![13 Wines From 13 Countries - Vancouver International Wine Festival [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/03/viwf-festival-tasting-room-blog.jpg)
The Vancouver International Wine Festival [https://vanwinefest.ca/] has wrapped up another successful year with sold-out events and a huge feature on Spanish and Portuguese wines. As part of the itinerary, the main festival tasting room featured a ton of wineries for guests to peruse, sip, and learn from winemakers »
![Gusto Latinoamericano – Vancouver International Wine Festival [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/03/viwf-gusto-latinoamericano-blog.jpg)
When it comes to wine pairings, I leave the pairings to the sommeliers and other accredited masters. Otherwise, I'm a chicken-riesling and shortrib-malbec kind of guy. At last week's Gusto Latinoamericano [https://vanwinefest.ca/event/gusto-latinoamericano/] lunch, a Vancouver International Wine Festival [https://vanwinefest.ca/event/ »
![Top 3 Reasons to Attend a Wine Seminar - Vancouver International Wine Festival [GUIDE]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/03/viwf-graham-tawny-port-blog.jpg)
Prior to last Thursday, I was curious as to the purpose of wine seminars. As a wine sipper commonly found in tasting rooms and tours, a seminar approached borderline hardcore. I was given an opportunity to bust my assumptions at the Vancouver International Wine Festival [https://vanwinefest.ca]'s »
Another fine year of the Vancouver International Wine Festival [https://vanwinefest.ca/] has ended with a bang. Celebrating its 40th year, this extravaganza saw 16 wines, 173 wineries, and 1450+ wines poured at over 50 events. If you missed my Instagram stories [https://www.instagram.com/noshandnibble/] at these events, »
![Pizza Palooza – 5-Stop Pizza Crawl in Downtown Vancouver [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/pizza-palooza-blog.jpg)
A slice of pizza might be the flattest piece of happiness you can get your hands on. Last week I was a lucky guest of Vancouver Foodster's Pizza Palooza [http://vancouverfoodster.com/2018/02/01/pizza-palooza-on-february-21/] event. For those unfamiliar with how food crawls work, you generally pick »
![Smoke and Bones - Award-Winning BBQ in North Vancouver [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/smoke-and-bones-blog.jpg)
Everyone likes a good barbecue story. Hailing from some town, these folks have been crowned winners of various trophies and appeared at various barbeque-focused events, including at the PNE. Smoke and Bones [http://www.smokeandbones.ca/index.html], which previously operated a catering service on the North Shore, has recently »
![Second Floor Eatery – Sports on 82 Screens in Vancouver [REVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/second-floor-eatery-blog.jpg)
With the Olympics in town and NBA March Madness coming up, every sport (sans football) is in full swing and fans need a bar to keep up with all the scores. The aptly named Second Floor Eatery [https://www.secondflooreatery.com/] has taken residence at the former Allstar Wings and »
With Chinese New Year celebrations in full swing in Vancouver, one might be wondering where the best eats of Chinese food are in Vancouver. Peaceful Restaurant [www.peacefulrestaurant.com/] may have been first "discovered" by Guy Fieri on the Vancouver edition of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, but since »
![Science of Cocktails 2018 - Another Sold Out Extravaganza in Vancouver [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/science-of-cocktails-blog.jpg)
Earlier this February was another successful evening at Science World [https://www.scienceworld.ca] for Science of Cocktails 2018 [https://www.scienceworld.ca/cocktails]. Featuring over 40 combined cocktail, food, and science stations, this was an activity-filled night of mixology, unlimited consumption, and the classic Science World experience. Disclosure: I »
![Lindt Chocolate - Flagship Vancouver Store [OVERVIEW]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/lindt-vancouver-drinks.jpg)
Chocolate is forever in demand. To exemplify this love of chocolate, the end of 2017 saw Lindt [www.lindt.ca/en/vancouver-exchange-tower/] open a new store at an equally new building, the Vancouver Exchange Tower. Featuring chocolates exclusive to a flagship location and a selection of chocolate drinks, how does »
![OneCoffee - Coffee Brunch and Brew at Medina Cafe [RECAP]](/content/images/size/w584/2018/02/onecoffee-blog-banner.jpg)
Some people enjoy coffee at cafes and some enjoy coffee at home. With coffee pods constantly involved in conversations about landfills, the need for compostable coffee pods is apparent. Enter OneCoffee, who have just launched their compostable coffee pods [http://onecoffee.com/] compatible with a Keurig 2.0 brewer. I »
