Maurya's elevates familiar dishes and cocktails with traditional Indian flavours in house-made spice mixes to create the most special and unique cuisine yet keeping some familiar dishes such as butter chicken for those not quite as adventurous.

Maurya’s has the first East Indian Inspired Craft Cocktail Bar and offers a unique twist on traditional drinks. Two of my favourite cocktails are the Tamarind Margarita and Perfect Gin (I love pineapple). The flavours are nothing I’ve tasted before, and I found them intriguing and delicious.

This holiday season I visited Mission Hill Family Estate Winery for a wine tasting paired with delicious bites and a special tour of the beautifully decorated trees throughout the humidity-controlled barrel cellar and Visitor's Hall. All trees were sponsored by local businesses in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation (BCCHF) and a percentage of the proceeds from each experience was donated to the BCCHF. This Festival has been hosted at Mission Hill for over six years and has been a community tradition in BC for over 30 years.