What’s Should Be On Your Agenda This Week How’s your September going? There’s a certain crispness in the air and signs of fall are rapidly appearing around here and I’m not sure whether to wear a sundress or a sweater these days. Although I’m usually at a loss when if comes to fashion, though. We…
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What’s Good August 28th Edition
What Should be on your Agenda It’s the last week of August, which always seems scary, but I’m feeling kind of ready for the upcoming season. How about you? Fretting that it’s the last days of summer in Vancouver, or full into the fall!? I’m getting my finances organized, back working out intensely, cooking lots…
What’s Good August 17 Edition
What We Are Recommending This August! Summer Fun. It’s been a busy week so far and it’s only Thursday. Already we’ve been out to Langley to Central Park Farms to explore sustainably raised meat on the farm cooked by Chef Adrian Beaty, dined aboard a yacht as a fundraiser for Les Dames d’Escoffier and managed to…
Noodlebox Canada Launches Guest Feature Series
Noodlebox Pairs With Food Gays, Julie Van Rosendaal and Dreena Burton This August Noodlebox Canada has launched a guest feature recipe series with three innovative recipe creators to showcase each of their dishes, one available for a week-long run this August. My pals the Food Gays were asked to collaborate and you can scroll down…
What’s Good August 11th Edition
What To Do In Vancouver This Week of August Hard to believe we are hard into the second week of August. Summer’s been good to us so far, but it’s flying by and this smoky haze we have hanging over us is putting a bit of a damper on what would have otherwise been some…
Wednesday August 9th Pirate Pack Day
Pirate Pak Day For Adults Raises Funds For Zajac Ranch For Children Who doesn’t love an old school White Spot Burger, especially when you’re helping raise funds for a worthy cause! On Wednesday, August 9, you can order up an Adult Pirate Pak at 62 White Spot restaurants throughout British Columbia and four locations in…
PNE Food Line-Up – Wacky, Weird or Just Plain Tasty?
PNE Food Vendors Reveal Newest Crazy Food Items for 2017 Each year the food at the fairs around the world gets crazier. Some people flock to try anything weird and wacky, while others just prefer a good old hot dog or burger. Once again our Vancouver PNE Food items sounds a little different, some items…
Where to Eat For Food Day Canada August 5
Everyday We Eat Canadian Food, but Food Day Canada Is Extra Special If you joined our twitter chat on August 2nd, you may be a little extra pumped about Food Day Canada, but even if you missed it there’s still time to plan for your celebration on August 5th! It’s a chance for all Canadians…
Westin Bayshore’s H2 Rotisserie & Bar Salutes Pride
H2 Rotisserie Pride-themed Menu On Until August 10 Last week we were doing yoga at the Westin on the pool (details here) and today we’re heading back there to talk about their cocktail program for The Craft Spirits Show with Joe Leary on TSN1410. There are lots of reasons to visit H2 Rotisserie & Bar…
Join the annual Food Day Canada Twitter Party!
On August 2nd Prepare For Food Day Canada August 5 And Win Prizes! I’m working to help promote Food Day Canada with as a Food Day Canada’s Culinary Ambassador @goodlifevan along with Chef Michael Smith @ChefMichaelSmth , Amy Matheson @amyemathe and Julie Van Rosendaal @dinnerwithjulie and the whole Food Day Canada Team. Date: Wednesday, August 2nd Time: 8 – 9…
What’s Good This Week July 20 Edition
What To Do In And Around Vancouver Week – Living The Good Life in Vancouver It’s a diverse city we live in and this week you’ll find everything from people dressed to the nines at the race track for Deighton Cup (see you there!) to folks consuming more meat in an afternoon than some do…
Let’s Patio #onRobson Passport to Summer Fun
Drink and Dine #OnRobson This Summer I came home to a cool kit for a Moscow Mule to celebrate to launch of Let’s Patio #onRobson, a cool campaign from the Robson Street BIA. It’s kind of strange that we don’t head downtown to dine more, but in the summer we are hanging out at home…
What’s Good This Week – July 15th Edition
What To Do In And Around Vancouver This Week I’ve been away on assignment in San Diego and just catching up to what’s happening a little further north. We’re heading to Chicha Restaurant shortly for their BBQ, and tomorrow another BBQ at a friends house celebrating a birthday. Summer is definitely in full swing and…
Les Dames d’Escoffier Present Summerdine – August 16th
Dinner by the Province’s Best Chefs – Les Dames Summerdine Fundraiser Supports Women’s Education, Project Chef and Growing Chefs I’m part of this amazing organization and each year we present a dinner party across the province created by our region’s top chefs. This year it’ Wednesday, August 16th when Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter presents Les Dames…
Metropolis Metrotown Showcases Tasty Treats
Tasty Treats Showcase On At Metropolis at Metrotown If you’re a fan of sweets, get down to Burnaby as from August 11th to 20th, Metropolis at Metrotown will be hosting Tasty Treats, a mouth-watering and whimsical exhibit featuring larger-than-life food art displays, sampling from sweet & salty snack retailers, and daily contest giveaways. Looking for…
What’s Good This Week – July 4 Edition
What’s There To Do Around Vancouver This Week? Pig Roast at Library Square – Saturday July 8th Library Square is keeping summer rolling on Saturday with the “Juluau”— a pig roast and Tiki drink party which kicks off on their patio at 3pm. Tickets to the event are $25 and include: Pig Roast and all…
What’s Good This Week – Canada Day Edition
Let’s Get Ready to Celebrate Canada in Vancouver – 150 PLUS YEARS I’m tagging this Canada Day #Canada150plus because Canada has been here a lot longer that 150 years! Nevertheless, we’ve got a country to celebrate and more and more reasons to celebrate as we find new ways to unite, merge and define our own…
What’s Good This Week June 20 Edition
What To Do In And Around Vancouver This Week It’s the first day of summer and I’m feeling rather out of sorts for some reason. It’s actually the kind of weather I like today, so that can’t be it, although I know a lot of my friends would be happier with a little more sunshine….
Metropolis at Metrotown Launches Virtual Reality 360 degrees Exhibit to Celebrate Canada’s 150th
Head to Metropolis at Metrotown for a contest – $1,000 grand prize/$250 weekly We partnered with Metropolis to bring you some news on this exhibit that sounds like a pretty cool way to get to know Canada! And they’re easy to get to via sky train too! Thinking we’ll head out and try to nab that grand prize…
Where To Take Your Dad This Father’s Day
Events For You And Dad For Father’s Day It seems people tend to plan a little further ahead for Mom, but good old Dad doesn’t seem to mind more last minute plans. I’m still getting emails on events that aren’t yet sold out, so here’s a few for you should you not have decided on…
