Chef Justin Cheung to open Potluck Hawker Eatery in Cambie Village We just caught up with Chef Justin Cheung at the VCC Flourish Gala and got word of this new project over the weekend. Here’s the news from the press release. Just wish this was a little closer to home! GLV From the press release:…
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In My Kitchen With Emily Lycopolus
Emily Lycopolus’ Teaches From Her Award Winning Cedar + Salt Cookbook When we first saw Emily Lycopolus’ newest cookbook, Cedar + Salt, we immediately fell in love with the stunning photography in this tribute to Vancouver Island’s producers and artisans. Lycopolus grew up on the Island and has assembled this collection of approachable recipes that…
Odd Society Spirits In East Van
Odd Society Awards And Some Cocktails For Home Odd Society Spirits receives multiple awards at the Canadian Whisky Festival and Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition and we’ve got some cocktails so you can try their libations at home and an interview with Master Distiller Gordon Glanz. Click to hear more about Odd Society Spirits on the…
Mon Paris Patisserie Embraces Modern Romance This Valentine’s Day
Mon Paris’ Elena Krasnova Reveals 2020 Valentine’s Day Collection We’ve yet to make it out to Mon Paris Patisserie, but have sampled her chocolate and pastries! Don’t overlook this pastry shop when you are planning your Valentine’s Day treat for your loved ones. GLV Recently celebrating three successful years at her charming Burnaby pastry shop, Mon…
Green & Black’s Chocolate Valentine’s Day Pairing With Wine
Angela Aiello Pairs Our Favourite Green & Black’s Chocolate With Wine We’ve partnered up with Green & Black’s to bring you some chocolate and Ontario wine pairings from our friend, wine expert Angela Aiello (@superwinegirl)! Angela has been busy sampling Green & Black’s chocolate and a variety of wines to satisfy all palates! She’s got…
Chefs’ Table Society Announces New Podcast
‘Mise-En-Place’ Chefs’ Table Society of BC’s new podcast looks to the future of the culinary industry Our friends at the Chef’s Table Society have launched a new podcast! Listen up! From the press release: Chefs’ Table Society of BC (CTS) launches its first podcast Mise-En-Place, celebrating the professional cook with a look to the future…
Artisan Distillers Canada is proud to announce the 2020 results for the Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition
Congrats To The Winners Of The Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition The Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition (CASC), the only national spirit competition reserved exclusively for artisan distilleries, announces the results of its 2020 edition today. Congrats to all! GLV Now in its third year, CASC, presented by Artisan Distillers Canada (ADC), has once again attracted a…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild – San Fabiano Calcinaia Casa Boschino
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Is San Fabiano Calcinaia Casa Boschino Barb Wild has been sipping again and this week’s pick is San Fabiano Calcinaia Casa Boschino 2015. Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site, and her previous picks are here. From Barb: Happy wine Wednesday from deep in the vine lands south of Lake…
Flourish Fundraising Gala 2020
Flourish Green Tie Fundraiser At VCC Flourish is VCC’s, green-tie fundraising gala and it’s all for a good cause! It’s our third year attending and we’re looking forward to it. You’ll enjoy fabulous food, music, fashion, and find deals at the silent auction and wine wall. Flourish net proceeds help fund Vancouver Community College (VCC) Foundation student…
LIVIA Celebrates Valentines Day
LIVIA Celebrates The Day Of Love With A Special Menu Now this menu sounds just love-ly! Here’s the news of Valentine’s Day at LIVIA. GLV Continue the city’s love affair with Italian cuisine and celebrate amore with a cozy dinner at neighbourhood hotspot LIVIA(1399 Commercial Drive). Available for one evening only on February 14th, La Festa Degli Innamorati is…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Desert Hills Cactus Red
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick is Desert Hills Cactus Red Barb Wild has been sipping again and this week’s pick is Desert Hills Cactus Red. Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site at https://goodwinegal.blogspot.com/ Happy Wine Wednesday, y’all! Let it pour – and I mean wine. For tonight’s easy drinking midweek value I talked to Jeff…
The New Oxford Does Dine Out Vancouver
More Than Pub Food At The New Oxford Next Dine Out for us? The New Oxford! Hadn’t been in her for a while and had no idea that I’d be craving dirty fries with queso dips for days after! This could cause some trouble for me as I was planning on eating a lot healthier…
Dine Out Vancouver The Great Big Taste
Great Big Taste At Rocky Mountaineer Launch Of Dine Out Vancouver We had a fantastic time catching up with our friends from many of BC’s top restaurants at The Great Big Taste, sampling some of the dishes that they are serving during Dine Out Vancouver and sipping some local wines, beers and ciders. Dine Out…
Provence Marinaside Dine Out Vancouver
Dine Out Vancouver At Provence Marinaside And It’s Delicious Did you know that Tourism Vancouver invented Dine Out Vancouver to get diners out between New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s Day – a time period that’s typically a little slow in the hospitality industry? This year there are over 200 Vancouver restaurants participating, and Provence Marinaside’s…
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Sip Some Delicious Drinks During The Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival With the chill descending over the Lower Mainland, there’s no better time to warm up with some inspired creations courtesy of the 2020 Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a 28-day celebration that’s bigger and better than each edition that…
2020 BC Sommelier Finals Recognized Toptable Group’s Leagh Barkley
Leagh Barkley Places Third In Sommelier Challenge Congratulations to all the competitors in the Best Sommelier competition! Here’s more on Leagh Barkley from Toptable’s Press Release – GLV The Sixth Annual Best Sommelier of BC competition came to an exciting and intense finish as the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS) announced its 2020 winner…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Chevalier de Dyonis
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Chevalier de Dyonis Barb Wild has been sipping again and this week’s pick is Chevalier de Dyonis, Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site at https://goodwinegal.blogspot.com/ If you watched “Sideways”, you will recall Miles shrieking in exasperation ‘no more f’ing merlot’. It was a moment that changed consumer…
Chicha Restaurant Dine Out Vancouver
Peruvian Food Hits The High Notes at Vancouver’s Chicha Restaurant Dine Out Vancouver is in full swing and we’re sampling a few dinners this week. First up, Chicha Restaurant on Broadway, just west on Main Street. This is a spot we are very familiar with, as it’s owned by one of my fellow Dames (more…
Best Things To Do In Vancouver This Week January 20 Edition
Delicious Events In And Around Vancouver We’ve over half way in to January and time is flying by. Dine Out Vancouver is in full swing and we’ve previewed a couple of items on the menus at the Great Big Taste Event, and you can catch those photos on Facebook here, and Instagram here.We’ll be checking…
The Lodge On Harrison Lake
Adventures in the Acura MDX – The Lodge On Harrison Lake As we weren’t going anywhere for Christmas this year, Michael and I opted to take a little overnight trip out to Harrison Hot Springs before the holidays so that we’d feel we’d actually had an actual vacation, even if it was a mini one….
