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Eight Below in Smithers

December 29, 2006 | Tips from Us > Smithers, Sightseeing Tours

I recently rented the Disney movie Eight Below about an expedition in Antartica that gets evacuated, leaving the husky dogsled team behind. And yes, I enjoyed it; it had all the required elements of a Disney family flick - adventure, love, friendship, drama, and of course, cute dogs. What I didn't expect was a little bit of Canada thrown in there too. While flipping through the bonus tracks on the DVD, I ended up watching "Running With the Dogs: The Making of Eight Below," and was surprised to find out the gorgeous "Antarctica" scenery was actually filmed on a mountain plateau outside Smithers, BC (with a bit of Greenland and Stewart, BC thrown in too). To really get a sense of the area's beauty, you will have to just rent the film, and watch the bonus features. And then perhaps visit.

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Posted by Susan, Vancouver at 12:00 AM

Raincity Grill's new winter 100-Mile menu

December 5, 2006 | Tips from Us > Vancouver, Dining
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I just read that the Raincity Grill in Vancouver now has "BC's first totally local mid-winter restaurant menu."

Their 100-Mile Tasting menu consists of all BC ingredients that have been found less than 100 miles from the restaurant. It currently features Polderside Farms Duck Cassoulet Agassiz, described as ‘coco’ bean and pork belly ragout, house made Berkshire pork sausage, confit of duck leg. For dessert, Ricotta Cheesecake with roasted Denman Island crab apple,‘district of kent’ grown hazelnut wafer, sage honey. YUM!! You can't get more BC than that!

The Raincity Grill is well-known in Vancouver for its high-quality West Coast Cuisine. See The Tyee for the full article.

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Posted by Susan, Vancouver at 12:00 AM

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Sleepfest

December 3, 2006 | Tips from Us > Vancouver, Theatre & Performing Arts
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Last month, I attended an evening at the Orpheum to listen to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Sorry it has taken so long to write about it, but…yawn, I am still a bit sleepy from the event.

I purchased tickets to the first of the new Horizons series. Here is what the VSO had to say about the concerts: “The brand new Horizons series explores music that is cosmopolitan, bold, and adventurous.” Don’t get me wrong, I love the VSO. But except for the charisma of Maestro Bramwell Tovey, I would have to say the evening was anything but cosmopolitan and bold. The only adventure I had that evening was walking along Granville Street to get to the theatre.

In all fairness, despite not getting what I expected, the music was beautifully played. Just like a lullaby.

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Posted by Susan, Vancouver at 12:00 AM