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MONTE Blog: Luxury and Supercar Weekend 2015

Transportation

Luxury & Supercar Weekend 2015

Hot wheels.

Photos from 2015’s weekend, which took place at VanDusen Botanical Garden.

MONTE Blog: Sounds like Vancouver

Community

Hildegard Westerkamp

Sounds like Vancouver.

“In all my compositions, that’s how I work, somewhere between reality and imaginary.”

MONTE Blog: Squamish Valley Music Festival

Community

Squamish Valley Music Festival

Crowd surfing.

The assortment of artists drew a diverse crowd—and some could argue that people-watching alone was worth the price of admission.

Van Doren

Community

Van Doren Invitational

The other kind of board meeting.

Who won and who lost isn’t the only story to tell.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Chambar's Jason Yamasaki; BC Sommelier of the Year

Food and Drink

How to Win a Sommelier Competition

Pour, pour, pour!

Chambar’s Jason Yamasaki was recently crowned the “Best Sommelier in BC”. Here, his account of how to prepare for a competition of this calibre.

MONTE Blog: Spot Prawns 2014

Food and Drink

Spot Prawn Season

First catch.

For the next six weeks, B.C. spot prawns take centre stage on the menus of many of the city’s top restaurants. The first fresh prawns arrived at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf this past Saturday with much fanfare.

Arts

Contemporary Dance in Vancouver

Message in movement.

Every year the Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) attracts dancers from around the world, but it also offers the opportunity to showcase homegrown talent.

MONTE Blog: St Patrick's Day

Community

St. Patrick’s Day

It isn't easy being green.

Why has the Irish national day become the dominant non-statutory ethnic celebration?

MONTECRISTO Blog: Vancouver International Wine Festival

Food and Drink

Vancouver International Wine Festival

Sip, swirl, spit!

From February 20 to March 1, the 37th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival will hold sway over wine and food lovers yet again. The theme country this year is Australia, so it is a great opportunity to freshen your knowledge and appreciation of a wine-growing country that is much, much more than its famous fruit-forward shiraz.