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One dollar from every Postmark Kölsch poured will go to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Fe-BREW-ary launches on Thursday February 1st at Donnelly Group pubs, combining a rare and delicious craft beer and donations to a great charity. For 2018, Donnelly Group has partnered with Postmark Brewing to exclusively offer their limited-edition Postmark Kölsch, the first beer of […]
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Downtown Destination Writes Recipe for Romance with Exclusive Four-Course Feast and ‘In Between Cupid’ Cocktail Feature Executive Chef Josh Gonneau and the staff at Cibo Trattoria will take aim and play cupid when the downtown hotspot hosts an Italian-inspired dinner guaranteed to set the stage for romance on Wednesday, February 14. Available throughout […]
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CHOCOLATE KISSES Chez Christophe unveils 2018 Valentine’s Day collection There is a whole lot of chocolate to love this year as Burnaby Heights’ Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie (4717 Hastings Street) launches three new chocolate sculptures and rouge-themed pastries today, January 23, just-in-time for Valentine’s Day. “My team and I have lots of fun coming […]
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Winning Restaurants Span Nine Provinces, with Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec Claiming Greatest Number of Honourees; the Niagara Region Rules in Romance with 12 of the Total. As diners prepare to celebrate love this Valentine’s Day, OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), […]
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Oat-Crusted Arctic Char When you’re camping and you catch a sh, chances are good you’ve got oats or corn akes or some kind of crunchy cereal on hand. I call this a re ned camp re dish. My customers think there’s a big secret to making this dish, but it’s one of my simplest […]
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A sold out audience, consisting mostly of elementary school aged children, was treated to an artistically reimagined version of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale on the weekend. Written by Amaranta Leyva and co-directed by Lourdes Pérez Gray and Kim Selody, the collaboration between Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver and Mexico’s Marionetas de […]
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Restaurant Welcomes Guests to Show Their Love with Decadent Five-Course Dinner Menu Prepared by Award-winning Executive Chef Alex Chen Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar will help guests get down to the heart of the matter by offering a gourmet Valentine’s Day dinner menu guaranteed to set the mood on Wednesday, February 14. Available for $110 […]
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Liberty Wine Merchants’ annual event is a great opportunity to showcase the amazing craft beers, spirits and wines that BC is becoming famous for. Here are some brief notes on wines I was able to taste. Road 13 I have heard a lot of buzz about this BC bubble and after tasting […]
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BC Wine Studio may make its wine in Okanagan Falls, but its heart is firmly in East Vancouver, and it’s proud to support the BC Farmers Market Nutrition Coupon Program with a delicious new Neighbour’s Blend which will help raise funds for the outstanding work done by this local food security program. The […]
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Biggest menu of events and special guests booked for Taste Washington 2018 Taste Washington is keeping it fresh for its biggest year yet, with a talented group of culinary stars and a brand new Sunday brunch event. Tickets to the entire Taste Washington festival are on sale now at tastewashington.org. New to the […]
The post All-Star chef line-up and new Sunday brunch planned for Taste Washington’s 21st birthday appeared first on My Van City.
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Café Medina Team Thanks Friends, Family and Fans by Giving Back to BC Hospitality Foundation via ‘Front of the Line’ Fundraiser Beloved brunch hotspot Café Medina will celebrate its first delicious decade by shelving its usual no-reservations policy to bring back its popular ‘Front of the Line’ Fundraiser throughout the month of February. From […]
The post FRONT AND CENTRE: CAFÉ MEDINA MARKS MILESTONE 10th ANNIVERSARY AS VANCOUVER’S PREMIER BRUNCH DESTINATION WITH FEBRUARY FUNDRAISER appeared first on My Van City.
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Show Your Love, Usher in the Upcoming ‘Year of the Dog’ with Chocolatier’s Latest Seasonal Collection of Signature Chocolate Confections There are many reasons to celebrate this February at Thomas Haas Chocolates & Patisserie, where the acclaimed chocolatier has revealed his latest lineup of seasonal handcrafted confections commemorating the 2018 Vancouver Hot Chocolate […]
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Celebrate romance with a glamorous TWG Tea Valentine’s Day This Valentine’s Day, TWG Tea invites you to embrace the season of flowers and romance with TWG Tea’s collection inspired by the blush hues of the delicate rose. Capturing the essence of love in a sensual Darjeeling tea blended with delicate rose blossoms, Amour […]
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Restaurant Sets the Mood for Romance on Wednesday, February 14 When Executive Chef Ian McHale Serves Four-Course, Seasonally Inspired Feast with Optional Wine Pairings t’s ‘ready, set, romance’ when the staff at Wildebeest play cupid and host a one-night-only four-course Valentine’s Day dinner service in the warm and inviting dining quarters of the Gastown restaurant […]
The post SEXY ’BEEST: HISTORIC GASTOWN ENCLAVE BRINGS THE LOVE, HOSTS INTIMATE VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER SERVICE appeared first on My Van City.
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Love will be in the air at the Valentine’s Day edition of Vancouver Aquarium’s After Hours event on Wednesday, February 14. The evening affair is adults-only, setting the stage for a provocative, sometimes racy, and oftentimes comical exploration of the sex lives of aquatic animals. Singles and doubles alike can spend Valentine’s Day […]
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Bard on the Beach unveiled a fresh new visual brand that is inspired by both its legendary Shakespearean roots and the way the Vancouver theatre organization is seen and valued by the community today. The comprehensive rebranding project has been made possible through an exciting new partnership between Bard and the award-winning Vancouver graphic […]
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NEW EXCLUSIVE and LIMITED OFFERS to March events with your downtown Vancouver hotel booking. Rendezvous with Wine, Rugby, Comedy, Canada’s Music Awards and more … Vancouver, CANADA (January 18, 2018): The Vancouver Hotel Destination Association has launched a new hotel booking portal for their 36 downtown member properties, StayVancouverHotels.com. It has now […]
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New single-serve pods from Western Canada’s largest roasterat the vanguard of sustainability and green technology Canadians love their single-serve coffee pods, to the tune of over 1.5 billion brewed in homes and offices annually. Unfortunately, most of those pods are ecological dead-ends, ultimately filling up our dumps and landfills. With China’s ban on North […]
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Well Seasoned Gourmet Food Store has released a gluten-free version of their freshly made and fully pasteurized Ready-To-Eat Cookie Dough in the popular flavour, Classic Chocolate Chip– a true classic that brings back childhood memories. Available for $7.99 in-store at Langley’s Well Seasoned or online (ships Canada-wide), each dough is packaged in a single-serve container with two accompanying […]
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Celebrate The Artistry And Science Of Mixology On February 8, 2018, Science World will transform into Vancouver’s largest cocktail laboratory. At Science of Cocktails, the city’s most talented bartenders and chefs will showcase the chemistry, biology and physics behind preparing modern cocktails and cuisine. Each ticket to this fundraising event includes open bar from […]
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