The Richmond Night Market finally closes this weekend, and because it’s the Thanksgiving long weekend, they’ll be open Friday, Saturday, Sunday as well as Monday. If you haven’t been to the night market this summer, now is your last chance to go! …
Tasting Plates Vancouver, Kitsilano – two girls attempt 10 restaurants in 3 hours
Last week on Wednesday my colleague Dana and I joined dozens of other food enthusiasts in Kitsilano for the second-ever Tasting Plates Vancouver, a culinary event put on by food blogger Richard Wolak, better known online as Vancouver Foodster. For …
The Brave Bull’s House of Steak Closing
Vancouver is about to lose an institution. According to a message posted on the B.C. Chowhound forum today, The Brave Bull’s House of Steak is closing for good on September 2nd: Never been, but for those interested, the couple that run Brave Bull are retiring and …
Why I love the Moore Hotel in Seattle
I’ve stayed at the Warwick, the W, the Holiday Inn, and at El Gaucho, yet I always come back to the Moore Hotel. I recently stayed here for two nights last weekend, my fifth time at the hotel over the …
A weekend in Seattle for GeekGirlCon ’12 – Friday night
Last weekend I was in Seattle to attend the second ever GeekGirlCon – a convention that “celebrates and honors the legacy of women contributing to science and technology; comics, arts, and literature; and game play and game design by connecting geeky women world-wide and …