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Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar’s executive chef Alex Chen has won the top spot at the 10th annual Gold Medal Plates Competition in Victoria, for his pairing of local pork terrine with Foxtrot Vineyard’s Pinot Noir.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) "We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange," wrote novelist Carson McCullers. "As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.

Pairing of pork terrine with Foxtrot Vineyards’ Pinot Noir earns Chen a spot at the Canadian Culinary Championships in Kelowna

Cypress, Grouse and Whistler all open early thanks to favourable conditions

Christmas events to get you in the holiday spirit

The Aprons for Gloves counterpart focuses on beer industry boxing matches

Work-wear tips from the Vancouver team

The evolution of design – and how we shop for it – is constantly shifting to suit our social and logistical needs.

There are so many different diets out there that give you the false promise and allure of quick results and the loss of weight.

I’ve lost count how many times I’ve made the trek up to Cornucopia, Whistler’s annual food and drink celebration. What keeps one year from running into the next are the different seminars I present.