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Tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants in the East Village neighborhood in the Hastings and Nanaimo area. This tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 10pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates…
To celebrate Chinese New Year, my friend Ivan joined me for a celebration dinner with symbolic dumplings, a menu that was specially created by Chef Curtis Luk. The focus of our meal was to indulge in each of the five dumpling…
In 2005, Feenie became the first Canadian to win on the popular television show Iron Chef America by defeating Chef Masaharu Morimoto. To celebrate this fete 10 years ago, a reunion menu was orchestrated by Cactus Club Restaurants of which…
Yesterday, Marcelo Ramirez Romero (co-owner) guided me on a tour of their new expansive space for the commissary kitchen and new eatery of La Taqueria which will be opening on Monday February 23, 2015. The North Vancouver kitchen will feature a…
Last night I experienced The Boil, joined by my friend Stephanie Stewart this was an exciting dining experience for two. Taking note from The Boils on the East Coast (Atlantic), this experience is all about the seafood, fresh seafood that…
This year it seems more and more restaurants and bakeries are making it more of a weekend celebration as opposed to the usual Valentine’s DAY. Finding the extraordinary treats to give to that special someone or two is often a…
It is always great to support the local producers any which way that I can, we are fortunate to live in a city where we benefit from the bounty of food and drink choices. Here are some local companies producing…
Welcome to the 4th annual Vancouver Foodster Poutine Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their poutine into this challenge, most of the restaurants have created a special poutine just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be…
On February 1, 2015 we presented the sixth crawl in a series of neighborhood brunch crawls in this 2nd year of our brunch crawl series we produced and presented with the Commercial Drive BIA and Tourism Vancouver for their Dine…
One of my own Dine Out Fest experiences this year was dining at the long table in the York Room at Hawksworth Restaurant for one of their Side Dishes dinners. A unique event that I attended on January 20 featuring…
On January 31, 2015 we presented the fifth crawl in a series of neighborhood brunch crawls in this 2nd year of our brunch crawl series we produced and presented with the West End BIA and Tourism Vancouver for their Dine…
Last year Fable Kitchen caused a bit of a ruckus with their announcement of a His & Hers Valentines dinner, it ended up being widely popular. This year Fable announced a repeat of the same with a slight twist which…
The Vancouver Foodster Chili Challenge was a great success featuring unique creations at restaurants around Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Langley, New Westminster and North Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their creation on their menu from January 8-31, 2015. and their customers voted…
On January 25, 2015 we presented the fourth crawl in a series of neighborhood brunch crawls in this 2nd year of our brunch crawl series we produced and presented with the Downtown Vancouver BIA and Tourism Vancouver for their Dine…
On January 24, 2015 we presented the third crawl in a series of neighborhood brunch crawls in this 2nd year of our brunch crawl series we produced and presented with the Mount Pleasant BIA and Tourism Vancouver for their Dine Out…
On January 18, 2015 we presented the second crawl in a series of neighborhood brunch crawls in this 2nd year of our brunch crawl series we produced and presented with the Shop West 4th BIA and Tourism Vancouver for their…
On January 17, 2015 we presented the first crawl in a series of neighborhood brunch crawls in this 2nd year of our brunch crawl series we produced and presented with the Gastown BIA and Tourism Vancouver for their Dine Out…
I had an opportunity to preview the 8-Course Tasting & Pairing Menu at The Urban Tea Merchant a few days ago. Known for their vast collection of TWG Tea along with their food pairings, this event mixes both into an…