Happy #BlendDay! Celebrate this Global Wine Appreciation Day over the weekend with one of our favourite new blends, LaStella‘s 2011 Fortissimo. Fortissimo is LaStella’s way of paying respect to the pioneers of Tuscany who challenged the traditions of winemaking in the 50s and 60s to gain… Keep Reading
Forgo the turkey this year and opt for a memorable holiday five-course dinner at Hawksworth Restaurant. Start with fluke crudo, pan roasted scallop and choose from roasted Fraser Valley goose breast or bacon wrapped venison loin. Last but not least, finish off with a delicate elderflower… Keep Reading
Brrrrrr It’s cold out there! Treat your loved one to a surprise winter getaway to Nita Lake Lodge, Whistler’s #1 rated hotel on TripAdvisor. Warm up in a cozy suite at Nita with heated floors and basalt fireplace, or at Cure Lounge by the lodge’s… Keep Reading
Come and celebrate Christmas at with chestnut gnocchi followed by traditional tiramisu, or a $65 three-course menu which offers a choice of gazpacho or mixed greens to start, west coast cioppino, rigatoni with sweet fennel sausage or chicken breast with fennel corn quinoa for entrees,… Keep Reading
Sisters, you know how stressed-out we all get around holiday time. Treat yourself or a close girlfriend to the gift of a break away with OPUS Hotel’s Winter Radiance package. The one-night escape includes a deluxe skin refresh at the acclaimed Project Skin MD so they will leave… Keep Reading
Eggnog season is upon us! Celebrate with Epiphany Eve. La Befana’s fruit cake and spice flavours create a tasty new take on a Christmas classic. La Befana was recently featured on Eater Vancouver’s Eggnog Heat Map. Check out Vancouver’s eggnog hot spots and try some seasonal sips… Keep Reading
La Pentola’s bar team is getting into the Christmas spirit with new twists on traditional cocktails and carefully crafted festive ingredients. This week sees the addition of four Italian influenced seasonal sips. La Befana is reinvented eggnog named after the old witch who, according to… Keep Reading
A veritable dream team of Canada’s most revered chefs will assemble to judge the inaugural Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship competition in Vancouver, BC next month. When judging duties are over, the celebrity chefs will put down their pens and pick up their knives to cook a special… Keep Reading
Freshest of flavours, seasonal ingredients and imaginative mixes – it’s not just Chef Lucais Syme’s kitchen team at La Pentola della Quercia that’s creating handcrafted cuisine. La Pentola’s bar – headed up by Martin Corriveau – is taking a spirited approach to cocktails this fall.… Keep Reading
Le Creuset is proud to be the Official Cookware Partner of Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC), an innovative organization that brings communities together to grow, cook, share and advocate good food. CFCC launched in 2012 to drive the development of 15 centres across Canada over… Keep Reading
The team at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards and their onsite Miradoro Restaurant are today raising a glass to their new Food Primary license. The new license will allow guests to enjoy BC beer and spirits alongside the Tinhorn Creek and other local regional wines currently served… Keep Reading
Expert sommelier Terry Threlfall has joined La Pentola’s team of knowledgeable staff as consulting wine director; taking the wine list back to the restaurant’s Northern Italian roots and bringing more than a decade of wine industry experience to the table. Chef-duo Adam Pegg and Lucais… Keep Reading