The Trade Tasting And Mike Bernardo’s Shoes

The shoe, sock, and carpet combo stylings of Vij's manager Mike Bernardo

I’d share what I tasted today, but that would be a chorus too busy for someone of my limited expertise to join. So I’ll get right tangential instead, and notice the absence of drunks.

It used to be, back in the day, that some industry folk would tie one on at either of the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival’s two Trade Tasting days. These were probably the days of the year when most front and back of house would find trouble sipping too much and then either pitching up at work with the linguistic gifts of hamsters or calling in violently ill, stuck in a Pan Pacific bathroom cubicle. Our stats show that several lifers have been fired for both. But how could any irresponsible person resist? Read more