Vancouver Magazine
BREAKING: Team Behind Savio Volpe Opening New Restaurant in Cambie Village This Winter
Burdock and Co Is Celebrating a Decade in Business with a 10-Course Tasting Menu
The Frozen Pizza Chronicles Vol. 3: Big Grocery Gets in on the Game
Recipe: This Blackberry Bourbon Sour From Nightshade Is Made With Chickpea Water
The Author of the Greatest Wine Book of the Last Decade Is Coming to Town
Wine Collab of the Week: A Cool-Kid Fizz on Main Street
10 Black or African Films to Catch at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival
8 Indigenous-Owned Businesses to Support in Vancouver
5 Things to Do in Vancouver This Week (September 25- October 1)
Protected: Kamloops Unmasked: The Most Intriguing Fall Destination of 2023
Dark Skies in Utah: Chasing Cosmic Connection on the Road
Fall Wedges and Water in Kamloops
Attention Designers: 5 Reasons to Enter the WL Design 25
On the Rise: Meet Vancouver Jewellery Designer Jamie Carlson
At Home With Photographer Evaan Kheraj and Fashion Stylist Luisa Rino
You’ll no doubt recognize the energetic and enigmatic Fred Lee from a few different media outlets around town. A society columnist for the past 15 years, Fred covers Metro Vancouver’s social landscape in his weekly social column “Fred UnLEEshed” in the Vancouver Courier Thursdays and his “Fred Lee’s Social Network” column appears every Sunday in the Province, as well as every Monday morning on CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition.
Solitude: A Singular Life in a Crowded World by Michael Harris.As a very social person that likes to be around people, I’m intrigued of Harris’ argument that cultural norms and social media deter us from experiencing solitude or being comfortable alone. In today’s tech-fueled world of ceaseless pings, I think all of us are trying to strike a balance and look at ways to disconnect from our devices and constant online chatter. Harris makes a compelling case of solitude’s worth.
Alessia Cara, Know-It-AllThe young Canadian pop singer has a bit of a Lorde/Amy Winehouse vibe going on. Clearly a star on the rise, I have been enjoying her gritty-pop brand of music, particularly “Scars to Your Beautiful” and her message of self-love and acceptance; an anthem I’m sure that resonates with many—young and old.
Love It or List It VancouverI don’t watch much television, but of late, I have been fixated on HGTV and a series of television shows that satisfies my obsession with design and the real estate market. Of note, Fixer Upper, Flip or Flop, and Love It or List It Vancouver, featuring our beautiful city. The difference in home prices between Waco, Texas, Orange County, California and Vancouver is staggering.
Easy one. Food. As most of our friends know, Joshua and I do not cook. So when not gala-vanting, exploring the Lower Mainland’s vibrant culinary scene is a weekly adventure. Recent visits included David Wu’s Rhinofish in historic Chinatown for a delicious bowl of Taiwanese beef noodle; braised beef, vegetables, and Chinese noodles swimming in a hearty beef broth. In Burnaby, we happened upon Peaceful Restaurant’s newest location near Metrotown. Serving up authentic Northern Chinese cuisine, the eatery’s signature hand-pulled Sichuan noodles and flakey beef roll are a must. Excited for the return of Marc-André Choquette to Vanhattan, an impressive CV that includes West, Lumière and most recently, Tableau Bar Bistro at the Loden Hotel, we raced downtown to Hawksworth Restaurant to enjoy a royal repast that started with a perfectly prepared pan-seared foie gras.
