Living

It’s time for my annual pop quiz. What a way to start the new year. No, you’re not back in school, I’m just checking in to see if you have been paying attention to the messages I have been writing about in my biweekly columns over 2019.

Vancouverites can experience the snowy wonderland atop the Peak of Vancouver a little differently this winter. The North Shore’s Grouse Mountain has a snowshoe adventure that aligns with each coming full moon and new moon until April.

It was 2002. I was on the way out the door of the restaurant I was managing (and the industry, more generally), burnt out and full to the brim, frankly speaking, of disdain for the dining audience, myself included.

It’s been three weeks since Santa Claus has come and gone from town. The parties are over, the gifts unwrapped and all you are left with is a Christmas hangover.

There’s no shortage of new breweries in the works all over the British Columbia. Here’s a look at some of the ones we’re keeping an eye on for in 2020.

Let’s play “You know you’re getting older when…” Your beloved MP3 player is now considered “vintage.

It’s hard to believe we will be ringing in 2020 in the days ahead. For those of you with a little more energy to entertain, here are some nice ideas for hosting a New Year’s Eve Party.

I have yet to reconcile the actual time of year with my perceived time of year. By my count, it ought not to be autumn yet, let alone the advent of a new year heralding a new decade.

'Wet cold vs. dry cold is real'

I have been privileged to meet some very inspiring people over the course of my food writing sideline, people who are at the forefront of significant, positive social change.