Making Contact

       
Essential Links

Eating

Les Amis du Fromage-a castle of cheese in the kingdom of Vancouver.


Food Vancouver-An outstanding resource for dining out in Vancouver with a focus on people with special dietary concerns. "Vancouver's best kept restaurant secrets"

Drinking

South World Wine Society-A Vancouver wine tasting group that focuses on the wines of the Southern Hemisphere.  Interesting monthly tastings and entertaining industry speakers.

The Wine Curators-User friendly, comprehensive wine cellar software. Wine cataloguing. Wine and food pairing. For PC and Mac.

Wine of the Weekend is an Ontario based site that shares secrets to: wine is under $20, is readily available in Ontario, over delivers in quality and value, fits the occasion and is approachable and perfect for sharing & celebrating 

Laguiole Passion - All you wanted to know about Authentic Laguiole products!
Corkscrews, folding knives, Champagne sabers...all handcrafted in the Laguiole village in France.

WSET - wine education at the Art Institute of Vancouver, the only provider of the WSET diploma in Western Canada

Wine Blogs

Wilf's Wine Press - Wilf Krutzmann is a Victoria BC based wine blogger and writer I have known for six years, we have tasted together and studied together. Sign up for his free newsletter.

John Shreiner on wine  - John Schreiner is a man I have the greatest respect for. When it comes to BC wine he's the most knowledgeable person I know. Multi-book author and wine writer.

The Grape Nut - my good friend, Winnipeg Free Press wine columnist Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson is a wicked writer with a bloody good sense of humour!

Full-Bodied  - Vancouver based gals new to the wine scene run this pink blog with two contributing palates to keep things interesting. Primarily locally focused food and wine bloggers.

The Wine Connoisseur - Richard Randall who lives in Corbieres France may be the most prolific blogger on the web - constant updates...

Living

CityFood-This quarterly magazine and website is aimed at food, drink, industry gossip and dining lifestyles in BC. A colourful publication with beautiful pictures, interesting reviews and articles.

Edible British Columbia-The site and now the store in the Granville Island Market in Vancouver. This beautiful BC-centric site encompasses all that is BC grown, produced and experienced focusing on food lifestyle.

Eat Magazine-(Epicure & Travel) comes out every 2 months and is focused on Eating, Drinking and travel within BC as well as restaurant reviews and artisanal focuses. The site offers links to many great BC treasures.
Urban Diner- This  edgy website/forum brings together the "industry" to dish the dirt on the local dining and food scene. Articles, what's new, who's who and industry secrets.

Wine and Dine BC-an amazingly comprehensive site committed to letting you know about events going on in the Okanagan, on Vancouver Island and in the lower mainland.

Eating+Drinking+Traveling

Lovethatchef - "Elegant dinners with your own private chef - Lillooet. Fun and informative cooking class parties for you and your friends.
Green cuisine and always delicious!"

Kiwi Collection-Your trusted source for luxury travel the Kiwi Collection is possibly one of the most stunning sites on the internet, just visiting will make you feel as though you've been on a once-in-a-lifetime vacation.

Mama Margaret's Italy Cooking Schools-since 1995 Margaret Cowan has been leading groups of the culinary curious through Italy. Based in Vancouver BC Margaret offers many different touring options.