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Stir Wine Pairing: poetry by Evelyn Lau; CedarCreek Pinot Gris; and a Parisienne meal at home

Stir Wine Pairing: poetry by Evelyn Lau; CedarCreek Pinot Gris; and a Parisienne meal at home

We’re tuning into Planet Earth Poetry’s January 8 online reading and ordering in from Jules Bistro

CULINARY, WINE, READGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2021CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Evelyn Lau, Jules Bistro, CedarCreek, Wine, wine pairing

Stir ’Splainer: Michael Kluckner on 5 works from Here & Gone, his latest book of watercolours and other art

Stir ’Splainer: Michael Kluckner on 5 works from Here & Gone, his latest book of watercolours and other art

Vancouver’s back lanes, shadows, landmarks, and “glamour parkway”

READ, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 5, 2021Read, art and design, BOOKS, BC books, Michael Kluckner, heritage

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival scales back, while PuSh Rally takes centre stage

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival scales back, while PuSh Rally takes centre stage

A quartet of shows mix live and online offerings, while symposium tackles past controversies and diversity

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 5, 2021PuSh Festival, PuSh Rally

St. Lawrence restaurant celebrates Québécois culture with Cabane à Sucre dinners

St. Lawrence restaurant celebrates Québécois culture with Cabane à Sucre dinners

Chef J-C Poirier brings back the series in homage to la Belle Province

CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 5, 2021CULINARY, St. Lawrence, Quebecois, Cabane a sucre, Vancouver restaurants

GRGWinterlicious launches with three-course prix-fixe menus, to January 24

GRGWinterlicious launches with three-course prix-fixe menus, to January 24

Glowbal Restaurant Group introduces three-course menus at Coast, Glowbal, Italian Kitchen, and Black+Blue

CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJanuary 5, 2021CULINARY, what's stirring, Glowbal, Vancouver restaurants, Coast, Italian Kitchen, Black+Blue

Fusion, fun, and bold Asian flavours are on the menu at Street Auntie Aperitivo House

Fusion, fun, and bold Asian flavours are on the menu at Street Auntie Aperitivo House

Restaurateur Yuyina Zhang cites hawkers in her home village in Yunnan Province as inspiration

CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 4, 2021CULINARY, Vancouver restaurants, Vancouver food, Chinese food, Asian food, Street Auntie Aperitivo House

Electric Company Theatre's Reframed takes a large-scale look at cancel culture

Electric Company Theatre's Reframed takes a large-scale look at cancel culture

The film version of the Grand Acts of Theatre show tackles an online problem that’s spread alongside the pandemic

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 4, 2021Electric Company Theatre, livestream, Homepage feature

Updated: COVID-19: Cold Tea Restaurant in hot water after allegedly holding New Year’s Eve bash against public health restrictions

Updated: COVID-19: Cold Tea Restaurant in hot water after allegedly holding New Year’s Eve bash against public health restrictions

The Granville Street restaurant was apparently fined for serving alcohol past 8 pm, flouting a public-health order

Gail JohnsonJanuary 3, 2021CULINARY, news, Cold Tea Restaurant, COVD, COVID-19, covid-19

Condolences pour in for late Vancouver actor Taran Kootenhayoo

Condolences pour in for late Vancouver actor Taran Kootenhayoo

GoFundMe campaign takes off in memory of Bella Ciao! star who died December 31

NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 2, 2021

Alone, confined, and drunk: 2020's best movies unintentionally captured our pandemic state of mind

Alone, confined, and drunk: 2020's best movies unintentionally captured our pandemic state of mind

Black Bear, Another Round, and Nomadland address an era filmmakers couldn’t have predicted

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 31, 2020Best movies, Black bear, Another Round, Nomadland, The Nest

The cookbooks that got us through COVID-19

The cookbooks that got us through COVID-19

3 local culinary talents share their picks from 2020

CULINARY, BOOKS, COMMENTARY, READGail JohnsonDecember 31, 2020CULINARY, cookbooks, books, cooking, Caren McSherry, Ned Bell, Angus An, Maenam, Naramata Inn, Read

Vancouver's best arts streaming of 2020, a year of navigating a new virtual world

Vancouver's best arts streaming of 2020, a year of navigating a new virtual world

Local arts personalities add to Stir’s list of favourites in the new digital realm

THEATRE, MUSIC, STAGEJanet SmithDecember 30, 2020VSO, The Cultch, Year in Review 2020, Homepage feature, livestream

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 BC sparkling wines for New Year's Eve—that you can find in stores right now

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 BC sparkling wines for New Year's Eve—that you can find in stores right now

These locally made beauties can be found on Vancouver shelves

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonDecember 30, 2020wine, BC wine, BC wineries, New Years

Photographer David Cooper, Vancouver punk legend Art Bergmann named to Order of Canada

Photographer David Cooper, Vancouver punk legend Art Bergmann named to Order of Canada

The longtime lenser of the local stage scene and the singer-songwriter join 61 others in new appointments

NEWSJanet SmithDecember 30, 2020

Odd Society Salal Negroni: Why we love this quintessentially B.C. version of the cocktail for the holidays

Odd Society Salal Negroni: Why we love this quintessentially B.C. version of the cocktail for the holidays

Coastal characteristics, international influences make up the drink’s spirits

CULINARY, COCKTAILSGail JohnsonDecember 29, 2020CULINARY, Cocktails

Scenes of isolation: 10 Vancouver shows and artworks that best expressed this pandemic moment in 2020

Scenes of isolation: 10 Vancouver shows and artworks that best expressed this pandemic moment in 2020

Isolation Commissions, dancers in boxes, and other affecting work that expressed life in lockdown

DANCE, MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithDecember 29, 2020FIREHALL, Music on Main, Little Chamber Music, Capture Photography Festival, Year in Review 2020

New Year’s Eve: 7 options for dine-in or take-home feasting

New Year’s Eve: 7 options for dine-in or take-home feasting

From Thai to Italian, Vancouver restaurants offer celebratory menus to kiss 2020 goodbye

CULINARYGail JohnsonDecember 29, 2020CULINARY, New Years

Dine Out Vancouver Festival announces 2021 dates

Dine Out Vancouver Festival announces 2021 dates

The forthcoming wintertime fest runs for a record 31 days

CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 28, 2020CULINARY, what's stirring

The Paper Man wins Audience Award at Whistler Film Fest, which continues until December 31

The Paper Man wins Audience Award at Whistler Film Fest, which continues until December 31

The documentary about French-Canadian TV legend and his whimsical sculptures won viewers’ hearts

NEWS, SCREENJanet SmithDecember 28, 2020Whistler Film Festival

86ing 2020: An in-depth look at how Vancouver restaurants fared amid COVID-19

86ing 2020: An in-depth look at how Vancouver restaurants fared amid COVID-19

Plus: a moment to remember the ones we lost, and our picks for best new restaurants of the year

CULINARYGail JohnsonDecember 28, 2020CULINARY, Homepage feature, Vancouver restaurants, BC wineries, Year in Review 2020