six km south of Oliver on the Golden Mile Bench. Known for their two-fold winemaking philosophy, gentle handling of fruit and minimal intervention of wine, Culmina employs a combination of traditional practices and leading-edge technologies to preserve the…
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Adventures for the long weekend Now that I’m working full time, the weekend takes on a whole new meaning, and a three-day weekend is extra welcome as I’ve got lots to catch up on around my always crowded home. I’m off to Le Petit Spa today for a massage, joining David Peng to talk about pairing wines with Liuyishouna Hot Pot, join us live HERE at 5:30 pm, and making some spot prawn ceviche tomorrow after a visit to either Organic Ocean Seafood at Fishermen’s Wharf or F.I.S.H. It’s the May 2/4, which Michael has just told me has something…
Kitsilano Beach Beer is Here! Finally we have a beer from Kitsilano, and I’ve got a four pack in my hot little hands, soon to go bank into the fridge, and we’ll be sipping it later and reporting right back, and certainly ordering more. It’s on at the Regal Begal if you’ll want some too! Just so excited for Westside BEER! #inthehood James Boileau, 39, Andrew Lavigne, 52 and Dana Barnaby, 53, are longtime Kits residents. The trio, who have been friends for years, all have successful careers. Boileau, is a business coach, marketing consultant and author of Own Your…
Provence Marinaside Combines May Winery Menu and BC Spot Prawns to Create a Perfect Pairing Oceanside patio, spot prawns, BC wine, and sunshine! This is all the news we needed today. As I sit here drooling over these photos from Nancy Wong’s PR newsletter on what’s new with Provence Marinaside today, I’m thinking one of two things must happen. We must sashay down to Provence and hit up the balcony, or, we better up our spot prawn cooking game at home. Now that I think about it more, I think BOTH these things must happen. Here’s where you need to…
Coho Collective and Flavours of Hope Present Dream Cuisines Coho Collective teams up with Flavours of Hope to celebrate women entrepreneurs, migration, and building a home through shared food experiences on May 19, 2021. Coho Collective and Flavours of Hope are nurturing dreams and supercharging small food businesses with the inaugural launch of Dream Cuisines: A Newcomer Women’s Food Business Pilot Program. The kick-off, virtual event features cooking demos from three women entrepreneurs hailing from Mexico and Egypt and talks from special guests Jackie Kai Ellis and Sharon Bond-Hogg. Ticket proceeds support Flavours of Hope in growing and sustaining the…
Puff Pastry Eggs Benedict by Chef Dale MacKay Spring is here and we thought we suggest something brunchy for this weekend, Egg Benedict, just in time for Mother’s Day. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Chef Dale Mackay, as he made his way east to first open Ayden Kitchen & Bar, and then Little Grouse on the Prairie and Sticks and Stones. You can follow his journey on Instagram here. I was also lucky enough to join him in the Cayman Islands, fur the Cayman Island Cookout, and wrote about that here. Puff Pastry Eggs Benedict Serves: two Prep…
Last Minute-ish Mother’s Day Ideas You know what? It’s not really last minute as you have three days to plan something, four if you count the day of, in case you are really that last minute. Mothers and mother figures deserve some love, every day, but someone decided that their better be one particular day to be sure the love was felt, and that’s fine by us! Here’s a few treats for Mother’s, and any special people you want to treat, including yourself. Ask for Luigi Special Mother’s Day pastas will be on the menu for both brunch and dinner…
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 please find a patio to spread yourself out on and breath in the fresh air, we found this article from Joanne Sasvari, in the Vancouver Sun, particularly helpful. Here’s a few more ways to have some fun. April 13, 2021 Good Wine Gal and Sommelier…
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 banging has ceased, but let’s not forget our heroes. We often forget that they aren’t just the healthcare heroes. We are talking healthcare workers, bus drivers, retail and service industry workers, delivery people, and many more unsung heroes putting their lives and mental health on…
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 profile on California Cult Classics. – GLV We may not have the climate, the soil or the intense sunlight needed to grow grapes to produce award-winning wines in North Vancouver, but we do have a world-class winery and winemaker. That winemaker is Frank Gigliotti. Gigliotti,…
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 Oceans (DFO) is throwing into havoc British Columbia’s $45-million commercial prawn industry affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of families throughout the province. Without any consultation or notice and a few short months before the beginning of the spot prawn season, the DFO has made the…
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 visit other Fraser Valley Wineries. The winery team offers two domes with distinct themed décor: The Canadian Cabin with traditional porch chairs, faux fur rugs and a rustic feel, and the Enchanted Forest, with a chandelier, live edge table and cozy seats. Both domes are…
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 a very different year. But wine people are a feisty bunch, and this pandemic has meant many creative pivots and pirouettes for all. It’s spring, and tasting rooms are opening again soon, spring releases have already been bottled, and some shipped, and there’s plenty of…
BC-Based Tacofino’s Shift Change Announces New Edition of Online Speaker for Change This is important work and we’ll be listening. GLV March 9 ‘Reimagining and Redefining the Hospitality Industry’, Featuring Not 9 to 5 Tacofino is continuing its commitment to creating a space for dialogue on improving the quality of life for those in the hospitality and foodservice industry while also raising funds for local causes by announcing a second edition of its Shift Change ‘Speakers for Change’ online discussions starting Tuesday, March 9 at 3 p.m. PST. Speakers for Change launched in November of last year as a series…
Coho Collective releases new hyper-local Women-Led Businesses Box ahead of International Women’s Day In celebration of International Women’s Day, Coho Collective has released an updated version of its popular Women-Led Businesses Box, filled with a variety of ten small-batch food products and handcrafted goods from women-led local businesses in its commissaries. The box is available online through their online shop Coho Market for pick-up or delivery. “The UN’s theme for International Women’s Day this year is “choose to challenge” and at Coho, we have always strived to celebrate women’s achievements, acknowledge the unique challenges faced by women entrepreneurs, and uplift…
Zipping Around Town in the Porsche Cayenne Coupe Originally when we booked the Porsche Cayenne Coupe test drive, we had all sorts of plans to travel to the Okanagan, out to the Valley or up to Whistler, but circumstances being what they are in these strange times, we were limited to driving around town. At least we had plenty of room in the cabin to pack for our “staycation” and we looked sharp, as this is one very pretty ride. The Porsche Cayenne was the first four door vehicle from Porsche, and the Cayenne Coupe is a bit more composed,…
Oroweat Organic Sandwiches at Dalina Oroweat Organic 50 Mile Menu is now available at DALINA and we’ve sampled some delicious sandwhiches including the Roasted Chicken, Porchetta with Fresh Herbs, and Roasted Portobello Mushroom. They’re all made entirely from ingredients produced within 50 miles of Vancouver, shining a spotlight on our local farmers and the top-quality ingredients they have to offer. Developed by DALINA’s Innovation Chef, Matt Sanderson, the 50 Mile Menu features three sandwiches that are akk made with Oroweat Organic bread, and are available in three varieties and baked locally in Langley, B.C. Porchetta Sandwich with a fresh herb…
Curry 2U Delivery Service Delish Offers Each week Saffeen Jamal packs up curries, rice, dal and more for home delivery with Curry 2U. We ordered up beautiful array of dishes and each one was packed full of flavour, felt like a warm hug on a cold day! Portions are generous and the price is definitely right! Order this week by Wednesday, February 24th, 10:00 am PT for delivery on Thursday, February 25th. You may remember Curry 2U from Granville Island Market, owned by Shaffeen Jamal. Shaffeen Jamal who with his family owned the legendary Rubina Tandoori (one of Vancouver’s first, and…
Award-winning, Tableau Bar Bistro guests back with a refreshed space and new menus Great news from Tableau Bar Bistro: The award-winning Tableau Bar Bistro has officially reopened its doors following a months-long rejuvenation of its Coal Harbour space. Working in conjunction with acclaimed, Vancouver-based, commercial design firm Ste. Marie, the storied restaurant boasts a series of interior and exterior improvements that include an updated colour palette and Parisian photo gloss for the main dining room, a botanical-themed, conservatory-style redesign of the « Grand Salon » private dining room, and an expansion of the street-front patio that nearly doubles its capacity…
Love From A Distance on Valentine’s Day with Green & Blacks Chocolate Maybe you can’t snuggle with your loved one’s this Valentine’s Day, but if you pick up a couple bars of Green & Blacks and a couple other ingredients if you don’t have them on hand, you could organize a cook a long with some friends. Not just for Valentine’s Day either, make it weekly check in! How to host a cooking class: Choose one of the easy Green & Black recipes below and distribute to your friends well ahead of time. Buy wine! Wine is always fun when…
