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…
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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,…
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…
Harrison Uncorked Wine Fest returns April 21-23, 2017
Returning for a second year of sips and suppers, Harrison Uncorked Wine Festival pops the cork April 21 – 23, 2017 throughout Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. Harrison Uncorked brings together the village’s eateries with the region’s local wineries and farm fresh fare for three days of wine-makers dinners and tastings. Uncorked by Day offers afternoons…
West Village Cafe creates a community
Tucked into a shopping complex in Surrey, the recently opened West Village Cafe is an urban oasis in a suburban sea of chain store conformity. Even as you enter the bright, contemporary, cafe you are aware that you’re in for something good. Arriving on a Sunday morning, West Village Cafe was bustling and alive with groups…
Salute to Vimy Ridge 100 Anniversary.
This weekend marks the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. This First World War battle was a defining moment for Canada with special significance for the West Coast, through its connection to Major-General Arthur Currie. The former Victoria High School teacher worked his way from a bottom-rung member of the militia to become…
Free Discovery Pass opens Parks Canada sites for 2017
With the long winter behind us and a long weekend ahead, it’s time to get outside and explore again. In celebration of Canada 150, Parks Canada has opened the gates and doors to their parks and sites for free with the 2017 Discover Pass. The Discovery Pass allows all Canadians to get out and explore the country’s…