Tim (aka The Hired Belly) is a Vancouver based food, wine and travel journalist. Well known to Vancouver Courier readers for his restaurant reviews and wine picks, he writes also on wine for the North Shore News, with articles often picked up by outlets such as the Calgary Herald and National Post, as well as for WHERE Vancouver, Northwest Palate, BCLS Taste magazine and others. He co-edits Zagat Survey for Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler, sits on the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival Selection Committee and is a director of the BC Hospitality Foundation. Follow him at hiredbelly.com and twitter.com/hiredBelly