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Crowbar 646 Kingsway | 604-336-2769 | CrowbarEastVan.com Open nightly, 5pm-12am. Closed all statutory holidays. Kingsway's newest neighbourhood hangout.

Chef Alex Hon (sous chef at West Restaurant) has won the $10,000 grand prize at the Hawksworth Young Chefs Scholarship Competition . In addition to the cash prize, the winner also receives a stage at an international kitchen of their choice.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Even if you are a wild-eyed adventure-seeker with extremist views and melodramatic yearnings, you'll benefit from taking a moderate approach to life in the coming weeks.

Happy birthday to, dare I say it, one of my favourite wines. Chianti Classico, which lays claim to the world’s oldest legally defined wine region is celebrating 300 years. That’s a pretty significant milestone. On Sept.

Well, it might not be safe to say, but I am going to say it anyways: perhaps our days of wearing shorts are coming to an end.

As our summer slowly (quickly) comes to a halt, we find ourselves getting back to the grind of things a bit more intently. September has always been a signal of hectic busy times for most of us growing up, and remains so even as adults.

The third annual Harvest Haus returns Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 and Oct. 7-9 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza. The Germanic festival features keg tappings, an open-air market, German food and rapier duelling tournaments.

Local fashionistas are quick to pick up on slow fashion, even if it means going abroad

We’ve long loved Phoebe Philo for the way she transformed Paris fashion house Celine – and our wardrobes – with her all-conquering minimalist aesthetic. But with the greatest love and respect, this season we’re telling her to take a hike.

Few things can bring people together like a good, hot meal. As the organizer of the annual West End Food Festival , Gordon Neighbourhood House executive director Paul Taylor knows this all too well. This year’s festival runs from Sept.