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My partner, Chef Jonathan Chovancek and I are pleased to announce that our new events and catering company Kale & Nori Culinary Arts is open for business. In this posting, you’ll find some information on our company itself, as well as links to different articles, reviews, our website and our bios. We have also included real-time testimonials [...]

The Canadian Professional Bartender’s Association (CPBA) and “Made with Love” Mixology are proud to announce their first Vancouver stop on the Canadian tour. This popular 400 person event has created its success by working with Canada’s top bartenders and mixologists in various cities, including Montreal, Quebec City and Toronto. As the official “Made with Love” [...]

Celebrate BC shellfish during World Oceans Month Festival provides venue for farmers and chefs to present sustainably raised BC shellfish to the public For immediate release Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Comox, BC- June is World Oceans Month, designated by the UN to bring attention to the ocean’s inhabitants, its importance as a resource to protect [...]

Well hello friends, it’s that time of year again where all of us get together and celebrate what it means to take care in what we produce. Vancouver Craft Beer Week, May 6-14 2011 both schools and celebrates with all people that love craft brews. The Refinery is offering a really cool Cocktail Kitchen on [...]

Each month, my bar team – Graham Racich & Marlo Panucci – and I develop a set of ingredients and unique on-the-spot impromtu cocktails for guests that reflect our interesting style of cocktailing. Here’s what is available for April every Thursday: Ingredient List: Plum-Rootbeer Bitters Corn-Vanilla Bitters Lemongrass Syrup Kaffir Lime Syrup Pear-Star Anise Bitters [...]

As the new website finally hits the www, I sit nibbling my nails anxiously waiting for more members to come pouring in… we currently sit at an inventory of 60 members, plus 10 directors on the opening committee, associate members and brands. It’s a great day to be a bartender and mixologist. Here are some [...]

Each month, my bar team – Graham Racich, Marlo Panucci, Ben de Champlain – and I develop a set of ingredients and unique on-the-spot impromtu cocktails for guests that reflect our interesting style of cocktailing. Here’s what is available for March: Ingredient List: Plum-Rootbeer Bitters Corn-Vanilla Bitters Lemongrass Syrup Kaffir Lime Syrup Pear-Star Anise Bitters [...]

As we’re approaching the inaugural Vancouver beginnings for Tales of the Cocktail on Tour, I decided “quick-like-fox” to throw a really inspiring cocktail list together, and launch it just in time for all eyes to be on the West Coast libations scene! Available now at the Refinery, my bar team – Graham Racich & Marlo [...]

After just a mere 4 weeks off, my Cocktail Kitchen Series is back. Season Two offers up new spirit and menu pairings, a completely new roster of bartenders from all over the lower Mainland, and better monthly and series prizes than ever before. Brief synopsis on the program: $35 gets each guests 3 cocktails using [...]

Each month, my bar team – Graham Racich, Marlo Panucci, Ben de Champlain – and I develop a set of ingredients and unique on-the-spot impromtu cocktails for guests that reflect our interesting style of cocktailing. Here’s what we’ve done so far for February: Ingredient List: Ancho-Chipotle Bitters Orange-Juniper-Cardamom Bitters Grapefruit-Fennel-Szechuan Pepper Bitters Plum-Rootbeer Bitters Corn-Vanilla [...]