Top five holiday 2018 gift ideas

It’s that time of year again to start thinking about trimming the Christmas tree, planning get-togethers with friends and family and of course, shopping for presents. To make at least the latter task easier, below is a top five list of gift ideas for your loved ones this holiday season. Roku Streaming Stick+ Have a …

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Tasting Plates Vancouver visits ‘Brewery Row’ in Port Moody

When you think of places in the Lower Mainland housing a concentration of breweries, East Van probably comes to mind first. For instance, lower Main Street or somewhere along Powell Street. But did you know Port Moody — yes that's right, PoMo — now boasts four craft beer establishments within a one-kilometre radius? Vancouver Foodster took its roving …

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VCBW 2016 wraps up with beer festival weekend

Vancouver Craft Beer Week finished strong this past weekend with the biggest 2016 VCBW/Donnelly Group Festival yet, held at the PNE Centre Grounds. About 120 breweries and cideries from the Lower Mainland, other parts of B.C. and the United States crammed into the venue along with thousands of thirsty visitors from June 3 to 5. In …

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Tap into Vancouver Craft Beer Week

Vancouver's annual week-long celebration of all things craft beer returns to the city, jam packed with events now until June 5. This year, local bands will be supplying live music for guests to enjoy while they down artisan beers and great food. Some highlights on the calendar include Forbidden Fruit at Devil's Elbow Ale and Smoke House on …

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Timber GastroPub Vancouver officially opens

If you've walked by sustainable eatery Forage on Robson Street lately, you may have noticed the modern art gallery that was once attached is no more. You're not imagining things, as it's been replaced by Timber, a new gastropub specializing in two of Canada's favourite things: beer and comfort food. The kitchen is helmed by executive chef Chris …

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