Tim Pawsey (aka the Hired Belly) is a well-travelled food and wine journalist at www.hiredbelly.com and various publications, including: TASTE (bcliquorstores.com), Quench, SIP, Vitis (bc.vitis.ca, and others. Follow him on Twitter & Instagram @hiredbelly, and Facebook @TheHiredBelly
Tim has traveled to most of the world's major wine producing regions and also judges in particular at BC wine competitions. He has witnessed the remarkable evolution of the BC industry over the last 30 years. While focused on food and wine, with emphasis on his home province, Tim writes on a broad range of other subjects, from super-yachts to automotive.
Awards include: BC Restaurant Assn. Hall of Fame, Okanagan Wine Festivals Harry McWatters Founder's Award, BC Wine Growers Industry Recognition Award, Vancouver International Wine Festival Spirited Industry Professional award.