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Winter PR Cocktail

by Editor 02.03.2012

SOCIETY set to host “Pink Shirt Day” anti-bullying luncheon; Haywire: Will the home team take the gold medal?; Blue Water Cafe’s 8th Annual Unsung Heroes Festival; Get to know Quails’ Gate Winery at CRU dinner; Hawksworth Restaurant celebrates the return of Tales of the Cocktail; Kale and Nori present: La Belle Epoque Dinner at Legacy [...]

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Celebrating Cocktail Culture in Vancouver

by BC Brew 02.02.2012

Vancouver Craft Beer Week seemed to have signalled the arrival of craft beer in Vancouver’s public consciousness. As a result, we’ve seen surprising innovation and growth from BC brewers. There’s a similar renaissance developing in Vancouver’s cocktail culture. That spirit has gained us a festival that is sure to be a comparable catalyst for our [...]

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Agave Spirits Featured at Tales of the Cocktail Vancouver

by Eric Lorenz 02.01.2012

Tales of the Cocktail on Tour Vancouver is right around the corner, taking place February 12-15. At this second annual installment of the satellite event of New Orleans’ own Tales of the Cocktail, tequila and mezcal will figure prominently. Charlotte Voisey, Iván Saldaña, and your very own agave correspondent will be presenting an entertaining and educating seminar [...]

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The Ayurveda Diet

by Todd Caldecott 01.26.2012

According to the Charaka samhita Ayurveda evolved out of a need to address the acute and chronic disease that emerged when humans first began to live together in settled communities. This suggests that the basic structure of Ayurveda could be as old as the Neolithic in India, some 10,000 years ago. By any measure Ayurveda [...]

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Snowy Day PR Delivery!

by Editor 01.19.2012

(Image courtesy of: Kamyar Adl)
The GLOWBAL COLLECTION + Dine Out Vancouver 2012; Dine Out at Sequoia for a chance to win big; West announces upcoming wine and cocktail dinners; Dine Around Abbotsford returns Jan 16-Feb 4; Spirited Dinner at the Granville Room “East Meets West”; Hawksworth Restaurant takes delivery of Black Winter Truffles; Project Chef [...]

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Jamie Says Fail, I Say Win!

by paulkamon 01.17.2012

Last night, while scouring the Internets for an idea on what to do with a butchered chicken carcass after removing all the good meaty bits other than making stock, I stumbled upon this little bit of McDonald’s inspired awesomeness.

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Constitution in Ayurveda

by Todd Caldecott 01.12.2012

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The Sanskrit meaning of the word dosha is ‘fault’ or ‘taint’, referring to the body’s inherent potential to become unbalanced and diseased. As mediators of the disease process, Ayurveda teaches us that in order to properly prevent and treat disease, we must learn how to identify the doshas and the qualities [...]

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Shark Finning Jeopardizes Ocean Ecosystems

by BC Brew 01.10.2012

^ NDP Fisheries and Oceans Critic, Fin Donnelly, launches shark fin import ban petition at C Restaurant. (L to r, Claudia Li, Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark, Fin Donnelly, Rob Stewart, Cécile Yuen, Robert Clark)
Sharks are sublime creatures. For 400 million years they have survived on Earth, evolving to become the oceans’ supreme hunters and shaping the [...]

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Early 2012 PR Prophecies

by Editor 01.09.2012

Vancouver Playhouse Wine Fest on sale January 10th; 2012 Tales of the Cocktail on Tour Vancouver tickets now on sale; Big Lou’s Butcher Shop celebrates one great year in business; Bittered Sling Bistro: Round 3 – January 2012; Special events for January at Legacy Liquor Store; Vancouver restaurant eliminates organic waste and reduces garbage by [...]

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Herbal Treatment for Colds, Flu and Fever

by Todd Caldecott 01.05.2012

In traditional medicine, a cold, flu or fever is viewed as a superficial condition – the invasion of some kind of exogenous agent that challenges the body’s mechanism of non-specific resistance and immunity. All systems of traditional medicine have unique and yet remarkably similar perspectives on this dynamic, in Ayurveda [...]

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Townsite Brewing Set to Open In Powell River

by paulkamon 01.03.2012

Get ready BC, more quality regionally brewed ale is on the way! The newest craft brewery on the immediate horizon is Townsite Brewing in Powell River on the upper Sunshine Coast. Just before the holidays, we caught up with the team as they were preparing their historic heritage space in the heart of Townsite for [...]

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The Last PR Party of 2011

by Editor 12.28.2011

Party Like Itʼs 1919 at Pourhouse; New Year’s Eve at Au Petit Chavignol; New Year’s Eve Celebrations at Kitsilano’s Oakwood Canadian Bistro; A night to remember at Hawksworth Restaurant and Rosewood Hotel Georgia; Cibo Trattoria’s exclusive New Year’s eve menu; Party with a cause this New Year’s at Red Card Sports Bar; Rehab Brunch by [...]

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