On Monday, the 2014 Vancouver International Wine Festival officially kicked off. I was at the launch party where the Executive Director, Harry Hertscheg, along with Mr. Jean-Christophe Fleury, Consul General of France in Vancouver, did the ceremonious countdown to the festival.
[Wines] Icon Fine Wine & Spirits – Annual Portfolio Tasting
I was invited to the annual portfolio tasting of Icon Fine Wine & Spirits, which represents a huge portfolio of wineries around the world. There was a lot of wine for tasting and I don't think I even went through 1/4 of them!
#DineAustralia – Celebrating Australia Day in Vancouver
In celebration of Australia Day on January 26, I was invited to an event last week called Restaurant Australia. It's put on by Tourism Australia and Wine Australia to promote Australia as a food & drink travel destination.
Main Street Honey Shoppe – Sweet Heaven!
I recently checked out the Main Street Honey Shoppe, the retail front brought to you by the Honeybee Centre in Cloverdale. I remembered back in the days when I was working in the agriculture sector, I would drive by the Honeybee Centre all the time and stopped by a few times getting my fix of honey.
Meinhardt Fine Foods Re-Opening Food Passion Party
Last week, we were invited to check out the renovated Meinhardt Fine Foods in South Granville. It now has a new on-the-go hot bar, an expanded butcher, produce and freezer sections, and larger selection of unique, gourmet fine foods locally and internationally. In addition, Meinhardt also debuted new artisan items under its own private label,... Continue Reading →
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