by Tara Rafiq | Dec 30, 2017 | The Alchemist
Some of Vancouver’s top bartenders give their thoughts on what’ll be hot next year Raise your glass to the end of 2017, a year that brought us one disaster after another, from raging wildfires to the near-daily perp walk of sexual predators. Between all that and the...
by Tara Rafiq | Dec 16, 2017 | Features
Aunts & Uncles and Brooklyn Clothing believe in durable fashion that only gets better with age In this increasingly fast-paced, disposable society, quality products that are crafted to last are a reassuring reminder of how things can improve with age. It could be...
by Tara Rafiq | Dec 15, 2017 | Home Bar, The Alchemist
When life gives you lemons, add finesse to your festive fizz with oleo saccharum The holiday season cries out for festive bubbles, for brunch-time mimosas and kir royales, for corks flying at midnight, for French 75s and Champagne cocktails just about any time. But of...
by Tara Rafiq | Dec 8, 2017 | The Alchemist
Repeat after me: You can never have too many cocktail tools. Or glasses. Or bottles of interesting spirits. Or cocktail books. Or … Well, you get the picture. Wondering what to get the cocktail aficionado on your holiday list? Start right here. Stock the liquor...
by Tara Rafiq | Dec 7, 2017 | Stories
Our man at the bar, John Burns, savours a Southside as he mulls the value of drinking local Barstools are for boasting. And when you’re alone, they’re for wool-gathering, your privacy on public display. Random thoughts assail you — unless you’re just there to watch...
