by Laura Starr | Feb 6, 2020 | Features
How does a new kid in town snag a job at one of Vancouver’s most reputable bars and win a respected bar competition in little more than a hot rotation around the sun? Dylan Zrobek, an Edmonton native, touched down in Vancouver in October 2018, and within a few weeks...
by Tim Pawsey | Jan 24, 2020 | Features
B.C. craft spirits pioneer Frank Deiter is taking on the world Frank Deiter is a man on a mission. As the founder of Okanagan Spirits in 2004, Deiter charted the pioneering distillery’s early successes before leaving in 2011 to pursue other ventures. These days he...
by Charlene Rooke | Jan 17, 2020 | Features
Why you should be drinking vermouth made in B.C. More than 200 years ago, wine drinkers in Turin and Marseille started adding bittering and flavouring botanicals to wine fortified with spirit, to make an entirely new drink. The styles they created—a sweeter,...
by Alex Black | Jan 10, 2020 | Features
The hospitality industry isn’t always great for mental health. Now we’re doing something about it The conversation surrounding mental health in the hospitality industry is finally gaining momentum. Published studies are showing that hospitality employees are put under...
by Joanne Sasvari | Dec 20, 2019 | Features
Cocktail of the resistance The Kir Royale (or Royal, if you prefer) is the kind of swanky fizz that could have been conjured up by some posh hotel barkeep trying to impress a well-heeled customer. In fact, its backstory is much more thrilling than that. A splash of...
by Charlene Rooke | Dec 13, 2019 | Features
B.C.’s small-batch distillers are getting crafty with their foodie, wine and beer neighbours It was about two years ago when my love for Odd Society’s Wallflower Barrel-Aged Gin was uniquely reciprocated: the Ode to Wallflower pale ale mated Powell Street Craft...
