Tag: Burnaby

If you have not had a chance to try the wines from Fort Berens Estate Winery in Lillooet, now is your chance.  Did you know that the climate in Lillooet is very similar to Oliver, in the south Okanagan?  You get ripe grapes with excellent flavour for wine.  You can try their wines at a winery dinner at Burnaby’s Hart…

Have you ever tried the wines from Casale del Giglio in Italy?  They are Premium!  This dinner at Burnaby’s Hart House Restaurant, paired with their wines should be spectacular.  Get your tickets before they sell out.  Here is the press release about the dinner, plus here is the link to my reviews of Casale del Giglio’s wines. ~~~ November 4,…

As craft breweries spread across BC, we get more “BC Ale Trails“.  The latest one, starts on October 28, featuring 11 breweries across New Westminster, Burnaby, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.  With the Fall and Winter upcoming, finding something to do indoors is a good idea.  Why not visit the breweries listed below?  The press release follows. ~~~ New ale trail…

This is going to be a spectacular wine and food pairing between Hart House Restaurant and Burrowing Owl Estate Winery.  Limited tickets so buy asap.  Here is the press release.~~~June 24, 2021 (Vancouver, BC) – On Friday, July 9, 2021, Burnaby’s Hart House Restaurant will host an al fresco dinner with wine pairings from Burrowing Owl Estate Winery. The event…

  February 18, 2021 (Vancouver, BC) – Hart House at Deer Lake in Burnaby is delighted to announce that, on Friday, March 5 2021 it will host an exclusive wine dinner featuring BC’s 8th Generation Vineyard. Guests will enjoy a 5-course menu paired with boutique wines in Hart House’s beautiful dining rooms. Seating is available on two floors; note that access to…

Yes, Valentine’s Day is coming around quite soon.  Have you thought about what you will do?  I have an article upcoming about BC wine and dishes for Valentine’s Day dinner, but if you want some inspiration now, Hart House in Burnaby has a take-out kit for your dinner.  Enjoy. ~~~ January 26, 2021 (Vancouver, BC) – Wise people know that the…

My first official event for the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2020 was the A TASTE OF CROATIA dinner at Atlas Steak + Fish in Burnaby.  It was quite an event, packed full of people wanting to try Croatian wines.  The food was superb as well.  Let me lead you through the wines and then the food pairings. What do you…

If you have never been to the Hart House Restaurant in Burnaby, you are missing a treat; excellent food, wine, and beautiful scenery.  But here is your chance to come to Hart House and celebrate dinner with icon Harry McWatters for his 50th anniversary in the wine industry in BC.  I had a chance to interview Harry in 2016.  Here…

“The Hart House Restaurant really cares about their food and user experience”, I thought as I sat there on a Saturday night with my dining companion.  The white cotton patterned table-cloth, the beautifully decorated rooms, the knowledgeable servers, the beautifully plated food, all caught my attention. I came as a guest to try their Seafood Celebration Prix Fixe menu, which…

“Are ravens circling a good or a bad omen?”, Joel thought, as the black winged birds, about the size of a football, with long wingspan, and tapered wings, and each feather, like so many shiny throwing daggers silently glided above his head, this dark and gloomy evening, the copper Autumn moon just half exposed, peaking behind the gathering storm clouds…