Feast of Fields: Today More Relevant Than Ever to Local Food Production

By |2022-10-05T15:04:37-07:00August 23rd, 2012|Beer, Belly's Best Bites|

  FarmFolk CityFolk is one of BC's longest established proponents of locally grown food Food and wine celebrations come and go but one of the longest running—unquestionably because its very telling relevance continues to resonate—is Feast of Fields, the notable outdoor graze that now unfolds in three incarnations: Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and [...]

Taste Victoria Yields no Shortage of (Good) Surprises

By |2018-01-21T15:05:33-08:00July 21st, 2012|Travel|

Rocky Creek’s Linda Holford with José’s Tempranillo, Tim Pawsey photo One thing about Taste Victoria: we never fail to be surprised by something or someone. Often the finds are wonderfully esoteric but usually worthwhile. These are tough times for growers on Vancouver Island—of grapes, or of just about anything. Two unseasonably wet, late [...]

Wines of Argentina presents Dish ‘n Dazzle – May 16th

By |2019-06-22T17:13:36-07:00May 9th, 2012|Belly's Best Bites|

Taste superb food and wines, have some fun & support a worthy cause! As regular visitors may know, we're involved with the BC Hospitality Foundation. This charity provides last chance financial assistance for people in the hospitality and associated industries who are coping with hardship arising from a serious health-related condition. If this sounds a bit [...]

Wine Festival Vintners Brunch Food & Wine Smackdown: Lift Ascends

By |2018-01-21T15:05:36-08:00March 8th, 2012|Belly's Best Bites, Hired Belly's Best Wines, Wine|

Most people know the Wine Festival’s Vintner’s Brunch as the festival’s flagship food and wine event. It usually sells out within minutes of tix being available—even more so now that it’s held in the dazzling surrounds of the new Convention Centre West, with its sweeping ocean-mountain vista. Few realize that beyond [...]

Tasting Diversity – Speed dating wine-style with some of Chile’s best

By |2018-01-21T15:05:36-08:00March 7th, 2012|Hired Belly's Best Wines, Top Drops, Wine|

Another Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival done! But what an action packed week, with an amazing array of events, most of which went off without a hitch. Kudos to the tireless Playhouse team, to the legion of unsung volunteers who make this thing work, and especially to Wines of Chile, for truly raising the [...]

Why the food at Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre is, well, unconventional

By |2018-01-21T15:05:36-08:00March 6th, 2012|Belly's Best Bites, Ocean Wise, Sustainable|

We reckon we’ve eaten our fair share of meals on the rubber chicken circuit. But I don’t know why I’m even saying that here, because the food at Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre is just about as far removed from standard convention fare as you can possibly imagine. Last week's Vancouver Playhouse International [...]

Tales of the Cocktail on Tour Returns with a Delightfully ‘Cheeky’ Launch

By |2022-06-18T14:55:27-07:00February 14th, 2012|Beer, Cocktails, Top Drops|

Vancouver’s classiest cocktail salute is back with a vengeance this week. Judging by the weekend pre-show and first day’s activities, it promises to far outshine last year’s inaugural event, which was impressive—even more so considering it was the first run. Where cocktails and bartenders mix, even the most functional of activities is likely [...]

Skaha Meets Sidecut: Painted Rock Rules at Four Seasons Whistler

By |2018-06-27T16:44:41-07:00November 15th, 2011|Hired Belly's Best Wines, Top Drops|

It’s entirely possible that the impressive Sidecut / Painted Rock 4 x 5 course winemaker dinner (that’ll be four courses each of five plates or accompaniments) that we enjoyed at just concluded Cornucopia entailed the most food we’ve seen at one sitting! Much like the winery with whom they partnered, it's apparent [...]

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