It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like Chocolate. Whether it’s a treat for yourself or a gift for someone special, Chocolates are always a great option. Urge Chocolates is a local artisan chocolate company that specializes in unique flavour combinations. Urge Chocolatier Dirke Botsford blends espresso, peanut butter, pepper, orange flavours with quality dark chocolate…
Author: Jay Minter
Pacific Northwest Festivals 2015
Sasquatch Music Festival is upon us in a few weeks, bringing a plethora of artists to the Pacific Northwest and launching the start of the Festival Season in our neck of the woods. Here’s a few of the multi-artist festivals in Oregon, Washington, Alberta and BC. (Note, not all the festivals have their artist line-up…
Picks of the Week – May 6, 2015
Here we are, the start of May! Summer is just around the corner and signs of the season are popping up all over, take a look at what’s happening in the picks of the week; Docs: The 2015 DOXA Documentary Film Festival wraps up this Sunday closing out 11 days of documentary films with the Closing Night…
Straight Outta Brooklyn Pizzeria
I finally got the chance to grab a slice from the new pie on the block, Straight Outta Brooklyn Pizzeria. Located at the east end of Robson Street, in the midst of a plethora of Asian eateries, the pizzeria stands out in its style and authenticity, in fact I’ve been to very similar small pizza…
Vancouver Farmers Markets turn 20!
In 1995, a few hundred people descended upon the Croatian Cultural Centre where 8 brave farmers had set up the first Vancouver Farmers Market. Now 20 years later, Farmers Markets are firmly entrenched in the city’s landscape and are a welcome shopping destination for hundreds of locals. The first of this Summer’s weekly markets, in Yaletown,…
Friday Find: Hamilton Beach Blender
I recently had the privilege to win a Hamilton Beach MultiBlend Blender. This sleek and stylish unit is a great addition to your kitchen counter. The MultiBlend is specifically designed to handle food and beverage blending, making it the ideal for a quick morning or post-workout smoothie. At around $50 the Hamilton Beach MultiBlend 53510 Blender is…
Clean Bandit wrap West Coast tour
UK electronic group, Clean Bandit wrapped up their 6 week tour of Western North America last week. Their penultimate show brought them to the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver for an hour long energy-filled show. The quartet of Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson, Luke Patterson, and Neil Amin-Smith were lead by tour vocalist Elizabeth Troy who belted through…