With a long weekend coming up, why not stick around the city and explore it. After the long winter has kept us cocooned at home, it’s time to get out and see blooming in the city. To help make zipping around to check out the attraction, I recently had the chance to test out a…
Author: Jay Minter
Picks of the Week – May 3, 2017
It’s time to see if those April showers really did bring us May flowers while we’re out and about checking the picks of the week. Social: Canada’s largest social media conference Social Media Camp brings novices, experts, and enthusiasts together in Victoria, BC this week. Punk: The Commodore Ballroom welcomes punk supergroup Me First and The…
Join Tasting Plates Burnaby Heights – May 17th
Elevate your taste buds with a trip to Burnaby Heights on May 7th with Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates. The Hastings corridor through Burnaby finds a wide variety of flavours and styles of eateries. The neighbourhood chefs are sure to pull out all stops as Tasting Plates tours their spots. Tasting Plates patrons are invited to…
Where to Dine Awards 2017 winners
Last week, Where Vancouver handed out its 21st annual Where to Dine Awards to local restaurateurs during an afternoon event, hosted by man-about-town Fred Lee, at Glowbal restaurant at Telus Garden. Where to Dine Awards went to: Miku Restaurant received the Where Sustainable Seafood Award, presented to the restaurant that best exemplifies practices of sourcing,…
Tasting Plates North Vancouver – Recap
This week, the North Shore was invaded by a gaggle of hungry explorers taking part in Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates North Vancouver. As with all Tasting Plates, the patrons got to experience a sampling of what the neighbourhood has to offer. Restaurants, cafes, and their chefs put their best foot forward with their Tasting Plates…
3rd Annual BC Cider Week opens tomorrow
The Northwest Cider Association’s (NWCA) third annual BC Cider Week gets underway from tomorrow, April 28th until May 7th. The ten-day celebration of the art of craft cider includes cider-centric events, tastings and festivities throughout the province. Tasting events from Kelowna to Vancouver Island include festivals, tap take overs, cider pairing meals, limited edition ciders…
Picks of the Week – April 26, 2017
While the rain keep piling up, let’s see what fun we can find in the picks of the week to take our minds off of it. Taste: Explore the flavours of the North Shore on Tasting Plates North Van Edition tonight Folk: British folk singer/songwriter Laura Marling takes the stage at The Vogue Theatre on…