Sex & The City 2 Party at Opus
Shopping, Shoes, Cosmopolitans, beautiful confident women. These things come to mind when we think about Sex and the City and its long awaited second installment…
Judas Goat
When it comes to “concept dining”, my favourite way of eating food is definitely tapas style. Located in Blood Alley in Gastown, adjacent to Salt Tasting Room, Judas Goat Taberna is a 28-seat tapas bar which serves small plates influenced by Spain, Italy and France. Despite the foreign food pairings, the environment of Judas Goat reminds of me a family grocery store. A viewable food preparation station and high countertops close enough to make small talk with the patrons sitting beside you. Square yellow stools huddle around small tables.
Similar to its sister restaurant, The Salt Tasting Room, Judas Goat combines a variety of flavours and textures and teases the pallet with its small portions. I love the option of nibbling on a variety of food and sharing dishes. Between the two of us, we ordered 7 items, which included two “hot” dishes, two “pressed, potted, or cured” dishes and a salad. Agreeing with everyone I have spoken with, what you pay for the portions is not really worth the price; but then again, “concept dining” is about the experience of “trying something new”, right??
Hapa Izakaya Yaletown – open patio and open for lunch
Hapa Izakaya Yaletown’s (1193 Hamilton) patio is now open and the restaurant is serving lunch, Monday through Friday, from 12 pm straight through until dinner at 4pm. Plus Hapa Yaletown will open for dinner on Saturdays and Sundays at 4:00 pm all summer long. Hapa Izakaya Yaletown is the newest of the three Hapa Izakaya restaurants. For reservations, please contact Hapa Yaletown at 604.681.4272.
OPI – Shrek color collection
If you can’t get enough of the Shrek series, you can now “express your inner ogre” with six new limited edition nailpolish shades by OPI. Bright colors are great for spring! The cheeky color names are:
- Funky Donkey
- What’s With the Cattitude?
- Rumple’s Wiggin
- Who the Shrek Are You?
- Ogre-the-Top Blue
- Fiercely Fiona
Charlie’s Restaurant and Bar
The crispy pear freshened up the salad, while the generous portion of walnuts gave me something to crunch on.
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE – Sapphire Sangaree drink recipe
…the Sapphire Sangaree – a colorful gin cocktail, with fresh berries, reminding me of a sunny day sangria.