Where to Get Your Negroni On For Negroni Week We’re thinking that a Negroni tour might just have to happen this week. If nothing else, get to Juniper for their adventures! Scroll down to read about that! GLV Welcome to Negroni Week, presented by Imbibe Magazine and Campari. Imbibe launched Negroni Week in 2013 as a celebration of one…
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Botanist Bar of Canada’s Fairmont Pacific Rim Crowned 2019 World’s Best Bar Team
Botanist Bar of Canada’s Fairmont Pacific Rim Crowned 2019 ‘BOLS AROUND THE WORLD’, World’s Best Bar Team Congrats to the Botanist Team! Way to go Grant Sceney! GLV From the press release….. Botanist Bar at Fairmont Pacific Rim has been named Lucas Bols ‘BOLS AROUND THE WORLD’, World’s Best Bar Team. As one of six…
Caesar Day at Edible Canada – May 16
Celebrate Fifty Year’s of the Canadian-Born Caesar at Edible Canada 50 years ago, Canadian Caesar was created by restaurateur, Walter Chell. Since that time, the Caesar has established itself as a true Canadian icon. At Edible Canada, there’s always tradition with a twist. Instead of serving traditional Caesars, which normally contain vodka, a Caesar mix, hot sauce, Worcestershire…
BC Wine & Restaurant Legend Wins 2019 Trailblazer Award – News Release
Honoured by Where Magazine & Les Dames d’Escoffier Congratulations Christine! Very deserving! Christine Coletta, owner of Okanagan Crush Pad, has been honoured with the 2019 Trailblazer Award by the BC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier during the Where to Dine Awards celebration. Les Dames d’Escoffier is an organization of women leaders in food, beverage and hospitality whose mission is education, scholarship and philanthropy….
Gotham Steakhouse & Bar Celebrates International Women’s Week With Special Cocktail
Drink up for a good cause with the Mother of Dragons Cocktail at Gotham Steakhouse In celebration of International Women’s Week, Gotham Steakhouse & Bar is offering a special cocktail, and donating proceeds to a local charity. Created by bartender Carolyn Yu, Mother of Dragons is a fiery blend of Hennessy VS Cognac, Cynar, Bittered Sling Malagasy…
Vancouver International Wine Festival Trade Competition Winners
Spirited Industry Professional, Sommelier of the Year, Wine Program Excellence Awards The Vancouver International Wine Festival announced the 2019 trade competition winners today at Celebrating Excellence: 16th Annual Awards Lunch Featuring California Wines, presented by ContainerWorld. The Celebrating Excellence program is part of the three-day Trade Days Conference; the program honours those professionals who contribute to this region’s exceptional…
What’s Karen Drinking – Ungava Gin
Mixing Up A Ungava Gin G & T With Grapefruit Juice From our pal Karen: I was totally fascinated with Ungava Gin @ungava_gin when the bold and beautiful yellow colour caught my eye in the Gin aisle. This Canadian Gin is named after the Ungava Peninsula found at the northern tip of Quebec. It has natural herbs…
Wild Sweets® – Mulled Hot Cherry Cocoa Tea
Wild Sweets® Cocktail For The Holidays Why not sweeten up your holiday party with a little something special. Mulled wine is so last year. Ingredients: 8 oz / 250 mL Cherry Cocoa Tea (1 bottle) from Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby 1/2 orange flesh (± 45g) 1 pinch Ancho chili powder 1.5 oz French…
How To Be Popular At Parties – Booze Round Up
What Drinks To Bring to Holiday Parties Sure cookies and candies are great, but if you really want to be a hit at a party bring some stellar booze to share. Parallel 49 and Central City 2018 “Alpine Adventure Pack” Beer Advent Calendar Parallel 49 Brewing and Central City Brewers and Distillers have another great version of their…
What’s Karen Drinking – Pumpkin Margarita
Mixing Up a Pumpkin Margarita From our pal Karen: It’s the American Thanksgiving next week and my cousin who lives in the US asked me to make a cocktail for her guests who don’t eat dessert. Like me. Knowing she would be making her fabulous pumpkin pies I knew she would have pumpkin purée on…
What’s Karen Drinking – Turmeric Tea
Mixing Up a Turmeric Tea It’s time for a Mocktail, so kick back and relax and mix up yourself something that Karen’s been drinking! From our pal Karen: It’s Mocktail Monday and I have made a Turmeric Tea that can be enjoyed warm or cold. Served warm it also helps soothe winter colds and sore…
What’s Karen Drinking – Tequila Cosmopolitan
Mixing Up a Tequila Cosmopolitan It’s that time of week again, so kick back and relax and mix up yourself something that Karen’s been drinking! From our pal Karen: “It’s the last day of summer (when she made this one!) and I wanted to take it out with something a bit summery.😎Cheers and farewell dear summer…
What’s Karen Drinking – Blood Orange G&T
Mixing Up a Blood Orange G&T It’s that time of week again, so kick back and relax and mix up yourself something that Karen’s been drinking! From our pal Karen: “It’s the Thanksgiving long weekend here in Canada. I found bags of Blood Oranges @costco_canada and they’re perfect for making a colourful and delicious welcoming cocktail for…
What’s Karen Drinking – The Brown Derby
Mixing Up A Brown Derby Our pal Karen is at it again and mixed up The Brown Derby! From Karen “BROWN DERBY 🍂🐝 I love using Honey in Fall drinks and the Brown Derby is a favourite. This classic cocktail from the golden age of Old Hollywood was named after the famous celebrity spotting restaurant in…
BC Blueberry Cocktails
Mix Up Some BC Blueberry Cocktails With These Local Libations It’s BC Blueberry season and there’s plenty of berries this year. They’re great in muffins, salads, in pies, sauces jams, and, of course, cocktails! There’s even a locally made Blueberry Vodka made with Bremner’s Blueberries by Marcus Von Albrecht at XFour Vodka(they’re also a client…
Bacardi Introduces Two New Premium Rums For Father’s Day
Bacardi Knows What Your Dad Wants To Drink Bacardi has two new premium rums coming out for Father’s day – BACARDÍ Añejo Cuatro and BACARDÍ Gran Reserva Diez and as usual, we are thirsty! First up is BACARDÍ Añejo Cuatro barrel-aged for a minimum of four years, this rum takes elevated cocktails to another level. It has a beautiful golden apricot hue…
Negroni Week at The Rosewood Hotel Georgia
Rosewood Hotel Georgia is pleased to announce that Reflections, 1927 Lobby Lounge, and Prohibition will all be participating in Negroni Week, June 4th – 10th Now in its sixth year, Negroni Week was launched as a celebration of the classic cocktail and as an effort to raise money for charities around the world. This year,…
National Caesar Day Part 3 – Caesars at Timber
Timber on Robson Has One of The Best Caesars in Town In honour of National Caesar Day we are throwing it back to our interview with Restaurant Manager Margot Balaro of both Timber Restaurant and Forage. We checked in with her for her Caesar recipe. and sampled some snacks at Timber and recorded another segment…
Caesars Aboard The Rocky Mountaineer
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louis’ Oisin Collins’ Recipe Featured on The Rocky Mountaineer Did you know the Caesar was actually invented in Calgary, developed by hotel restaurant manager Walter Chell nearly 40 years ago? This year, luxury tourist train Rocky Mountaineer and the Fairmont teamed up to create a new version of the classic drink, here…
Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2015
A Sneak Peak of Catena Zapata’s New Wines Recently we were lucky enough to sample a new superb super-Malbec, coming to British Columbia in September from Argentina, the 2015 Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino. The wine was introduced to us over empanadas at Joey Restaurant by Luis Reganato, the Chief Vineyard Manager at Catena Zapata, with…
