Best of the West
Last night I attended a wonderful event hosted by the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver along with House Wine that was filled with wonderful bites from many of West Vancouver and the North shore’s restaurants as well as BC…
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Summer Party at Nooch
On Tuesday August 2nd I attended a Latin Barbq Summer Party on the lawn outside of Nooch Snack & Chill in Richmond. The cooks were grilling up chicken and seafood tacos and peaches! Inside Nooch, there was new art on…
Aphrodite’s loves Slow Food Sept 23 – Oct 6
Benefit for Terra Madre Fund To celebrate all that’s local, Aphrodite’s Café and Pie Shop will showcase food fresh from the farm. From September 23 to October 6, Aphrodite’s Fresh Sheet will feature a three-course menu showcasing BC-grown ingredients. Cost…
Trevor Kallies Cocktails
Trevor Kallies is the Bar & Beverage Director for the Donnelly Group in Vancouver, he has been mixing drinks at The Granville Room for the past 6 years as well as beverage training all the bartenders at the Donnelly Pubs…
Sip & Savour at the Fairmont Waterfront
Here is a new indulgence for your afternoon enjoyment, instead of Afternoon Tea, why not Sip & Savour over wines from Blasted Church Winery and Cheeses from The Farm House and others. Last week I did some sipping and savouring,…
The Fillmore Family Reunion August 13
Benefitting A Loving Spoonful. celebrate an occasion when many friends and family of the Fillmore Family get together for a day of food, frolic, fun, games, music, dancing, and much more. The Fillmore Family Reunion will be like no other….
Vancouver Foodster 2nd Anniversary Party
Thursday July 28th All Day Long Vancouver Foodster celebrates our 2-year anniversary with a party online In celebration of our 2nd anniversary, vancouverfoodster.com is throwing a big party online and you are invited! You might be asking yourself how can…
Brunch at Market by Jean-Georges
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 you to indulge in brunch. Each of the places is unique in what they…
Harmony Arts Festival Wine Garden July 29-Aug 7
house wine is thrilled to be hosting the Wine Garden at The Harmony Arts Festival presented by Odlum Brown Limited. Located on the water’s edge at the foot of 15th Street in Millennium Park, the Wine Garden looks onto the…
Chef Cesar de la Parra
Vancouver is home to some of the best chefs in the world, many have worked for the top chefs and restaurants around the world as well as around the city. Dishing with the Chefs is a series of Interviews with…
Pretty in Pink at C
On July 9th I attended a taste of summer at C Restaurant. It was the launch of the new Pretty in Pink Rose List and the new Pretty in Pink Cocktails list by Sommelier Kim Cyr along with the new…
BEST of the WEST August 4th
house wine and the Harmony Arts Festival presented by Odlum Brown Limited introduce BEST of the WEST where West Vancouver will be enjoying BC’s best in celebration of BC Day. Guests will be introduced to food and wine from 10…
Phillips Brewery Dinner in the Cellar
On Monday May 30th I attended the Phillips Brewery Dinner as part of The Salt Cellar series at Salt Tasting Room. Johnny from Phillips Brewery introduced the line-up. The long communal table filled with about 40 guests along with an…
Chef Parichat Poomkajorn
Vancouver is home to some of the best chefs in the world, many have worked for the top chefs and restaurants around the world as well as around the city. Dishing with the Chefs is a series of Interviews with…
Eating & Drinking at the Vancouver Folk Music Fest
The 34th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival gets underway this weekend July 15-17, starting off on Friday evening with musicians performing from all over the world thru Sunday night. This is one of my favourite music festivals, I have attended…
Passions Benefit Sept 11
Over the past eight years, Passions, the annual fundraising gala at the Dr. Peter Centre, has rightfully earned a reputation as one of Vancouver’s top events for lovers of great food and wine, as the city’s top chefs come together…
Summer Splash at Goldfish Yaletown
On June 22nd, for the second time, I attended one of the best parties of the season held at Goldfish Kitchen in Yaletown. This was the 2nd Annual Summer Splash an event that raised over $50,000 to support the Vancouver…
Summer Menu Tasting at The Apron
I revisited The Apron recently for dinner to taste some of the new summer dishes that Executive Chef Hamid Salimian has created. Since I was dining solo, Chef created this Tasting Menu for me portioned accordingly. To Start, off the…
Summer Menu Tasting at The Teahouse
I revisited the Teahouse recently for dinner to taste some of the new summer dishes from Executive Chef Annabelle Leslie. My friend Mitchell joined me as we dined inside with an incredible view to the West and water. On the…
Greek Day in Kitsilano
I spent the afternoon yesterday in Kitsilano at the Greek Day festivities that were held on Broadway from Macdonald Street going West 5 blocks. Jenny Siormanolakis, chief organizer of the festival gave me a bit of a tour of some…
Laughing Stock Winemakers Dinner at YEW
On May 26th, I attended this Laughing with YEW Wine dinner at YEW in the Four Seasons Hotel that featured Laughing Stock Wines along with their Winemaker David Enns. At the welcoming reception they poured the exclusive Laughing Stock Rose…
A Quest for the Best Meatballs
Meatballs are a staple on many menus not only here in Vancouver, also in many parts of the world. We often would find these little balls of goodness on the menu at an Italian restaurant on their own or served…