Artisan Producers

The Rain at Grain Stays Mainly on the Pane

August 9, 2013
Grain brings a breath of fresh air

 Grain’s slide-away wall brings Burrard Street right inside Regional cuisine is not what first used to come to mind at The Hyatt Regency Vancouver. However, all that has now changed. The main floor bar (just off the lobby, overlooking Burrard near Melville) has been convincingly reinvented and remodeled as Grain Tasting Bar (655 Burrard St., […]

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Milano Coffee Roasters Redux: Columbia Lounge and Tasting Bar

July 1, 2013
Milano-coffee-roasters-guitar-and-beans

 Milano Roasters: Guitar & Beans This week I discovered another side of Milano Coffee Roasters. They were having an open house at their Eight Avenue and Columbia Street location (156 W 8th Ave, 604-879-4468). This is where all the roasting and blending happens. (And where Milano has its roots…) Plus it’s a gem of an […]

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Agave Week: Time to Taste Tequila and Meet Your Mezcal (Video)

May 17, 2013
Eric Lorenz and an array of Mezcal

“Mr. Mezcal” When we first met Eric Lorenz a couple of years ago, Tequila was something you made margaritas with and, well, who had even heard of Mezcal? Fast forward two years: Lorenz is busy putting the final touches on Vancouver’s second annual International Tequila Expo (May 24, Hyatt Regency, 6-9 pm). He co-founded the event with long […]

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