The Vancouver International Wine Festival seemed to go as quickly as it arrived this year. Just as I was getting over the initial shock to the system from the launch (ahem), it seemed like we were already lamenting the end …
Vancouver International Wine Festival 2013 Officially Begins
The Vancouver International Wine Festival kicked off last night at JOEY Bentall One‘s Wine Room. Considered to be one of the biggest, best, and oldest wine festivals in the world (ironic, considering Vancouver’s youth), the media launch attracted members of the wine …
It’s Beer O’Clock! Salty Scot Sea Salted Caramel Scotch Ale
This afternoon I visited Liberty Wine Merchants on Commercial Drive to pick up some booze for Christmas. While eyeing the beer fridge, I noticed a new beer from Parallel 49 Brewing: Salty Scot Sea Salted Caramel Scotch Ale. Always up for …
Before you devour that sunchoke soup…
This evening I went to The Acorn, a new vegetarian restaurant in Vancouver which is considered one of the best new restaurants to have opened in 2012 . Unlike Vancouver’s other exclusive vegetarian restaurants, The Acorn provides top notch service, …
O5 Tea Bar: Vancouver’s Best New Secret
“Vancouver is a few years behind when it comes to tea” Pedro Villalon tells me as I sat down at his O5 Tea Bar in Kitsilano late November. The charismatic Mexican-born tea hunter starts to mix me a drink as he elaborates …
Forage: Robson Street’s Newest Restaurant
Robson Street’s famous for its retail chain shopping and perhaps even its authentic Asian restaurants. But what Robson Street is not known for is a place where you can find cozy, neighbourhood restaurants that focus entirely on local, ethical, sustainable …
Shake Up Yaletown at Minami Restaurant, Vancouver
Minami Restaurant was the place to be for cocktail lovers on October 25 as it hosted the first-ever Shake Up Yaletown cocktail competition, a special event featuring exclusive cocktail creations made exclusively for the annual Taste of Yaletown dining event. From 5-8pm, six bartenders …