The Mix

Well friends, here we are. It’s 2016, we’re halfway through February and as you may have noticed, my posts have been waning as of…

  In one week’s time, Vancouver’s Science World will be transformed into a cocktail lab wonderland.  On February 4th, 2016, Science of the Cocktails…

I have a thing for Christmas. I have a thing for traditions and baking and decorating and carols  and cards. I have a thing…

The bartending community is descending upon Portland in droves as the city’s annual Cocktail Week kicks off. From green bartenders to seasoned veterans, the…

Is it just me, or has Vancouver had a ridiculous number of restaurant openings in the past six months? Since April I’ve had a…

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…

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….

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…

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…