Wine & food pairing

Hock Rocks! Riesling and Other Perfect German Wine Pairings at BCLS

April 7, 2013
UK Wine Merchants Berry Bros. & Rudd 1896 price list TimPawsey photo

  Germany’s in the spotlight at BC Liquor Stores this month, which found us digging in our archives  for this weekend’s North Shore News column… With spring our thoughts turn once again more to white wines and lighter fare, which means, if you’ll pardon the phrase, Hock rocks. As an English-born Canadian, I’ve always found the […]

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Les Dames Bid Addio to Umberto Menghi at Star Studded Soirée

April 2, 2013
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The BC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier announces An Evening in Tuscany to Celebrate Umberto Menghi  When: Friday, May 31, 2013 – 6pm Reception / 7pm Dinner Where: Hosted by Les Dames d’Escoffier, BC Chapter and Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver Tickets from Eventbrite Details from Les Dames d’Escoffier… Following the long table format, a beautifully decorated Italian inspired […]

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Diva at the Met Chef Hamid Salimian Redefines the Tasting Menu

March 24, 2013
A small but seriously addictive "snack", crispy chicken skin, TP Photo

I’m feeling just a tad guilty because I’ve spent the last few days thinking about chef Hamid Salimian’s amazing Persian-inspired tasting menu that he rolled out for us the other evening. Guilty, because the timeline for this menu is short. It runs only until March 29th, when it will be retired for another year. I […]

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Road 13 Vineyards & Joy Road Catering Team Up for a Not-to-be-Missed Epicurean Dinner

March 20, 2013
Locally sourced and impeccably paired ... TP photo

If you’re a regular visitor here, you’ll know that one of the best meals we enjoyed last year was a lunch that blended the talents of Joie Farm and Joy Road Catering. Joy Road returns to Vancouver on April 3rd, this time for a dinner with Road 13 Vineyards at Vancouver Urban Winery. Guaranteed, it […]

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Rosé Smackdown: Two of the Okanagan’s More Serious Wine Guys Go Toe to Toe

March 13, 2013
No fun at all ...

Rosé has a long and sometimes less than illustrious history in BC, which is one reason why, no doubt, messrs. Bartier and Scholefield (aka BS Wines) have elected to put on the proverbial boxing gloves and duke out their stylistic differences. In the Pink Corner we have “Donkin’ Dave” Scholefield, best known for introducing an […]

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Vintners Brunch: Wrapping Up 2013 Wine Fest (for Some) in Style

March 12, 2013
Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre—a spectacular setting, TP photo

For many people, the Vintners Brunch—for all intents and purposes the closing event —remains the highlight of their Vancouver International Wine Festival week. And that’s now even more the case, given the spectacular setting in the new convention centre overlooking Vancouver’s harbour and North Shore Mountains. Why, then, do I find it so appealing to […]

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Belly Up to Que Guapo: A Bargain Taste of the Barrio

February 22, 2013
Que Guapo - it means "You

I’m always looking for ways to re-live last fall’s visit to Argentina, and to remind me of my first visit to Buenos Aires—a truly remarkable city that’s not just big (Greater BA is home to 12.8 million) but amazingly diverse and culturally fascinating. Here’s a wine that’s a fitting salute to one area. And you can’t […]

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Grasping the Nettle (with Care): How to Put a Delicious Spring in Your Step

February 21, 2013
Foraging: a great excuse for a walk in the woods, Tim Pawsey photo

Depending on where you are, chances are it’s almost Spring—which means that nettle season is here! If you know how to handle nettles they can be the most delicious and beneficial of ingredients. Armed with a good pair of gardening gloves (check for holes!) and a couple of stout plastic bags we recently set off to find a crop of […]

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Ten Top Tastes: Hired Belly’s Best $38 Dine Out Vancouver Menus

January 19, 2013
Seafood salad, C Restaurant, Tim Pawsey photo

I’ve been doing a little soul searching on my decision to exclude restos who omit to show BC VQA wine pairings on their DoV website menu listings. But in the end I’ve decided it’s perfectly appropriate not to highlight them, regardless as to how good the plates look. (Our selection criteria are here…) Dine Out […]

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Hired Belly’s Best Dine Out Vancouver $28 Menus with Wine Pairings

January 17, 2013
Dine Out offers a chance to experience Maenam

The $28 menu selections are probably the toughest to sort through, because they represent the most competitive price point. It’s good to see so much action here; and we’ve tried be somewhat eclectic in our choice. Any middle to upper tier place where you can enjoy a three course dinner for two plus glasses of […]

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