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 …
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
Update: Forage has closed on November 24, 2024 after 12 years in operation. You can read about the reason behind the closure, here. Robson Street’s famous for its retail chain shopping and perhaps even its authentic Asian restaurants. But what …
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 …
Pumpkin Patch Adventure at the AppleBarn Pumpkin Farm
A trip to the pumpkin patch is one of my quintessential fall experiences. It’s the perfect excuse to head out into the countryside and fully embrace the season: the warm colours of the foliage, the foggy mornings, the earthy smell of the …