Killjoy Cocktail Tavern (1120 Hamilton Street)

By Kenneth Law, Modern Mix Vancouver writer The Donnelly Group adds yet another venue to its healthy portfolio – lounge/club Killjoy, and Modern Mix Vancouver had a preview of the venue at its VIP & media party on June 28th. With descriptions about a “deconstructed piano”, “fetishist prints” and “arcane neon-accented installations”, one has to […]

VanEats – “Maurya’s Spice” dining pass

Tonight was not my first time visiting Maurya – in fact, this upscale Indian restaurant on West Broadway is one of my favourite Indian restaurants in the city. For tonight’s occasion of visiting Maurya, I went on behalf of a VanEats.ca dining pass – $18 for a 6-item set menu. Think of VanEats.ca as a […]

Splendid – first Canadian location opening at Pacific Centre (Summer 2012)

Splendid, the LA-based clothing and lifestyle brand will be opening its first Canadian location at Pacific Centre this summer. Founded in 2002 on the quest to create the ultimate t-shirt, the foundation of the Splendid brand was built around comfort and ease.   Splendid’s summer collection will offer everything your summer wardrobe needs including tees and […]

Motts Clamato British Columbia Caesar

In honor of Canada Day, Mott’s Clamato has created eleven new Caesars in the third annual “Coast-to-Coast Caesar Toast”.  A total of eleven new Caesars – one in honour of each of our provinces, and one for our territories, were created to commemorate the diversity of our country from coast-to-coast. “A study released at the end […]

Kiehl's – Dog Grooming Products

After being a long-time reviewer of Kiehl’s on Modern Mix Vancouver (which includes: attending the opening of Kiehl’s Robson, being a preliminary tester of the photo age tester, and a user of the Ultra Facial Oil Free moisturizer), I thought I knew everything about the brand and its product lines.  However, at the media opening of Kiehl’s […]