Want to get our stories Straight to your inbox (see what we did there)? Sign up for our newsletter here. It’s almost two years to the day since BC provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry shocked Vancouver restaurants with a snap decision to limit alcohol sales past 8pm on New Year’s Eve. While meant to … Read more
Want to get our stories Straight to your inbox (see what we did there)? Sign up for our newsletter here. Rightly or wrongly, for some folks the country standard “Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)” isn’t funny, but instead a cry for help to be played right before the inevitable call to social services. … Read more
By William Johnson The day after being awarded a Michelin star, the team at Barbara Restaurant had almost no time to celebrate. For the first time ever, they were 100 per cent booked for their Friday service. There was serious work to be done. And even after they navigated that evening, there would be no … Read more
By Chandler Walter Michelin, the company best known for its tires, terrifying mascot, and culinary critique, announced on Thursday evening that eight local restaurants are the recipients of their coveted Michelin stars – a prestigious designation not before seen in Vancouver. The restaurants, which all received a one-star rating, include: Michelin its announced picks at … Read more
An upcoming Japaanese Canadian heritage cooking class is one in a yearlong series that highlights family and community recipes that date back to pioneer days. The 90-minute class, priced at between $10 and $15, will be led by guest cook Carmel Tanake “and her intergenerational cooking team.” Tanaka describes herself as a “‘secret’ family recipe … Read more
(This article is sponsored by Tourism Whistler.) BC has a well-earned reputation as the birthplace of craft beer in Canada. The country’s first contemporary craft brewery was created in Horseshoe Bay in 1982. Now, there are more than 200 of them across the province—up from just 54 in 2010. From September 13 to 18, lovers … Read more
Mamoru Ijima doesn’t get to do as much snowboarding as he did when he was younger. Now 40, the Squamish man is busy raising two kids with his wife. Ijima also devotes a lot of his time to running his food trailer, Teriyaki Boys, which specializes in Japanese street food. This weekend, Teriyaki Boys is … Read more
Let’s start with the proper pronunciation of this Filipino cold dessert treat. Say “ha-loh ha-loh”. Now that we’ve got that right, let’s talk about halo-halo. It’s basically a colorful melange of sweetened preserves, topped with shaved ice, drizzled with milk, and then topped with jam, flan or ice cream. The name of this medley comes … Read more
Shreveport’s comic con, Geek’d Con, returns to the Shreveport Convention Center this August. The dates for the show are August 19-21, 2022. The guests for 2022 include Scream stars Matthew Lillard, Jamie Kennedy, and Skeet Ulrich, along with sci-fi megastar Natasha Henstridge, horror icon John Kassir, Twin Peaks star Sherilyn Fenn, and AEW stars Darby … Read more
Jieun (June) Kim is bringing an artistic sense of her hometown to our hometown. The South Korean artist will unveil a mural she created over four days at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Friday, the opening night of “Summer of Seoul,” a film series featuring some of the best known auteurs of New Korean Cinema. … Read more
