Friday Fave – MONSTER JAM!

posted on February 3rd, 2012 - Filed in Entertainment, Local Events - 1 comment »

Had a roaring great time on the Live Eye today - and so this week’s Friday Fave is an event!  Monster Jam taking place on Saturday, February 4 at BC Place Stadium!

I had a chance to ride in Cam McQueen’s Northern Nightmare - What a Rush!

with Cam McQueen!

with Cam McQueen!

If you missed the segements, please click HERE to watch!

Fun for the whole family – just be sure to bring your earplugs!

Have a great weekend!

Dawn

Friday Hammers

posted on February 3rd, 2012 - Filed in Entertainment, Movies - 1 comment »

woman in black

Happy Friday folks, find out how many hammers I dropped on ‘The Woman in Black’  HERE.

Enjoy the weekend…

-Thor

Friday Hammers

posted on January 27th, 2012 - Filed in Entertainment, Movies - 1 comment »

man on a ledgethe grey

Here’s what I thought of this week’s new releases – Liam Neeson fights wolves with his bare hands & braves the elements in ‘The Grey’ plus Sam Worthington stars in a movie with the worst title of 2012!  Check out how hammers I dropped HERE.

-Thor

This Week on Blu-ray/DVD

posted on January 24th, 2012 - Filed in Entertainment, Movies - 1 comment »

dvd

It’s a brand new week and that means a brand new batch of new releases on Blu-ray & DVD.  Check out my thoughts HERE.

-Thor

Gung Hay Fat Choi

posted on January 23rd, 2012 - Filed in Entertainment, Fashion, Food and Dining, Local Events - 1 comment »

Had a great time celebrating Chinese New Year – the Year of the Water Dragon today at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden ! We had Author and Cultural Educator Stephanie Yuen talking about food and some fabulous Lion Dancers!

Lion

Be sure to attend the Chinese New Year Parade this Sunday (you will see some of your favourite OMNI personalities ) , but please take the time to go to the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden for more festivities – admission is by donation on January 29th!

Gung Hay Fat Choi!

Dawn

Dine Out Vancouver!

posted on January 17th, 2012 - Filed in Uncategorized - 1 comment »

It’s the most wonderful time of the year….

No, not talking about the holiday season…I am talking about Dine Out Vancouver!

Initially created to get people to go to support the restaurants at a time that is slow for business – it has become a great way to also try some great restaurants you have never tried before at 3 great pricing options – a chance to introduce yourself to some new favourites!

At the media dine around, we started off at The Bacchas Bistro at the Wedgewood Hotel for some tapas  – honestly, one of my favourite rooms in the city (we had our post wedding brunch there!)

I also had a chance to try Salmon n’ Bannock - which had the most AMAZING Elk (yes, it’s more than just Salmon) and a really great bannock dessert (who knew!).

I also had the privilege of trying the menu at Hawksworth Restaurant - Every dish was divine…but the buttermilk panettone was really unique.

The Glowbal Group also had their own dine around….so COAST,  Black + Blue and The Italian Kitchen …everything was excellent – but at Black + Blue, we had breakfast for dinner -”“Bacon ‘n’ Eggs” thick cut double smoked bacon, fried duck egg, spicy maple syrup, wild arugula” – super unique!

with Glowbal Group Executive Chef, Josh Wolfe

with Glowbal Group Executive Chef, Josh Wolfe

 Planning to take my dad to L’Abattoire this weekend….so lots of great options – and if you have guests in from out of town – there are some Hotels that you can add to your package as well! 

Either way…there’s never been a better time to Dine Out Vancouver!

Enjoy,

Dawn

Friday Hammers

posted on January 13th, 2012 - Filed in Entertainment, Movies - 1 comment »

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Before you check out a new flick this weekend check out my review of ‘The Iron Lady’ and ‘A Dangerous Method’  HERE.

Have a great weekend!

-Thor

This Week on Blu-ray/DVD

posted on January 10th, 2012 - Filed in Entertainment, Movies - 1 comment »

dvd

This week’s Blu-ray & DVD releases feature one of the best films of 2011.  Find out which one HERE.

-Thor

Friday Fave – FLYING!

posted on January 6th, 2012 - Filed in In the News, Local Events - 1 comment »

I don’t think I’m up for skydiving…you know, that whole jumping out of a plane thing kind of freaks me out – but this MAY be the next best thing! It’s called Fly Zone , and you get to experience the part “after” the jump!

The instructors were awesome  – here’s the VIDEO  if you missed the segments on BT! They are only at the location until mid-February until they have to move to a different location (TBA)  – so give them a call!

Highly recommend this experience!

with the instructors of Fly Zone

with the instructors of Fly Zone

Have a great weekend!

Dawn

Planking

posted on January 6th, 2012 - Filed in Health and Wellness, Uncategorized - 1 comment »

Jody and Riaz did a plank-off on Breakfast Television this morning. Riaz lasted around 3:30 before collapsing on the set. This is HARD stuff!
We got the idea for a planking challenge a few days ago, when my fellow BT producer Catherine challenged me to a planking duel in our newsroom. Catherine won (I won’t say how long I lasted…but I’ll say Riaz had better luck than me).
How long can you hold the planking position?!
K

 

Catherine and I planking in the BT office. It's hard work!

Catherine and I planking in the BT office. It's hard work!