Checking out the Pan Pacific Club Floor Rooms With My Ladies It’s been so much about the wedding lately that I still have to catch up on writing about lots of adventures I had before the big day. I was sick with a terrible flu just before what was supposed to be the girls weekend at Whistler, so had to cancel that journey, and we had to rethink how to celebrate my last days of being single (not that I was heading into some sort of terrible married life or anything!). Thanks to the Pan Pacific Hotel I had a gift…
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What To Do In And Around Vancouver This week has been a bit crazeballs! I’ve had a ton of client work and then events and more events that I just had to go to. Thankfully the weekend is slowing down, at least for me, but there’s a few things I wouldn’t miss. VCBW Beer Festival | Saturday, June 3, 2017 | PNE Fairgrounds The eighth annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week Festival is back at the historic PNE Fairgrounds on June 3 and 4 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, featuring 100 craft breweries and cideries pouring more than 300 beers and…
Celebrate National Iced Tea Day with Real Tea-infused Cocktails Every day is National something or other day and June 10th just happens to be National Iced Tea Day. I’ve kind of forgotten about iced tea as I don’t like those sugary versions, but I’m definitely going to make it at home and use it in some summer cocktails! Iced tea has a history dating to the 1870s when recipes first appeared, we’re told. The Buckeye Cookbook, published in 1876 and Housekeeping in Old Virginia, published in 1877 both contain iced tea recipes. Iced tea started to appear in the United States in the…
The Taste Box Monthly Subscription Box A few months ago I received a The Taste Box filled with some wonderful honey, and fragrant Saigon Cinnamon, Vanilla Bean and Baking Spice and I’ve cooked up a few tasty things since then. The Taste Box is curated by Jenni Hallihan and Matt Walkera, super foodies that want to elevate your homemade food by sending you a monthly box of great ingredients and some tips and recipes. Each month you’ll receive a curated box with 3-5 gourmet ingredients that are a little beyond the usual. They asked me to pass on the deal that you’ll receive…
Events In And Around Vancouver Hope y’all had a great long weekend if you got one. Michael worked all weekend sadly, as did I, so we stayed in Vancouver, but I did get out for an 8 km run through Shaughnessy on Sunday, took some strolls along West 4th and West Broadway and checked out some shops, visited with Tess, Jennifer, my sister and nephew and had another amazing dinner at Chicha. What did you get up to? Any new restaurants, beers or wines we should know about? Comment below if you’d like to share! This week there’s a ton…
Enjoy Vancouver This Week With These Tasty Events What’s up for Vancouver this week? We highly recommend Dish n Dazzle, there’s some new rice to be tried and much more! Dish ‘n Dazzle May 18 You know by now that the 2017 Dish ‘n Dazzle spectacular is returning to the Convention Centre on Thursday, May 18, 2017, this year featuring Wines of Chile. TICKETS The 2017 event will feature new premium Chilean wines served alongside plates prepared by Vancouver’s celebrated chefs and restaurants. Infused with live music and a vibrant atmosphere, the signature cocktail competition returns to wow the crowd with Chilean-themed…
Ten days of discovery and innovation I just came back from a Field Trip yesterday to help spread the news of a pretty cool Science Festival and got up to some very fun things on this day trip. Science Odyssey is Canada’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Canada and it starts officially today! We started out a Science World with a lovely lunch and then set out to SFU where we tested out a hyper/hypobaric chamber, simulating diving to 150, tried on a bionic, energy-harvesting exoskeleton and meet some rare birds that have three very specific types…
Enjoy Vancouver This Week With These Tasty Events What’s up for Vancouver this week? Lots! We are back in town and settling back in from our honeymoon and have plans to hit the Spot Prawn Festival on Saturday for our 2 week anniversary celebration (joking). There’s a ton of Mother’s Day Celebrations and I did an entire post here, and have some gift suggestions and a GIVEAWAY for a Philips Airfryer here, you can join Daniel Sedin and Canuck Place for a Blanket Fort or try out some new menu items at Lift. Spot Prawn Pop Up at Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise®…
Where to Treat Your Mom on Mother’s Day Mother’s Day is the busiest day for restaurants in the year, so make sure you get organized and book a table soon. AND! Happy Mother’s Day to my mother, Suzanne and my mother-in-law Bev, if you two were in town I promise we’d take you out! The Westin Bayshore brunch feature on Sunday, May 14 What better way to say “Thanks, Mom” than brunch at the Westin Bayshore’s new H2 Rotisserie & Bar where the rotisserie keeps slowly turning, transforming chicken into the divine dish that is H2’s signature. The brunch features…
What’s The Best Gift – Best Buy What to buy for the bride and groom who have everything? We’ve asked for Best Buy Gift Certificates and think this is a very smart idea. We don’t feel comfortable asking for straight out cash (it’s not for everyone) and rather than do a registry, we simply included the following on the invite “While it’s not necessary to bring a gift, we are working on renovations and replacing our kitchen appliances and would appreciate a gift card to Best Buy. ” They’ve also got a great online registry here – Best Buy Wedding Registry should…
Pork Tenderloin and Carrots Pack a Nutritional Punch This was one of the best things I’ve made this year. Take from Bon Appetit, I changed a couple things around and we had the tastiest meal, and full of nutrition too. Be sure to use local pork and know where your meat comes from. For more on pork, check out Passion for Pork, the website for Western Canadian Pork. Ingredients 4 SERVINGS ¼ cup almonds 1½ pound small carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise if larger 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 large pork tenderloin (about 1½…
Yaletown Cafe + Shop introduces premium line of high quality, single origin teas from China In February we check out the then new Cha Le Tea Merchant Cafe + Shop and sampled some very high quality teas and tasty prawn, tuna and ricotta toast. Cha Le (pronounced chah•luh), which translates to “Happy Tea,” features upwards of 20 high-quality, handpicked teas for retail sale in large tins and small boxes, as well as a full-service tea cafe serving a rotating list of proprietary teas, blends, tea lattes, herbal infusions and a small bites menu. They’ve even partnered with Beta5 Chocolate to make beautiful tea-infused chocolates.…
Cinco de Mayo Parties Around Town Cinco de Mayo is is a celebrates the Mexican Army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza. While the French weren’t so lucky, Vancouverites are this year, as there’s a few pretty fantastic events around town. I’ve also included a recipe for pork tacos should you want to celebrate at home. Casa de Amigos on Robson On Friday, May 5, 2017 (5 pm to 11 pm) and Saturday, May 6, 2017 (3 pm to 11 pm), at Robson Square (Plaza Level), Wet…
Raise a Glass of Sauvignon Blanc This Friday One of my favourite grapes in Sauvignon Blanc, perhaps because it goes so well with my favourite food, oysters! This year International Sauvignon Blanc Day takes place on 5 May 2017. We’ve partnered with the New Zealand Winegrowers to assist with a social media campaign to raise awareness of the day and encourage consumers to celebrate the country’s flagship wine. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is a $1.3 billion dollar export earner, massively contributing to the success of New Zealand wine overseas! This Friday you can choose to purchase a bottle and sip at…
What to do in and around Vancouver? We just had the most perfect wedding and are up in Kelowna on our honeymoon, installed at the Manteo Resort and about to do get up to some more fun this afternoon! There’s a lot going on in here and in Vancouver and and so we’re suggesting you might like to do a bit of both! We’re back Friday so may get to some Cinco de Mayo events, but I am doing the half marathon and the snout to tail dinner for sure! NZ Wine Tiki Tour May 4 Annual New Zealand Wine…
New Zealand Wine Hits Vancouver May 4 I was born in New Zealand and have returned to explore Hawkes Bay, but have yet to tour the entire country’s wine regions! But now’s the chance as the country’s wineries are coming to you in Vancouver! Take a tiki tour, a trip where you take the scenic route, sidetrack a little, linger and experience new things. On May 4th take the Tiki Tour with New Zealand Wine, an evening of meandering, digressing, indulging and awakening the senses. Who knows where, what or whom you’ll discover! What we do know is there will be amazing New Zealand wines, fascinating people and…
Vancouver Events We Recommend This Week Currently nestled in the Naramata Bench, we are enjoying our stay at Quidni Estate Winery and are very reluctant to leave! We’ve had some great food here and tasted some amazing wine and beer, so stay tuned for a Penticton/Naramata travel edition. We’ll be up in Kelowna for the next little while arranging our wedding (3 more sleeps), but if we were in Vancouver, there’d be a few things we’d check out. Stuffed Pasta from Scratch with Chef Romy Prasad At Well Seasoned April 29th If you haven’t been to Well Seasoned in Langley…
Comox is Just a Quick Flight Away I am so very fond of traveling to Vancouver Island and do so at least several times a year. One of my favourite reasons to go is always the BC Shellfish Festival and I am looking very forward to it again this year. Last year I flew over for a day for quick visit as well, and managed to get in a whale watching tour, dinner at Locals an overnight and even a tasting and tour at Shelter Point Distillery. With Harbour Air you are there in less than an hour, so I…
Wedding Planning Just Got Real – The Imperfect Bride’s Guide to A Near Perfect Wedding – Part 2 The last wedding check in was at eight weeks to go, and I really did mean to update this at least a few times, but, as mentioned I am far from perfect, and suddenly we are just one week away! But we are actually feeling pretty organized right now, just moments ago I just finalized the cake flavours and we are currently chill-laxing in our hotel room at Walnut Beach Resort before heading out to another event as part of the Osoyoos…
Vancouver Events This Weekend We’re off on our pre-wedding honeymoon (which totally is a thing by the way) and are currently hanging our hat at Walnut Beach Resort in the very sunny Osoyoos for their Oyster Festival! While we don’t regret being here AT ALL, there are a couple things we’re sad to miss in Vancouver. Juno Kim Pop-Up 6-Course Brunch at Field & Social v2.0 by Juno Kim + Field & Social $49 Join Juno Kim on Saturday, April 22nd for a special two-seating brunch at Field & Social. Inspired by staff meal and dim-sum style feasts, Chef Juno…
