Chocolats Favoris opens in British Columbia Chocolats Favoris, the artisan chocolate shop and creamery opened it’s newest location this month in Victoria, B.C and we are celebrating with a chocolate giveaway! Chocolats Favoris a unique chocolate destination: a station dedicated to dipping soft-serve ice cream in one of 12 exclusive chocolate flavours, including Original Milk, Dulce…
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BC Place Menu Update
BC Place and BC Lions Announce Enhanced Food and Beverage Concepts for 2016 Truth be told I’ve not been to many football games, but I was game when I was invited down to sample some new menu items from Chef William Tse and his team and check out the new craft beers now available. The…
Sprucing Up At The Glamoury
Looking For A One Stop Shop For Make Up and Hair? The Glamoury Delivers On Glam! Over the years I have got a bit better at make up application and hair doing, but it’s not really my forte. I really do need serious help in this department and was super excited to discover a new…
Brunch at Wildtale
Where to Brunch in Vancouver? We suggest Brunch at Wildtale I’d love to go for brunch every weekend, but unfortunately I seem to be stuck in front of my computer far too often eating leftovers or toast with peanut butter and pickles; an odd combo but a good one. Once in a while I do…
What’s Good In July
It’s July and Vancouver is hopping! Here’s What’s Good In July in and around our fare city! I can’t believe it’s July already, meaning we are half way through 2016! How’s your year going? I am overdue for a break and will be taking a few days off next week. However, that won’t mean I’m…
CONTEST CLOSED Secret Garden Tea Company – High Tea For Two Giveaway
The Secret Garden Tea Company is Expanding and Celebrating with a Giveaway For High Tea For Two For two decades, the Secret Garden Tea Company in Kerrisdale has been offering a tranquil haven for Vancouverites to enjoy a spot of tea and delicious fresh-baked treats with friends and family. WINNER- Congrats to Jill K! The…
Picnicking in Style on Global TV
June 30 Global TV talking picnicking in style. ****In the interest of getting some reference material up this is just in point form for now. Check back for full story*** 1) Canadian Tire – outdoor Shelter, portable coolers, picnic blanket 2) Picnic Items from Bacci’s on 12th and Granville – Place Settings & Cutler and Picnic food…
Where to Picnic in Vancouver
It’s the season of picnicking! We’ve got the details on where to picnic in Vancouver We love grabbing a baguette, some cheese and pate or perhaps some leftover BBQ chicken and heading out to eat outdoors. Our summer sunshine is limited, so when the sun is out we celebrate while we can. I teamed up…
Halibut at the Wedgewood Hotel’s Bacchus Room
Halibut Season – It’s What’s Fresh at the Wedgewood Hotel’s Bacchus Room There’s a new chef in town at the Wedgewood, Executive Chef Simon Bolsover and he’s sourced some Haida Gwaii Halibut, featured daily on the menu. We stopped in for a leisurely Friday lunch, but as my pal Melissa is not only gluten free,…
Roman Countryside Culinary Adventure and Olive Oil Recipes
Join Chef Dana Reinhardt in Tuscania for a Roman Countryside Culinary Adventure Is their anything better than traveling, enjoying good food and learning to cook better. Well, I think not. We are lucky enough to have Chef Dana Reinhardt in our midst, she’s a friend and a fellow Les Dames d’Escoffier member, and an amazing…
Uncle Ben’s Rice & Grains Recipes
The UNCLE BEN’S® brand serves up new RICE & GRAINS – Uncle Ben’s Rice & Grains UNCLE BEN’S® brand now offers Rice & Grains, a combination of rice with ancient grains, such as quinoa and couscous and we’ve got some great recipes from local restaurants to inspire you to add more than just rice to your plate. “Our…
What’s Good June 22 +
What to do in Vancouver this week The sun may not be shining bright, but there’s a lot to do both inside and out. It’s another busy week in Vancouver! Wine Wednesday at Provence Marinaside Wine Wednesdays have become ‘a thing’ – a wonderful way to get over the mid-week hump and slide into the…
Father’s Day Last Minute Gift – Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Shiraz with Bison Carpaccio
Father’s Day Pairings – Pick Up some Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Shiraz and Whip Up Bison Carpaccio Whether he’s a wine or scotch lover –(or, the perfect gift if he loves both!) – pick up a bottle of the new and innovative Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Shiraz and wow Dad this Father’s Day. Jacob’s Creek…
Roasted Eggplant Dip
Grab Locally-Grown Eggplants and whip up this Roasted Eggplant Dip On the weekend we went strawberry picking and on Sunday night were ready for a BBQ. We love dips and served a trio of them this night. Green garbanzo, hummus and this awesome roasted eggplant dip made with locally-grown eggplant. 5 mini Windset Farms Baby Eggplant…
What’s Good This Week June 8
Events in and Around Vancouver – What’s Good Lot’s to do this week including Global Wellness Day, drinking Negronis, eating French Food, celebrating Picasso and heading out to the Arts Club Theatre for Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott at They Stanley until July 10, 2016 We saw this extremely fun-filled and well done musical last night and…
Spot Prawn Boil Tips from Chef Glavas of The Donnelly Group
Spot Prawn Boil Do’s and Don’ts We were lucky enough to gobble up some of the first spot prawns of the season last month at The Blackbird Pub. The Donnelly Group’s head Chef Glavas put on a massive spot prawn boil and it was superb! We asked for his tips to share with you. Spot Prawn…
BC Strawberries #Contest
BC Strawberries U-Picking Right at The Farm Is there anything better than fresh strawberries? Well there’s a few things that come close, like fresh strawberry waffles, strawberry cake, strawberry sauce for pork chops and strawberry jam! But the whole process of picking your own strawberries out at the farm is really where it’s at….
Arts Club Cooking Class with David Robertson of Dirty Apron Cooking School
What to cook this spring? We take some lessons from Dirty Apron We updated this post from 2012 as it’s still so very relevant. Especially with spot prawn season starting this week! The Arts Club Theatre Company is known for it’s theatrical productions, but each spring they produce more than just theatre and host cooking…
Outfit of the Month – BC Ferries and Keen Shoes
Shopping for an Outfit on BC Ferries and Shoes by Keen Last week I went over to Vancouver Island for a few evenings in Sooke, Victoria and Cowichan. I took the ferry and have to report back as I learned two things on this passage. One, the Seawest Lounge is a must. For just $12…
Chicha Restaurant Peruvian Nikkei Collaboration Dinner Menu
Chicha Restaurant Celebrates with a Peruvian Nikkei Collaboration As part of Vancouver international tequila expo, Chicha Restaurant hosted an exceptional dinner collaboration with Chef Benjamin Berwick of Stage Wine Bar and Chicha Restaurant’s Chef Shelome Bouvette. Empanadas and Fully Loaded Mussels! Spot Prawn ceviche (spot prawns, sea asparagus, avocado,dashi, agua chile) with Azunia Platinum Blanco Tequila Snapper Tiradito (snapper, leche…
