There’s nothing like kicking off the month of December with a hike through the temperate rainforest! Despite having lived my entire life in the Lower Mainland, I had never hiked Quarry Rock until today. What makes this somewhat odd is …
BC Studies Online Auction: Nov 15-22, 2013
I admit, I’m a bit of geek when it comes to BC history and geography, so the annual BC Studies Online Auction gets me excited. It begins on November 15 at noon and ends on November 22nd at noon. BC …
Odd Society Spirits opens in East Van
Odd Society Spirits, a new craft distillery, opened this evening to local media and industry folk, a day before it opens to the general public. Located on Powell Street at the foot of Commercial Drive (next to the ARC), it’s dangerously …
Canadian Inspired Comfort Food at Prestons
What is Canadian cuisine? This is a question that I see in travel forums every once in a while, often from people seeking to eat something “authentically Canadian” while in town. I’ve always argued that there’s no such thing as a …
Steam Whistle Oktoberfest is coming to Vancouver!
As some of you know, I am a craft beer enthusiast. I go to beer tweetups. I’m a member of CAMRA Vancouver. I go to St. Augustine’s way too much. As a result, I’m excited to announce that Steam Whistle Oktoberfest …
Khatsahlano! Music + Arts Festival 2013: A Culinary Preview
Update: This was a review of an event from 2013, but keeping it up here as a time capsule reminder. Vancouver’s biggest FREE outdoor music festival, the Khatsahlano Music + Arts Festival, is taking over Kitsilano’s W 4th Avenue on Saturday, …
Tasting Plates Vancouver: Commercial Drive
I was walking down Commercial Drive on the first week of June, still in a daze after coming back from the TBEX conference in Toronto the night before, and who do I run into, but Richard Wolak aka: Vancouver Foodster. …