Take a trip to the East Village with Tasting Plates on March 11th. Your travelling taste buds will thank you for it as they venture through the village. The neighbourhood surrounding Hastings and Nanaimo streets is home a diverse selection of tastes. Tasting Plates East Village early bird tickets are on sale now, just $29…
Author: Jay Minter
Friday Find: JUSTEA
JusTea is a Vancouver tea company that is aiming to create a sustainable, economic and social environment for Kenyan tea farmers. Kenya exports more black tea than any other country and most of that is grown by small-scale farms who earn less thank $2 per day selling to the mass market. JusTea works with the…
Vancouver TheatreSports League earns laughs
Looking for laughs? Vancouver TheatreSports League is in the midst of its 27th Annual Valentine’s Massacre bringing Improv teams from around the continent to compete for bragging rights of being the best improv team. The Massacre performances take place every night this week, with shows at 7:30 and 9:15pm and the Grand Finale on Sunday…
4th Vancouver Foodster Poutine Challenge is on!
The 4th Vancouver Foodster Poutine Challenge is underway! Fourteen restaurants have created their own unique tastes on the truly Canadian dish of cheese curds, fries and gravy. From Breakfast Poutine to savoury beef stroganoff topped Poutines to sweet Churro based dessert Poutine, you won’t be bored of these unique chefs dishes. Head out, order the Poutine creations…
Picks of the Week – February 11, 2015
It’s time for one of the most pressure-filled occasions of the year, St Valentine’s Day as couples try to outdo their last year’s ‘special day’, but luckily there’s plenty of fun in the picks of the week to make any day special or take the pressure off ‘v-day’ … Bass: Meghan Trainor is sure to have…
Ryuu Izakaya – Now Open
Replacing the abruptly close Toyama downtown Vancouver, Ryuu Izakaya opened its doors this week at 757 Seymour Street. The newly renovated and nicely decorated room creates a more appealing dining experience than the crowded cafeteria style of its previous incarnation. Warm wood, dark tables, and breaking up the room with a divider and private rooms all…
2015 Grammy Awards Winners
Sunday night, the 57th Grammy Awards, music’s biggest night, raised the roof at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles with a star-studded show and ceremony. Broadcast on CBS and hosted by NCIS: Los Angeles star/rapper L.L. Cool J, for the fourth consecutive year the show presented 83 awards in the Nokia Theatre pre-telecast and live on-air….