The Acura TLX On The Road to Adventure Next up in test drives was the 2016 Acura TLX which is a pretty slick looking car, above the price-point of the Honda sedans, but fairly comparable to the higher priced BMW and Lexus but with a much lower cash outlay. This car comes with 2 types of…
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Find your Dream Boat at the Boat Show at the Creek
The Boat Show at the Creek Brings Previously Owned, New Boats and Floating Homes to Mosquito Creek Marina Growing up in Kelowna, boating was almost a daily activity in the summer. Vancouver moorage is a bit more pricey, but when it comes to enjoying the outdoors, there is no better way to do so than…
Moosemeat & Marmalade Season 2
A Bush Cook and Classically Trained Chef Team Up for Moosemeat & Marmalade What do you get when you combine a First Nations Bush Cook and a classically trained UK Chef? Moosemeat and Marmalade of course, a show that explores global adventure in the kitchen and out in the wild. Co-hosts Art Napoleon (acclaimed Bush…
CONTEST CLOSED Cocktail Art #Giveaway 2 tickets $150+
High-Concept Design Meets Haute Cuisine at Fourth Annual Dinner by Design – Cocktail Art #Giveaway The fourth annual Dinner by Design, presented by The Social Concierge, Cosentino Group and new title sponsor Kabuni, in partnership with IDSwest, is where Vancouver’s twin passions for fine dining and even finer design come together. Two tasteful and tasty nights (September 15 and 16, 2016)…
What’s Good In September – Into the Fall
What’s Good In September? So many delicious events in and around Vancouver! Thanks to Fiona Forbes and CKNW for having me on to talk about the fall events. Clip here. Top Drop Wine Tasting – Sept. 8 Annual grand tasting featuring all international, terroir-focused wineries, craft breweries, cideries, food purveyors and more! Event proceeds proudly go…
Tasting Menu at Ebo Restaurant + Lounge
Journey out to Burnaby For Chef Keith Pears Tasting Menu at Ebo Restaurant The Delta Hotel in Burnaby is not like most hotels when it comes to dining, while there is some of a more common dishes such as roast chicken and steak on the Ebo Restaurant menu, there is always an interesting take on what could…
Chef Curtis Luk at Edible Canada
Chef Curtis Luk Cooks Up Chinese Feast at Edible Canada. If you’ve eaten at Fable, Bambudda or Mission (in the running for the top new restaurant in Canada btw), you’ve likely sampled Chef Curtis Luk’s culinary creativity. We love Mission for the drinks and the tasting menus and are lucky to have it in handily…
Face Mapping with Dermalogica
Face Mapping Skin Analysis – Prescription For Skincare Do you ever fall asleep without taking off your make-up or neglect your skincare routine? I have to admit I sometimes get so busy and tired that I fall asleep on the couch, later crawling into bed and neglect my skincare. Once in a while I have…
Hitting the Road with the 2016 Acura RDX Luxury SUV
2016 Acura RDX – Travelling in Style We’ve been testing out several cars this year and as far as SUV’s go, the Acura RDX has been a favourite and has gotten us up to the Osoyoos Oyster Festival and around Vancouver in style. Michael’s posing above the Okanagan Valley. It’s starts at $41,990, and comes with…
CONTEST CLOSED Win Tickets to MadeWithLove Cocktail Competition August 22
MadeWithLove at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Contest Closed – congrats to Lesley S. MadeWithLove™ and GLV have a contest this weekend. We are offering the chance to live the Regional Final at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, on Monday August 22nd. 14 bartenders are getting ready to compete at MadeWithLove™ shout out! The finalists will present exclusive cocktail recipes to impress…
Eats at The PNE Fair
What’s New At The PNE Fair – Chowing at the PNE We are a bit late to the reporting on this one, but there’s still time to get to The PNE Fair and sample away! Open until September 5, 2016. 1) Chicky’s Chicken Deep Fried Pickle Corn Dog SaltSpring Concessions started with a small take…
Lobster Menu at The Keg
Love Lobster and Patios? Get thee to the Lobster Menu at The Keg When I was a youngish and living in Kelowna we went to the Keg and ordered up the nachos, us girls drank Tom Collins and thought we were pretty damn cool; as we well were. It was an awesome place in that…
What’s Good This Week August 16 +
What’s Good This Week in and around Vancouver So strange to believe we are half way through August and most of the way through summer! What’s up this week? There’s rum, garlic, cheese rolling and more. AND Will we see you at Diner En Blanc? The Cascade Room Presents the Main Street Cup, August 16…
Back to School With Value Village
The #IGiveAShirt Campaign By Value Village This back-to-school shopping season, Value Village is challenging people to come together to save 700 million gallons of water through one simple act: replacing one new t-shirt purchase with a thrifted one. If Value Village gets 1 million people to choose a thrifted t-shirt in place of a new one,…
Gojoy Goji Berry Muffins
BC Fresh Goji Berries are in season! Whip up some Gojoy Goji Berry Muffins Did you know that BC grows Goji Berries? They even have u-pick right now out in Aldergrove! Details on Gojoy Berries here. Do eat these muffins the day they are baked and the berries tend to collapse quickly due to their…
What’s Good This Week August 11
What’s good this week in and around Vancouver Tonight’ (August 10th) the night for our Les Dames d’Escoffier Summerdine dinner, which we’ve been going wild about so I am sure you all already know. Our group raises funds for women’s education as well as Project Chef and Growing Chef, two amazing programs that teach children…
The Good Stuff – Ready-to-blend superfood smoothies delivered to your door
Start your day or finish it with a Superfood smoothie I’ve recently been making smoothies, but they’re usually just a couple frozen bananas and berries, as the fresh veggies in my fridge usually expire before I manage to consume them all. Recently, though, I sampled the smoothies from The Good Stuff and I tell you,…
What’s Good This Week August 4+
Vancouver Events Well I’m a little behind this week as a stupid summer cold has slowed me down, but I’m hoping the worst is over as there’s no time to be sick! This week we are prepping for Les Dames Summerdine happening next Wednesday, Meet the Rancher at Hopcott in Pitt Meadows, which makes a nice…
Les Dames Dinner Parties – Summerdine August 10
Join Restaurants around BC on August 10 for Summerdine, a Fundraiser for Les Dames d’Escoffier I am a member of a wonderful organization that assists women in the culinary, wine and hospitality industry with scholarships and supports and raises money for Growing Chefs and Project Chef, two programs focused on teaching children about food and…
What’s Good This Week July 27
What’s Good This Week in and around Vancouver It’s a little too hot for me these days in Vancouver and I’ve got the fan blasting in my ear in an attempt to remain coolish. This week you might be catching the fireworks, watching some Improv (I’m actually on stage – yikes), eating some Canadian Food…
