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 …
A Culinary Adventure at the Fairmont Winnipeg
It all began with a plate of chocolate. There upon the dresser in my room at the Fairmont Winnipeg was a painter’s easel. Entirely edible, it was made of chocolate and featured bison on its canvas; creatures I had seen in the flesh …
Dinner at Winnipeg’s Fusion Grill
I’ve been eating well so far in Winnipeg. Some might say too well. I knew Winnipeg had a good dining scene, but nothing was going to prepare me for my evening at the Fusion Grill. As somebody unfamiliar with Winnipeg’s …
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. …
#2DaysinSeattle: Saturday – Discovering Ballard
Visit Seattle invited me to spend two days in Seattle as a part of their #2DaysinSeattle campaign. Don’t know what #2DaysinSeattle is? Read my previous blog post, “So you’re spending #2DaysinSeattle.“ Saturday was day two of our two days in …
#2DaysinSeattle: Friday – 7 bars in one night
Visit Seattle invited me to spend two days in Seattle as a part of their #2DaysinSeattle campaign. Don’t know what #2DaysinSeattle is? Read my previous blog post, “So you’re spending #2DaysinSeattle.“ The drive from Vancouver to Seattle was pretty straightforward. …