2022 - PORT/FOLIO.YVR

Issue #16 – Publisher’s Message by Helen Siwak, EIC

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 15, 2022January 20, 2023

Welcome to Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine's first Holiday Edition - a delightful collaboration with Retail-Insider, Canada's most read retail industry news source. Not intended as a definitive shopping guide but...

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Gastown’s Pourhouse Does the Season Right with Cocktail Countdown!

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 7, 2022

The countdown is on to the new year, and Kitchen Table Restaurants acclaimed Pourhouse is getting into the spirit with a playful 12 Days of Cocktails offering. Toast to the last days of 2022...

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Explore Alternative Health & Wellness Treatments in Vancouver

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 2, 2022November 2, 2022

We have all seen the words complementary, alternative, and integrative, used in association with health and wellness treatments but what do they really mean? These terms are continually evolving and...

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Nightshade Wins Coveted MICHELIN Bib Gourmand Award!

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 29, 2022October 29, 2022

Nightshade Restaurant is honoured to be the first plant-based restaurant in Vancouver to earn a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand award and be listed in the prestigious Michelin Guide. It is no...

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Michelin Guide Vancouver Agrees the Botanist Bar is Expectional!

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 28, 2022October 28, 2022

The first edition of the MICHELIN Guide Vancouver has been revealed, honouring Botanist Bar with the ‘Exceptional Cocktail Award’, along with recognizing Fairmont Pacific Rim, Botanist and The Lobby Lounge & RawBar at the Star Reveal Gala held...

☆ Issue #15 - F/W 2022

Publisher’s Message by Helen Siwak, EIC

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 20, 2022January 20, 2023

Cheers to the fall season! As nature readies for a long sleep, our beautiful west coast city is waking up and embracing the opportunity that comes of person-to-person connecting. In...

☆ Issue #15 - F/W 2022

Stefano Ricci: Niccolò Ricci Hosts the Master Tailor Event ☆ Folio.YVR Issue 15

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 19, 2022October 19, 2022

To connoisseurs of men's designer clothing and sportswear, Stefano Ricci is simply one of the best. Born with a knack for creating collections of luxury men's wear, Stefano has built...

☆ Issue #15 - F/W 2022

Ian Gillespie, Westbank Corp: The Genesis of a Haute Couture Collection ☆ Folio.YVR Issue 15

Guest ContributorOctober 18, 2022October 19, 2022

A few years ago, an interest in fashion grew into a collection that in a few years’ time I hope will at the very least, be regarded as interesting and...

☆ Issue #15 - F/W 2022

Mott 32: Elevating Plant-based Dining at the Paradox Hotel ☆ Folio.YVR Issue 15

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 17, 2022October 19, 2022

With sights set on sharing its elevated, plant-based Chinese dishes with Vancouver restaurant goers, Mott 32 has launched a new menu. The internationally acclaimed and award-winning restaurant has been making...

☆ Issue #15 - F/W 2022

Wuxly x Bryan Adams: The BAD Collection Limited Edition ☆ Folio.YVR Issue 15

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 16, 2022October 19, 2022

Sustainable proudly Canadian outerwear brand Wuxly is collaborating with vegan Canadian music icon Bryan Adams. Loved for its animal-free, fashion-forward outerwear, Wuxly’s latest limited edition collection garners even more adoration...