Two for the Bar

The Bartender's ListSeptember 22, 2015

Prost/Proust- Daniel Shoemaker

About a year ago, I had the privilege of sitting down with Sean Hoard of Portland’s The Commissary. It was my very first live,…

The MixSeptember 10, 2015

September 1st in Vancouver seems to be an invisible line of marked change in the city. I’ve lived other places where late summer lingers…

COTDAugust 31, 2015

Cocktail Of The Day (because it’s always cocktail hour somewhere in the world). And this week, I do believe the best cocktails hours are…

The Bartender's ListAugust 26, 2015

Every December, my mother calls me to consult on a gift for my husband for the holidays. She usually has a couple of standard…

BOTBAugust 18, 2015

One of my favourite things about doing Bottom Of The Barrel is when bartenders pick an ingredient that I secretly love. On the outside…

BOTBAugust 11, 2015

Bottom Of The Barrel take 10- a delightful series in which local bartenders are asked to use unusual ingredients to create a new cocktail….

The MixJuly 31, 2015

If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you may recall a little recurring series we had going called Bottom Of The Barrel….

The MixJuly 26, 2015

Yesterday marked the 7th annual Deighton Cup in Vancouver, BC. Our city’s version of The Kentucky Derby, the event draws thousands of people to…

COTDJuly 23, 2015

Cocktail Of The Day (because it’s always cocktail hour somewhere in the world). This week we return to the modern classics with a little…

The MixJuly 21, 2015

I recently had a conversation with someone who said they thought PDT was no longer a bar. Not that it isn’t monumentally important, but…