Restaurants Across Vancouver Mix Up Cocktails For QMUNITY There’s even more ways to celebrate Pride this year, as the The Mackenzie Room has rallied eight fellow restaurants to raise money and awareness in support of the Vancouver Pride Parade. Each venue features a pride-themed cocktail for the week of the festival from July 29-August 4, 2019, with a percentage of all proceeds will be donated to QMUNITY, a resource center. Each restaurant has designed their own unique cocktail, but all the cocktails will have the same unifying name: “Pride Ally #stillfighting50” in acknowledgement of this year’s Vancouver Pride Parade theme.…
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Head To The North Shore For Views, Dining And Entertainment At The Shipyards Friday Night Market We headed over to the North Shore to check out the Shipyards Friday Night Market and were treated to some tasty treats and entertainment; there’s live bands,alfresco dining and dancing, and stunning views of the Vancouver skyline, all just a quick Seabus ride away from downtown. The Shipyards Friday Night Market is in North Vancouver’s newest waterfront neighbourhood, Lower Lonsdale, and welcomes guests every Friday in the summer until September 27, 2019. Each Friday, the Shipyards Plaza transforms into a party for all with…
PC Insiders Make Entertaining Easy With This Seasons Must Try Products Each season the PC Insiders Collection selects “Must Try” Products, so we do what you would do if you were told you must try something, we try it. We head to the farmers markets for lots of our products, but it’s great to also have your fridge and freezer stocked with some handy foods that make entertaining easy. Here’s a few that we’ve enjoyed. The PC Thick and Smokey Pork Burger along with their PC Brioche Buns made a delicious Sunday BBQ easier. Many times we make our own…
Experience Cocktails, Live Music, and BBQ At The PNE Fairgrounds The producers of 24th Annual Hopscotch Festival have been working hard to develop their new summer festival and are proud to announce: PUNCHBOWL: A FESTIVAL OF COCKTAILS & BBQ. This outdoor summer tasting event will welcome over 3,000 Vancouverites who will be shown how to properly use the very spirits they see and love. Presented by Gordon Food Service & Intercity Packers, the 1st Annual PUNCHBOWL will be located at The PNE Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 27th. This festival will include over 50 different beverage vendors, each showcasing a different…
Haut Dogs At The Wiener Bar at Provence TWB – The Wine Bar While we missed the June event this year, Hot Dogs, Cool Bubbles at TWB –The Wine Bar, we are not going to make that mistake again and are heading to The Wiener Bar at 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 31 with Haut Dogs, Size Matters – Big House Champagnes and Foot-Long Hot Dogs. Provence/TWB Wine Director Joshua Carlson came up with the idea as a tribute to London’s famed Bubbledogs. “We received such great response to our June event, we decided to do it again,” says Carlson. “This…
BC Blueberries Feature On South Granville Calling all blueberry lovers! Prepare yourselves for South Granville’s first ever blueberry-themed event this summer: Go Blue on South Granville, happening from July 18th to 28th with BC Blueberries. Over the 10-day celebration, a number of South Granville’s restaurants will feature BC blueberries in special menu items. In addition, the street will be transformed with hues of blue as various retailers celebrate blueberries in their own ways – watch for special promotions, sales, events, and decorations. This is an event you don’t want to miss! There will be delicious food and drinks, great shopping…
Fraser Common Farm and Glorious Organics Welcome Big Day BBQ We attended this last year and this was spectacular! Still a couple tickets left for tomorrow. TICKETS! Fraser Common Farm and Glorious Organics are excited to welcome Big Day BBQ to the farm for a day of food, fun and frolic on July 21, 2019! Your afternoon will start with a reception of complimentary beverages from Windfall Cider, Powell Brewery and a special cocktail by Long Table Distillery and Dickie’s Ginger Beer, while taking in some twang from Starlight & the Pony. With the smell of whole hog, chicken and…
Food Day Canada Celebrated August 3rd Across Canada Fairmont Chateau Whistler executive sous chef Derek Bendig announced that his 2019 Food Day Canada (FDC) dinner will be comprised entirely of ingredients from the Whistler Farmer’s Market, located just steps from the hotel’s front doors and now he’s released the complete menu for the August 3, 2019 dinner. The Whistler Farmer’s Market welcomes local farmers, purveyors, artisans, bakers, and entrepreneurs twice-weekly. From Lillooet’s Spray Creek to Squamish’s Spark Kombucha, the local product of countless market partners will be showcased on the seven-course menu under the creative cookery of Chef Bendig. *N’QUATQUA…
Tools To Keep You Moving Towards Your Fitness Goals It’s been a whirlwind couple of years and I’ve been in super good, average,and not so good shape; I’m an expert in losing, and gaining weight it seems! In 2017 I won a weight loss contest, ran a half marathon, got married and was super happy with my wedding look and I felt great, but old habits slipped back over the next year. I got busy and exercise went on the back burner again, I’d go for after-work wine instead of after work workouts, and much of the weight returned. Fitness…
What To Do in and Around Vancouver This Week We’re well into July and we’ve still got lots of summer to-dos to check off the list. Don’t let the days slip away without creating some memories of your own. Here are a couple of ways to celebrate summer. Drink – Strongbow’s newly launched Rosé Apple Cider We’ve been sipping a few ciders this month and finding that Rose’s are becoming more popular. This latest offering from Strongbow is light pink in colour, with flavours of red apple, some white flower and berry notes. Medium-sweet, we like this one with grilled ribs.…
Do Chay Opens Up In The Kingsway Corridor With Vegetarian And Vegan Fare Do Chay Saigon Vegetarian (1392 Kingsway) quietly opened its doors last month in Vancouver, and word quickly spread about this 32-seat, plant-based Vietnamese restaurant located in the middle of the Kingsway corridor. With street food dishes such as its popular Coconut Rice Cakes, XO Potstickers, to a Seitan Calamari Lotus Salad, and Vegan Pho with avocado, Vancouverites are curious and hungry for this modern take on Vietnamese. “I’ve always wanted to open a Vietnamese restaurant that was both approachable and yet still stays close to my family’s…
Spicy, Cool Treats Popping Up From DL Chicken and Mister The Downlow Chicken Shack (DL Chicken) and Mister Artisan Ice Cream (Mister) team up for the ultimate hot ice cream throw down, dropping two exclusive ice cream sando flavours starting this Saturday, July 13, 2019 at DL Chicken (905 Commercial Drive). Fans can cool down with either the Jalapeño Honey Ice Cream Sando or DL Pineapple Ice Cream Sando. It’s a win either way – all summer long. In addition, those who visit on launch day have a chance to try the limited edition Jalapeño Honey Ice Cream Fried Chicken…
What To Do In And Around Vancouver This Week It’s full on summer, even if the weather indicates otherwise, and once again Vancouver has so much to offer. Here’s a couple of things that popped up on our radar. Burb Pop-Up Burb, a BC-based cannabis retail and apparel brand, is hosting a Launch Party and Pop-Up Shop this weekend to celebrate the launch of their new collection in collaboration with Six Hundred Four at 151 Cambie Street. The Launch Party | Friday, July 12 | 8pm – late First look at Burb’s new collection. Attendees will have a chance to…
Pacific Northwest’s Largest Festival of Latin Culture – Carnaval del Sol What’s up for the weekend? We’re checking out Carnaval del Sol, the Pacific Northwest’s largest festival of Latin culture tomorrow, and maybe Sunday too, as it’s on both July 6th and 7th at Concord Pacific Place. This year’s theme “Sharing Our Indigenous and Afro-Latin American Roots” celebrates Latin America’s rich and diverse history! Here’s the scoop from the news release: A celebration of the diversity and dynamism of Latin American culture, Carnaval del Sol features an incredible array of music, dance, visual art, sports, and culinary delights. Concord Pacific…
Restaurateur Peter Contos Opens Lost Horn Mediterranean Grill in West Kelowna Kelowna’s Westside has been rather limited when it comes to dining choices, but that has changed as The Lost Horn Mediterranean Grill just opened on Main Street. The Lost Horn offers a fast-casual approach to dining, focusing on quality, local ingredients wherever possible. Kelowna is a mecca for fresh fruit, produce and vegetables and has become known for artisanal products, offering everything from specialty meats to honey and cheese, and the restaurant is working alongside local farmers to bring your seasonal items at their freshest. The restaurant’s owner and…
Blood, Guts and Betrayal: Heroic Opera presents Verdi’s Shakespearean Epic Opera, Macbeth After seeing Cinderella from Vancouver Opera this spring, we need more opera in our life so are excited to attend Macbeth! The ultimate story of ambition, murder, and betrayal, Verdi’s epic opera Macbeth is adapted from Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Verdi’s music is some of the most grandiose he ever wrote, and he considered it his most prized opera. “This is Game of Thrones-level drama. Treachery, sword fights, murders, wild women in the woods telling the future…what isn’t to love?” says Jeanine Fynn, Macbeth’s Director. Presented as a historic fantasy,…
Driving to Rowena’s Inn A Treat In The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV My husband Michael and I celebrated our two year anniversary in style with a trip out to Harrison Mills, and tested out the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev along the way. The Outlander is a plug-in hybrid electric, a combination that is very timely right now as Canada is just establishing the infrastructure necessary for straight plug-ins, and it’s not always possible to get a full charge, so the back-up of gas is necessary. We brought our bikes, and there was plenty of room inside the car for both our…
H2 Rotisserie & Bar Goes All Out For Canada Day How are you celebrating Canada Day? Things have been so busy around here that I’ve not planned much, but this appeared in my in box and definitely peaked my interest. I’ve eaten at H2 Rotisserie & Bar many times and their food and service has always been impressive, so this is sure to be a treat. For Canada Day they are adding several flame-grilled items to the expansive menu that includes over twenty five items, and these will be prepared and served outdoors from noon to 5pm, if the weather…
Provence’s Chefs Present Lobster Many Ways Including a Lobster Boil on July 15 Who else loves lobster! It’s such a treat and here’s your chance to try it many ways at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown at the foot of Davie Street. We recently had a delicious family brunch here, and a lunch and learn with Black Hills Winery and can tell you they just keep getting better and better here. GLV July is lobster month at Provence, and this year they’ve got an extra special menu from Chef’s Jean-Francis and Sheldon featuring one of our favourite crustaceans. The Chefs have…
Happy Hour is Happier Now That Coquille Seafood Hosts Seafood Sessions Thursday afternoon happy hour at Coquille Seafood in Gastown is where you need to be! You’ll find a variety of guest presenters each week featuring Ocean Wise seafood and teaching you a little something about their unique fares. We’ve been to two already, and slurped some oysters from Fanny Bay Oysters and and noshed on some spot prawns from Organic Oceans, and we’re planning on heading to West vs East Coast Oysters today featuring our friends from Sea Star Winery and there Salish Sea Wine at 4 pm! We’ve…
