Jam Jar Cocktail or Mocktail
This is a handy little drink, because it’s totally portable. You make the entire thing in a jam jar, then you can just screw on the lid and take it with you. I like taking mine to the beach, to the pool, or to a …
Plant-Forward Living with Rebecca Coleman
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4 BC Local Beverages to Enjoy this Summer
If there’s one thing I’m an advocate of, it’s shopping local. When we support local business, it helps to strengthen our own economy. We’re supporting small businesses which, in turn, pump money back into the local economy, and hire locally, too. I just like the …
Cocktail of the Summer: The Lambrusco Spritz
One of the nice things about being me is that I sometimes get invited to events that are both social, fun and educational. I always like to go to these types of things, not just for the free food (but also: free food), but also …
Spurs & Saddles Cocktail
I was recently at the brand new Chop Steakhouse that just opened up in Coal Harbour. Now, you might be asking, “Rebecca, what business do you have at a steakhouse? There can’t be anything for you to eat there?” You’d actually be surprised, they have …
Blueberry Lavender Moscow Mule
Among the things I love in life are: a good cocktail, and helping out a local, woman-owned business. Which brings us to today’s subject: the Blueberry Lavender Moscow Mule. A few years back, I met the radiant April, who, together with her partner Rhoda, started …
Blueberry Lavender Gin Sour
I recently got to be the judge on this local martini competition. Basically, I had to go to a few different restaurants and try their martini creations and then score them. One of my favourites was this Lavendertini from the Lobby Lounge at the Hotel …
Pisco Sour Cocktail
Republished Jan 22, 2022 in memory of Kumiko Umeno. RIP friend. A wonderful way to explore a new country’s culture is through its food and drink. You can learn so much that way. The Bahn Mi is a great example of this. This delicious sandwich …
Espresso Martini
In the days of my misspent youth, I once went to New York City with a boyfriend for a gig he was doing. While we were there, we went to a party. Of course. It was outdoors, in Harlem, on the roof, and it was …
Cocktails with Wolf & Grouse
For the second year in a row, I didn’t really go anywhere this summer. It was one of those things… because of COVID, it was a challenge to go anywhere on a plane. We were being encouraged to stay home. As a result, anything “local” …