Chef Victor Bongo to Take on The Food Program at The Naramata Inn It may not be wine touring season quite yet, but it’s just around the corner, and each year there’s a few more spots to both wine taste and dine at. For one, we’ve just heard there’s going to be a new face behind…
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Safety First for 2017 – Winter Tire Testing With Kal Tire
Winter Tire Testing Proves Vancouver Road Conditions Call For More Than All Seasons This Year Sometimes we talk food, sometimes, wine and sometimes cars and driving. Since we opted out of owning a car, we’ve had the opportunity to drive all sorts of different models and compare everything from seat comfort to the effectiveness of…
Fitness Fridays – On Cloudflyer Runners
Taking Cloudflyer Runners For a Run I’ve been running on and off for years and gone through my fair share of running shoes. This fall I decided to hit the pavement once again and, while visiting Kelowna, I went to the always trust-worthy athletic store, Fresh Air Experience for a new pair of runners. No matter what…
Food Trends and Hopes for Vancouver in 2017
Food Trending in the Direction of Sustainability What do I wish for in 2017? Sure, I’d like to see more wild game on menus, fewer macarons, and more great casual dining with a focus on local, but food security for all would be my real number one wish. We can move closer to food for…
What’s Good This Week – The Last One of 2016
How’s the season going for you? If you are like us we’ve been pretty darn busy, but now that the family visits are over and we’re settled in doing home things like making soup with our ham bones, we’ll need to get out and try a few more festive things before the year ends….
Les Dames D’Escoffier – Holiday Suggestions Part Three
Les Dames d’Escoffier Dish on Holiday Gifts Les Dames d’Escoffier‘s BC chapter members have many holiday suggestions for both consuming and giving. Click here for part one, here for part two and continue reading for part three! Dame Mary Mackay – Terra Breads Dame Mackay owns Terra Breads and we always stop in for the Pannetone,…
Les Dames d’Escoffier – Holiday Suggestions Part Two
Les Dames d’Escoffier Dish on Holiday Gifts Earlier this week I wrote a little about Les Dames d’Escoffier and what some of our Dames suggested for holiday gifts. Click here for part one, and continue reading for part 2! Dame Mireille Sauve – Dames Wines Earlier this year Dame Mireille Sauve led a fundraising initiative for Les…
Holiday Sips From Near and Far
What to Sip this Holiday Season? Some Bubble, Grenache, Syrah or Nero D’Avola perhaps? We lined up and tasted a few more wines over the last little while and thought we’d share a few of our thoughts on these beauties because we are so very generous and you should have these on your to taste…
White Willow Gift Boxes
Give the Gift that Keeps Giving – White Willow Gift Boxes Looking for that perfect last minute gift for someone that has everything? Head to https://whitewillowbox.com/gifts and purchase a gift certificate that you can immediately print and pop into a Christmas card, and voila, you are a hero! White Willow boxes are full of things that…
Les Dames d’Escoffier BC – Holiday Suggestions – Part One
Les Dames d’Escoffier Members Suggest Some Holiday Gifts I am proud to say I am a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, and I am honoured to be included in this group of strong and accomplished women. Les Dames d’Escoffier is a world-wide organizaion and can be decribed formally as “A leadership culinary organization composed of women who…
Escape to Victoria – Christmas in Victoria with the Magnolia Hotel and Helijet
Magnolia Hotel Celebrates the Holidays with a Festive Trail It couldn’t be easier to get over to the Island with Helijet, and that’s exactly what you should do to capture Victoria’s holiday magic this December. With over a dozen flights a day, right from downtown Vancouver, you are easily on your way on your holiday…
Hand Crafted Spirits On TSN1410 – The Emerald And A Brandy Alexander
Rachel Zottenberg’s Brandy Alexander at The Emerald Supper Club If you been following the Hand Crafted Spirits Show, you may have caught a few segments where Joe Leary and I search for tasty cocktails on TSN1410. This week we were off for some house-made Kahlua as we catch up with Rachel Zottenberg at The Emerald Super Club….
Potters Christmas Shop and A Spot of Tea at Honeybee
An Adventure to Surrey for Holiday Shopping and Afternoon Tea Celebrations of any sort were big at my house, and Christmas was no exception. Our house was fully decorated with a good measure of garlands, ribbon and the occasional poinsetta, and each year my sister and I would get an ornament on the night before Christmas,…
Hostess Gifts and A Little Etiquette
It’s that time of year when you’ve been asked to a party or two and now you’ve got to not only figure out what to wear, but also what to bring. We give you some suggestions and a few thoughts about gift giving etiquette too. Number one rule is if you ask to bring…
Bottles of Holiday Bliss – A Few Wines on Sale at the BC Liquor Store
Steals and Deals at the Liquor Store We were blessed with some decadent wine tasting last week and thought we’d share some of the deals we found on wines that could make great hostess gifts, pair with a holiday meal, be left out for santa, or consumed home alone if you need to drown your…
Chef Jesse McCleery Takes Home the Gold at Gold Medal Plates Victoria!
Ten BC Chefs Awarded Gold Medal Plates Emblem of Distinction Last week we rushed off to Victoria, and thanks to Helijet, we got there in time to catch the Gold Medal Plates Culinary Competition. If you’ve been following Good Life Vancouver, you’ll know that I am basically a Gold Medal Plates groupie, and that…
Chef Morgan Wilson Q at the Empress
Chef Morgan Wilson from the Fairmont Empress Hotel doesn’t have far to go to compete for Gold Medal Plates, as he’s Victoria-based, but that doesn’t make it any easier. We learn a little more about his thoughts on trends before the competition. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking….
Chef Sam Chalmers North 48
Gold Medal Plates competitor, Chef Sam Chalmers, is based in Victoria, and I just may have to go for the French Onion Soup he describes below. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. North 48 is a modern comfort food restaurant. We take classic dishes and put our own…
Chef Nicholas Waters Toque Catering
One more day until Gold Medal Plates in Victoria and prior to this yearly face off, we try to catch up with all the chefs competing. Chef Nicholas Waters from Toque Catering in Victoria gave us a little insight into his culinary world. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. We are a…
Chef Jefferson Alvarez Cacao Vancouver
Chef Jefferson Alvarez has had a busy fall as he’s recently opened Cacao, inspired Latin American plates in Kitsilano. We had a few questions for him as he preps for Gold Medal Plates to compete for Gold, but there were no hints as to what he’ll be serving! Tell us a little bit about your…
