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Local bistro 'gem' celebrated

WHILE recently perusing the list of winners in one food magazine's "best of" awards, I was struck by an anomaly in the "Neighbourhood Gem" category.

Band of beers

What do CBC Radio 3 personality Grant Lawrence, Vancouver punk rocker Joey Keithley and Old Yale Brewing Company have in common?

Spot prawn season is upon us

WHAT first began in 2006 as a valiant, but low-key attempt to introduce Vancouver diners to our own spot prawn fishery has turned into the city's most delicious celebration of spring.

WV OKs rugby club liquor licence

DISTRICT of West Vancouver council approved Capilano Rugby Football Club's application for a primary liquor licence Monday.

Small winery releases welcomed

I'VE followed the fortunes of B.C.'s smaller wineries with interest for some time now, so when an invite to drop by and check out some new releases from a handful described as "wine farmers" popped into my inbox I was all over it.

Muddy start to Toonie Race Series

The first Toonie Race of the year was a muddy success.

Tasting previews B.C.'s 2012 offerings

LAST week, the B.C. Wine Institute staged its 2012 Vintage Preview.

Taste B.C.'s finest at gala

May 4 is the date of this year's A Taste of B.C.'s Finest fundraiser for Semiahmoo House Society.

Group works to change 'outdated' liquor laws

SLOWLY but surely, B.C.'s sometimes prohibition-era liquor laws are changing, though not quickly enough for most of us.

Winery beats downturn

I recently caught up with Winemaker Rob Summers of Hester Creek Winery to ask him what's new.

Wine fest focuses on local fare

PERHAPS it should come as no surprise, but some of our best tastes from last week's wine festival amounted to some pretty spectacular food and wine pairings.

Colby Red offers more than good flavour

THE other week we were lucky enough to spend an hour with Daryl Groom.

Deep roots at vineyard

It is not too often you can trace the lineage of an Okanagan winery to the late 1800s. However, Sperling Vineyards can trace its history back to that time, when Giovanni Casorzo emigrated from Italy and was convinced by the founder of B.C. wines, Father Pandosy, to try his hand at agriculture in the Okanagan Valley.