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Afternoon Tea at Acre Through the Seasons

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer…

Experiencing Mexican Dishes at Salsa and Guacamole

Take yourself on a culinary journey to Mexico in Surrey. I had the pleasure to taste my way through a selection of dishes on the menu at this restaurant that specializes in Mexican cuisine.. They feature an extensive selection of…

Mogiana Coffee Roasters

I met up with co-owners Cristina Dias and Carlos Bertin at their roastery in Burnaby where they are roasting the green beans that are imported from Cristina’s family coffee plantation in Brazil. Some background history of Mogiana Coffee that was…

False Creek Crab Fest on July 15

The BC Crab Fishermen’s Association and Mitch’s Catch are hosting the first ever Crab Fest at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf on Saturday July 15 from 12 – 4pm. Feast away on a delicious crab boil prepared by Chef Vish Mayekar…

Vancouver Iced Summer Drink Challenge

Welcome to the next Vancouver Foodster Iced Summer Drink Challenge. I have invited cafes from all over the city to enter their Iced Summer Drink creations into this challenge, some have entered their most popular creation from their menu and others created…

Spot Prawn Tasting Menu at Missing Chopsticks

This hidden gem restaurant opened in an off the beat location in Richmond earlier this Spring and specialize in offering a specific Tasting Menu that runs for approximately four weeks. They usually offer two seatings nightly between Wednesday – Sunday….

Squamish Food and Drink Crawl

We presented our first ever Squamish Food and Drink tour that took place on June 25 at a selection of participating restaurants, cafe, cidery and a distillery featuring tasty dishes and drinks. Luz Tacos served a Root beat ‘sope’ of…

Sangria Challenge Winners 2023

The  Vancouver Foodster 5th Sangria Challenge was a success featuring sangria creations from restaurants and distilleries around Vancouver and Squamish. Each establishment featured their sangria creation from June 2-25, 2023 .  The Winners are: 1st Place: {110 points} Raincity Distillery Raincity Sangria Blanche…

Railtown Tailgate Series returns this Summer

Get ready for the ultimate summer experience with delicious barbecue, cold drinks, and great company! After a three-year absence, Chefs Dan Olson and Tyler Day of Railtown Cafe and Railtown Catering are ready to fire up their custom-made 12-foot barbecue…

Dumpling Fest Richmond

After 5 years of hosting Dumpling Fest events in Vancouver, we held our first in Richmond on June 7 where guests travelled around the area visiting restaurants tasting many different types of dumplings. The evening tasting tour provided guests a…

North Vancouver Tasting Tour on June 21

Join us for a tasting tour at a selection of restaurants and food spots in North Vancouver. Each restaurant, cafe and food spot will be serving Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and you will have a chance to visit…

Outside of the city with the Honda CR-V

I recently spent a week test driving the Honda CR-V 2023 outside of Vancouver while trying some dishes. Visited Doppio Zero Pizza in Coquitlam for some delicious Italian food, I went the simplistic route with the pizzas and pasta and…

Vancouver Sangria Challenge

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster 5th Sangria Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their Sangria creations into this challenge, most have created a special creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their sangria…

Touring Raincity Distillery

I recently I toured, Squamish based distillery with it’s co-founder and head distiller Alex Mumm. His business partner is Johnny Xu. Alex told me all about the intricacies of opening a distillery and how he learned the distilling process first…

Steveston Spot Prawn & Seafood Festival June 1-18

It’s time for the 2nd Annual Steveston Spot Prawn & Seafood Festival presented by Visit Richmond BC and their restaurant dine around June 1-18 at a selection of restaurants in Richmond. Serving local spot prawn dishes in partnership with local…

Purdys Pride Ice Cream Bar for June

June is Pride month and to celebrate Purdy’s Chocolatier will be donating a portion of proceeds of their Pride ice cream bar to the Get Real Movement to support their mission to combat 2SLGBTQ+ discrimination, racism and bullying in schools,…

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