From the monthly archives:

May 2010

No Time Like the Present to Perk Things Up with Pink

May 31, 2010

Why it’s (always) the right time for BC rosé Not long ago it was almost impossible to find a decent rosé around these parts. But that’s all changed in recent years. Today, rosé is hotter than pink itself. What’s driving the rosé revolution? Well, here’s a couple of ideas. First of all, food. While maybe [...]

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Why it Makes Sense to Toast the World Cup with Wines of South Africa

May 29, 2010

(Besides the fact they’re just darn tasty drops…) By the time June is over, you’ll know two things, for sure. 1. Soccer is the world’s game—played by more people on this planet than any other. 2. South Africa is a complex and fascinating nation, that’s overcome incredible odds, whose time has truly come. The third [...]

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Vancouver’s Brian Fowke Bounces Back at Kitsilano Daily Kitchen

May 28, 2010

Brian Fowke may have been down but don’t ever count him out The Vancouver chef has had his share of disappointments over the last few years, from the demise of Rare to the failure of Metro and the brief flash of Mon Bella Bistoria–a Franco-Italian hybrid that never really got off the ground. “Things happen [...]

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BC Spot Prawns: the Still Tasty Sequel

May 24, 2010

Last night’s dinner found us foraging on Chinatown’s Gore Street (Vancouver, BC), where we were lucky enough to pick out a couple of pounds of prawns with change from a $20 bill. These guys were so fresh some were jumping right out of the shallow tank! Once home, we enjoyed them with a dill and [...]

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Tantalus Vineyards’ Unveils BC’s First LEED Winery in Okanagan Valley

May 21, 2010

Clean and Lean, New Winery is Really           ‘Very Riesling’ Tantalus Vineyards has emerged as the Okanagan’s de facto flagship Riesling producer—and rightly so. For the last few years the winery operated out of the former Pinot Reach facility—a delightful, if somewhat rustic arrangement not entirely conducive to the task at [...]

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BC Spot Prawns Have Foodies Hopping

May 20, 2010

This is the time of year (May through June) when the whole of Vancouver (and just about everywhere else on the BC coast) goes crazy for Spot Prawns. That should come as no surprise. Get ‘em fresh off the boat (daily at the False Creek Public Fish Sales Dock—just past 1st. Ave. and Fir St.); [...]

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Why You Should Visit the New Gray Monk Winery & Get the Tee Shirt Too

May 16, 2010

I used to get corked – now I’m screwed! We weren’t there at the very beginning, when, in 1972, George and Trudy Heiss were among the first to envision the Okanagan Valley’s potential as a serious wine region. But we have been lucky enough to witness the Okanagan Centre winery’s coming of age as one [...]

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Former Vincor CEO Don Triggs & Elaine Triggs Move Up on Okanagan Winery

May 12, 2010

Newest vineyard above Golden Mile is one of the South Okanagan’s highest yet It’s just over four years since then Vincor CEO Don Triggs concluded the deal that saw the company sold to global wine giant Constellation. While Triggs helped shape Vincor into one of the wine world’s most successful players, he and his wife [...]

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Blossoming Similkameen: A Fledgeling BC Wine Region Spreads its Wings

May 7, 2010

CAWSTON, B.C.–A sleepy backwater defined by its namesake river and towering peaks, the Similkameen Valley delights in its quiet, rural character that sets it apart from the Okanagan at large. At least since the last gold rush, farming is a mainstay. What’s new is the scattering of vineyards and small wineries, which have sprung up [...]

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Cabana Grille’s Ned Bell Masters “Shucking” Iron Chef Win in Kelowna

May 3, 2010

The 2010 Okanagan Spring Wine Festival kicked into high gear last night with Gourmet & Grapes – an Iron Chef smackdown at Kelowna’s Cabana Grille, featuring resident chef and operating partner Ned Bell and visiting chef Paul Cecconi from Summerland hotspot Local Lounge and Grille. (What’s with the GrillE thing, Okanaganites?) It was a fast [...]

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