Heres the thing about yoga: Shmeh. I get why its good for me and stuff, but - it just doesnt really get my exercise mojo going, you know? I always start with good intentions, go to a few classes a we...
Last night was Opening Night of The Lawyer Show 2012: Guys & Dolls, in which I play nightclub singer Miss Adelaide, who has been engaged to her man, Nathan Detroit for 14 years, and has developed...
CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE and TOUCHSTONE THEATRE present ;GUYS AND DOLLS MAY 9 - 12, 2012 At the Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright Street on Gran...
This blog has been woefully neglected over the past few months, as I have been rehearsing for both the Lawyer Show 2012 - Guys & Dolls, and The Mikado, presented by North Shore Light Opera at Pre...
It seems like every week, a new place opens up in our little Gastown village. One of my latest favourites, Catch 122, at 122 West Hastings, has been open for a few months now, and is quickly be...
Last Saturday I braved the pouring rain at an ungodly hour of the morning to visit our latest Gastown treat-peddler, Cartems Donuterie, who have set up a pop-up shop in the Hotel Pennsylvania, at the...
When Charles Dickens died in 1870, he left behind an unfinished novel, Edwin Drood. Clearly, the logical way to do justice to the great writers final work is to make it a musical. With drag performer...
3 days left, 3 locations to go. After Sunday brunching with a friend at the Whip, we headed up the street to La Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France to sample their entry into City Food Magazines Hot C...
Leonidas recently opened in a great location, on the Waterfront underneath the new Vancouver Convention Centre. After a two week long illness hiatus, Im back frantically blogging the last few locatio...
Im recovering from both pneumonia and the flu - both contracted as a result of working too hard, and not being home to cook properly. So, Im making an effort - even if I come home late, even if Im ti...
Were a bit behind on getting together to discuss last months selection, but in the meantime, heres Februarys book (my pick):I greatly enjoyed the recent movie adaptation (not least because my future ...
So on the weekend (before awful pneumonia and flu really set in), I was anxiously looking for something to do with not only overripe bananas sitting on my counter, but overripe mangoes. Given that at...
"Of course youre blogging it Dani," some of you may be saying. "Its about chocolate."Well, yes. I do like chocolate, its true. But the real reason Im blogging and Tweeting City Food M...
Thierry Chocolaterie Patisserie, on Alberni Street, is a recent arrival to Vancouver. Ive visited before and love the European atmosphere - dark wood panelling, delicate french baked goods, and reall...
I hadnt yet had a chance to visit David Hawksworths Bel Cafe at the recently renod Hotel Georgia, so was glad to troop over there this week to meet my friend Karen for lunch and yet another sampling ...
French Made Baking, which only opened its storefront this past December 22, is tucked away on Kingsway just steps away from the Mount Pleasant Community Centre. I enlisted my favourite "lapsed Fr...
Schokolade Artisan Chocolate & Cafe, in Hastings Sunrise, is a cute little place that I have passed often but never visited. Their entry into the City Food Magazine Hot Chocolate Festival seemed ...
On Thursday night I went to see City & Colour (aka Dallas Green and friends) at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, almost 2 years to the day from the last time I saw C & C play there, during the Ol...
OK, this hot chocolate chai from the Terra Breads cafe in the Olympic Village takes the cake (pun intended) so far, in terms of hot chocolate entries in CityFood Magazines Hot Chocolate Festival. Ric...
My quest for the most amazing hot chocolate during CityFood Magazines Hot Chocolate festival continues. It seems that the combination of chocolate, salt and caramel is on everybodys mind at the momen...
Its the Second Annual Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival and my pals at the Juice Truck have teamed up with super-yummy chocolatier Beta 5 Chocolates this year and will be offering a different hot choc...
I met the delightful Eden MacDonald, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, just before Christmas, thanks to my pals Zach and Ryan at The Juice Truck. Eden runs a blog, consultations and several educati...
Just a reminder that Im performing this weekend in the world premiere of a new musical in two acts by Gil & Sarah Jaysmith called "One Plus One":Two couples are fighting long-term inferti...
Alex, Laura and I all got Kobo Touch e-readers for Christmas. I was ecstatic; I had a Kobo but gave it to my dad when I got my iPad 2, and when I realized that the iPad wasnt nearly as good for readi...
Made these this morning after spying the recipe on one of my favourite websites, the Post Punk Kitchen. Seriously worth making, and not as complicated or time-consuming as the recipe would have you b...
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Tucked away in a quiet residential neighbourhood off Main Street, at the corner of East 28th and St. George, is the marvellous Marché St. George. Part café, part artisanal grocer, part lifestyle stor...
I love Wiretap on CBC. It might possibly be my favourite thing on the CBC. I have frequently had to pull over the car while listening because I was laughing so hard. So on Wiretaps Facebook page this...
So Im cooking Christmas dinner this year, at my brother and sister-in-laws house in Victoria. This morning, I received the following correspondence from my sister-in-law:Season’s greetings Ms. Lemon,...
My dear (and talented) friends Gil & Sarah Jaysmith have written a beautiful musical called "One Plus One," which I have been lucky enough to workshop/demo with them on a number of occasi...
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