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Field Trip to Seattle – Day 3

March 20th, 2012 admin

“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a chance to get out of town and take a “Field Trip” for the day or a few days to explore, learn, taste and experience.

1 day, 2 day or 3 day itinerary

Field Trip to Seattle

Day 3 my visit to Seattle continued from Day 1 and Day 2

I had Brunch/Lunch at Barrio Mexican Kitchen in the Capitol Hill neighborhood about a mile or so walk east of downtown.

Barrio Mexican Kitchen

Barrio Mexican Kitchen

Steak Taco & Pulled Chicken Taco

Chicken & Poblano Waffles

Churros & Xoxatyl Chocolate

Dulce de Leche Crème Brulee

Barrio Mexican Kitchen

1420 12th Avenue, Seattle

Phone 206.588.8105

http://www.barriorestaurant.com/pdf/BarrioCapitolHill_Menu_Lunch.pdf

http://www.barriorestaurant.com/pdf/BarrioCapitolHill_Menu_Brunch.pdf

Kimpton Alexis Hotel

Kimpton Alexis Hotel

Checked in to our hotel at the Alexis Hotel which was located on 1st avenue at the outer edge of historic Pioneer Square and blocks away from the famous Pike Place Market.

Lot No 3

Goat cheese Toast

Chicken & Waffles

Spiced Jar Cake with vanilla ice cream

After a little rest in the hotel, we got in the car and drove across the I-90 bridge East about a 20 minute drive to Bellevue where I had an early dinner at Lot No 3 – the restaurant has 6 beers on tap, 50-60 bottles of craft brews from around the world. I had the Lot No 3 Punch (apple, sage and lemon) to go along with my food.

Lot No 3 Bellevue 

460 106th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98004

Phone 425.440.0025

http://www.lotno3.com/pdf/LotNo3_Menu_Dinner.pdf

Kimpton Alexis Hotel

Kimpton Alexis Hotel

Arriving back to the hotel, our room had 2 double beds and a chair. The room featured Italian Frette linens and luxury bath amenities.

Milstead & Co

Milstead & Co

Espresso Macchiato

The next day a friend drove me to the Fremont area where we visited Milstead & Co. for an Espresso Macchiato and then walked around the neighborhood.

The Revel

Nutella (home made) on toast with olive oil and salt

Caramel Roll in caramel frosting

We found our way over to The Revel for a delicious a-la-carte brunch.

Milstead & Co

770 N 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Tel: (206) 979-0010

http://www.milsteadandco.com

The Revel

403 N 36th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Tel: (206) 547-2040

http://www.revelseattle.com/

I then headed back to the hotel to checkout before driving back to Vancouver.

Kimpton Alexis Hotel

1007 First Avenue At Madison Street Seattle, Wa

Hotel: (206) 624-4844

Reservations: (866) 356-8894

http://www.alexishotel.com/   

Stay tuned for my next Field Trip outside of Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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Field Trip to Seattle – Day 2

February 14th, 2012 admin

“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a chance to get out of town and take a “Field Trip” for the day or a few days to explore, learn, taste and experience.

1 day, 2 day or 3 day itinerary

Field Trip to Seattle

Day 2 my visit to Seattle continued from Day 1

Kimpton Hotel Monaco

Kimpton Hotel Monaco

Goldfish at Hotel Monaco

Checked in to our hotel at the The Monaco where our room had 2 double beds, chair and a mini goldfish aquarium. The room featured Italian Frette linens and luxury bath amenities. Each day they have a hosted wine reception in their lobby from 5 to 6 pm, they have an onsite 24-hour fitness center featuring cardio and resistance equipment as well as an onsite 24-hour business center with a PC, Mac, printer and fax.

Bravehorse Tavern

Bravehorse Tavern

Pretzels at the Bravehorse Tavern

On Tap at the Bravehorse Tavern

Brick Oven Pretzels with 3 dips

I then headed back over to the Westlake area to the Bravehorse Tavern to try some of their house-baked Brick Oven Pretzels as they are known for a vast selection of craft brews and their pretzels. I had their Pretzels with 3 dips including the outstanding smoked peanut butter and bacon.

Bravehorse Tavern

310 Terry Avenue North

206-971-0717

http://bravehorsetavern.com/index.php?page=main-menu

It was then back to the hotel to change for dinner and then a 1 block walk over to Tulio to meet up with my cousin and family.

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with sage butter, mascarpone

Ravioli with smoked salmon, asparagus, lemon cream

Ribeye dry aged 28 days, porcini salted potatoes

Cannoli

Pistachio Semifreddo

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at this notable Italian restaurant.

Tulio

1101 Fourth Avenue

Seattle , WA 98101

Adjacent to Hotel Vintage Park

Phone: 206.624.7755

http://www.tulio.com/

 

Seattle Art Museum

Pike Place Market

Produce Stand in Pike Place Market

at Pike Place Market

at Pike Place Market

Latin American Food Market at Pike Place Market

at Pike Place Market

at the first ever Starbucks - at Pike Place Market

Beecher's Cheese at Pike Place Market

The next day I went for a morning walk through downtown to Pike Place Market. I revisited many of the popular eateries and food shops.

Walked back to the hotel to pack up my things and check out. This was a modern elegant hotel in one of the best locations in Seattle, within blocks of Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square and Westlake.

Kimpton Hotel Monaco

1101 4th Avenue,  Seattle, Wa

Hotel: (206) 621-1770

Reservations: (800) 715-6513

http://www.monaco-seattle.com/

Stay tuned for part 3 of my Field Trip to Seattle.

By: Richard Wolak

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Field Trip to Seattle

January 24th, 2012 admin

“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a chance to get out of town and take a “Field Trip” for the day or a few days to explore, learn, taste and experience.

1 day or 3 day itinerary

Field Trip to Seattle

My family and I visited Seattle recently, as we left Vancouver, I drove South on Highway 99 to the border and then South on interstate 5 (regular driving time 3 hours).

Kimpton Vintage Park Hotel

Arriving in Seattle we checked in to our hotel at the Kimpton Vintage Park. Our room had 2 double beds, also had a fold out couch, sitting chair and coffee table. In the bathroom a smart move for the environment (instead of the normal practice of providing mini bottles of shampoos and lotions, they have large refillable bottles in the shower as well as on the counter. On the plus side it is eco and the negative side is no more taking those little bottles home.

Sazerac Restaurant

For dinner we walked 1 block to Sazerac Restaurant located at 1101 Fourth Avenue where our server Ryan greeted us.

Field Mushrooms

Crispy Truffles

Organic Beet Salad

Draper Valley Free Range Chicken

Chicory Pot de Creme

Oooey Gooey Chocolate Cake

Sazerac Restaurant

1101 Fourth Avenue

Seattle , WA 98101

Adjacent to Hotel Monaco Seattle

At the corner of Spring Street

Phone: 206.624.7755

www.sazeracrestaurant.com 

Dahlia Bakery

The next day I left the hotel and walked 7 blocks to Dahlia Bakery, a small bakery that is filled with yummy goodness.

Rustic Breads

Apple Dumplings

Pear Tarts

Coconut Cream Pie

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies filled with peanut butter

From their rustic Breads, Apple Dumplings to the Pear Tarts, Coconut Crème Pie, to the Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookies filled with peanut butter and much more including Whoopie Cakes, Chocolate Cookies and more. The bakery had a line-up that stretched out the door on to the sidewalk.

Dahlia Bakery

2001 4th Avenue

Seattle, WA

(206) 682-4142

http://tomdouglas.com

Kimpton Vintage Park Hotel

Back to the hotel, I did a workout in the fitness center, then checked out the business centre and then lounged in the lobby. After a rest, I then walked 1.3 miles North through the downtown area to Serious Pie in the Westlake neighborhood for lunch.

Serious Pie Westlake

I have always wanted to visit as everyone I knew had been raving about the pizza.

Chanterelles Pizza & Yukon Gold Pizza

Buffalo Mozzarella Pizza & Sausage Pizza

Chocolate Budino

Serious Pie Westlake

South Lake Union neighborhood, on Westlake Avenue at Harrison Street

401 Westlake Avenue North

Seattle, WA  98109 [map it]

Telephone: 206-436-0050

http://seriouspiewestlake.com/

Walked back to the hotel to pack up my things and check out. This was a charming hotel that was themed all about the wines of Washington, every afternoon they have a wine hour for guests to enjoy and mingle.

Kimpton Vintage Park Hotel

1100 5th Avenue  Seattle, WA 98101

(206) 624-8000

Reservations: (800) 853-3914

http://www.hotelvintagepark.com/

Stay tuned for part 2 of my Field Trip to Seattle.

By: Richard Wolak

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Field Trip to Victoria

October 30th, 2011 admin

“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a chance to get out of town and take a “Field Trip” for the day or a few days to explore, learn, taste and experience.

Field Trip to Victoria

Last month, my family and I visited Victoria, once on the road we headed on to Hwy 99 going South, then taking the exit onto Hwy 17 towards the Tsawwassen terminal of BC Ferries (30 minute drive) where we then sailed on the Spirit of British Columbia (90 minutes) to the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal.

Inn at Laurel Point

After a 30 minute drive we arrived at the Inn at Laurel Point to check-in for the first night stay. I then headed out to visit Pizzeria Prima Estrada, a local restaurant specializing in Neapolitan style pizza where I was meeting up with Gary Lindsay (Purveyor of Precious Liquids for Driftwood Brewery and Cristen Dallas, Co-Owner of Pizzeria Prima Estrada) both who I then interviewed for my SIP & TASTE feature on Just Here for the Beer Radio Show.

Pizzeria Prima Strada

Making Pizza

Funghi Pizza

While talking a sampled some of their pizzas falling in love with the Funghi pizza. They focus on local and Italian products and strive for quality, taste and freshness.

 

Pizzeria Prima Strada

2960 Bridge Street

Victoria, BC

http://www.pizzeriaprimastrada.com

Phone: 250.590.4388

 

I then headed back to the hotel and straight to dinner at Aura Restaurant. Located on main floor just off the lobby of the hotel, dinner is served nightly at Aura, it’s a good size dining room with great views overlooking the Victoria harbour.

Arugula Salad

Sable Fish

Surf & Turf

Butternut Squash Creme Brulee

 

Aura Restaurant

680 Montreal Street

Victoria, BC

http://aurarestaurant.ca/menus

Phone: 250-414-6739

Fol Epi Bakery

The next day I visited Fol Epi , one of the areas’ best bakeries located about 10 minutes away by car or about 20 minutes for me as I walked.

The shop was quite small connected to Café Fantistico where they have seats.

 

Fol Epi Bakery

398 Harbour Road

Victoria, BC

http://www.folepie.ca

Phone: 250-477-8882

 

The London Chef

Salmon Burger

After eating some of their delicious baked goods at Fol Epi, I headed back to the hotel to check out and then visited The London Chef downtown for lunch. At this ever so tiny gourmet café I ordered the Salmon Burger.

The London Chef

953 Fort Street

Victoria, BC

http://thelondonchef.com/

Phone: 250-590-1865

Delta Ocean Point Resort

After lunch I drove 10 minutes over to the Delta Ocean Point Resort located West over the Johnston Street bridge to check-in for the second night.  After a rest, I had dinner at Lure Restaurant located on the lobby level of the hotel.

Sweet Corn and Coconut Bisque

Oven-Roasted Pacific Halibut

Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb

Goat Cheesecake Mousse

Lure Restaurant

45 Songhees Road

Victoria, BC

http://www.lurevictoria.com/menus.htm

Phone: 250- 360-5873

The next day I walked around the city visiting shops and the collections in the Victoria Art Gallery.

Art Gallery of Victoria

After visiting the gallery, I walked about 30 minutes back to the hotel to check-out.

Delta Ocean Pointe Resort

45 Songhees Road

Victoria, BC

http://www.deltahotels.com/en/hotels/british-columbia/delta-victoria-ocean-pointe-resort/

Phone: 888-778-5050

Schedule and information for BC Ferries is here http://www.bcferries.com/

Stay tuned for my next Field Trip outside of Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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Field Trip to Whistler

October 6th, 2011 admin

“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a chance to get out of town and take a “Field Trip” for the day or a few days to explore, learn, taste and experience.

Field Trip to Whistler

Aava Whistler Hotel

This past Labour Day weekend, my family and I visited Whistler, once on the road we headed on to Hwy 1 going West and then North on Highway 99. After a 90 minute drive we arrived in Whistler and checked-in to our hotel, stayed at the centrally located Aava Whistler Hotel.

Aubergine Grill

We headed straight to dinner at the Aubergine Grill in the Westin Whistler Hotel which was located a couple blocks away from our hotel. Located on the 2nd floor of the hotel, dinner is served nightly at Aubergine, it’s a large dining room with comfortable seating, our server took gracious care of us with suggestions of dishes and such.

Tomato Artichoke Salad

Garden Salad

Halibut on greens

Salmon Cioppino

Beef Shortrib Ravioli

Aubergine Grill

4090 Whistler Way

Whistler, BC

http://www.westinwhistler.com/aubergine

Phone: 604-905-5000

The next day I visited Pure Bread, one of the areas’ best bakeries located about 10 minutes south of the village in Function Junction.

The shop was fairly small with a some seats, the bakery in the back was much larger, the bakers working a way making their breads and baked goods, with a wonderful aroma filling the air.

Pure Bread Bakery

1040 Millar Creek Road

Whistler, BC

http://www.purebread.ca

Phone: 604-983-3013

 

After eating some of the baked goods at Pure Bread, I drove back into Whistler to do some walking around before we headed off for lunch. Afterwards, my family joined me at Earl’s in Whistler Village.

Earl’s is across from the Pan Pacific in Whistler and very centrally located in the village, the restaurant has quite a large patio outside, though we chose to eat inside the dining room.

Spinach & Feta Dip with Flatbread

Chicken Clubhouse

Grilled Chicken Sante Fe Salad

Vegi & Chicken Quesadilla

The family friendly restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily and the servers were friendly and most helpful.

Earls Whistler

Unit 220-4295 Blackcomb Way

Whistler, BC

http://www.earls.ca/locations/search/details/60/whistler/restaurant/earls-whistler-village

Telephone: 604-935-3222

 

Jazz at Whistler Olympic Plaza

After lunch we took in some of the concerts at the Jazz on the Mountain Festival that was taking place in Whistler during the weekend. Concerts were held at the Whistler Olympic Plaza as well as Millennium Place, Village Stage and on top of Whistler Mountain. World renown musicians included Kevin Eubanks, Stanley Jordon, The Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra and others.

http://www.whistlerjazzfest.com/

 

Aava Whistler Hotel Pool area

inside the Aava Whistler Hotel

Our hotel had an outdoor swimming pool, a really good fitness room, spacious rooms that were most comfortable for sleeping.

Aava Whistler Hotel

4005 Whistler Way

Whistler, BC

http://www.aavawhistlerhotel.com/

Telephone: 1-800-663-5644

 

Stay tuned for my next Field Trip outside of Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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Fieldtrip to Chilliwack and Agassiz

September 29th, 2011 admin

“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a chance to get out of town and take a “Field Trip” for the day or a few days to explore, learn, taste and experience.

Field Trip to Chilliwack and Agassiz

This August, I spent the day with a visit to Chilliwack and Agassiz with my friend Nikki Caine who joined me to experience and learn. On this journey we headed East on Highway 1 driving to Chilliwack from Vancouver. After a 90 minute drive we arrived at Anita’s Organic Flour Mill.

John Mackenzie

This first stop was to meet John Mackenzie, President of Anita’s Organic Flour Mill, John explained the history of the mill which he bought in 2005 from Andy & Anita Mossaman. He then gave us a tour of the mill where we had the opportunity to see how the flour was ground, sifted and packaged. Anita’s is on the Circle Farm Tour and slow food tour which is accessible to the public. Public tours are available, call them or visit their website for details.

Anita’s Organic Flour Mill

43615 Yale Road,

Chilliwack B.C.

http://www.anitasorganic.com

Tel:  604-823-5543

Next was a 10 minute drive out to the Airport, no we were not there to board a plane, we were their for pie. Yes you heard me right, we went to meet the 3 sisters that now own it: Judi, Jaclyn & Tracey (who gave us the tour) behind the Airport Coffee Shop, an institution for some of the best pie around along with a loyal customer base who has been visiting them for over 30 years.

Coconut Cream Pie, and Blueberry/Peach pie (with cinnamon) topped with vanilla ice cream.

Nikki and I got the behind the scenes tour and watch the pies coming out of the oven, we then sat down in the café and shared a couple pieces of pie. We had Coconut Cream Pie, and Blueberry/Peach pie (with cinnamon) topped with vanilla ice cream.

If you are driving to the Okanagan or on your way to Vancouver from the Okanagan then make sure you visit the Airport Coffee Shop, be forewarned get their early after 10:30am and before 2pm for the best selection of pie, once they run out of a selection they are out of it!

Airport Coffee Shop

6-46244 Airport Road

Chilliwack, BC

Tel: 604-792-0814

The Chilliwack Corn Maze

Back on the road we headed out to the Chilliwack Corn Maze, the day we visited happened to be opening day. The corn maze is 14 acres and it is a fun destination for kids and kids alike, don’t be tempted to eat the corn as it is corn silage for feeding cows.

  The maze is open daily through October 31st.

Chilliwack Corn Maze

41905 Yale Road West

Chilliwack, BC

http://www.chilliwackcornmaze.com/hoursandrates.html

Tel: 604-819-6203

 

The Preserved Seed

After the maze and time in the hot sun, it was time for lunch and we decided to visit on of their local cafes in town, the drive was about 15 minutes arriving at the Preserved Seed Café. Daveq greeted us an gave us a tour around their storehouse where they sell their home baked bread and other products grown on their own farm. We then were seated in the cafe and browsed the extensive menu for lunch.

Cranberry Nut Salad

Coconut Curry Rice Bowl

Deli Rose Sandwich

I had the Cranberry Nut Salad and the Coconut Curry Rice Bowl and Nikki had the Cranberry Nut Salad and Deli Rose Sandwich all was fresh and delicious.

Lunch and dinner is served daily.

The Preserved Seed

45855 Yale Road West,

Chilliwack, BC

Tel: 604-702-4442

From here we then travelled East and after a 35 minute drive we were in Agassiz, where we stopped roadside to buy some of their Sweet Corn.

We then drove a couple of minutes to visit The Farm House, a well known cheese maker that I had been wanting to visit for quite some time.

Cheese Making

Debra who is co-owner and award winning cheese maker, gave us a tour of their farm and the cows as well as the goat, we toured the milking facilities and then watched the cheese makers craft their cheese.

Debra (co-owner) cutting cheese

We then visited the store to do some cheese tasting with Debra where we had an opportunity to learn about the different varieties of cheese that they produce. The store sells all their variety of cheeses as well as other local products.

The Farm House 

5634 McCallum Rd

Agassiz, BC

Tel: (604) 796-8741

Hazelnut Trees

For our last stop of the day, we were back in the car for a 5 minute drive to visit the Canadian Hazelnut Farm. This happens to be the largest organic farm in Canada that has 8,000 hazelnut trees on their 60 acre property.

Canadian Hazelnuts

6682 Lougheed (#7) Highway

Agassiz, BC

Tel: 604.796.2136

Stay tuned for my next Field Trip outside of Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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Field Trip to Squamish

September 8th, 2011 admin

“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a chance to get out of town and take a “Field Trip” for the day or a few days to explore, learn, taste and experience.

Field Trip to Squamish 

A couple of weeks ago I rented a Zip Car from Zip Car Vancouver and drove about 45 minutes NW from Vancouver to Squamish to visit Howe Sound Brewery. At first Leslie Fenn (co-owner) toured me around their restaurant, pub, into the kitchen to meet the chefs and had their brewmaster Franco Corno give me a tour of their brewery.

Brendan Cook (l), Leslie Fenn (m), Franco Corno (r)

They offer brewery tours to the public and this is one that I suggest you take the next time you are planning to visit this area.

In 1996, John Mitchell helped design the Howe Sound Brewery and worked as their first brewer developing their initial recipes.  Known as the “grandfather of micro-brewing in Canada”, they are proud of his ongoing relationship with their brewery.  Today they continue to brew in the craft style using unfiltered 100% barley mash.  They have been brewing a diverse selection of flavorful, well-balanced ales under the current Brewmaster Franco Corno who has been with them for the past 10 years.

 

Brendan Cook - Sous Chef

I then sat down in their restaurant to sample my way through several of their food specialties off their menu guided with a little bit of help from their Sous Chef Brendan Cook.

 

Brew Pub Salad

Beer Braised Wings with rail ale bbq sauce

Ale Cheddar Soup

Rib Eye Steak with rail ale jus

Beeramisu

Apple Ale Pie with Ice Cream

These are just a few selections off their extensive brewpub and restaurant menu.

Here are a few things to know when planning your visit:

Howe Sound Brewery, Restaurant & Brewpub

37801 Cleveland Ave.

Squamish, BC

Telephone: 1-604-892-2603

Web: http://www.howesound.com

Twitter: @howesoundbeer

 

Zip Car Vancouver

Web: http://www.zipcar.com/vancouver/find-cars

Twitter: @ZipcarVancouver

Telephone: 1-866-4ZIPCAR

 

Stay tuned for my next Field Trip outside of Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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Field Trip to Langley

August 24th, 2011 admin

“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a chance to get out of town and take a “Field Trip” for the day or a few days to explore, learn, taste and experience.

Field Trip to Langley celebrating all things local.

Sandee (l) and Alf (m) Krause

This August, I spent the day with a visit to Langley and had my friend Nikki who is a teacher at a local high school join me. She also shares a passion for great food, on this journey we headed East on Highway 1 driving to Langley from Vancouver. After a 45 minute drive we arrived at Krause Berry Farms. This first stop, Krause Berry Farms, a family owned working farm that is owned by Sandee and Alf Krause. We were here to spend a good part of the day partaking in all sorts of food related activities. Krause Berry Farms has been in business for the past 38 years and has 200 acres of farm land located in the heart of Langley, BC.

Alf Krause (r) touring us around the farm

Alf Krause toured us around the farm passing the corn fields, strawberries, blueberries, and other vegetables that they grow.

Corn Fields

Strawberries

We stopped and picked our own blueberries as we travelled around the farm on our way to meet Sandee for a tour of the market.

Blueberries

We met up with our host Sandee Krause for a tour of the market where we had a first-hand look at all of their unique products from jams to vinegars to soap all made with their farm grown berries.

Berries in the market

Berry Custard Pies

The kitchen runs 24 hrs/day and staff are busy making pies, shortcakes, pizzas, breads and more day into the night and night into the day. –The Market is open ‘til Thanksgiving (pumpkin pies are a big season for them), they are open at Christmas and have a large area in the market for product baskets. They make about 400 pies per weekend and about half of those are pre-ordered. One thing that I thought was quite unique was their Pie Safe to keep pre-ordered pies under lock and key.

The Porch Restaurant:

We had lunch on the patio at The Porch Restaurant enjoying some of their popular corn pizza, blueberry & strawberry milkshakes along with blueberry shortcake with vanilla soft ice cream for dessert. Nikki and I even got a chance to spend time with their ice cream maker who showed us how they make their own berry ice cream.

Nikki (l), Richard (m) & Ice cream maker (r)

 

Public tours are available, call them or visit their website for details.

Krause Berry Farm

6179 248 Street

Langley, BC

http://www.krauseberryfarms.com/

(604) 856-5757

 

Just down the road is J.D. Turkey Farms where we visited their market store and sampled some of their turkey slices and pepperoni sticks.

You will find a wide variety of turkey products, including Debbie’s famous homemade fresh and smoked JD Farms turkey sausages.

JD Farms Bistro & Store

 

JD Farms Bistro & Store

24726 – 52nd Avenue, Langley, BC

(Corner of 248th Street and 52nd Avenue).

http://www.jdfarms.ca/Langley-Location.html

Tel:  604-856-2431

 

After a 15 minute drive, our third stop brought us to the Domaine de Chaberton Estate Winery in South Langley.

We had a tour around the winery starting off inside the store and then walked around the beautiful vineyards and to the barrel cave and then to the bottling ending back at the store to taste some of their wines.

Wine Store

Vineyards

Barrel Cave

Bottling

Wine Tasting

Public tours and wine tasting is available, call them or visit their website for details.

Domaine de Chaberton Estate Winery

1064 – 216th Street,

Langley, BC

http://www.domainedechaberton.com/

604-530-1736

 

After the wine tasting we walked a few steps to the Bacchus Bistro for dinner, the restaurant is part of Domaine de Chaberton Estate Winery.

Both lunch and dinner are served here, reservations are suggested and you can call them or visit them online.

Sauteed Prawns "a'L'Andolouse"

Braised Boneless Short Ribs

Strawberry Upside Down Cake

Bacchus Bistro

1064 – 216th Street

Langley, BC

http://www.domainedechaberton.com/Bacchus%20Bistro.html 

604-530-9694

 

Stay tuned for my next Field Trip outside of Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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