In Vancouver’s DTES, there is an organization that understands music’s incredible power to improve lives – The Saint James Music Academy provides free classical music lessons to children living in Canada’s lowest income urban neighbourhood. This past December, Nicli Antica Pizzeria decided to do something to ensure that the music continued to flow for their…
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Dine Out 2014 – Bistro Sakana
The 2014 edition of Dine Out Vancouver Festival is well underway with the first weekend seeing restaurants and events filled with Festival goers. This year I start the Festival off with Billy (@billyforce) and Mary (@maryinvancity) at Bistro Sakana, in Yaletown. I’d only ever been for lunch and know it’s a great spot for quality…
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2014
It’s a the favourite time of year for Vancouver foodies as Dine Out Festival returns for another tastetastic edition from January 17 – February 2, 2014. The Tourism Vancouver produced food fest has grown into Canada’s largest restaurant festival, incorporating hundreds of restaurants and dozens of events. Combining one of the many hotel accommodation options…
Find The Bottleneck on Granville Street
A disused storage space underneath the famed Commodore Ballroom has been transformed into one of Granville Street’s newer and unique dining venues, The Bottleneck. Nearly hidden between retail shops and the Commodore’s doors, entering The Bottleneck the brick and wood interior create a warm and inviting room, as welcoming for a business lunch as for…
Grain Tasting Bar
Recently refurbished and updated, GRAIN Tasting Bar in the Hyatt Vancouver is a welcome addition to the downtown business district. A sleek new look has turned this restaurant/lounge into the perfect location to impress your business lunch, afternoon meeting or after-work cocktails. The wall of retracting windows blurs the lines of outdoors and indoors…
Chinatown Night Market Dumpling Cook-Off
Nine chefs, 2700 dumplings and one trophy are up for grabs at the Chinatown Night Market’s Dumpling Cook-Off, presented by Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie on Friday August 16th. Come and eat as 9 restaurants compete for the Dumpling Champion trophy! Participating restaurant are: Wild Rice Chambar La Mezcaleria Wildebeest Pidgin Cibo Sea Monster Sushi Harvest…
Getaway: Four Seasons Resort Whistler
It’s just a few hours away but a visit to the Four Seasons Resort & Residences Whistler feels like a world away. While most think of Whistler as a winter destination, summer months are prime time too. Long summer days in Whistler are filled with sun and usually a few degrees warmer than on the…