Provence Marinaside Announces The Re-Opening of TWB-The Wine Bar Wine lovers have a lot to celebrate next month as TWB – The Wine Bar at Provence Marinaside officially re-opens on May 1st after a three-year pandemic hiatus. Originally launched in April 2013, TWB quickly established itself as the ‘go to’ place for fabulous wines and delicious, casual bites. “We had…
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Festival of Israeli Culture in Vancouver!
Get Ready to Celebrate and Elevate Your Senses at the Festival of Israeli Culture in Vancouver! ‘Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 14th, and get ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant and multicultural nature of Israeli culture at the Jewish Community Centre in Greater Vancouver. The Festival of Israeli Culture, a one-day festival, is…
Les Dames d’Escoffier’s New Board
Les Dames d’Escoffier, British Columbia Chapter Appoints New Board for 30th Anniversary Year Here’s some news about an organization I am so proud to work with. Look forward to hearing about some great fundraising events for 2023! Les Dames d’Escoffier British Columbia Chapter (LDBC) is delighted to introduce its new board president, Cassandra Anderton, and the…
2023 VIWF Awards
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE: VIWF ANNOUNCES 2023 TRADE COMPETITION WINNERS Spirited Industry Professional, Sommelier of the Year, Terry Threlfall Scholarship, Wine Program Excellence Awards The Vancouver International Wine Festival announced the 2023 trade competition winners on Friday at Celebrating Excellence: 19th Annual Awards Lunch Featuring South America, presented by ContainerWorld. The Celebrating Excellence program is part of the…
2023 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards
The Results are in for the 2023 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards On April 3 through 5, 2023, fifteen esteemed professional wine judges from Western Canada gathered in Penticton to participate on a blind tasting panel for the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards competition to choose the best wines in our province. The…
Women in Wine Expo 2023
Women in Wine Expo London Brings Women from Around the World Together On May 10-12, the Women in Wine Expo 2023 is in London and it’s your chance to meet the best and brightest minds in the industry who are mobilizing to engage in the current challenges in the industry. Until now, professionals from twenty-six…
Acre Through the Seasons
Take a sensory journey through Forest, Forage and Wild Game at Acre Through the Seasons Restaurants and chefs frequently evoke terms like “farm-to-table” and “locally sourced,” but few Vancouver-area restaurants can say they draw inspiration and ingredients from their own private farm and greenhouse. Club Versante’s Acre Through the Seasons – a new Pacific Northwest-inspired…
Pastel Easter Doughnuts
Pastel Easter Doughnuts Courtesy of BakeGood.ca These Pastel Easter Doughnuts from BakeGood.ca combine some of the most fun parts of the spring holiday, including delicious treats, bright pastel colours and everyone’s favourite candy-coated chocolate eggs. More recipes INGREDIENTS Doughnuts: 1/3 cup milk 1/3 cup water 1 (2-1/4 tsp.) envelope Fleischmann’s® Traditional Yeast 2 to 3…
Botanist Bar 50 Best Bars Awards
Botanist Bar Wins 50 Best Bar Award – Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award Botanist Bar in Vancouver, Canada, has been announced as the winner of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award, part of the second annual North America’s 50 Best Bars Awards 2023. Created to recognize the importance of hospitality in the bar experience, this…
Vancouver International Wine Festival
The Countdown to the Vancouver International Wine Festival is on! For the first time, the Vancouver International Wine Festival is featuring an entire continent as its theme region! The spotlight shines on the wines of South America this April, with forty-four wineries representing four countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay – participating in a…
Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns for Easter When I was younger Hot Cross Buns were not my favourite. We bought some supermarket brands that were inevitably stale and had those pieces of coloured candied cherries that come in the equally horrid Christmas Cake, very unappealing. Then there was the margarine!!!! Don’t get me wrong, some amazing things…
Purdys Easter Chocolates
Purdys Has Something for Every Bunny for Easter Sorry, I couldn’t help it with the pun, because Easter is always such a happy holiday for me. When we were younger the anticipation of Easter Egg Hunts and then finding eggs months later, usually melted, because my mom and dad were such good egg hiders, the…
KitchenAid Colour of the Year Hibiscus
KitchenAid Celebrates Hibiscus with Spring Recipes I’m a KitchenAid fanatic, I have two, one tiny one and one larger, but they’re not Hibiscus colour and now I am envious! However, I can whip up some recipes that will at least pay homage to the colour including a Mocktail, Galette and Chicken Wings. Looking for a…
What’s Good March 20th Edition
Vancouver Events and Happenings to Plan For It’s been a while since we’ve done our weekly roundups, but we’re bringing them back as things are now back full-on in person. Does anyone else feel that there is something interesting every night? Here are a few things on our radar. FOMO is big, but don’t forget…
Provence Marinaside Presents Quelle Surprise until April 15
Provence Marinaside Two Course Daily “Quelle Suprise” We are fresh off testing the new delights at Provence Marinaside with their new menu, called Quelle Surprise and it is a fantastic deal full of delicious items. More Events From the press release: Province Marinaside presents Quelle Suprise – Owner/Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia is sharing his native French…
Feast! Vancouver 2023
Feast! Vancouver Includes Michelin Chefs and Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter I’m excited about the lineup of chefs for Feast! Vancouver. Many events do not have enough women chefs and when I initially saw the lineup, I got involved to rally some women to participate and now we have way better representation. I’ll be there…
The Artful Pie Project by Denise Marchessault and Deb Garlick
The Artful of Pie by Denise Marchessault In honour of pie day, March 14 3.14, we salute the Queen of Pie, Denise Marchessault, and her newest cookbook The Artful Pie Project, with Deb Garlick. Denise is a fellow member of Les Dames d’Escoffier British Columbia and has been an integral part of our scholarship committee…
Culmina Wines and BC Cheese Pairings
Pairing BC Cheese with Culmina Wine Culmina Family Estate Winery was founded by the Triggs family atop the Golden Mile Bench in British Columbia’s South Okanagan and the wines are crafted with care from grapes grown on their family estate. Winemaker Jean-Marc Enixon is a classically trained French vigneron and winemaker who has made wine…
Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala
Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala – April 14, 2023 – The Fairmont Pacific Rim Hot Chefs Cool Jazz hosted by Fairmont Pacific Rim and award-winning Mission Hill Wines The 2023 Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala, in support of Junior Culinary Team Canada, will be hosted by Fairmont Pacific Rim Executive Chef Damon Campbell….
Bagheera Pays Homage to the Indian Subcontinent
Bagheera Brings a Sense of Theatrical Opulence to Main Street The team behind Canada’s Best New Bar of 2022, Laowai, opened its latest hidden gem: Bagheera* and we visited this opulent and glittering sanctuary, concealed behind an unprepossessing Chinatown betting shop! The cocktails are excellent, and the room blew our minds. (From the press release)…
