Tap & Barrel Shipyards: A Prescription for Patio Fever

By |2018-05-13T06:49:31-07:00May 12th, 2018|Dining, Beer, Wine|

Tap & Barrel is no longer the new kid on the block. That was apparent when this casual eatery landed downtown at the Convention Centre. And became even more clear when Tap & Barrel Shipyards launched, about three years ago. This week they pulled the wraps off (yet another) patio at Shipyards. It couldn’t be completed [...]

Parksville Uncorked / Untapped: a Celebration of Island Suds and Sips

By |2021-01-23T15:34:58-08:00February 21st, 2018|Travel, Craft Distilleries, Dining, Wine|

UPDATED February 21, 2018  Coming up fast is this year's not to be missed Parksville Uncorked—the 10th Annual—March 8th-11th. The 2018 edition features Untapped at the Beach Club Resort and Swirl at Tigh-Na-Mara, as well as a couple of superb winemakers dinners: Dirty Laundry Vineyard at Tigh-Na-Mara and Orofino Winery at the Beach Club Resort. The festival  wraps [...]

Timber: a Cheeky Salute to Canadian Cuisine

By |2018-04-04T16:40:35-07:00November 16th, 2015|Dining|

Timber is the latest undertaking by the crew behind Forage restaurant, in the spacious Listel Hotel quarters that used to be O’Doul’s. The saga behind long running O’Doul’s demise, Forage’s ascent, and now the arrival of  Timber has a few twists but here’s the short version. When O'Doul's was shuttered, the (accountants’) idea was that [...]

Vancouver’s Chowder Chowdown: It’s Time to Make Chowder Our Own

By |2021-03-23T16:56:04-07:00November 22nd, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Ocean Wise|

Chowder Chowdown - Ocean Wise spoons await Ocean Wise spoons await the crowd UPDATED: Nov 16, 2014   Chowder Chowdown goes this Wednesday... Full details here Read about last year's event: When the dust settled at this year’s Vancouver Aquarium Chowder Chowdown, the undeniable big news of the night was that Forage chef [...]

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