It's a food truck party and everyone's invited!!!!
Street Eats and Beats Under the Bridge is Vancouver's hottest new food truck event located in the heart of Granville Island.
On February 22nd and 23rd, from 6pm till midnight, you'll be able to sample food truck goodies, sip top notch local beer and wine, and enjoy tunes provided by a mix of talented DJ's.
Tickets are $30 and include food truck sample bites and two drinks.
If you're looking to rally the troops and make a night of it, group tickets are also available.
This is an all ages event so make sure you bring 2 pieces of ID to get your hands on some 'adult beverages', capiche?
It's Fridayyyyyy!!!!
For all the Winos out there, if you're into bold, full-bodied and complex red wines, you've gotta try these. The price points are below $15.00 (from BC Liquor store). SOLID.
**If you're not in BC you might have to look in specialty stores.**
Johnny Q 2009 Shiraz Viognier (Australia) ~ $14.99
Whether you're having filet mignon or a $5 pizza, this wine will go perfect with pretty much anything.
Shot In The Dark 2010 Cabernet Shiraz (Australia) ~ $13.99
Perfect year round and with most any meat dish. Mmmmmmm...
Every 18th of September, Chileans across the globe celebrate what was the beginning of the independence of our country (September 18, 1810).
One of the most famous wines from Chile
Today, Chileans everywhere will be eating traditional food (empanadas please!), sharing a glass or two of vino tinto (red wine) and dancing till long after the sun has set (maybe a cueca - if we've had enough to drink).
Just picked up these empanadas today. Mmmmmm...
There were a bunch of Chilean parties celebrating 'El Dieciocho' last weekend, and I'm sure there will be even more this coming weekend. A few friends and I stopped by a shin-dig last Saturday, and I have to say, I was thankful for the Chilean cueca dance lessons my parents forced me to take when I was young. You might be asking yourself, what exactly IS a cueca? Well here ya go...
In between all our eating, drinking and dancing, we even managed to participate in a cueca dancing contest towards the end of the party. While none of us actually won, it was hilarious to see what dance moves we remembered from our childhood.
**Note: Most of us Chilean kids (growing up in Canada) were forced to go to 'Chilean school' on Saturdays. We were also "encouraged" (aka: forced - again) to spend at least 2 nights a week practicing folkloric dances with the dance groups our parents would "encourage" us to join. Believe it or not, my mother actually found an old VHS tape (ACK! OLD!!!) of one of my 'performances'. This video will never, I repeat, NEVER see the light of day.
At the time, all of us kids hated spending our precious free time in 'Chilean school' or in 'Chilean dance groups'- but it's pretty safe to say that now we can look back and be incredibly thankful that we had the opportunity to learn about and maintain our cultural roots... even if it wasn't by choice. **
So if you have any Chilean friends, tell them to have a 'Feliz Dieciocho!!!'... and then tell them how much you looooove Chilean wine. Maybe if you're lucky, they'll invite you over for a glass or two, and once they've had a few drinks, maybe, just maybe, they'll dance a little cueca for you (Gad forbid!).
Jaqueline Conoir Boutique & Studio will be hosting a night of fashion, frivolity and glamour. Find out what's hot when it comes to spring fashion trends.
The special guest for the evening is the Sarah Symonds (AKA: The Mistress). Sarah is a world-renowned author and relationships expert. Sarah will talk about what it was like being 'the other woman' to famous men like Chef Gordon Ramsay. As a regular guest on US talk shows
like Oprah, Dr Phil and Anderson, Sarah's in high demand as a speaker
and will be sharing anecdotes and stories about her life and her current
mission to help other women who are trapped in affairs with married
men. Sometimes confronting, but always enlightening and entertaining,
Sarah will dish the dirt on some big names and will also take questions
from the audience.
Radio and TV personality Carmen Cruz will be both emceeing and DJ-ing the event.
~ What ~
Fashion Show, Special Guest Sarah Symonds, Music, Wine and Mingling.
Tickets are $30 and include food truck sample bites and two drinks. 
