Monk’s Dinner and Hockey nights

Your Evening Includes: Reservations at Monks! Valet Parking Great Game Seats Three Course Dinner Menu Shuttle to & from Rogers Arena HST & Gratuities Included Dinner Reservations @ 5:00pm Shuttle Service Begins @ 6:20pm $150.00 per person Call to Reserve Now! 604-877-1351

Actor Dan Aykroyd To Mix Crystal Head Vodka Cocktails at YEW Bar

Friday, September 24, 6pm to 7pm  On Friday, September 24, Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd will be behind the bar at YEW in the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver to mix Crystal Head Vodka cocktails.  Aykroyd, spokesperson for the brand, is making a stop at YEW on a “bottle-signing” tour of Western Canada and the US to…

Vancouver Cooks2 Cookbook Giveaway

At the Chef’s Congress I was given a copy of the http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/vancouver-cooks-2  Vancouver Cooks 2.  And it can be yours if you follow me on twitter @goodlifevan and leave a comment on who your favourite chef in Vancouver is on this post.  Contest closes on Sept. 24, 2010

Hastings House Foxtrot Vineyards and Poplar Grove Winery Dinner

On Friday, September 24 the winemakers from two of the top wineries in BC will be at Hastings House for a winemaker’s dinner. Gustav Allander from Foxtrot Vineyards and Ian Sutherland from Poplar Grove, both located on the Naramata Bench, will be joining us for a memorable evening pairing their award winning wines with Marcel’s…

Stella Artois searches Vancouver on quest for next Canadian Draught Master

This month, Stella Artois is holding its 10th annual quest to find Canada’s Draught Master. The Stella Artois World Draught Master is a global competition that celebrates the quality, craftsmanship and century-spanning heritage of Stella Artois in 31 countries around the world. But mastering the perfect pour doesn’t happen overnight. Stella Artois has held Draught…

Chef Meets Grape BC VQA Release

Fans of BC wine and food should plan to attend the sixth annual ChefmeetsGrape! The event brings new, fall releases from more than sixty BC VQA wineries together with quintessential BC cuisine from 12 top local restaurants. BC’s many award-winning wines are enhanced by BC’s red-hot culinary landscape. The restaurant chefs in this year’s event,…

News from Vista D’Oro

Where did the summer go? It takes forever to arrive and in a flash it’s gone! We’ve been busy preserving all the fruit of the summer and are looking forward to harvesting the beginnings of fall starting with Italian Prune Plums this week. The heirloom tomatoes are now ripening in abundance and are available at…

THE COUNTDOWN TO THE 2010 BBQ ON THE BYPASS IS ON!

Metro Vancouver’s biggest BBQ competition & free public event will sizzle on September 19th with more competitive teams, more barbequed food & more family fun August 19, 2010 (Langley, B.C.) – The countdown to Metro Vancouver’s hottest BBQ competition is officially on. With just one month to go until the fifth annual BBQ On The…

The Fairmont Vancouver Airport’s Beekeeping is a First!

The Fairmont Vancouver Airport is always thinking outside the box when it comes to sustainable initiatives and its commitment to the environment. Taking an unprecedented look “inside the box” for the hotel’s new beekeeping initiative is a first of its kind for an airport property to take on and call its own. With 24 colonies…

June Comes to an End

Scroll down for updates daily updates! Hard to believe it’s almost July. Happy Canada Day!  Catch me at 4 p.m. judging burgers in Yaletown at Society.

Be Patient – I am upgrading to new webhost

Scroll down for many more updates…. Hang in there.  We shouldn’t have any difficulties, but I am moving to a new webhost tomorrow.  Email me at cassandra (at) goodlifevancouver.com with any questions or if you see anything wonky!!! Thanks.

It’s June Already?

Scroll down for my latest updates! How can it already be June?  The summer is upon us, but the weather hasn’t really put Vancouverites in the mood.  I still have tomatoes to plant, the strawberries are behind and beach weather seems but a wishful thought. Last weekend I journey to Tofino and did not ever…

Top Table Van Mag Award Winners

Contest now closed. In Honour of Top Table’s wine we have a copy of the Araxi cookbook to give away….comment to win…be original!  Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West honoured at Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards   We are pleased to share with you that Top Table restaurants were recognized an unprecedented 17 times at the…

EAT! Vancouver Food & Cooking Festival

Congrats to Erin and Dale….winners of the tickets to this year’s Eat.  MAY 28-30, 2010  Mark your calendars, the highly anticipated Eighth Annual EAT! Vancouver Food & Cooking Festival will be held May 28-30, 2010 at the newly built Vancouver Convention Centre and is sure to draw the best of the best in food and…

Vancouver Craft Beer Week is Here!

Vancouver Craft Beer Week is a celebration taking place throughout metropolitan Vancouver from May 10 – 16, 2010. It aims to inspire a broader interest in all aspects of beer in order to cultivate a flourishing craft beer culture in the region. VCBW consists of a series of signature festival events and independently-organized satellite events…

St. Patrick’s Day 2010

In Ireland St. Patrick’s Day is actually a religious holiday, a feast to honour St. Patrick, not a day to drink green beer, scarf down green jujubes and wreck general havoc.  Instead, why not treat it like a day to celebrate Irish culture and whip up an Irish stew or some corned beef and cabbage?…

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Taste BC

#BCWine #Giveaway – RT and comment on your fav BC VQA winery on this post Liberty Merchant Company pours it on at Taste BC 2011 For Liberty Merchant Company, the holiday cheer doesn’t end with the year and neither does the giving. Liberty is once again recruiting British Columbia’s finest food and beverage purveyors for…