Not sure how you are doing in the last few days before Christmas, but we are feeling a little overwhelmed! There’s turkey to debone, a tree that needs decorating and a ton of cleaning that simply must occur before our guests arrive. So while I’m am whipping up some cookies today, I need some serious help to complete the cookie platter and I’ll be heading to Terra Breads for my bread for turkey stuffing, panettone for Christmas brunch, stolen for afternoon tea and a cookie or eight and I highly suggest you do the same!
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Hot chocolate will never be the same once you float one of Tina Bacon’s Pink Spatula decadent handcrafted marshmallow atop your mug! These pillowy soft treats are handcrafted in small batched with real ingredient such as fresh fruit, liqueurs and spices. Her Winter Marshmallow Collection includes Ginger Spice, with a of black pepper, Chocolate-Rippled Pomegranate, Peppermint and Toasted Coconut. Also very cool, Macamellows, because Macarons were so last year! Shaped like macarons, these tasty numbers are instead made with fresh marshmallow in place of ground almonds. The textures of pillow-soft marshmallow, crisp toasted coconut, and ganache that melts on your tongue, are a taste…
Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby beta version of its new and novel concept — The Atelier Micro-Store — acts as an extension of the Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby online Virtual Boutique. Local Metro Vancouver customers now have an opportunity to pick up not only items they have ordered online, but also products that cannot be shipped, such as our brand new and exclusive range of world-acclaimed chocolate desserts based on the French classic Crème Brûlée. Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby ‘The Atelier’ is a micro-store, offering retail sales based on a small-scale approach.…
Fiona Forbes, one of our favourite television personalities, just announced she’s hosting a new talk show, appropriately named, Fiona Forbes! It’s billed as “A 30-minute gabfest including a fun & casual personality-driven conversation, followed by candid panel commentary about headlines that are making waves in pop culture.” Look forward to insightful interviews with celebs and public figures, and delves into issue-oriented discussion with an ever-changing gang of notable – and opinionated – panelists. Eclectic. Energetic. Entertaining. We can’t wait! We caught up with Fiona and threw a few questions her way about holiday gifts she’d like to receive and give, what she’s…
There’s still time to nip in to Temper Pastry where Chef Steven Hodge has gotten creative with his seasonal chocolate sculptures to capture the holidays. There’s an adorable Temper Reindeer, a Temper Snowman and Temper-style ‘Grinch’ Tree. Lots of exquisite chocolate boxes in all sizes and great stocking stuffers such as chocolate Candy-cane bark, a chocolate Santa boot, a brightly hued chocolate ornament, individually packaged festive lollipops and mini ‘Salty Balls’ (which won Gold at the 2014 International Chocolate Awards. Make your holidays sweet!
If you have Novus TV, you will have seen Natalie Langston on channel 4 hosting their most popular show, “City Lights,” an entertainment, lifestyle and events-based look at the city of Vancouver. She thrives on chasing down the next story and bringing out the lighter side. When she’s not covering the hottest events, hitting a red carpet or interviewing celebrities and industry professionals, she is busting out a pony and kicks covering the latest and greatest fitness fads and fashions that really work with quick and simple workouts on the go. 1) What is on your wish list for the holidays in terms of fitness tech…
Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer? Criollo’s dual pack of premium chocolate liquers are the perfect addition of pure liquid luxury. Criollo is a premium chocolate liqueur made with the rare Criollo cocoa bean. Criollo comes in Chocolate Raspberry Truffle as well as our favourtie of the two the Chocolate Sea Salted Caramel. Enjoy this amazing liquer can be neat, on the rocks or in cocktails, such as the one below. Criollo™ Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Sweet Elixir A raspberry chocolate twist transforms this classic cocktail into an unforgettable flavour experience. 1 oz. Criollo™ Chocolate Raspberry Truffle 1 oz. Plymouth gin 1 oz. Campari…
Kudos to all that participated in the 24-hour famine to promote awareness and raise funds for food security in the DTES. On December 19th at 6pm over twenty stellar individual reported to Save On Meats and remained “lock in” until 6am. A full night of workshops were held to help solve food security issues in the community. While the night is over there is still time to donate and more information here! YOUR DONATIONS BENEFIT: Currently training 360 women a year on food security and provision. Expanding to 720 with your help. Providing a sandwich bar for Beauty Night Society’s DTES participants – sandwiches for…
There’s still time to get festive and catch some holiday magic with The Nutcracker at The Centre For Performing Arts. On until December 22, The Goh Ballet stars superstar Paloma Herrera, principal dancer from the American Ballet Theatre in New York. She’s the magical Sugar Plum Fairy and her performance, alongside Dmitri Dovgoselets, a soloist from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is stunning. The show is choreography by world-renowned Emmy Award winner Anna-Marie Holmes and dancers from China’s celebrated Liaoning Ballet make their Canadian debut in the star-studded cast. An actual live orchestral accompaniment completes the show. The journey begins a at the Stahlbaulm’s house at their…
From the GLV archive: December 2014. Morocco West was subsequently replaced by Argan Bistro. This review describes Morocco West and its menu at the time of our visit. Morocco West Restaurant popped up earlier this year in the West End just off Robson on Jervis. The team behind the venture, Chef Nourdine Majdoubi and Kevin Lin are a worldly crew, having worked in restaurants and hotels throughout Europe and Asia, and, now settled in Vancouver, have chosen to bring guesst a Moroccan experience with West Coast flair. The room is fairly unassuming, walking by you’d think perhaps a cafe, but the food has…
Steven Schelling is an inveterate fabulist. The editor-in-chief of PINQ.ca , he’s also a fashion and lifestyle writer for the Georgia Straight, Nuvo Magazine, Vancouver Magazine, Western Living, and whoever else is willing to contribute to the mortgage. His turn ons include long walks on the beach, historical fiction and talk, dark strangers. Thanks to Ariane Colenbrander for this excellent photo. 1 ) What is on your wish list for the holidays for your wardrobe? SS – I already bought my beagle, Bertie, and myself matching bow ties from Buggsley for Christmas dinner at my friends’ family’s house. So that one is…
We are checking in with local personalities and how could we not include this beauty. Elsa Corsi is a jewellery designer and co-owner of Jeweliette Jewellry, with online shoppin and a location of Hornby Street. Corsi keeps us in sparkles throughout the year; you’ll often find me wearing her designs on special occasions and I own many of her gorgeous pieces. Sparkle on Elsa Corsi and a happy holiday to you and yours! Now you know where to pick up any last minute holiday jewels you may need! 1) What is on your wish list for the holidays in terms of Jewellery?…
We just read through Urbanspoon’s most blogged about restaurant list for 2014 and were pleased to see many Vancouver spots on it. It seems our city has taken more than our fair share of the internet, but one has to remember that this is Urbanspoon, and Vancouver is a food blogger-filled city, so of course Vancouverites are going to give a shout out to the spots most easily accessible. And, yes, we do have a awesomely good food scene here. Food bloggers are a crazy lot, running from new spot to news- worthy spots, grabbing photos and posting all sorts of thoughts,…
There’s still time to put together some pretty awesome local-themed gift baskets when you visit this weekends Nat Bailey Winter Vancouver Farmer’s Market (10-2 pm Saturday). Why not grab some Copper Pot Preserves with their offers gourmet twist on old-fashioned homemade preserves such as jams, jellies and fruit relishes, using locally sourced berries and fruit, or Legacy Wood Crafts’ handmade cutting boards crafted from rare, salvaged Western Broadleaf Maple. For the chocolate lover on your list, Take a Fancy Chocolates and Sweets offers artisan chocolate made from fair trade organic cocoa beans, roasted, ground and refined in-house. From left to right: Key Lime…
We’ll be publishing some recipes over the holidays to help make your holiday food prep easier. We’ll have some of our own of course, but we just had to post some from our pal Chef Dan Clapson as he has teamed up with President’s Choice for these great turkey recipes. Coconut Curry Turkey Pot Pie Ingredients 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 yellow onion (diced) 3 cloves garlic (minced) 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste 2 cups coconut milk 2 cups half and half 2 cups PC® Organics Chicken Broth 1 2” piece lemongrass 1 2” piece ginger root (peeled) 3 red…
If you are a whisky lover, listen up. The Glenlivet is offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience available only to Scotch whisky lovers in Canada: the rare release of a one-of-a-kind, hand-selected single cask named The Glenlivet Single Cask: Squadron 70. This bottling is to honour the descendant of The Glenlivet’s founder George Smith: Captain John Gordon Smith Grant. A pilot in World War One and missing heir to The Glenlivet Distillery, he was wounded in action and received care at a Canadian field hospital in Doullens, France. His funeral was presided over by the RC Bishop of London, Ontario. Only a few…
We are checking in with some of our favourite local personalities as to how they celebrate the holidays and what they wish for under the Christmas tree. The talented Van Doren Chan is the Sommelier at Vancouver’s top French Restaurant, Le Crocodile, and the owner of C’est la V production, an event planning and hospitality training company that specializes in enhancing relationships between restaurateurs, producers, wineries and farmers. 1) What is on your wish list for the holidays in terms of wine or wine related paraphernalia (your area of expertise)? VDC – A life time subscription to Lucky Peach Magazine 2) What about…
Did you know that on average more than 28,000 individuals – 26 per cent of whom are children – rely on the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society each week? During the holidays we spend more time together cooking in the kitchen or gathered around the dining-room table than we do during any other season. But many Canadians are focused on food for another reason – they don’t have enough. That’s why Loblaw is urging people to donate to the annual Holiday Food Drive, held at Real Canadian Superstore® and Extra Foods® locations across Vancouver. If every Loblaw customer donated one…
Except perhaps a pizza and a salad here and there, I’ve never done dinner in 60 minutes or less, let alone a holiday dinner, so when I was told that a full holiday dinner could to be prepared for me in this quick manner, I was intrigued. STAY TUNED for a giveaway where you can make this all yourself with all the Epicure products you need! Epicure is a company who’s motto is “Good Food. Real Fast.” and they delivered on their quick meal promise. Their products include a massive range of pre- blended spices, gorgeous kitchenware and they have so many recipes for…
Each year when the holiday season comes, there is far more temptation around and keeping a healthy balance is damn difficult. Luckily we’ve got our nutritionist, Patti Smyth, R.H.N. on hand and we asked her for some suggestions. She’s pictured above indulging at one of our fav spots, Cuchillo! Have a healthy and happy holiday season! From Patti: Tis the season to be jolly, social, busy, generous and maybe a little over indulgent. And why not? You’ve worked hard all year, its time to connect with old friends, celebrate with colleagues and share a meal or two with extended family.…
