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VANCOUVER DAZE showcases and highlights the lifestyle and cultural scene of our beautiful city, uncovering all the INTERESTING THINGS, misadventures, and shenanigans beyond social functions and local happenings. We fiercely promote all the fun times, food, culture, and entertainment the city has to offer, along with the creative minds behind them. Follow more of my work/coverage over at RICKCHUNG.COM and on Twitter at @RICKCHUNG. You can pitch me HERE.

Volume 83: Made With Love mixology and cocktail competition at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre in Yaletown on August 20, 2012. More photos available on Flickr.

The second annual Made With Love cocktail face off happened earlier  this week. There were some impressive drinks, twelve in all, showcased, including Julia Comu from The Keefer Bar‘s Young Delinquent cocktail (above) with Hendrick’s Gin.

My pick was Jesse Bailey’s fruity Anastasia’s Little Black Dress with Skyy Vodka and toasted marshmellows.
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VANCOUVER DAZE showcases and highlights the lifestyle and cultural scene of our beautiful city, uncovering all the INTERESTING THINGS, misadventures, and shenanigans beyond social functions and local happenings. We fiercely promote all the fun times, food, culture, and entertainment the city has to offer, along with the creative minds behind them. Follow more of my work/coverage over at RICKCHUNG.COM and on Twitter at @RICKCHUNG. You can pitch me HERE.

Volume 82: Railtown Cafe grand opening in East Vancouver on August 8, 2012. More photos available on Flickr.

Railtown is now graced with a new local eatery to serve all the offices and worker bees in the developing industrial area.

The joint was soon packed mostly with owl workers across the street from the HootSuite offices (including my sister from another mister, Sandra Chung, above).
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VANCOUVER DAZE showcases and highlights the lifestyle and cultural scene of our beautiful city, uncovering all the INTERESTING THINGS, misadventures, and shenanigans beyond social functions and local happenings. We fiercely promote all the fun times, food, culture, and entertainment the city has to offer, along with the creative minds behind them. Follow more of my work/coverage over at RICKCHUNG.COM and on Twitter at @RICKCHUNG. You can pitch me HERE.

Volume 81: Late night Soju Bombs Tweetup at Nor Boo Korean Restaurant on Robson Street on July 27, 2012. Hashtag: #SojuBombs. Photos courtesy of Kevin Wu. More photos from Johnny Vo, Lloyd Go, and Shelley Chen.

I hit up Nor Boo for some late night soju bombs (beer with shots of soju) and a tweetup along with Janice (looking like my twin on the right), Amy (to the left), Queenie (drinking angrily below), Shelley (to her left, below)…

Also joined by tweeps Anita, Johnny, Phil, Lloyd, Kevin, Val, Will, and Dennis (sniffing wife May‘s hair, below). For the unfamiliar, soju is a Korean alcohol that goes down dangerously smooth and lacks the pungent taste and aroma of regular booze (and comes in various flavours).
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VANCOUVER DAZE showcases and highlights the lifestyle and cultural scene of our beautiful city, uncovering all the INTERESTING THINGS, misadventures, and shenanigans beyond social functions and local happenings. We fiercely promote all the fun times, food, culture, and entertainment the city has to offer, along with the creative minds behind them. Follow more of my work/coverage over at RICKCHUNG.COM and on Twitter at @RICKCHUNG. You can pitch me HERE.

Volume 80: Gather Pop Up shop at 1 West Cordova (old Boneta space) in Gastown on July 27, 2012. Hashtag: #GatherPopUp. More photos available on Flickr.

Pop up shops are rapidly becoming all the rage. This is double for an intersection of art and commerce like Vancouver.

En vogue, artistic folk and the co-founder behind Cargoh set up shop in the heart of Gastown for a three day art and design fair last weekend, appropriately called Gather.
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VANCOUVER DAZE showcases and highlights the lifestyle and cultural scene of our beautiful city, uncovering all the INTERESTING THINGS, misadventures, and shenanigans beyond social functions and local happenings. We fiercely promote all the fun times, food, culture, and entertainment the city has to offer, along with the creative minds behind them. Follow more of my work/coverage over at RICKCHUNG.COM and on Twitter at @RICKCHUNG. You can pitch me HERE.

Volume 79: Canucks Autism Network fundraiser at Red Card Sports Bar on July 19, 2012. More photos available on Flickr.

Hitting up Red Card once again, for the Macquarie Group lead up event and fundraiser for Fishing for Kids Tournament and the Canucks Autism Network charity.

Think beer, fishing, hockey, and charity.
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VANCOUVER DAZE showcases and highlights the lifestyle and cultural scene of our beautiful city, uncovering all the INTERESTING THINGS, misadventures, and shenanigans beyond social functions and local happenings. We fiercely promote all the fun times, food, culture, and entertainment the city has to offer, along with the creative minds behind them. Follow more of my work/coverage over at RICKCHUNG.COM and on Twitter at @RICKCHUNG. You can pitch me HERE.

Volume 78: Wild About Wild Hawkshaw salmon tasting at C Restaurant in False Creek on July 18, 2012. Hashtag: #CWildAboutWild. More photos available on Flickr and Tumblr.

I love summer patio season and getting to enjoy the scenery with foodies like Victoria Chemko and Janice Leung (above).

Down in False Creek, C Restaurant held a showcase tasting of a variety of dishes and takes on tasty Hawkshaw salmon.
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