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Les Dames Bid Addio to Umberto Menghi at Star Studded Soirée

By |2018-01-21T15:05:27-08:00April 2nd, 2013|Dining, Wine|

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 [...]

Diva at the Met Chef Hamid Salimian Redefines the Tasting Menu

By |2018-01-21T15:05:27-08:00March 24th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Restaurant Reviews|

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 [...]

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

By |2023-02-04T08:46:19-08:00March 12th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Hired Belly's Best Wines, Wine|

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 [...]

From Tapas to Tostadas: Vancouver’s The Mexican Trips the Right Fandango

By |2018-01-21T15:05:28-08:00February 15th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Restaurant Reviews|

The Mexican partners: Roger Creixams, chef Ana Vander and Claudia Roma, TP photo Something about the shifting scene of the restaurant business intrigues me. And, believe me, it is always shifting. Restaurants come and go, and usually their owners go with them—although sometimes owner and surroundings stay put, and the change comes from [...]

SYL at TWB – OK? Provence Marinaside Unwraps a Smart New Wine Bar

By |2021-11-14T07:56:50-08:00January 17th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Hired Belly's Best Wines, Restaurant Reviews, Top Drops|

Alessandra and Jean-Francis Quaglia: smartly tapped into changing tastes with their sleek new TWB, Tim Pawsey photo We’ve always felt Provence Marinaside is one of Vancouver’s more under-appreciated rooms—but that might just be about to change with the arrival of TWB, which stands for (drum roll) The Wine Bar—at Provence. (We’re a tad [...]

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