Alternative Business School Graduates From Groundswell Present Their Fares In Granville Island Luckily for me, I’m on Facebook (give me a like, won’t you?) and often pay attention to the events that are suggested to me, as I procrastinate on the work I need to do. Yesterday, up popped the Groundswell Test Market At Granville…
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Mauro Colagreco’s Mirazur is No.1 as The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 are revealed Congratulations to all the restaurant making The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2019! Canada is not among them, but of note is that Chef Andersen Lee, a 20-year-old cook from Montreal, has been named the 2019 recipient of the 50 Best BBVA Scholarship. Lee, who was raised…
Negroni Week In Vancouver
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…
Jessica Préalpato The World’s Best Pastry Chef 2019 – News Release
The Head Pastry Chef at Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée in Paris, Jessica Préalpato, has been voted The World’s Best Pastry Chef 2019 Congratulations to Jessica Préalpato, who received her award in advance of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 awards ceremony, taking place on 25 June in Singapore. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by…
Romance & Laughter Take Centre Stage as Shakespeare in Love Joins the 30th Season of Bard on the Beach
Shakespeare In Love Another Home Run At Bard On The Beach Another night at Bard on the Beach last night and the entertainment continues! Shakespeare In Love was a huge success and the actors antics again had us in stitches once again. The costumes were impressive and the characters were ones you wanted to get…
Grissa’s Sugar Latin Bakery Pop Up at Cacao
Grissa’s Latin Pastries and Alfajores Served at Cacao in Kitsilano Lately I’ve been obsessed with Alfajores and I’ve tried a couple that are totally worth reporting on. I went by Cacao a couple weeks back for the Friday Latin Bakery Pop-Up where Chef Jefferson Alvarez introduced me to Grissa, of Grissa’s Sugar, who had a…
Herb & Wild Berry Elk Rack – Mr. Bannock
Herb & Wild Berry Elk Rack Pairs With Nk’Mip Pinot Noir As it’s National Indigenous Peoples’ Day on June 21, so we thought we’d feature this recipe from Mr. Bannock, from the Squamish Nation, who has an Indigenous food truck that we’ve been meaning to get to! Recommended pairing is the Nk’Mip Pinot Noir. The recipes…
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…
The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Announces the 51-120 List
World’s 50 Best Diversifies It’s List The list of the 51-120 Best Restaurants is out and still no sign of Canada, but it’s good to see way more Female-owned restaurants of the list. GLV The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, announces the 51-120 list of restaurants ahead of its annual…
#BourdainDay – Anthony Bourdain Legacy Scholarship at the CIA
Scholarship in Anthony Bourdain’s Honour Assists Students At The CIA I had the honour of meeting Anthony Bourdain several times and this announcement is great news.I’m sure he’d be honoured and touched by the Culinary Institute’s initiative and want to hear about exactly what the students will be up to. Happy birthday Tony – June…
Nespresso Barista Creations Milk Coffee Range
Nespresso Releases Coffees That Pair Best With Milk I recently starting using my Nespresso Milk Frother and it is LIFE CHANGING, so when I heard that Nespresso was working on a coffee that works best with milk, I did a happy dance. Apparently three quarters of coffee drinkers globally enjoy a white coffee, so Nespresso…
Let Me Feed You – Cookbook By Rosie Daykin
Rosie Daykin’s Newest Book Guides You Through Easy and Tasty Dishes My home is overflowing with cookbooks and I’m fully addicting to reading, and cooking through them. There’s so many books I can choose from, but Let Me Feed You, the latest cookbook from Rosie Daykin (she previously published Butter Baked Goods and Butter Celebrates)…
Menu Sampling at BC Place
Chef William Tse Launches New Menu Items At BC Place Saturday marked the start of football season in Vancouver with the BC Lions going up against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Michael and I were invited to watch the game while enjoying some treats from the new BC Place Menu. While the game didn’t turn…
The Taming of the Shrew opens the 30th Season of Bard on the Beach
Refreshing Revamp of a Wild West inspired The Taming of the Shrew Last night we attended the opening on The Taming of the Shrew at Bard on the Beach and we think it might be our favourite Bard yet! Set in the Wild West the cast and crew really went all out to produce a…
Nearly 60% of all food in Canada is wasted – FoodRescue.ca Changes That – News Release
Nearly 60% of all food in Canada is wasted – FoodRescue.ca expands to BC to change that We are pleased to bring you the following news on reduction of food waste through FoodResue.ca GLV Loblaw commits over $400,000 to Second Harvest (FoodRescue.ca) to support a free, innovative platform that tackles food waste, food insecurity, and…
Last Minute High-Tech Gifts For Father’s Day
Gifts For Father’s Day That Will Make You The Favourite Child It’s not too late to show Dad some love on Father’s Day, as there’s still some to shop for a super cool gift for your super cool Dad. In fact, after a quick walk through Best Buy yesterday, we’ve come up with some great…
What’s Good This Week June 14 Edition
Vancouver To Do’s Curated By GLV It’s well into June and things are getting warmer! We’ve been able to hop onto some patios and just checked out the new Westin Bayshore’s H Tasting Lounge Patio on the seawall in Coal Harbour last night and are thrilled that there’s some shade so we don’t melt! AND…
Juke Fried Chicken Does Take-Away Beach Boxes – News Release
Available for Pick-Up at Davie Street ‘Little Juke’ Location, Each Beach Box Offers Ready Made Picnic of Fried Chicken, Sides, Cocktail Mixer and Cups Juke Fried Chicken is adding its signature southern-fried sizzle to al-fresco outings this summer by introducing their new Juke Beach Boxes available for pick-up exclusively at ‘Little Juke’ located in Vancouver’s…
UBC Goes 100 percent Ocean Wise
Sustainable Ocean Wise Seafood On The Menu At UBC UBC has always sourced much of its seafood from the Ocean Wise choices, but now, 100 percent is Ocean Wise! My husband Michael works for UBC Food Services and I’m always so impressed of how much care goes into considering our environment on a day to…
Westbank Pop Up At Shaw Tower
Westbank Brings A Taste Of What’s To Come Yesterday I stumbled over a bunch of delicious donuts from Dipped Donuts and I’ve just got to share the news (AND the donuts if you get here quickly). As a preview of what’s to come at Vancouver House’s Beach District, Westbank is hosting their 2nd annual Shipping…
