Wednesday night we had the chance to explore a new neighbourhood on Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates Marpole. While Marpole is one of Vancouver’s historic neighbourhoods, it is often overlooked as people drive through enroute to Richmond or downtown Vancouver. The neighbourhood is going through a bit of a renewal and new merchants and eateries are…
Author: Jay Minter
Capture Photography Festival – April 1 – 28, 2016
Tomorrow, the 2016 edition of the Capture Photography Festival gets underway. For the third year, the annual not-for-profit festival celebrates local and international artists producing challenging and thought-provoking photographic works. The festival also works to encourage new artist, engage the public with stimulating dialogue. This year, over 75 artists’s exhibitions, tours, talks, public installations and…
Picks of the Week – March 30, 2016
March came in like a Lion and looks like it’s going out like a Lamb, but before March wraps it leaves us with these picks of the week Dine: Explore the flavours of the Marpole neighbourhood tonight on Tasting Plates Marpole Abba: Broadway Across Canada presents Mamma Mia on until Sunday at the Queen Elizabeth…
Van Foodster Rice Bowl Challenge Winner & Re-cap
The Vancouver Foodster Rice Bowl Challenge has wrapped up for 2016 with the Siam in the City Bowl from Ban Chok Dee in Langley declared the People’s Champion. This Vancouver Foodster Challenge was one of the tightest races, the Judges Choice ended up in a 3-way tie with Siam in the City Bowl, Momma’s Style Poke Bowl…
Harrison Hot Springs Uncorked
Harrison Hot Springs is ready to pop the cork on Harrison Uncorked Wine Fest. Building off of the successful Craft Beer Festival, Uncorked is built to gather the community to celebrate the bounty within their backyard. Harrison Uncorked is two days of food, wine and entertainment from the fertile Harrison region. The Wine Festival starts Friday April 22nd…
Friday Find : Vancouver Singer – Sophia Danai
Independent Vancouver artist, Sophia Danai recently released her second album Love Royale. The result of two years of working with a number of renowned, award-winning collaborators to advance her producing and writing. The singer/songwriter finds the ability to express her own emotions and experience through her music a cathartic experience. As she finds herself…
BC Distilled Festival 2016
Tomorrow, the third annual BC Distilled Festival gets underway celebrating British Columbia’s craft and micro-distilleries. The festival starts Friday night with a sold-out first of its kind Cask Strength Whiskey Tasting Preview, at the Westin Bayshore, nine distilleries will be sampling straight from the barrel, under 3 year old (save for one) that are not yet…