You generally have to compromise space for location in city hotels. There seems to be some sort of complex reverse algorithm in place: the closer you are to the downtown core, the smaller the square footage of your room becomes. Downtown fringe equals walls expand....
Penticton is the main town of the central Okanagan, the great divide between the north and south valley, and the perfect hub for settling in during wine touring. The Saturday Farmers’ Market is a mainstay of summer and fall in BC, and one of the largest and most...
Merridale Estate Cidery owners Janet Docherty and Rick Pipes are local culinary tourism icons, tireless wine industry supporters and highly respected entrepreneurs, based in Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley. In addition to the Cider House, where they handcraft a...
When I was searching out hotels for my recent trip to Feast Portland, I stopped short when I got to Vintage Plaza. A Euro-style, turn-of-the-century, wine-themed hotel smack dab in the middle of downtown? With Kimpton’s funky style, legendary guest services, eco...
“Listen to your body, answer with a rumble.” Rumble is a tasty nutrient drink packed with all-natural (and recognizable!) ingredients. In fact, this Victoria, BC-based mostly-organic energizing beverage is the first official “Nourishing Drink” in Canada, and is set...
There are a few beers on tap that are so deep with flavor and so memorable, that when I see them, I simply can’t think about ordering anything else. Back Hand of God Stout is one of them. Crannóg Ales is Canada's first Certified Organic farmhouse microbrewery—one...
Introducing our new travel-inclined column, featuring journeys and adventures of the food-and-beverage-kind from a troupe of roaming writers. Wya Point Resort, Ucluelet Tucked away in a thickly lush coastal rainforest, following the exposed Pacific shoreline on the...
Though Maple Leaf Spirits has been making small batches of quality spirits and liqueurs on their copper pot still in Penticton since 2005, they’ve been largely under the radar—until now, that is. They now have the distinction of being the first BC Craft Distillery...
Black Sage Bench (BSB) is hallowed land in BC, an iconic sweep of sun-baked land in Oliver, at the narrowing top tip of the Sonoran Desert. When Sumac Ridge partner and founder Harry McWatters purchased the 115 acre fallow site in 1992 and planted to classic French...
I’m convinced that there is no worthier reason to surface on Monday morning with a food hangover than Feast Portland. Now firmly established in its second year, Bon Appétit Presents Feast Portland is a veritable who’s who weekend of culinary genius. Chefs and...
