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Made using amphora, Blue Grouse Estate Winery Pinot Noir 2019 is lush, elegant, and worthy of gold

The new Cowichan Valley release has already earned a coveted medal at the 2021 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards

Alimentaria Mexicana celebrates Mexican cuisine and culture, one kernel of corn at a time

The quest to reconnect with his Indigenous roots led to chef-founder Ernesto Gomez’s mission to support farmers and communities throughout Mexico

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2021Alimentaria Mexicana, Ernesto Gomez, Chancho, Granville Island, food

Dinner and a show: Vancouver's Anh and Chi Vietnamese restaurant partners with The Cultch for a culinary-arts pairing

Both the Mount Pleasant eatery and the play we the same were born out of the experiences of Vietnamese refugees

Cornucopia, Whistler’s celebration of food and drink, celebrates 25 years, November 4 to 28

One of B.C.’s biggest annual culinary festivals outside of Vancouver features winery dinners, seminars, cooking demos, and more

CULINARY, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 1, 2021Cornucopia Whistler, Whistler, SLCC, Fort Berens, Time Winery

Sai Woo launches Vancouver's first Squid Game dinner event, to October 31

The restaurant will serve a multicourse modern Korean meal inspired by the Netflix hit

CULINARYGail JohnsonOctober 29, 2021Korean food, Sai Woo

Stir Pairing: Desirée Dawson brings her soothing sounds—and baritone ukulele—to the Shadbolt

Plus: Jackson Triggs highlights diverse artists on new wine series; BIPOC Van Foods Pop-up is back

Local food-delivery app TUTTI comes to Metro Vancouver

B.C.’s favourite community-oriented delivery app includes groceries, convenience items, and alcoholic beverages

CULINARYStir VancouverOctober 24, 2021Partner Content

Culinary arts: Temper’s new chocolatier Meagan Larmant on Peruvian cacao, vegan treats, and the pain of pastry

The local pastry chef travelled to Central America to learn all about chocolate

CULINARYGail JohnsonOctober 19, 2021chocolate, Temper Chocolate and Pastry

Kanadell Japanese Bakery serves up sandos—and nostalgia—on fluffy milk bread

Keiko Nakanishi recently expanded her East Van bakery to include a Japanese food market

CULINARYStir VancouverOctober 13, 2021CULINARY, Japanese food

Stir Wine Pairing: A public-art tour via 2021 BIKEnnale/WALKennale calls for an artful picnic

We’re following the self-guided, outdoor cultural tours with a board from the new Charcuterie Vancouver shop and a bottle of Liber Farm & Winery’s organic Merlot

CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonOctober 8, 2021CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Evelyn Lau, Wine, wine pairing, Vancouver Biennale

Thanksgiving feasts in Vancouver fuse flavours, bridge cultures

Plus: Stir’s curated list of extra-special food and drink on offer this holiday weekend

CULINARYGail JohnsonOctober 5, 2021Vancouver food, culinary, Thanksgiving

Local Indigenous duo share their culture through bannock

Kelsey Coutts and Destiny Hoostie recently launched Bangin’ Bannock based on the bread that’s close to their hearts

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 28, 2021bannock, Bangin' Bannock, Indigenous food, Indigenous

Stir Pairing: An outdoor dance pop-up on Granville Island kicks off fall

New Works presents performances outside the Public Market; we make a day of it with Popina Cantina and a Prosecco-style wine from Hester Creek

DANCE, CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 21, 2021BC wine, culinary, dance, food

Vancouver pastry chef crafts creative mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival

Buttermere Patisserie’s Jamie Tung launches a new collection inspired by the Chinese moon goddess

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 14, 2021Buttermere, Mid-Autumn Festival, Asian food, mooncakes

Stir Pairing: Prohibition inspires one-woman Fringe show, and a new Vancouver restaurant

A Toast to Prohibition is Melanie Gall’s new historic musical; Laowai is a hidden lounge and eatery in Chinatown

CULINARY, FESTS, THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 11, 2021CULINARY, Vancouver Fringe Festival, fests, theatre, Fringe Fest, the Fringe

East meets West in worldly chef Denice Wai’s fusion food

Splitting her time between Hong Kong and Vancouver, the culinary artist creates a multicultural dish for TAIWANfest

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 9, 2021TAIWANfest, food, Vancouver food

Stir Wine Pairing: A collage of colours and flavours comes together through this match-up of the Cultch Gallery, Vennie's, and IMBZZL

We’re chasing the Collage Works exhibition by Ginger Sedlarova and Seema Shah with a stop at a new sub shop on Venables and a just-launched Okanagan-grown rosé