☆ Issue #12 - October 2020 Archives

☆ Issue #12 - October 2020 Vancouver Vices

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Mt Boucherie Winery: Rising from the Ashes

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 15, 2020September 16, 2024

It is no secret to oenophiles that Okanagan wines have consistently represented our beautiful BC on the global stage. It is fitting that wineries that produce the award-winning vintages should...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Eldorado Resort: A Legacy of comfort

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 13, 2020March 10, 2025

As serene and gorgeous as much of the Okanagan Lake waterfront may be, it is still unmistakably modern, as so much of Kelowna's development has come in recent decades. This...

☆ Issue #12 - October 2020 Vancouver Vices

Folio.YVR Issue #12: The Whisky Room at the Eldorado Hotel

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 13, 2020September 16, 2024

When we stepped into The Whisky Room at Kelowna's Hotel Eldorado, memories of The Stag's Head pub in Dublin rushed back. The warm wood, weathered tin ceiling panels, gold light...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Plantbased on the Krafty Kitchen + Bar Patio

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 7, 2020November 15, 2020

When visiting a new city, it is often tempting to ask Where do the locals eat? But we think a better way to find extraordinary dining may be Where do...

☆ Issue #12 - October 2020

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Current Taxi 100% Sustainable Tesla Fleet

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 4, 2020June 25, 2022

When tasting our way along the Okanagan Wine Trails, we love getting about in a sustainable style, so arranging for Current Taxi to meet us at the airport was an...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Guo Pei: Couture Beyond to Suburban Dream

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 3, 2020November 15, 2020

There was a moment in late 2018 when the Vancouver Art Gallery stole the luxury fashion spotlight from Alberni Street with the immensely popular and still talked about Guo Pei:...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Casa Maggiore: Major Interiors x Versace Home

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 2, 2020November 15, 2020

First impressions can sometimes be deceiving. As we slowly rolled past an impressive array of homes in a quiet tree-lined Richmond neighbourhood, it was impossible to pinpoint which of these...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Crystal Bonnet: Compassionate Chef & Raw Dessert Guru

Folio.YVR StaffOctober 31, 2020November 15, 2020

If given a choice, how many of us would begin each meal with a beautifully luscious dessert? Or, forsake the whole meal altogether, and luxuriate in the entire cake? Picture...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Andrew Gn: ‘May there be light’ Offers Illumination

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 30, 2020November 15, 2020

In the spring of 2018, the brilliance of Paris-based couture designer Andrew Gn overwhelmed the cold expanse of Yaletown's Leisure Center. In Vancouver, for a private and very exclusive Trunk...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Josh Mario John: Caregiver, Entrepreneur & Insta-Renegade

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 29, 2020June 25, 2022

At first glance, the man behind the Instagram account @spizoiky might seem to be just another pseudo-Viking whose penchant for leather jackets and motorcycles make him a suitable ambassador for...