Balila Taste Kitchen is a Mediterranean cuisine delight. Lovers of chickpeas and middle eastern food can rejoice in this tapas-style restaurant.

Did you know that only 29 percent of the workforce is engaged? Plus, 26 percent are actively disengaged. But, you’re in luck, because summer offers so many outdoor activities and perfect opportunities to reconnect, socialize with and engage with your workforce.

As North Americans, when we think of pie, we think of a good, wholesome slice of apple, blueberry, or pumpkin. Australians, however, have discovered that pies don’t have to taste sweet to be sweet. Thanks to Peaked Pies, we all can discover the rich, savory side to pie.

We’ve all been here: bored, stressed out, procrastinating or multitasking at work with one hand in a snack bowl. Binge snacking and barely moving for hours are helping add to poor health and obesity in North American workers.

As we discussed in a previous blog on “the importance of organizational culture,” people are a key component to great corporate culture. But those people are of no help to a company’s culture if they can’t learn to communicate, collaborate and cooperate in a healthy work environment.

Vancouver is home to a vibrant Iranian population, which means that the delicious, meticulously prepared cuisine of the Iranian people is never far off. Cue Cazba: the restaurant that cooks traditional Iranian cuisine with a modern flare.