Clair’s Bed and Breakfast and Greek Night in Ladner Sometimes I get seriously behind in blogging and this Ladner post is so very long overdue, but luckily for us, it’s almost timeless and everything I experienced in Ladner this winter is still readily available. Perhaps it’s an even better time of year to visit now it’s warmer out and all the flowers are in bloom. Husband Michael often works on weekends and hey, we also need he occasional break from each other; what married couple doesn’t? So luckily one of my besties, Tess, is an awesome +1 and is very…
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Last Minute Ideas For Canada Day Happy Canada Day to you all! It’s a fairly gloomy one here in Vancouver, but we’re not going to let that stop us from enjoying some Canadian Food and getting out to raise a good ol’ glass of Canadian beer, wine or a Canadian-spirit based cocktail or two! Here’s a couple suggestions for you if you happen to need some inspiration. Canada Day Crab Fest at Water Street Cafe June 30TH – July 2ND BC DUNGENESS CRAB BISQUE $10 WEST COAST CRAB CAKES $15 pacific rock crab, baby shrimp, preserved citrus, fennel, arugula, saffron aïoli…
The Nomad Cook – Chef Katsuji Tanabe In Vancouver The Nomad Cook, Chef Travis Peterson, hosts entertaining “Nomad Dinner Parties”, bringing world-class chefs into Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, as well as hosting supper clubs and cooking lessons himself. Tess, Chef Erin Vikars and I headed to The Compound to experience dishes from Chef Katsuji Tanabe, an L.A.-based chef, born in Mexico, known for his kosher-Mexican dishes. Bio: Katsuji Tanabe has worked inside LA’s most acclaimed kitchens, from the four-star Bastide Restaurant to Beverly Hills’ Mastro’s Steakhouse. Tanabe owns MexiKosher Restaurant, the first authentic Kosher Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles and arguably…
Escape to Bowen Island #ExploreBC Just a short ferry ride away lies a little paradise worthy of many days of exploration – Bowen Island. We headed over for a night and wished we’d booked for longer, but we managed to get a lot of tasty treats in in a very short time. Thanks to our sweet ride, the Honda 2018 Acccord Touring V6, we had lots of room to pack, a cabin that felt like we were in a much wider ride, and superb handling to nip around those winding Island roads. Thought we’d take a shot of the car…
Nightly Dermalogica Routine For Your Best Sleep Ever I don’t know about you, but sleep is always something I could use more of. I seem to go hard all day and then just collapse, but it’s not always restful, so when I was invited in to Dermalogica to try some of their new sleep-inducing products and receive a rest-inducing treatment, I was totally game. I met with Cory, who is a one of Dermalogica’s excellent consultants, he makes one feel at ease and has obviously done his homework when it comes to beauty treatments, and rather than just sell me…
Happy Hour Just Got Happier at Gotham Steakhouse We love Gotham Steakhouse for it’s old school charm and recently had a lunch date there with some friends that was very delicious. It’s been a while since we’ve been there for happy hour, but that will change with this news! Prime rib sliders? Yes please! Gotham Steakhouse is celebrating the long-awaited arrival of Spring 2018 with Social Hour on their secluded garden patio. Enjoy warm weekday afternoons and early evenings with a special menu of small plates, feature cocktails and treats from the award-winning wine list. Wednesday through Friday, Gotham’s in-house…
Minami Dishes Up Super Fresh Sushi and More with the Latest Tasting Menu We dined at Minami’s sister restaurant Miku late last year, but it had been a while since we’d been into this Yaletown spot, specializing in Aburi sushi, sake and cocktails. We headed on in to try the new spring tasting menu and Minami was also featuring Okanagan’s Kanazawa Winery’s Sakura Rosé, Kokuryu Junmai Ginjo Sake, and a soft cocktail called the Ibuki made with Seedlip Garden 108, the world’s first non-alcoholic spirit. We’ll have more on that spirit soon as we’ve got some sample bottles now to play…
Treat Dad With a Meal Out On Father’s Day What are you doing for your Dad this Father’s Day? We’ve got a couple suggestions for brunch and dinner, but you might just want to cook up his favourite meal at home, so there’s a great list of suggested recipes here too! Brunch at CRAFT CRAFT favourites like eggs benedict, chicken and waffles, mac & cheese along with a custom omelette station, charcuterie and cheese, fresh fruit, assorted pastries, a beef & ham carvery, and much more await your Dad at CRAFT BEER MARKET! AND over 100 beers on tap to…
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 and boasts notes of mild vanilla, toasted oak, clove and honey. Then, the aging went further with BACARDÍ Gran Reserva Diez, a rum that’s also barrel-aged, this time for a minimum of 10 years and it’s best enjoyed on the rocks! It has a dark golden hue and…
Top Chef Mexico’s Katsuji Tanabe in Vancouver June 19 Congrats Rebecca! We’ve partnered with the Nomad Dinner Club, to give 2 tickets to their next event away! The Nomad Dinner Club promotes celebrity chefs and brings in some of the biggest names in the culinary world and this dinner features Chef Katsuji Tanabe. The evening will include an amazing 5 course dinner paired with an Okanagan winery and a local craft brewery. Scroll down to enter. Born and raised in the heart of Mexico, the son of a Japanese father and a Mexican mother. Katsuji Tanabe has worked inside LA’s…
#BCSeafoodFest Features over 40 Local, National and International Chefs We’re packing our bags and heading over to the Island this weekend for the BC Seafood Festival with Chef Shelome Bouvette from Chicha! There’s still some tickets left but many events are sadly sold out! I’ve been many times and this year sounds EVEN BETTER. This year the 2018 event is unveiling the next generation of the festival by extending the highly anticipated BC Seafood Festival Signature Weekend to three-days featuring new events and celebrations including celebrity chef demonstrations, award-winning shellfish and seafood tastings, interactive & educational displays, and competitions including…
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, Rosewood Hotel Georgia has opted to donate to the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit environmental organization that works to protect and preserve the earth’s oceans and beaches. During the celebration, Rosewood Hotel Georgia’s three distinct drinking venues will be offer three delectable variations of the Negroni:…
Pairings at Science World Explores The Science Behind Food And Wine Matchmaking While Supporting Underserved Children On June 13, enjoy gourmet bites from renowned chefs and restaurants paired with a selection of fine wines from Oliver’s Golden Mile Bench Science World is partnering up with La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, an association of Gastronomy, and select wineries from BC’s Golden Mile Bench, the first Sub-GI in the Okanagan, for its inaugural food and wine event, Pairings—a gourmet evening with a dash of science, on June 13. This event explores the fascinating science behind food and wine pairings and supports Science World’s Super Science Club.…
What Not To Miss At VegExpo I had lunch last week with my pal Chef Pola Schacter, a natural food distributor, at Lunch Club on Arbutus (great spot btw) and she brought me a couple items that will be available at the Veg Expo today and I wanted to be sure you didn’t miss them if you’re going, and that they’re on your radar when you next go grocery shopping. First up Qrunch Foods! I’m neither gluten-free nor vegetarian, but I love some of the alternative burgers out there and this one was a great addition to the salad I took…
What’s Going On In Vancouver This Week It’s been a busy week for me here as I’ve joined a very cool company, Satel Creative, a Vancouver ecommerce agency, and right off the bat there’s an event this weekend, and I hope to see some of you there. Craft Beer Week starts this week and there’s lots of beer dinners coming up, including one at Chicha! I’m also heading to the Veggie Expo on Sunday and will have a sneak peak of a couple of the products for you in the next few days; who knew Brussels sprout and cauliflower puffs…
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 of 1410 AM Craft Spirits Show with Joe Leary. Plan ahead to visit here for Canada Day as this has to be one of the most Canadian Restaurants in town! Listen In here. Smokehouse Caesar Smoked Paprika Rim 2 oz jose cuervo tequila ½ oz…
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 in Western Canada where it first originated. Six top-notch Fairmont bartenders competed for the best new recipe and, to make things extra challenging, they did it in a compact, moving kitchen, on board the Rocky Mountaineer. The winner, Oisin Collins, from the Fairmont Chateau Lake…
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 a few words dialed in remotely from Laura Catena . Along with the launch, the winery reminded us of the history of Malbec: the “Life, Death and Rebirth of Malbec. From Eleanor of Aquitaine, to the Italian immigrants in Argentina, to the phylloxera death in…
Grey Goose Ambassador Stephanie Lamb Reinvents the Caesar Who doesn’t love a good Caesar? We love Caesars at brunch, or after a cycle on a hot day. We’re particularly fond of Walter’s Caesar Mix, and highly suggest you pick up a bottle or two and mix up some of these alternatives from Canadian Grey Goose Ambassador Stephanie Lamb. She’s created three elevated Caesars using existing ingredients in your fridge or pantry. From different rims, extraordinary market-fresh garnish displays, to deliciously flavour profiles that can be enjoyed all summer long! Content provided by Grey Goose Vodka. THAI CAESAR 1.5 GREY GOOSE Le Citron 1 Thai chili,…
What To Do In And Around Vancouver This Week I’m not exactly fond of this heat, so I’l be spending as much time as possible in an air conditioned environment, but there’s a few reasons I will be making a journey out around Vancouver and here’s a few of them. Gastown Chicken Fight Returns for a seventh year of Wing to Wing Combat – May 20th On Sunday, May 20th at 4 pm the Gastown Chicken Fight will return to The Lamplighter Pub. Wing lovers are invited to make their way to Gastown to be help crown the wing masters from the…
