The next Vancouver Foodster Challenge gets underway on Wednesday. The 2016 Rice Bowl Challenge gets underway on Wednesday, March 3rd and runs until March 27, 2016. A batch of restaurants from around Metro Vancouver are preparing a rice bowl to wow the public and judges during the run of the Challenge. Chefs have been advised…
Author: Jay Minter
88th Annual Academy Awards – winners
Sunday evening, the 88th Annual Academy Awards were telecast from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Comedian Chris Rock hosted what has been a controversial Oscar year, the lack of nominees of colour caused a call for boycott and a change in the Academy’s membership rules. The controversy gave Rock a lot of fodder for his…
Friday Find: Frank and Oak x CWST
Another week, another great collaboration in the Friday Find. This week we find that Montreal’s Frank & Oak and LA’s CWST announced their first collaboration with the launch of a limited-edition menswear collection for Spring 2016. The two brands have joined forces to develop a seven piece capsule consisting of hoodies, sweatshorts, and t-shirts, that…
Winners & Losers at The Cultch
There’s just a couple more performance to catch Winners & Losers at The Cultch Historic Theatre before it closes on Saturday. The unique show is a raw and intimate conversation between artists and friends Marcus Youssef and James Long. Whenever guys get together their competitive side usually rises to the top and conversations turn to…
Picks of the Week – February 24, 2016
Leap day is fast approaching and next week we are already into March but first let’s see what’s in the picks of the week for the last week of February… Wine: The Vancouver International Wine Festival continues the sips until Sunday evening Ivories: Wednesdays at XY start your evening with live Showtunes at Keys – Piano Bar & Live…
The Sheepdogs take it on the road
The Sheepdogs – Commodore Ballroom – February 18, 2016 Saskatoon based, The Sheepdogs filled The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver for two nights last week. The Juno award winning group brings an old fashioned, down home rock and roll sound with universal appeal. Judging from a wildly enthusiastic audience, singing and dancing with fists in the…
Matt Andersen & The Bona Fide – Honest Man on tour
Matt Andersen – The Vogue – February 18, 2016 New Brunswick artist, Matt Andersen is on tour across North America. Starting in Duncan, and Victoria, the third stop of the Honest Man tour made its way to The Vogue Theatre in Vancouver last week. Being new to Andersen’s music, I didn’t really know what to…