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The Vancouver International Wine Festival cancels 2021 event

The Vancouver International Wine Festival cancels 2021 event

The final edition of Wine Wednesdays with Bard on the Beach happens October 7.

CULINARY, NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 6, 2020CULINARY, wine, vancouver international wine festival, Bard on the Beach, BC wine

Chef Tushar Tondvalkar broadens Vancouver’s understanding of Indian cuisine

Chef Tushar Tondvalkar broadens Vancouver’s understanding of Indian cuisine

With the Indian Pantry, the Mumbai native introduces people to India’s vast range of flavours, which vary from city to city.

CULINARYGail JohnsonOctober 3, 2020CULINARY, indian food, indian cuisine, Indian Pantry, Tushar Tondvalkar, Homepage feature

In Vancouver, mooncakes are made to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

In Vancouver, mooncakes are made to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

Local bakeries have fresh takes on the traditional delicacies to mark the harvest moon on October 1.

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 29, 2020CULINARY, lunar new year, mooncakes, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese culture, Soirette, Saint Germain Bakery

Out of tenacity and gum paste come Vancouver pastry chef Fumiko Moreton’s stunning sugar flowers

Out of tenacity and gum paste come Vancouver pastry chef Fumiko Moreton’s stunning sugar flowers

The local culinary maven has turned unexpected spare time into the opportunity to hone her cake-decorating craft.

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 24, 2020CULINARY, pastry chef, cake decorating, wedding cakes, Vancouver restaurants, covid-19, trump international hotel & towers Vancouver, culinary arts

Kenta Takahashi gives new meaning to “architectural digest”

Kenta Takahashi gives new meaning to “architectural digest”

The Vancouver pastry chef—Canada’s best—brings a designer’s mind to desserts

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020CULINARY, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, Canada's Best Restaurants, pastry chef

Paul Morstad’s magical realism gives B.C. wine a fantastical new look

Paul Morstad’s magical realism gives B.C. wine a fantastical new look

The Okanagan’s hatch winery features the Vancouver painter’s otherworldly works on its labels

ART & DESIGN, CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020CULINARY, visual art, Paul Morstad, magical realism, Okanagan, BC wineries, the hatch, vancouver painter, wine labels, wine, wine country, art of winemaking, art & design

For sushi master Masayoshi Baba, all the restaurant's a stage

For sushi master Masayoshi Baba, all the restaurant's a stage

Omakase is on the menu, and chef Baba is in the spotlight.

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020CULINARY, sushi, omakase, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, Japanese food, Masayoshi, Masayoshi Baba

6 B.C. wineries that art lovers can't miss

6 B.C. wineries that art lovers can't miss

Fine art and fine wine make a perfect pairing at these Okanagan destinations.

CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020CULINARY, wine, wineries, BC wineries, visual art, art gallery, art installations, art in the vineyards, wine country, okanagan, BC travel, BC, art of winemaking, Homepage feature

Kouign Café brings wonder—and pastries—to Vancouver’s Chinatown

Kouign Café brings wonder—and pastries—to Vancouver’s Chinatown

Pastry chef Andrew Han finally has a place to call his own and to create culinary magic.

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 22, 2020CULINARY, Culinary Feature, Homepage feature