Richard Wolak is a Food, Travel, & Lifestyle Writer with over 22 year’s experience, as well as a radio host with 11 year’s experience and he has been podcasting for over 9 years. He is a content creator, photographer, videographer and social media influencer. Richard creates engaging content across all platforms, as well as social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.
He is the creator and founder of the VancouverFoodster.com blog that launched in July 2009 and has been going strong ever since.
Richard is currently an Ambassador for BC Food & Beverage and a Board Member of the Travel Media Association of Canada-BC chapter.
In November 2022, Richard became the regular Food Contributor for The Jill Bennett Show on CKNW 980 AM and hosts a monthly feature on the first Friday of every month. In July 2020, Richard created The Vanfoodster Podcast, a weekly series covering the food scene in Vancouver and beyond. In 2020, Richard created the IG LIVE with @vanfoodster series that features leaders in the restaurant and hospitality industry talking all things food and more!
Prior to the start of the covid pandemic, he was the Co-Host of the weekly “Food Glorious Food” podcast on CKNW.com from September 2016 – February 2020. As well, he was the Host of the weekly ‘The Best and the Foodiest’ segment on CKNW 980 AM from February 2014 – March 2020. The show ran on the Lynda Steele Show, and prior was on the Steele and Drex show, and the Mike Eckford Show. Richard was also a guest contributor on the Global TV Weekend Morning and Noon News since 2013.
Richard has had an interest in food since his teenage years, he developed a passion for cooking and baking. He has been writing about food, cafes and restaurants professionally since 1993 when he co-wrote his first book “Vancouver’s Best Espresso Spots”. He went on to write “Oregons Hot Java” 1994, and then “Cafes Vancouver” in 2001. He wrote the monthly Bar Stars column in Vancouver View Magazine prior to the magazine closing in August 2012. Richard hosted the SIP & TASTE monthly feature on Just Here for the Beer radio show on AM 650 from May 2011, in February 2013 the radio show changed stations to AM 1410 where it ran until September 2013.
He has interests in all aspects of marketing as well as branding, design, event planning, online publishing, blogging, social media along with film, music, theatre, dance, art and travel.
In February 2012 he launched Tasting Plates an event series of roving tours taking place in different areas of the city featuring a multitude of different ethnic restaurants to eat and mingle. In June 2012 he launched Food Talks an event series featuring experts who are all movers and shakers in the food community in and around Vancouver.
If you want to invite Richard to attend your event or to eat at your restaurant, then please send an email to richard@VancouverFoodster.com or contact him here.
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Richard Wolak can be reached at: richard@vancouverfoodster.com
About Vancouver Foodster
VANCOUVER FOODSTER is an online guide that not only provides “Essential Food & Drink Intelligence” to the greater Vancouver area as well as other areas in Canada, the USA and internationally. Richard Wolak is a writer, editor and founder of VancouverFoodster.com launched in July 2009.
Offering expert advice on restaurants, the latest food luminaries, travel news and the best new foods.
VANCOUVER FOODSTER keeping you informed on the international food and travel scene.