Gotham Steakhouse adds delicious new dishes and fresh ingredients I remember going to Gotham Steakhouse for after work drinks after the stock market closed and had many decadent business lunches here back in my finance days, but hadn’t been in for a while. The new menu was a great excuse to remedy this, so we popped in for lunch just before the new year and stayed a while, although they are also known for providing a quick lunch should you need it. I love the room here, it’s very lush and with all high ceilings and dark wood, one just…
Author: Cassandra Anderton
What to do in Vancouver This Week We are already into week two of 2018 and I’m slowly getting back into the swing of things! Hoping that you are feeling energized and ready to make the most of the year, I need to kick this cold, but my motivation is gradually returning and the Tylenol Cold helps. I’m off to check out the newly opened HJU:Z Lounge at The Westin Bayshore today, and am meeting with a new trainer tomorrow and looking forward to showing my aunt around the town when she visits on Friday and Saturday. Sunday I’m thinking about brunch…
Karen’s Mixing Up The Sidecar This Week The new “What’s Karen Drinking” has been well received by our readers and I eagerly await her next libation! Check out Karen’s instagram account for more ideas for the home bar. This week she’s mixing up The Side Car Cheers! #whatskarendrinking The Sidecar is a classic cocktail thought to have been created near the end of World War 1 in either London or Paris. Slightly sweet and sour. Makes one serving and the glass is rimmed with fine sugar. The Sidecar 2 oz. Cognac 1 oz. Cointreau 1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice . Shake with…
Testing Out the 2018 Lexus NX – Safety and Style One could just drive around town when testing out a new vehicle, but it’s much more fun to take it on the road and put it through the gears outside of the city. This winter, we happily accepted an invitation to the Okanagan to test out the new 2018 Lexus NX while driving through wine country. The Lexus NX is a luxury compact crossover, first introduced in late 2014 as a size below the mid-size Lexus RX crossover. The name NX stands for Nimble Crossover and the car was both nimble and quick, a…
Eggnog Season Continues With Eggnog Cheesecake You may still have some whipping cream around and maybe a bit of rum, so why not continue the festivities with an eggnog cheesecake? This one has a great rum sauce that adds depth to the already flavourful cheesecake! 200 g digestive biscuits 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 100 g unsalted butter, melted 500 g cream cheese 1 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons extra 3 eggs 250 ml whipping cream 2 Tbsp Bacardi rum 2 tsp Baking Spice 2 cups sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract RUM SAUCE 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar…
What’s Up In Vancouver – Events and Happenings I’d planned on launching into the New Year with new energy and intentions, but as many, I’ve had a nasty cold, so it’s been a bit of a slow start and I’m having to temporarily substitute pajamas for the sports tights I’d planned on wearing. It’s certainly frustrating, but it’s another lesson in balance as I burned the candle at both ends for much of 2017, so a lot of my goals this year will be around more self-care. Here’s hoping your year is of to a good start and here’s a…
From the GLV archive: January 2018. The happy-hour prices and service times below are from 2018. Dockside remains open; this review preserves the menu and experience from that visit. Happy Hour Features at Dockside Restaurant Seven Days a Week We stopped in to try the new fall menu at Dockside in October and loved the lamb shank pictured above, as well as many other dishes, and also returned in November on our way to Vancouver Theatresports for pre-theatre snacks including flatbread and calamari. The room is comfy and, since it’s off-season, a table with a view is easy to get…
Summerhill Pyramid Winery Add Culinary Talent To The Team We just returned from the Okanagan, and didn’t get a chance to visit Summerhill Pyramid Winery this trip, but once we read our email this morning and received news that Chef Mara Jernigan has joined the winery, we are certainly going to make sure we get there in February when we return. I first met Mara in the Cowichan Valley at Fairburn Farm, the first Water Buffalo Farm in Canada, where she was running a bed and breakfast and cooking school and I’ve followed her majestic culinary adventures around the world…
Karen’s Mixing Up The Clover Club This Week “What’s Karen Drinking” has been a successful addition to GLV and we’re going to continue it on into 2018! Check out Karen’s instagram account for more festive libations. This week she’s mixing up The Clover Club and added some festive sugared raspberries as garnish! Cheers! #whatskarendrinking The Clover Club is an old school cocktail from the early 1900’s and named after a gentleman’s club. It’s delicious and well…it’s pink! The Clover Club 1 1/2 oz. gin 3/4 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice 1/2 oz. raspberry syrup 1 egg white at room temperature Dry…
No Vancouver New Year’s Plans Yet? Check Out These Spots How have y’all been through the holidays? I’ve found it hard to come back to Vancouver after having so much going on in Kelowna and have been a bit down, and now have a cold! I’ll rally though as I always do, but we still haven’t decided on what, if anything, to do for New Year’s. I’ve been doing a bit of research and here’s some suggestions for Vancouver New Year’s for you. All the best for 2018! Let’s rock this year! Wildebeest Spend New Year’s Eve enjoying a four-course…
Creative Pastries, Scones and Fancy Sandwiches at the Nutcracker Tea at Trump While Toronto has changed the name of it’s Trump Hotel, Vancouver’s Arthur Erickson-designed 63-storey tour still bears the controversial name. It was developed, Holborn Group, and not run by the Trump family, so, despite my extreme dislike for Trump and his “policies and views”,, so I put that aside and thought about all the lot of hard working and talented people here, so when invited, I accepted the invite and checked out their Nutcracker Tea in the Champagne Lounge. The lounge was so festive; lots of nutcrackers around the room, and a…
VitafusionTM Vitamins – An Easy and Delicious Way to Get Your Vitamins In This season I am determined to arm myself with a few extras to boost my health as I rush around getting ready for the holiday season and the year ahead. I’ve been eating out a lot more, and having a few extra drinks and not necessarily making it to the exercise classes like I usually do. While I am slacking off in these departments, I am at least taking my vitamins religiously. I actually have to stop myself from taking too of the VitafusionTM Vitamins, the adult…
Antipasto Misto, Pomegranate Punch and Chocolate Orange Bread Brioche It’s not too late to nip out and get a few more things to make your holiday table even more festive! We’re running around Kelowna under instructions from the family to pick up a few more ingredients for dinner tonight and we’re already wishing our family in New Zealand Merry Christmas over skype today as it’s already Christmas there. My youngest cousin is very upset because Father Christmas ate too many chocolates and got very mixed up and brought her brother pink glasses and pink is not for boys, blue is!…
Gifts For The Gals In Your Life It’s only a few more sleeps until Christmas, but there’s still some time to shop, right? I was thinking I’d throw out a few suggestions for the more feminine on your list. I’ve tested out most of these items, so they come highly recommended and GLV approved. Here’s that last minute shopping suggestions for Gifts For Her! Google Pixel 2 XL The Google Pixel 2 XL is not what I originally was going for when my contract with Rogers ran out, but it was more reasonably priced and I was assured the pictures…
Santa’s Little Helper This is the second in the “What’s Karen Drinking” as it’s Saturday again! I’ve been watching my friend Karen’s instagram account and thought that this drink was the most festive this time of year! When I asked Karen for the inspiration, she said “I heard Santa wanted an adult beverage once the sleigh was parked for the night. So here it is…boozy and delicious! He’s probably had enough cookies!” Cheers! #whatskarendrinking Santa’s Little Helper 1 oz. Sids Handcrafted Vodka 3/4 oz. Crème de Cocoa 1/4 oz. Disaronna 1 oz. Cream of Coconut Shake with lots of ice and…
PC Home How you all doing in these last few days before Christmas. I think I’m set and have just about everything we need except a few groceries. But if you are looking for some last minute holiday decorations, or a gift or two for those who’ve been extra nice, the PC Home Collection has a great selection of very reasonably priced items that you can pick up when you grab your groceries at Superstore. For home cooks the 5 quart Dutch Oven is both beautiful and functional, use it to make stews, bake bread and braise meats. For the cocktail…
Tortiere Done Right Chef Steve Brochu from Chartier Restaurant I’d never cried during a cooking demonstration until I watched the one hosted by Darren Cheverie and Chef Steve Brochu from Chartier Restaurant in Beaumont Alberta. I’d met them during the Christmas in November weekend as they were my neighbours at the Jasper Fairmont; when my luggage didn’t get to me in time the first night, they loaned me an ugly Christmas sweater. In this demo, right in the middle of mixing up meat and rolling out dough, a women raised her hand and mentioned that she knew Chef Brochu’s father; she mentioned she’d worked with him and…
Micah Dew Mixes Up Magic For The Holidays and Beyond Still catching up on posts from all I learned this year and want to share some drink recipes from my Alberta trip so you can create a few during the holiday season! Another great seminar at the Jasper Park Lodge’s Christmas in November weekend, was the cocktail class with one of our favourite bartenders, Micah Dew. He mixed up a few drinks and talked entertaining and the art of the cocktail. I could use on of each about now as the holiday stress is beginning to get to me and…
Grab a Few Items From Presidents Choice For Quick Holiday Dishes We attended a little holiday party at Ritual this month hosted by Presidents Choice and Thea VanHerwaarden , a local food and lifestyle expert and we have some of the recipes she created to share. These are quick ones and can rescue you from holiday stress with big flavour and little effort. Brussels Sprouts, Gnocchi and Smoked Salmon Yorkies! Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Sage Bread Crumbs One-skillet sides make all the difference when preparing multi-course holiday meals – no jostling over oven space and fewer dishes to tackle at the…
Stylish Men Get Polished at Regal Grooming Lounge Around our house I’m not the only one that appreciates good grooming, my husband Michael also likes a little pampering here and there although he still refuses to pose properly for pictures; so much for a proper instagram husband! Last month he checked out Regal Grooming Lounge and came out looking mighty fresh. Located in downtown Vancouver at the foot of Howe Street, this it is a one-stop shop destination for the stylish man with a full range of services including hot towel shaves, cuts, shoe shines, beard trimming and shaping, line-ups, and…
