Yummy Gourmand

Food, wine and spirit lover living in Vancouver

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

Here's my latest on restaurant associations' efforts to help Canadian restaurant owners get millions of dollars returned to them after a payment processor allegedly took money from bank accounts without authorization & is now in CCRA.
#restaurants #fintech
https://t.co/ZQFo4G7G5E

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

Great news for the hospitality sector as restaurant, bar and pub owners can now buy alcohol directly from private alcohol retailers. It is a change long sought.
This is only for a three-year trial period, however.
#retail #alcohol #BCpoli
https://t.co/BAxwR3NN1e

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

B.C.'s year-old ban on U.S. alcohol imports not only rankles U.S. officials and reduces consumer choice, which is the intent of the policy.
It also hurts some Canadian small businesses and the Vancouver International Wine Festival.
#VIWF #retail
https://t.co/pa1sG66ZL1

[Yummy Gourmand @Honest_Foodie]

Good Wall Street Journal read from ex-waiter on how to best set scene for great meal out.
Unplug devices. Lose yourself in the moment.

“You can’t expect restaurant experiences to be transportive when you aren’t present for departure.”

#dining #food

https://t.co/FP0oQQpMOI

[Enezator @Enezator]

The best snowman ever made and viewed

[Yummy Gourmand @Honest_Foodie]

@stats_feed Probably banana and peanut butter on toast.

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

What's your favorite poverty meal that you still eat regardless of where you are financially?

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

Here's my scoop that Cactus Club co-founder Richard Jaffray just bought significant stake in the nearly 100-location Keg.
Jaffray will be board chair as well.
He sold Cactus stake in 2022; bought into Hawsksworth.
Keg is much bigger.
#restaurants #TheKeg
https://t.co/Ai7qOu5hjf

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

B.C. businesses are continuing to buy less booze to resell to customers.
Pubs, restaurants and stores spent 1.16-per-cent less on wholesale alcohol in the first three months of this year, year-over-year, according to the BCLDB.
#retail #hospitality
https://t.co/Nayl5mF5U9

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

Feeling honoured to be selected to be inducted into the BC Restaurant & Foodservices Association (BCRFA)'s BC Restaurant Hall of Fame later this year.
Even more so, given that it is the current 150 or so inductees who voted on my selection.
#journalism
https://t.co/XtkRCKDSP1

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

Here's why Okanagan wineries are planting what they consider to be hardier grape varieties.
#BCwine #agriculture #wine
https://t.co/thJlTDyYda

[Jordan Armstrong @jarmstrongbc]

Why are the ready meals in 🇬🇧 grocery stores so darn superior to those found in 🇨🇦 grocery stores?

[Anthony Gismondi @TheSpitter]

Wow just wow. #VIWF @BlueGrouseWines

[Bill Tieleman @BillTieleman]

A great #Vancouver International Wine Festival dinner w Booker Vineyard wines at @LABATTOIR_VAN restaurant! Very fascinating menu paired w fabulous wines from Paso Robles & San Luis Obispo - starting w smoked salmon & albacore tuna tartare! @vanwinefest #VIWF

[Yummy Gourmand @Honest_Foodie]

Good to see a Canadian, Joris Gutierrez Garcia, win award for being best sommelier of the Americas
#wine

https://t.co/KKOui9Sqoj

[Vancouver International Wine Festival @VanWineFest]

#VIWF E-NEWS: Join the wine world at Trade Days next week. Our Trade Days program brings the community together for the business of wine. Limited tickets still remain for seminars, lunches, and tastings, February 26-28. Learn more: https://t.co/tyy5vAWORk

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

Some are calling for health-warning labels on alcohol products sold in B.C. while others are pushing back, questioning health studies.
B.C. government so far "not currently considering" any action.
#retail #BCpoli #alcohol
https://t.co/EBoGv4ffue

[NatalieMacLean @NatalieMacLean]

🥂 BNN Bloomberg: How is the wine industry responding to the Dry-ish January trend❓

https://t.co/0jiMGG82no

💬 Always great to chat about wine industry issues with @AmandaLang on BNN Bloomberg TV

🍁 Will you be drinking more Canadian wines this year❓

@WineGrowersCA @ONCraftWineries @WineCountryOnt @grapegrowersont @WineGrowersCA @theCanadaGuide @OntarioTravel @BCWine @BCWAS @VinsduQuebec

#natdecants #dryjanuary #lowalcoholwine #noalcoholwine #healthierchoices #wineindustry #lowandnoalcohol #winelovers #lowabv #canadianwine #sparklingwine #designateddriver #nonalcoholic #dryishjanuary #millennials #genz #winetasting #zeroalcohol #wineandwellness #moderation #wineswithlessalcohol

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

More evidence that British Columbians are buying less #alcohol.
Wholesales to restaurants, pubs, government stores and private stores combined to be down 3.82 per cent in 2024.
All categories saw drops in dollars spent and bigger ones in volume.
#retail
https://t.co/q9PpDdAhP0

[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

Here's how the potential B.C. ban on U.S. alcohol (in response to possible Trump tariffs) would hurt wine-import businesses and the Vancouver International Wine Festival if it were to go into effect.
#wine #BCwine #VIWF #retail
https://t.co/d4NLOOIDJZ