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Brunch with Matty B McIntyre at Left Bank Restaurant

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…

Craft Beer Market 1st Anniversary

On November 5, 2014 I attended the 1st year anniversary celebration along with 400 other invited guests at their restaurant in Olympic Village. The beer was flowing with a couple of special casks brewed up for the occasion by a…

Experiencing Table D’Hote at Jules Bistro

My friend Gin and I dined together the other night at this always charming Gastown French eatery. I had the Bistro Salad, a bowl of mixed greens, roasted cherry tomatoes, candied walnuts, red onion and dijon dressing; Gin enjoyed a…

Vancouver Big Melt Challenge

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Big Melt Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their big melt creations into this challenge, most have created a special creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their…

Interview with Yotam Ottolenghi

I had the pleasure to sit down with this well-known celebrity chef and cookbook author for a wonderful conversation on his recent visit to Vancouver. The night before the interview he was the highlight of an evening talk presented by…

Field Trip to Victoria

“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a…

Vancouver Curry Challenge

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Curry Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their curry creations into this challenge, most have created a special currycreation just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their curry on…

Seraph Spirits Launch and Mixologist Competition

Last week we attended a launch party at Guilt & Co in Gastown where 4 mixologists competed for top spot mixing the Seraph Gin or Vodka into their own cocktail. Winning mixologist is Mike Shum from Fairmont Pacific Rim. His…

RIPE a Dinner Celebration

It’s been a few years since I had attended one of the RIPE harvest celebrations. On October 19 I attended the annual fundraiser for Vancouver Farmers Markets. RIPE is a casual, family-style meal that includes a feast of delicious and…

Halloween Treats in the City

Trick or Treat, why trick yourself into a treat you don’t want and treat yourself or your kids to something fun and unique that says Halloween! Here are some treats that caught my eye to help you celebrate this holiday….

Fall Menu Tasting at Famoso Pizzeria

I was invited back to taste some of their new dishes and pizzas which were recently added to the menu for the fall season. 1st dish: Korean Bbq Pork Pizza – slow roasted bbq pork, Korean bbq sauce, fior di…

Tasting Plates Yaletown

On October 15, 2014 we presented our Tasting Plates Yaletown event that showcased 7 establishments throughout the area. Bella Gelateria MENU Our Tasting Plate: 1) Bruschetta (Bruschetta – Local Cherry tomatoes, fior di latte, basil, black olive tapenade, & honey…

Dinner by Bayan Pop-Up Dining Experience

Last night I dined at a communal table with several people that I didn’t know at first, along with my friend Jordan Rogers who joined me, there was Ed Lau whom I knew from my blogging circles. As people were…

Coco-Roons the Healthy Snack

Snacking takes on a different meaning at different times of the year, one thing that I found after trying the Coco-Roons is that asides from tasting good, they are also gluten-free, dairy-free and low glycemic. Starting out with a passion…

Tasting Plates West 4th

On October 7, 2014 we returned to West 4th Avenue presenting our 2nd edition of Tasting Plates West 4th that showcased 7 establishments throughout the area. The August Jack MENU Our Tasting Plate: Smoked Salmon Duo Las Margaritas MENU Our…

Taste of Yaletown at Hapa Izakaya

Last night I ate my way through each course of the 3 course optioned Taste of Yaletown menu. Their offering is broken down into 3 courses where diners choose 1 of the 3 dishes in that course. My friend Jonathan…

The Abbey Fall Menu Tasting

Visited The Abbey last week to taste some of their new dishes, I was joined by my friend Alyssa Dawson to share these dishes. 1st dish: Crudo of sustainable seafood, spicy ponzu 2nd dish: Duck Rillettes 3rd dish: Grilled Chicken,…

Lost & Found Chocolate Bar is Perfection

Local chocolatier, Gem Chocolates just launched their new “Lost & Found” chocolate bar made from the world’s rarest cocoa beans, Pure Nacional, Fortunato No. 4. I was fortunate to try a piece of this wonderful chocolate weeks ago, I then…

Earls Restaurant Fall Menu Tasting

Last week I attended a media tasting of the new dishes on the fall menu that were developed by their chefs collective, David Wong, Dawn Doucette and Hamid Salimian. Asides from my favourite dishes below,  Dawn showed off some of…

My Latest Favourite Best Desserts

It’s no secret that I have always been fond of desserts, here are some of the best restaurant desserts that I have had in the past few months in and around Vancouver. Here are 12 of my favourite desserts, in…

Touring Powell St. Brewery

David and Nicole started a small brewery in East Van not too long ago that grew organically by leaps and bounds. I had the opportunity to finally try their beer when I was at nearby eatery Kessel & March for…

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