The Vancouver Aquarium is reopening this Friday. After the longest closure in its 64 year history took the Aquarium to the brink of the abyss, it is ready to rise again. The Vancouver institution was aided during the COVID era closure by a community campaign with Whitecaps FC selling custom-designed face masks. However, even with the…
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Gone Fishing – Hook Line & Sinker
As we continue highlighting Tourism Week and BC moves further into the next phases of reopening, let’s take a wade into the waters around us and go fishing. Remember, like all activities for the initial phases of the BC Restart, BC Fishing Guidelines recommend you to stay safe, stay local. In freshwater alone, British Columbia…
Join the Slow Fish Canada Dinner
Lovers of local seafood are in for a treat as the 5th Chefs’ Table Society of BC’s Slow Fish Canada Dinner returns to the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) on Sunday, September 23rd. This annual event allows seafood lovers to interact with local chefs and indulge in local sustainable seafood. Starting with Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) culinary…
Catch lunch at Schooner Restaurant
Celebrating 66 years serving the village of Tofino, Schooner Restaurant is an institution on the West Coast. Perched on the rise at Second & Campbell Streets, overlooking the town and harbour, the restaurant has been at the centre of the community as it’s grown from a remote post-war outpost to a world renowned destination. We stopped…
Summit Lodge Whistler
This past weekend, on a getaway to Whistler, we stayed at Summit Lodge & Spa, a great boutique hotel located in the heart of Whistler Village. The 81 rooms are nicely appointed with kitchenettes, fireplaces, digital cable, sitting areas and sundecks but the benefits of Summit Lodge don’t end there. It’s the extras, and there’s lots…
Market by Jean-Georges at Shangri-la Vancouver
This month, MARKET by Jean-Georges at the Shangri-La Vancouver is celebrating their 4th Anniversary with a specially created 5 course tasting menu. If it’s anything like the spectacular Valentine’s Day Tasting Menu we recently experienced, I recommend making a reservation soon. Last week our taste buds were awakened by a perfectly prepared 5 courses; Oysters…
The Fish Shack
With a name like The Fish Shack and a slogan “Hook It & Cook It”, evoking a dockside fish monger, you’d better have a great seafood menu to live up to the name, this latest entry from The Glowbal Group indeed lives up to it. One of the first things that greets guests…