Paolo Fazioli’s Artisanal Pianos It all started with a disgruntled piano player, whose family could afford only a claptrap, beat-up instrument for him to play. Eventually he took the whole thing apart in an effort to get better sound, and a seed was planted in young Paolo Fazioli.
Meet the Founding Fathers of Vancouver Fine Dining John Bishop, Michel Jacob, Umberto Menghi, and Bud Kanke reflect on what matters most.
Maurizio Grande Transforms Stone In 1979, Maurizio Grande followed his passion and opened a business in Vancouver, a place called Marble Art. Thirty years on, he still visits his native Italy three times annually to study trends and find raw marble.
Inside the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice This is the first of its kind in North America, a children’s hospice that is a fully equipped, fully functioning active care facility—a hospital in almost every way. Most of the patients here would be in intensive care at BC Children’s Hospital.
The Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education and Innovation Dr. Karim Qayumi dreamed of bringing certain radical ideas about how surgery is taught, and learned, in Canada. That dream, once branded as idealistic and too far in the future to be practicable, is actually here, now, at the Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education and Innovation, where Dr. Qayumi is director.
Café Calabria Frank Murdocco opened the doors of his Café Calabria in the early 1970s. It was one of several private men’s clubs on Commercial Drive that was dedicated to the region of origin of its owner and, of course, its patrons. It did not take long for Frank to get a bit restless with the situation, though, and true to his methods and to himself, he went in a different direction.
John Kolasa John Kolasa left his position as director at Château Latour in 1994, attracted by the idea of rehabilitating two illustrious Bordeaux properties: Château Rauzan-Ségla in Margaux, and Château Canon in Saint-Emilion.
The Master Tailor of Pal Zileri Bruno Magnaguagno has worked for many years as a master tailor, first as an apprentice in his home city of Vicenza, Italy, and later in his own bespoke tailoring business, his abito privato. He is, of course, impeccably dressed.
Expressions of Okanagan Terroir The Golden Mile is situated along Highway 97, between Road 18 and Fairview, in the South Okanagan. Here, several top-quality wineries are situated on some of the valley’s best viticultural sites.
In the Kitchen With Marc-André Choquette Dining at Marc-André Choquette’s Voya is a rare pleasure: exquisite presentations, great flavours, in a room that is both refined and comfortable, just like the food.
