Vancouver Opera’s season continues with two more performances of Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera, Don Pasquale February 15 and 18. Opening last Saturday at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Don Pasquale is another opulent production, with whimsical sets, comic turns, and soaring vocals – and laundry! Before the curtain raises a full-height Fotoromanzo (romantic-comic photo novel) teases audiences with…
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Join Vancouver Foodster & Tasting Plates 3rd Annual Dumpling Fest
Found all around the world, dumplings come in all shapes and sizes, stuffed with a wide array of delicious fillings. Wednesday, October 6th, Vancouver Foodster and Tasting Plates’ Dumpling Fest invites you to explore the flavours of the globe. From 6pm to 10pm that evening, experience different restaurants and tastes from Vietnamese dumplings, to Italian…
Miantiao brings a new dining experience to Shangri La Vancouver.
Following on the reopening of the Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver, BC-based Kitchen Table Restaurants is ready to officially open the doors of Miantiao, located on the hotel’s third level, on Thursday, June 17. Offering a unique marriage of Italian and Chinese culinary philosophies, techniques and cultural traditions, Miantiao — derived from the Mandarin word for ‘noodle’, a staple of both cuisines…
Summer is Popping at Fairmont Pacific Rim
Fairmont Pacific Rim is aiming to be a summer dining hub with two new spots opening up to join the renowned Botanist and Lobby Lounge & RawBar. Take it outside at the pop-up patio, in collaboration with Oakridge and Westbank, or dine-in at the new giovane bacaro from Kitchen Table Restaurants. The hotel plaza has…
Make an Appointment with Vancouver Opera’s The Barber of Seville
For the Valentine’s season Vancouver Opera has delivered another beautifully-staged love story to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera The Barber of Seville is known as one of the foremost works of opera buffa – Italian comic opera, even 200+ years after its debut. The Barber of Seville brings all the stereotypes of…
Vancouver Opera’s La Traviata takes us to Paris
Vancouver Opera has kicked off its new season with a lavish production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. Director Alan Gauthier has transformed the Queen Elizabeth Theatre into 1920’s Paris for the production’s four shows. Opening on a grand Parisian music hall party hosted by famed courtesan Violetta Valéry, who is recovering from illness and weary of…
Tasting Plates Commercial Drive – recap
Last night, a gang of hungry foodies and their friends descended on The Drive for Tasting Plates – Commercial Drive. Checking in at Federico’s Supper Club, tasting platers began their annual exploration of East Vancouver. Over the course of the night, the Italian legacy of the neighbourhood shone through with many plate reflecting a Mediterranean heritage Starting the…