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…
Picks of the Week – April 29, 2015
Closing out the month, we’ll soon see if our April Showers do indeed bring May Flowers. In the meantime, here’s my picks of the week; Laughs: Comedy couple Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally bring their Summer of 69: No apostrophe tour to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre tonight. Docs: The 2015 DOXA Documentary Film Festival gets underway…
Kaiser Chiefs Touring North America
Leeds based Kaiser Chiefs kicked off their 2015 North American tour with a pair of BC shows last week. Originally slated for September of last year, the reschedule tour started in Victoria, the tour moved to Vancouver for a gig at the Commodore Ballroom before an enthusiastic crowd of ex-pats and local fans. Supporting their…
Tasting Plates heads to New Westminster May 13
On May 13, 2015, Vancouver Foodster Tasting Plates takes hungry tasting platers on a trip to explore New Westminster. BC’s original Capital is undergoing a resurgence of late and a wealth of new and old culinary establishments are there to be found. Like all Tasting Plates adventures, the participating restaurants and beverage establishments will offer…
Winners: 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Sunday evening, the winners of the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced with Tyra Banks hosting for the first time. Broadcast live from Stage 16 at the Warner Bros studios in Hollywood, on the Pop Network in the U.S., with a host of daytime tv’s who’s who in attendance. Talk Shows, Game Shows, Dramas, Food and…