Food and Drink

Downtown haunt mixes heritage with understated sophistication

Believe it or not, glassware makes a significant impact on the taste and appearance of your favourite craft beer, arguably even more so than wine. In Europe, especially Belgium, each brand of beer will often have its own glass.

Photo courtesy: Gallery Café Home to one of the best patios in downtown, the charming Gallery Café at the Vancouver Art Gallery is open for summer hours from 9am-9pm, Monday to Friday and from 9:30am-6pm on weekends.

The 2nd Annual Tacofest is happening this Saturday, July 16th at Swangard Stadium located in Burnaby's beautiful Central Park. For food and music lovers, this is one of the highlights of summer.

Just a twenty minute ferry ride from Vancouver's Horseshoe Bay or approximately thirty minutes by water taxi from Granville Island or Coal Harbour, the magic of Bowen Island awaits. For day-trippers no need to bring the car.

Last week one of the partners in the Cascade Room and Main Street Brewing released a line of "beer cocktails" under the brand name Ascot.

Heading to the Comox Valley to write about the 10th annual BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival was one of the most pleasantly surprising assignments I've ever been given.

Big Beer Flavour for the Beautiful Days Of BC's Summer Summer has arrived with it the session beers that pair perfectly with warmer days. Summer isn't just about low alcohol, easy drinking beers though.

Here's our guide to special wine events happening this summer in the Okanagan. Photo Courtesy: Okanagan Falls Wineries Association/Malibu Dreams Photography Join the Okanagan Falls Wineries Association for their 5th Annual Party in the Park .

For Barrie Mowatt, colouring within the lines never seemed right. As a child, he would always stand up for the underdog, figuring out ways for people to be more kind to his friend who had down syndrome.