Grill and Vine Restaurant in The Westin Resort and Spa Whistler has one of the best patios in the Village. This summer, treat yourself to one of its new alfresco suppers, served on a communal 32 seat patio long-table the Summer Series dinners take place July 3, July 31 and September 9, 2015. Executive Chef…
Godspell sings the gospel
The final show of the season at The Arts Club Granville Island Stage, Godspell, is now playing, until August 1st. The award winning musical, based on the gospel according to St Matthew, is a thoughtful, fun and eclectic telling of a series of familiar biblical parables. The Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) penned show debuted over…
Friday Find : Miyabi Santoku Knife
One of my favourite parts of cooking is the preparation, there’s something satisfying about slicing, dicing and chopping. For years, I thought I had good knives for preparing meat and vegetables but I’ve not discovered they were merely, decent. Since being introduced to the Miyabi Santoku knife at the Cook Culture booth at Eat! Vancouver…
Polaris Music Prize 2015 Long List
Last week, the Polaris Music Prize announced the 2015 long list at an event at The Carleton club in Halifax. The non-profit Polaris Music Prize organization annually celebrates and rewards the creativity and diversity of all recorded Canadian music regardless of sales or genre. From this years 197 eligible titles, the Polaris jury of 196…
Picks of the Week – June 24, 2015
While it’s felt like it for weeks, we are into our first full week of summer, let’s see how the picks of the week can get your temperature rising… Music: This evening from 5pm – 10pm, Gastown is filled with sounds as Make Music Vancouver returns for another year of great music and fun throughout the…
Truffles Fine Foods Cafe Now Open Downtown
Since 2005, Truffles Fine Foods has been carving itself a reputation as one of Vancouver’s premier catering companies. Expansion into a cafe at Van Dusen Botanical Garden followed and now their newest kitchen has opened in Downtown Vancouver. Located at 785 Davie Street (at the corner of Howe Street), the new Truffles Fine Foods cafe…
Make Music Vancouver 2015
Wednesday evening, the streets of Gastown will once again be filled with the sounds of music. For the fourth year, Make Music Vancouver presents a day of music, hundreds of music acts, absolutely free! The grass-roots volunteer run event shuts down Water Street in Vancouver and transforms the pavement into a series of stages and performance spaces….