Archive for 2010 Olympics
March 2, 2010 at 4:37 am · Filed under 2010 Olympics, Downtown, Events, Lauren Mote, Michael Schratter, Paul Kamon, Pictorial

The city was awash in nationalism as long repressed flag waving urges exploded and poured onto the streets of Vancouver like some giant billion dollar champagne beer bottle spraying out thousands of rabid superfans yesterday; the symbolic final battle (a.k.a. Greatest NHL script ever imagined) against our fellow continental bully brothers in a dramatic game of ice hockey swiftly sabrered off the lid of our bottled up conservative nature and unleashed terrific pandemonium, thus revealing ourselves in full patriotic bloom as a nation proud, strong and free, and quite capable of consuming more beer in 17 days than any other winter loving people. Wow, what a party that was. Go Canadian Iceholes, eh! ~ PK
EDITOR’S NOTE: A HUGE thank you to all the service people and volunteers who manned the front lines of this most epic party, including all the police from around the country who kept us safe during this most memorable experience.
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February 26, 2010 at 3:08 am · Filed under 2010 Olympics, Events, Press Releases
There are only 2 days left to experience this gourmet Aboriginal fine dining experience during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Nk’Mip Cellars the award-winning vineyard, owned and operated by BC’s Osoyoos Band, has partnered with Kanata Cuisine and the BC Aboriginal Culinary Team to provide the world with a unique culinary event.
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February 25, 2010 at 3:42 pm · Filed under 2010 Olympics, Cocktail Culture, Degan Beley, Events
While athletes have been training for gold in Vancouver, an international competition of a different sort has been shaping up. On Sunday, Feb. 21st, bartenders from around the world gathered at George Lounge in Yaletown for the first bartending “Mixlympics”.
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February 22, 2010 at 5:11 pm · Filed under 2010 Olympics, Celebrity Chefs, Events, Paul Kamon, Pictorial
Come inside and take a look at some images taken during the first weeks of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
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February 19, 2010 at 5:37 pm · Filed under 2010 Olympics, Keith Talent

Mmm mmm good.
Due to Ukrainian heritage (yes we self identify as Ukrainians, I’m not certain DNA testing would prove much outside of “random eastern European decent”, there hasn’t been anyone born there in five generations at least.) We decided to check out Ukrainian House.
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