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Singles in the City: Food Lovers Unite! July 31
July 5th, 2010 
admin Is the way to your heart through your stomach? Consider meeting your soul mate in the kitchen. A glass of sparkling wine upon arrival will put you in the mood to mingle with other like-minded singles and delve into a hands-on cooking class. Chef David Robertson leads you though a five-course tasting menu while the house wine girls reveal the art of food and wine pairing. Enjoy each of your tasty creations with a different date as you select and taste the perfect wine match. Remember, if you can get along in the kitchen you can get along anywhere.
Includes:
- Instruction from trained chef
- Five-course tasting menu
- Recipes to take home
- Instruction from wine professional
- Tasting of six different wines
- Up to ten possible dates
Suitable for participants of all levels of wine knowledge and cooking skills.
Tickets can be purchased at www.dirtyapron.com
Posted in Events 
Tags: Cooking Class, Dirty Apron Cooking School, House Wine Event, Wine Tasting Event 
No Comments »Champagne and Caviar July 8
June 28th, 2010 admin Join us for Liberty Merchant Company’s Annual Champagne & Caviar tasting event. Guests will enjoy an evening of bubbly and caviar at one of Vancouver’s most beautiful venues. All proceeds will benefit amateur sports .
Tickets are $29.99 and available for purchase at any Liberty Wine Merchants store
Colombian Independence Day Fiesta July 20
June 25th, 2010 admin - Includes 2 Tamales from Los Tamales and one beer or wine
- Dj Vam Vam will keep the music flowing between sets.
Las Alegres Ambulancias are masters of the oral tradition based on their Afro-Colombian roots.They have been preserving the ancient sounds and stories passed on by their ancestors. The group was formed in 1905 in Palenque de San Basilio by their forefathers and are representative of the culture of Colombia’s Caribbean area. They are a living demonstration of a 500-year-old African tradition and they will get your feet moving!
To purchase tickets or for more information please call the Vancouver Folk Music Festival Box Office.
Posted in Events Tags: CBC Studio 700, Colombian Independence Day, Tamales, Vancouver Folk music Festival No Comments »Night of the Rosés July 14
June 25th, 2010 admin This summer’s evening Sommelier, Tim Ellison of Bistro 101®, will provide a guided tour of a blooming international phenom; rosé wines. This 5-course journey pays homage to the diversity and food friendliness of this playful wine style. These especially chosen rosé pairings travel through Spain, BC, Argentina, France and finally Australia. What’s left for you to do is decide which rosé will come to fruition at your next patio affair.
Posted in Events Tags: Bistro 101, Granville Island, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Wine Pairings No Comments »Yaletown Best Burger Competition July 1
June 25th, 2010 admin Judges: Richard Wolak (@vanfoodster), Erin Ireland (@erin_ireland), John Chow (@johnchow), and Raul Pacheco-Vega (@hummingbird604), & Cassandra Anderton (@goodlifevan).
Participating Restaurants:
- SOCIETY Dining Lounge
- Earls Yaletown
- BBQues
- The Hamilton Street Grill
- Section 3
- The Hub Restaurant
- Glowbal Grill
Posted in Events Tags: Canada Day, Canada Day Street Party, July 1, Yaletown, Yaletown Best Burger Competition No Comments »Dine Above the Stars July 28
June 25th, 2010 admin An Exclusive Dining Experience by the Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites and Sumac Ridge Estate Winery.
To Support A Loving Spoonful.
Only 88 tickets available.
Champagne Reception (featuring Sumac Ridge Tribute)
5 Course dinner with wine pairings
Silent Auction
Fireworks
Food Fight! The Battle for Brunch June 27
June 7th, 2010 admin Food Fight! The Battle for Brunch, Variety – The Children’s Charity’s brand new fundraising event, is bringing together some of BC’s finest chefs in a battle for your taste buds! Mingle with friends as you sample each delicious brunch offering and cast your ballot to declare one chef the Food Fight champ! Guests will also enjoy a gorgeous floor to ceiling harbor front view from one of the Vancouver Convention Centre’s most stunning ballrooms and an auction featuring some fantastic items courtesy of the participating restaurants and other local favourites.
Among the event’s contenders are Executive Chefs from LIFT Bar & Grill, MARKET at Shangri-La, O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar, River Rock Casino Resort, Stella’s Tap and Tapas Bar, Subeez Cafe & Bar, Tigh-Na-Mara and YEW Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel. Emceed by Vancouver personality, Fred Lee, this stellar lineup is sure to please foodies of all ages and palate predilections so make sure to get your tickets early! A cash bar will be offering a variety of wines, champagne and other liquid libations.
Tickets are $65 and available online at www.variety.bc.ca/foodfight.htm or by calling the Variety office at 604.320.0505.
Posted in Events Tags: Brunch, Food Fight, Fundraiser, Vancouver conv, Variety – The Children’s Charity No Comments »