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Chef Alex Kim (Five Sails) Crowned Champion at the 2025 Canadian Culinary Championship

Alex Kim, Culinary Director at Glowbal Restaurant Group’s Five Sails, earned top honours as Canada’s leading chef by winning gold at the 2025 Canadian Culinary Championship held in Ottawa this past weekend. Kim secured his place among Canada’s culinary elite by winning the Vancouver regional event of Canada’s Great Kitchen Party in 2024. Competing against...

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Chef Alex Kim Shines Spotlight on Local Produce at Canada Place’s Five Sails Restaurant

Five Sails Restaurant at Vancouver’s Canada Place is a refined dining experience that seamlessly blends spectacular waterfront views with elevated cuisine. Now owned by the Glowbal Group and beautifully redesigned by Box Interior Design in 2020, Five Sails has become an even more luxurious yet welcoming destination for locals and visitors alike. The elegant renovation...

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CURV: Enjoy Life in the World’s Most Luxurious Passive House

Throughout the world, the environmental challenge has given architecture a renewed sense of purpose. CURV, with its Passive House credentials, takes this to the next level. It is also the first building project in Vancouver for Montreal-based developer Brivia Group. Visually stunning, the undulating shape is meant to resemble a fresh, green shoot emerging from...

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

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 well put together. It has also led to the second most frequently asked question I get; (The first being what is your favourite building) what...