Living

The Vancouver foodie scene is strong. Not only do we boast stellar food and world-class chefs, our city offers a diverse design aesthetic to suit every dining mood.

When you think of cherries, most of us get nostalgic and picture a nice farmhouse, maybe some linens hanging outside to dry, maybe someone with an apron and of course the delectable smell of cherry pie cooling off on a window sill.

You would be forgiven for thinking that tasting room design has, to date, been mostly about which kind of wood you want on the walls and how shiny the concrete should be.

Kitsilano, that one-time haunt of hippies and starving undergrads, has grown beyond its Naam roots into a bona fide dining destination in recent years.

Bittered Sling Bitters co-proprietor Lauren Mote will receive top honours at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail festival in New Orleans as the first Canadian Woman inducted into the prestigious Dame Hall of Fame in front of her international industry

ARIES (March 21-April 19) During winter, some bears spend months hibernating. Their body temperatures and heart rates drop. They breathe drowsily. Their movements are minimal.

Mushrooms are one of those foods that you either love or hate. It’s too bad for those who haven’t acquired a taste for these fun fungi, as there are many different varieties around the world used for whatever ails you.

Three years ago, a British Columbia man was found guilty of 13 counts of sexually molesting his two stepdaughters, subjecting them to a decade of abuse, and a lifetime of trauma. The most appalling charge was one count of bestiality.

There are so many reasons to love AMC’s The Night Manager : the gripping John Le Carré plot; Hugh Laurie’s chilling performance as arch-baddie Richard Roper; the brief flash of Tom Hiddlestone’s bum.

Richly-rooted tradition meets a modern eclectic aesthetic with the unveiling of the new Suquet retail-focused design shop in Yaletown.