Joy of Feeding
Last Sunday I spent the afternoon at a joyous event, the Joy of Feeding! The setting was UBC Farm in the sunshine with 16 multi-cultural home cooks set-up under the tents and serving up their recipe of choice to the…
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Chefs Table Dining at Seasonal 56
Last week I dined with a few friends at the Chefs Table at Seasonal 56 in Langley, joining me was Cassandra Anderton, Summer Dhillon and Kenji Maeda. Over the years I have dined at many chefs tables, always an experience…
Food Talks Volume 2, July 10th
This is the second event in this Food Talks series! Come join us to meet and mingle with other foodies, and to hear some enlightening speakers from the food community. See our previous Food Talks Volume 1 event. Our Speakers Line-up: Chef…
Tasting Plates Summer: The Restaurants
Several restaurants, cafes, bakeries & food trucks will be participating in the event that will take place in East Van including Main Street, Fraser Street & Kingsway/Fraser area. Each of the restaurants will be doing tasting plates of their various…
Interview with Peter Girges
Restaurateur | Vancouver I sat down with Peter recently in his Cento Notti Restaurant in Yaletown and talked about his restaurants and his love for people and socializing. Peter grew up in Toronto working in his father’s restaurant, when he…
Brunch with Grant Lawrence at Le Parisien
Brunch is a favourite past time shared by many and should be an extraordinary experience, one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for brunch. Each of the places I visit is unique for what is offered along…
Food Talks Volume 1
On June 5th we presented the first Food Talks Vancouver event that featured 5 inspirational speakers from our food community. The evening began at W2 Media Cafe on 111 West Hastings where guests mingled over Chef Karen McAthy’s Indian Summer…
Brunch with Mark Leiren-Young at Cento Notti
Brunch is a favourite past time shared by many and should be an extraordinary experience, one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for brunch. Each of the places I visit is unique for what is offered along…
Spring Menu Tasting at Earls
Last week I was invited to a media tasting at Earls to try some of the new dishes on their spring menu! 1st dish: Albacore Tuna Poke Nachos | crisp togarashi wontons, tuna, cucumber, avocado and tomato poke, spicy mango coulis,…
Sisters of the Tap Dinner
During Vancouver Craft Beer Week I attended one of the best events of the festival, this one featured some of the top women in beer from around BC. These women are either the brew masters or owners of the represented…
Food Talks Preview at Harvest
On Wednesday May 30th, Harvest Community Foods hosted a preview of sorts of our Food Talks series that launches on June 5th. At this free community event, people drove and biked across town and others walked from the within the…
Fable Kitchen Opening
Last night, May 31st, I attended the opening party of Fable Kitchen located on 4th Avenue in Kitsilano. Chef Trevor Bird, appearing on this second season of the popular reality series Top Chef Canada, with front of house partners Ron…
Food Talks Preview at Harvest May 30
Everyone is invited to our Food Talks Preview event to meet some of the local food producers that supply Harvest Community Foods and sample some of their recently launched products. Time: 4pm – 8pm Who is your community? This is…
Deschutes Brewery Beer Pairing Dinner at Biercraft
I attended this dinner at Biercraft Bistro on Tuesday May 22nd as part of Vancouver Craft Beer Week that featured a 5 course meal created by Chef Don Farion paired with a variety of beers from Deschutes Brewery from…
Spring Menu Tasting at Seasons in the Park
Visited Seasons in the Park last week to taste Executive Chef Dennis Peckham new spring menu. 1st dish: Tuscan Flatbread topped with goat cheese, caramelized onions, arugula, balsamic vinegar 2nd dish: Big Salad with blue cheese, olives, egg 3rd dish: Spring…
A Taste of Spring at Cento Notti
I was invited to the launch of the new spring menu for Opus Hotel’s Cento Notti at hotelier John Evans’ private Vancouver residence. Executive Chef Paul Marshall and his team of chefs were cooking up a storm in the kitchen…
Tableau Bar Bistro Celebrates 1Year
On May 16th Tableau Bar Bistro celebrated their 1st Anniversary, guests enjoyed wine, craft beer, and the house specialty La Strangiato cocktail. The party was themed “Heads or Tails” which was the focus of the evening where all indulged in…
Cooking for a Cause a Celebration
On May 11 I attended, Cooking For A Cause, hosted by King Pacific Lodge and the Gitga’at First Nation, a celebration marking the launch of their co-founded charitable organization: Guarding the Gifts. The intimate evening held at the Gulf of…
Vancouver Craft Beer Week Opening Night
The opening event for the 3rd Annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week got off to a roaring start on Friday on May 18th. The room was filled with beer lovers who mixed and mingled over tastings from many of the regions…
Brunch with Ken Pickering at Joe Fortes
Brunch is a favourite past time shared by many and should be an extraordinary experience, one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for brunch. Each of the places I visit is unique for what is offered along…
Summer of Bacon at Edible Canada
Starting Friday, May 18, Edible Canada at the Market is reopening their busy Take Out Window for the summer. The culinary team has created a brand new menu centered on the global infatuation with bacon – with a Canadian twist….
Best Hidden Patios in Vancouver
Vancouver is fortunate to have some great restaurants with outdoor patios that are secluded and hidden off the beaten track. This list represents some of the Best hidden patios in the city that you are going to love. Note: these…