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Saturday evening. My cab cuts through Yaletown, dipping down under the Granville Street Bridge towards the marina. The heat of the day has begun to wane but the sun is still blazing low in the sky transforming the vehicle…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: C Restaurant, events, restaurants, reviews, salmon, scallops, Seafood, Spot Prawns, sustainability, tilapia, Wine | 12 Comments »
Cheers, Chin Chin, Santé, Salute or Kanpai. The sound of these generally means that drinks are about to be enjoyed with friends. Perhaps an Old Fashioned, Sazerac or a nice glass of Nebbiolo…but I digress. A few…
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: beer, celebration, cheers, Drinks, tradition, Wine | 3 Comments »
Market at Shangri-la’s first winemaker’s dinner saw French-styled Okanagan favorite Le Vieux Pin – including an inaugural sip of a syrah/viognier blend from the barrel – paired with some delectable…
Posted by: Degan Beley on Monday, June 7th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: dinner, market, Okanagan, pairing, Wine | No Comments »
Introducing the Foodists Guest Contributor column. This space will regularly feature travelers, subject matter experts and people we generally like. Today Annika Reinhardt, our foodie friend travelling through Europe,…
Posted by: Guest on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: German, guest, sparkling, Wine | 3 Comments »
Hosted by the South Okanagan Wine Association each year, Banée was modeled after Burgundy’s famed Banée de Meursault, a wine industry celebration that marks the end of pruning and the beginning of a new season.…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Banée, Okanagan, Passa Tempo, Sid Cross, South Okanagan, South Okanagan Wine Association, Spirit Ridge, Walnut Beach Resort, Watermark Beach Resort, Wine | No Comments »
Without diving too deeply into the political dramatics of the wine industry in British Columbia, our wines are savagely subjected to a 126% tax. This makes it difficult for me to justify the forking over of dollars…
Posted by: Sylvia Zygalo on Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: British Columbia, Napa Valley, Poppy Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, Wine | No Comments »
The entrance to the cellar at Salt Tasting Room in Vancouver. Last night I was pleased to attend the first Salt Cellar Tasting Series of 2010, featuring Oyama Sausage Company and Vista D’Oro Farms & Winery. John…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: charcuterie, cheese, Oyama, salt, sausage, Vista D'Oro, Wine | 1 Comment »
So much of Spanish culture appeals to me. When I read of Spaniards ducking into late night tapas joints for some pulpo or sardines on toast before heading home from a night of drinking, it makes the Granville Street…
Posted by: Degan Beley on Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: downtown, granville street, late night, octopus, pintxos, pulpo, sardines, sausage, sherry, snacks, Spanish, tapas, vancouver, Wine | 9 Comments »
This post was supposed to be a review of the recent Night With Theo Chocolate event at The Refinery in Vancouver, but the event’s organizer and host Eagranie—a fellow Foodist—beat me to it, posting a terrific…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chocolate, Eagranie Yuh, Foodists, inspiration, Theo Chocolate, Wine | 7 Comments »
Definitions of Crush: 1. To extract or obtain (juice) by pressing or squeezing (grapes). 2. a great crowd. 3. (slang) an object of one’s affection. 4. Cornucopia’s gala tasting event. After a full day of…
Posted by: Degan Beley on Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cornucopia, cornucopia09, crush, event, festival, Whistler, Wine, wine tasting | No Comments »
Cornucopia is billed as Whistler’s celebration of wine and food and while there was certainly some celebrating happening in the tradional style, at parties (more on that later this week), there was also some great…
Posted by: Degan Beley on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cornucopia, cornucopia09, sake, sherry, Whistler, Wine, wine tasting | No Comments »
An event almost passed through my twitter feed without me noticing last week but luckily it didn’t completely pass me by. The evening was hosted by “Vancouver’s most passionate wine bloggers & sommeliers” and…
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, November 16th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: champagne, sherry, social media, sommeliers, tasting, Wine | 6 Comments »
Leah’s mother exaggerates most things by a factor of 1000. Filling up her car these days, for example, costs about 100,000 bucks. So, while listening to Dixie as she told a wonderful, romantic story of cooking a…
Posted by: Jay and Leah on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: beer, clams, fire, roast, roasting, thanksgiving, turkey, video, Wine | 4 Comments »
1. It’s not just about wine. This year there was a CheeseCamp track too. Yes, real, serious, delicious conversations about cheese. 2. You’d have understood that if you forget your wine country map that’s…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: booze, cheese, CheeseCampVan09, event, pairings, VCCC09, VinoCamp, VinoCampVan09, Wine | No Comments »
My sister & I had bought this bottle in the first week on the evening of a balmy July, at the Kitsilano Wine Cellar near my apartment. The intent of whatever wine we had chosen was to serve not only for taste, but as…
Posted by: Sylvia Zygalo on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Grateful Palate Imports, Luchador Shiraz 2006, Wine | 1 Comment »