Olympic Choice – Vancouver Food And Wine

November 18, 2010

Wines for the Top 10 Tough-To-Buy-For People on Your Holiday List

By Natalie MacLean Pairing wines with personalities for gift shoppers—there’s a Canadian app for that (and a web site) “Wine is one of the few presents that makes both the giver and the receiver look good,” says Natalie MacLean, the red-nosed e-sommelier behind www.nataliemaclean.com, Canada’s largest wine web site. “You look like you spent a bundle … Continue reading Wines for the Top 10 Tough-To-Buy-For People on Your Holiday List

November 7, 2010November 18, 2010

CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE, BORDEAUX

CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE, BORDEAUX by: John Schreiner READ MORE ON John Schreiner’s Blog…. Photo: Gildas d’Ollone, general manager of Château Pichon Bordeaux’s 1975 vintage was one of the most controversial in that decade. Most of the reds were markedly tannic. Tannin will always soften with age but the question is whether there is any fruit … Continue reading CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE, BORDEAUX

November 3, 2010November 18, 2010

Canadian Woman Wins Les Dames d’Escoffier International M.F.K. Fisher Award

LOUISVILLE, KY–(Marketwire – November 02, 2010) – Natalie MacLean, an award-winning wine writer from Nepean, Ontario, won first prize in the M.F.K. Fisher Awards for Excellence in Culinary Writing competition, sponsored by Les Dames d’Escoffier International. In addition to a $1,000 cash prize, MacLean won a trip to the LDEI Annual Conference in Palm Springs … Continue reading Canadian Woman Wins Les Dames d’Escoffier International M.F.K. Fisher Award

March 11, 2010March 31, 2010

Vancouver Restaurants Own The Gold For Culinary Class

The world’s food and restaurant critics seem to have agreed on one thing…that Vancouver is second to none when it comes to dining out in Olympic cities. Continue reading Vancouver Restaurants Own The Gold For Culinary Class

March 6, 2010March 31, 2010

Gismondi And Emad Talk Vancouver’s Food And Wine Scene – Radio Interview

Anthony Gismondi interviews Glowbal Group’s CEO Emad Yacoub about what it was like for a successful restaurateur to have the Olympics in town. Continue reading Gismondi And Emad Talk Vancouver’s Food And Wine Scene – Radio Interview

February 6, 2010February 9, 2010

Olympic Feasting, A Vancouver Olympic Feat

Up in British Columbia we take food and wine seriously. Maybe not as seriously as we do hockey and those other winter sports, but seriously enough. Continue reading Olympic Feasting, A Vancouver Olympic Feat

February 1, 2010February 2, 2010

Four Host First Nations’ Food At Their Olympic Pavilion

Vancouver Olympics 2010 is the first time in history that Indigenous peoples have been recognized by the International Olympic Committee as Official Partners in the hosting of Games. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are being held within the traditional and shared traditional territories of the Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh. Their First … Continue reading Four Host First Nations’ Food At Their Olympic Pavilion

January 25, 2010January 25, 2010

Olympic Food And Wine In Vancouver

Bridges is the House of Switzerland during the Olympics. It’s going to be a party in B.C. Canada! The regular menu will be combined with traditional Swiss dishes. They’ll be hosting numerous events and you’ll be able to catch television broadcasts of the Olympic competitions and feats there, too. Plus, it’s on Granville Island. Another … Continue reading Olympic Food And Wine In Vancouver