More and more people are looking for the best and brightest in their food community. The We Heart Local Awards supports BC’s local food system and encourages people to share their picks. This year’s awards are well under way, the nominations have been collected and now there’s just one week left for you to cast…
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Taste Victoria Festival of Food & Wine
The sixth annual festival of food & wine, Taste Victoria starts July 24, kicking off 4 days of great local flavours. The Festival gets underway this Thursday with Taste the Difference, an evening tasting of more than 30 local wines & food prepared by Vancouver Island’s top chefs. Taste is a festival with a conscience, working…
Saladworks works in Yaletown
In a neighbourhood with its fair share of fresh food and vegetarian options, Saladworks first Canadian locations has opened and will make a welcome addition to Yaletown. Since it opened two weeks ago, Billy (@billyforce) and I have been a number of times, since it’s only a block and half from home, and have been…
Van Foodster Tasting Plates Gastown Edition
If you’ve never been on one of Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates events then now this spring is a great time to warm up your taste bud and get tasting. Tasting Plates : Gastown Edition takes place from 6pm to 9pm on April 23rd. Like all Tasting Plates each participating restaurant will be serving up a…
Explore the World Of Native Shoes
Last week, Vancouver’s Native Shoes gave a sneak preview of Spring Summer 2014 at Walrus on Cambie Street. The local company’s success has always been based on its ability to keep it simple and as their motto says “Keep it Lite”. For Spring Summer 2014, Native has kept their traditional lines but debuted bright…
A Pete Seeger Tribute Concert – March 15
Recently the world lost a pioneer of folk music and activism, Pete Seeger, long an inspiration to generations’ worth of musicians and activists, including many BC musicians and songwriters. Seeger performed benefit concerts in Vancouver several times, including a well-remembered summer concert at Malkin Bowl, benefiting those evicted from the Downtown Eastside prior to EXPO…
Christmas Gift Ideas 2013 – Local Liquor
With recent changes in BC Liquor laws (and more to come), there is a plethora of great distilleries and breweries popping up alongside the Lower Mainland already renowned wineries. There’s something for everyone; Long Table Distillery, Victoria Spirits, Odd Society Spirits, Liberty Distillery, Yaletown Distillery / Brewery, Granville Island Brewery, Brassneck Brewery, Parallel 49 Brewing, Vancouver…