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CITY CELLAR: An inside look at the BC Wine Awards

CITY CELLAR: An inside look at the BC Wine Awards

I spent much of last week judging the BC Wine Awards in Kelowna as part of the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival. Cloistered inside a hotel for four days, I gave both my palate and my toothbrush a good workout.
FOODIE Q&A: Mike Robbins

FOODIE Q&A: Mike Robbins

You are... Mike Robbins, executive chef at The Oakwood Canadian Bistro (2741 West 4th Ave.), 604-558-1965, TheOakwood.
IS great combination of sports and luxury

IS great combination of sports and luxury

Lexus strikes balance between graceful and predatory

Align actions every day with moral compass

Goals and values should meet up

Medicinal comfrey accelerates compost

Q: The medicinal plant comfrey is taking over our septic field. Are these good for something? Virve Martinoff, Langley A: Comfrey is a nutritious accelerant that helps compost decompose quickly.
ON THE PLATE: Better game-night noshingÂ’s the goal

ON THE PLATE: Better game-night noshingÂ’s the goal

After losing to the Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final we were deluged by sad images of our beloved Canucks colours being worn by buffoons behaving like Cro-Magnon louts.

CITY CELLAR: Reds worth Thai-ing one on

I received a text message from my friend Brooke a short while ago, wondering if I knew of any great service staff who were looking for some part-time shifts.

Expensive garlic easy to grow

People who love using garlic in recipes but are shocked at its cost in winter need to know that growing their own cloves is do able, even in small spaces.

Mindful thinking good for your health

At the sound of your cell, reflect on your thoughts

Condo nightmare: buyer beware of leaky, rotten condos

If youre buying a condo, you might think theres a government agency, regulatory body or some mechanism out there to ensure youre protected from shoddy workmanship, poor design or lack of maintenance.