When it comes to drinking, beer is my preferred poison. Sometimes though, you need to switch it up. If you’re after cocktails in Vancouver, Diamond has it on lock. My personal favorite is the Jersey. It’s a pleasant mix of bourbon, malbec, tuaca and aromatic bitters.

Corner Café is an authentic greasy spoon run by an older Korean couple on Pemberton Avenue in North Vancouver. The menu is simple: all-day breakfast, burgers, sandwiches and coffee. Its interior has not been renovated since the ’40s. Eating there is like going back in time.

You won’t find it in Mexico, but in France, Desperados is available at every café, alimentation and grocery store. Desperados is a tequila flavored beer designed after the Mexican tradition of drinking beer with a shot of tequila. It’s 5.9%, available in regular and tallboy glass bottles, and it tastes a lot like ginger ale [...]

The LA Times reports, “Prompted by a recent surge of prosperity in the Middle East, the giant American beverage companies have engaged in a fierce race to win the soft-drink allegiance of Arabs, especially youth. In the last few years, Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. have recorded more than 10% growth in their annual sales [...]

Although domestic beers can be tasty and enjoyable, imports are where it’s really at. Like knowledge of fine wine, understanding good from bad beer says a lot about who you are as a person. For those that rarely venture beyond liquor store staples Kokanee and Canadian, here’s a list of affordable must try brewski’s that [...]

For those living in the developed world, consumerism is the dominant way of life and is to a large extent, inescapable. While it is possible to live a self-sustainable lifestyle if you are located in a rural area, the all-pervasive consumer superstructure is never out of reach. Although there are a few notable success stories [...]

Six Acres brings European ambiance and cocktails, wines, whiskeys and beers from around the world to the historic Gastown area. In a neighborhood that is rapidly gentrifying, Six Acres’ classic aesthetic fits the neighborhood perfectly and provides an affordable and rustic yet classy drinking and dining experience. Surrounded by captivating low rise architecture and original [...]

We all know how bad Coke is for our health yet who can resist the refreshing taste of its carbonation? As soon as the first drip hits the back of your throat, you are refreshed and feel more alert.
The folks at Coke realize that their increasingly health-conscious consumers are trying to kick their Diet Coke [...]

I find teas a clean and flavorful way to sate my thirst and warm me up on these cold winter days. There are of course a number of ways to brew loose tea, as anyone who drinks tea knows. Usually I use unbleached pouches for my tea, however, since I’m a bit obsessed with [...]