Fraser Common Farm and Glorious Organics Welcome Big Day BBQ We attended this last year and this was spectacular! Still a couple tickets left for tomorrow. TICKETS! Fraser Common Farm and Glorious Organics are excited to welcome Big Day BBQ to the farm for a day of food, fun and frolic on July 21, 2019! Your afternoon will start with a reception of complimentary beverages from Windfall Cider, Powell Brewery and a special cocktail by Long Table Distillery and Dickie’s Ginger Beer, while taking in some twang from Starlight & the Pony. With the smell of whole hog, chicken and…
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Food Day Canada Celebrated August 3rd Across Canada Fairmont Chateau Whistler executive sous chef Derek Bendig announced that his 2019 Food Day Canada (FDC) dinner will be comprised entirely of ingredients from the Whistler Farmer’s Market, located just steps from the hotel’s front doors and now he’s released the complete menu for the August 3, 2019 dinner. The Whistler Farmer’s Market welcomes local farmers, purveyors, artisans, bakers, and entrepreneurs twice-weekly. From Lillooet’s Spray Creek to Squamish’s Spark Kombucha, the local product of countless market partners will be showcased on the seven-course menu under the creative cookery of Chef Bendig. *N’QUATQUA…
Tools To Keep You Moving Towards Your Fitness Goals It’s been a whirlwind couple of years and I’ve been in super good, average,and not so good shape; I’m an expert in losing, and gaining weight it seems! In 2017 I won a weight loss contest, ran a half marathon, got married and was super happy with my wedding look and I felt great, but old habits slipped back over the next year. I got busy and exercise went on the back burner again, I’d go for after-work wine instead of after work workouts, and much of the weight returned. Fitness…
What To Do in and Around Vancouver This Week We’re well into July and we’ve still got lots of summer to-dos to check off the list. Don’t let the days slip away without creating some memories of your own. Here are a couple of ways to celebrate summer. Drink – Strongbow’s newly launched Rosé Apple Cider We’ve been sipping a few ciders this month and finding that Rose’s are becoming more popular. This latest offering from Strongbow is light pink in colour, with flavours of red apple, some white flower and berry notes. Medium-sweet, we like this one with grilled ribs.…
Do Chay Opens Up In The Kingsway Corridor With Vegetarian And Vegan Fare Do Chay Saigon Vegetarian (1392 Kingsway) quietly opened its doors last month in Vancouver, and word quickly spread about this 32-seat, plant-based Vietnamese restaurant located in the middle of the Kingsway corridor. With street food dishes such as its popular Coconut Rice Cakes, XO Potstickers, to a Seitan Calamari Lotus Salad, and Vegan Pho with avocado, Vancouverites are curious and hungry for this modern take on Vietnamese. “I’ve always wanted to open a Vietnamese restaurant that was both approachable and yet still stays close to my family’s…
Spicy, Cool Treats Popping Up From DL Chicken and Mister The Downlow Chicken Shack (DL Chicken) and Mister Artisan Ice Cream (Mister) team up for the ultimate hot ice cream throw down, dropping two exclusive ice cream sando flavours starting this Saturday, July 13, 2019 at DL Chicken (905 Commercial Drive). Fans can cool down with either the Jalapeño Honey Ice Cream Sando or DL Pineapple Ice Cream Sando. It’s a win either way – all summer long. In addition, those who visit on launch day have a chance to try the limited edition Jalapeño Honey Ice Cream Fried Chicken…
What To Do In And Around Vancouver This Week It’s full on summer, even if the weather indicates otherwise, and once again Vancouver has so much to offer. Here’s a couple of things that popped up on our radar. Burb Pop-Up Burb, a BC-based cannabis retail and apparel brand, is hosting a Launch Party and Pop-Up Shop this weekend to celebrate the launch of their new collection in collaboration with Six Hundred Four at 151 Cambie Street. The Launch Party | Friday, July 12 | 8pm – late First look at Burb’s new collection. Attendees will have a chance to…
Pacific Northwest’s Largest Festival of Latin Culture – Carnaval del Sol What’s up for the weekend? We’re checking out Carnaval del Sol, the Pacific Northwest’s largest festival of Latin culture tomorrow, and maybe Sunday too, as it’s on both July 6th and 7th at Concord Pacific Place. This year’s theme “Sharing Our Indigenous and Afro-Latin American Roots” celebrates Latin America’s rich and diverse history! Here’s the scoop from the news release: A celebration of the diversity and dynamism of Latin American culture, Carnaval del Sol features an incredible array of music, dance, visual art, sports, and culinary delights. Concord Pacific…
Restaurateur Peter Contos Opens Lost Horn Mediterranean Grill in West Kelowna Kelowna’s Westside has been rather limited when it comes to dining choices, but that has changed as The Lost Horn Mediterranean Grill just opened on Main Street. The Lost Horn offers a fast-casual approach to dining, focusing on quality, local ingredients wherever possible. Kelowna is a mecca for fresh fruit, produce and vegetables and has become known for artisanal products, offering everything from specialty meats to honey and cheese, and the restaurant is working alongside local farmers to bring your seasonal items at their freshest. The restaurant’s owner and…
Blood, Guts and Betrayal: Heroic Opera presents Verdi’s Shakespearean Epic Opera, Macbeth After seeing Cinderella from Vancouver Opera this spring, we need more opera in our life so are excited to attend Macbeth! The ultimate story of ambition, murder, and betrayal, Verdi’s epic opera Macbeth is adapted from Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Verdi’s music is some of the most grandiose he ever wrote, and he considered it his most prized opera. “This is Game of Thrones-level drama. Treachery, sword fights, murders, wild women in the woods telling the future…what isn’t to love?” says Jeanine Fynn, Macbeth’s Director. Presented as a historic fantasy,…
Driving to Rowena’s Inn A Treat In The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV My husband Michael and I celebrated our two year anniversary in style with a trip out to Harrison Mills, and tested out the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev along the way. The Outlander is a plug-in hybrid electric, a combination that is very timely right now as Canada is just establishing the infrastructure necessary for straight plug-ins, and it’s not always possible to get a full charge, so the back-up of gas is necessary. We brought our bikes, and there was plenty of room inside the car for both our…
H2 Rotisserie & Bar Goes All Out For Canada Day How are you celebrating Canada Day? Things have been so busy around here that I’ve not planned much, but this appeared in my in box and definitely peaked my interest. I’ve eaten at H2 Rotisserie & Bar many times and their food and service has always been impressive, so this is sure to be a treat. For Canada Day they are adding several flame-grilled items to the expansive menu that includes over twenty five items, and these will be prepared and served outdoors from noon to 5pm, if the weather…
Provence’s Chefs Present Lobster Many Ways Including a Lobster Boil on July 15 Who else loves lobster! It’s such a treat and here’s your chance to try it many ways at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown at the foot of Davie Street. We recently had a delicious family brunch here, and a lunch and learn with Black Hills Winery and can tell you they just keep getting better and better here. GLV July is lobster month at Provence, and this year they’ve got an extra special menu from Chef’s Jean-Francis and Sheldon featuring one of our favourite crustaceans. The Chefs have…
Happy Hour is Happier Now That Coquille Seafood Hosts Seafood Sessions Thursday afternoon happy hour at Coquille Seafood in Gastown is where you need to be! You’ll find a variety of guest presenters each week featuring Ocean Wise seafood and teaching you a little something about their unique fares. We’ve been to two already, and slurped some oysters from Fanny Bay Oysters and and noshed on some spot prawns from Organic Oceans, and we’re planning on heading to West vs East Coast Oysters today featuring our friends from Sea Star Winery and there Salish Sea Wine at 4 pm! We’ve…
Alternative Business School Graduates From Groundswell Present Their Fares In Granville Island Luckily for me, I’m on Facebook (give me a like, won’t you?) and often pay attention to the events that are suggested to me, as I procrastinate on the work I need to do. Yesterday, up popped the Groundswell Test Market At Granville Island, and I proceeded to dart down there to explore some of Vancouver’s newest business. Groundwell Test Market was full of the graduates from this alternative business school where “young ideas and budding social entrepreneurs connect and flourish.” Their mission is to enable people to…
Vancouver Community College’s Culinary Arts Students Present Dinner At VCC’s Chef’s Table What a delightful evening we had, full of delicious food at the Vancouver Community College. The VCC Culinary Arts Students, under the guidance or Chef Hamid Salimian, cook dinner three nights a week during the summer, up until July 17 at the VCC’s Chef’s Table. It’s exciting to meet the next generation of chefs as, once you sample this dinner, you’ll know these students are going places. It’s a must do this summer, for anyone who enjoys good food, and the wine pairings are a bonus. The dinner…
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 are revealed Congratulations to all the restaurant making The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2019! Canada is not among them, but of note is that Chef Andersen Lee, a 20-year-old cook from Montreal, has been named the 2019 recipient of the 50 Best BBVA Scholarship. Lee, who was raised in Montreal, is currently garde manger at Bouillon Bilk. The USA claims six restaurants in the list, including Cosme (No.23), which is helmed by The World’s Best Female Chef 2019, Daniela Soto-Innes, and two new entries: Atelier Crenn (No.35), and Benu (No.47), both in San…
Where to Get Your Negroni On For Negroni Week We’re thinking that a Negroni tour might just have to happen this week. If nothing else, get to Juniper for their adventures! Scroll down to read about that! GLV Welcome to Negroni Week, presented by Imbibe Magazine and Campari. Imbibe launched Negroni Week in 2013 as a celebration of one of the world’s great cocktails and an effort to raise money for charities around the world. Since 2013, Negroni Week has grown from about 120 participating venues to almost 10,000 venues around the world, and to date, they have collectively raised about $2 million for charitable causes. For…
The Head Pastry Chef at Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée in Paris, Jessica Préalpato, has been voted The World’s Best Pastry Chef 2019 Congratulations to Jessica Préalpato, who received her award in advance of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 awards ceremony, taking place on 25 June in Singapore. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, is a celebration of the pinnacle of global gastronomy, bringing together a unique community of world-leading chefs, restaurateurs, food- lovers and global media for the Oscars of the dining world. Born into a family of pastry cooks, dessert was always going to…
Shakespeare In Love Another Home Run At Bard On The Beach Another night at Bard on the Beach last night and the entertainment continues! Shakespeare In Love was a huge success and the actors antics again had us in stitches once again. The costumes were impressive and the characters were ones you wanted to get to know even better, they were played so well. You simply must see both this play and The Taming of The Shrew this season as they both added so much enjoyment to the summer that’s just begun. From the official release: Bard on the Beach…
