 
 I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved. read more Coal Harbour newcomer, Irashai Grill, is located on the ground level of a nondescript condo that’s easy to miss if you’re driving by, like most people. However, if you’re looking for top quality Japanese food with innovative French and Italian hooks, you may just want to stop by instead. read more I had an opportunity to eat a local underground restaurant last week. Scratch that, I’ve never been privy to anything underground in my life. Plus underground implies that The 700 Molemen will somehow be involved, and they’re not. read more With summer upon us, lighter, fruity beers are natrually popular. Of the lineup available from Pentictons’ Tin Whistle Brewing, the Peach Cream Ale is their top-selling beer.
read more  ROAD FOOD! While in the city I adhere, for the most part, to a diet of refinement and good ethics. That is, I seek out good quality food that more or less honours the trifecta standard of organic, fair trade, and local. But when I’m on the road these rules can admittedly slacken a little — sometimes a lot. read more Last month, Slow Food Canada formed a new Board of Directors and an Executive Committee that together form a new solidarity for the grass-roots movement which promotes access to Good, Clean and Fair foods. read more What to Drink With the Hamburger: From fast food joints with uniform patties to fancy burger bars offering gourmet toppings, the hamburger has a certain nostalgia... read more The Wickaninnish Inn, Fairmont Empress, and the Four Seasons Vancouver grace Travel and Leisure's best hotels of 2009 issue. Of the 23 Canadian picks, 12 are based in British Columbia. To view the full list...
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