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Sure, it’s inspiring and downright idyllic to come home to the smell of freshly baked bread. But between work and any attempt at a social life, most of us barely have time to eat the stuff, let alone bake it at home. Still, your elementary “Wonder” days are long behind … Read More
Another year of wine tastings, seminars and late-night debauchery has passed as this 2011 Whistler Cornucopia (Nov. 10 – 14) has come to an end. Thousands of the annual festival’s attendees sipped, slurped and gulped down hundreds of wines and dozens of cocktails, and sampled their way around Whistler’s top … Read More
Every couple of months, DailyXY visits the kitchen of a top Vancouver chef and gets the scoop on an easy but impressive recipe from her or his catalogue. Today, chef Lee Cooper of L’Abattoir opens his cookbook and shares one of his personal favourites: Warm Steelhead and Crunchy Potato Salad. … Read More
When it comes to slurping oysters, the Clayoquot Sound is the Canadian place to be (West Coast, anyhow). Each year, the area grows 50,000 gallons of these bivalves. From November 17-19, Tofino is home to Oyster Gala, a dedicated celebration that hosts oyster farm tours, wine tastings and seminars. During … Read More
Just over a year ago, this article would have been very short, indeed. More like non-existent: the state of our flatbread scene was a flatline. But a recent explosion of pizzerias is proving Vancouverites are willing to shell out dough for the real thing. As DailyXY recently reviewed Main Street’s … Read More
