Visited recently to taste some of Shaun Layton’s new cocktails and Chef Sarah Stewart’s dishes on their Summer menu. 1st cocktail: Villanova cocktail with gin mare, Fever Tree tonic water, orange marmalade, orange bitters, fino, so refreshing and light. 1st…
It was a glorious day at the 5th annual Joy of Feeding event that I attended on Saturday June 25 at UBC Farm. Enjoyed the extravaganza that featured 15 multi-cultural home cooks serving up their recipe of choice to the…
Last night, I attended the opening party of this new part seafood restaurant and seafood market in the heart of the city’s Stadium District. With an emphasis on oysters and other fresh shellfish, Fanny Bay Oyster Bar will offer lunch,…
Visited recently to taste some of the new cocktails and dishes on their Summer menu. 1st cocktail: Emerald Lake Cocktail with Gin, maple, lime, fresh water blue-green algae; unique white froth on top comes from the shaking of the blue-green…
Visited recently to taste some of the new cocktails and dishes on the Latin forcussed spring menu. 1st cocktail: Super refreshing Classic Margharita with El Jimador Blanco Tequila, Cointreau and a salted rim 1st dish: Papas Chorreadas, their version of…
A few weeks ago I tasted some of the spot prawn offerings on their spot prawn menu at this Granville Island abode. Rock fish Tempura with grilled spot prawns and mint aioli Maple Walnut Spot Prawns Spot Prawns Platter for…
On May 26, I attended an Italian Networking & Tasting Event at Sciue’ downtown where they prepared a variety of dishes using made in Italy products. The Extraordinary Italian Taste project is a campaign to promote food products that are…
It was an afternoon of beer, music and beautiful weather for the 7th Annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week’s festival on the grounds of the PNE. With over 100 breweries pouring close to 400 mostly beers, the crowd was enjoying their…
Dirty Apron Cooking School recently played host to a media/chefs tasting of some fairly new seafood products from Haida Wild. At each of the 4 chef stations I had a chance to sample their salmon and other products as well…
La Brasserie recently re-launched their popular weekend brunch service, I had a taste of some of their notable dishes. The Chicken Mornay Crepes and the potatoes with their homemade ketchup were delicious pairing perfectly with a glass of fresh orange…
Executive Chef Wayne Sych launched his spring / summer lunch menu recently and I was invited to taste some of their new dishes as well try some old favourites. 1st dish: Tomato & Beet Salad fresh mozzarella, heirloom tomatoes,…
Last night I attended the 3rd Anniversary Celebration at West Oak Restaurant in Yaletown which specializes in Westcoast cuisine with a focus on ethically and locally sourced as possible ingredients. Owner Peter Girges and his partners hosted quite the fun party…
Recently starting up a weekend brunch service, I gave this one a whirl trying some of their dishes and juice combo over brunch on the patio in the heart of Yaletown. The Ginger fresh juice with carrot, ginger and lemon…
I was recently invited to dine at the Chef’s Table to try some new dishes off of Chef Andrew Munro Drew’s Catering spring menu. Canapes Scallops in a roasted piquillo sauce with morel mushrooms Duck Breast with balsamic shallots on…
As Halibut is one of my favourite fish, I am always quite excited to try some of the dishes that the creative chefs in and around our city have prepared, here are some that I have tried since the season…
On April 24, I attended the 1st Anniversary party at WildTale in Yaletown where co-owners John Crook and Erik Heck invited media guests and their friends to celebrate. I enjoyed their buffet of delicious salads, guests also enjoyed wine, caesars…
Last night, I attended the opening party of Jenice Yu’s new seafood store in the heart of Kitsilano. A local purveyor and smoker of premium Oceanwise BC seafood and fish. Jenice Yu is the proprietor of this new store and…
To continue on after my Dishing with the Chef interview with Chef Stefan Hartmann, he prepared a 6 course tasting menu for me to give me a taste of his modern German cuisine. I have enjoyed his dishes in the…
I was fortunate to have dinner with Hotel Manager Glenn Eleiter to experience and preview Executive Chef Simon Bolsover’s new menu. I always thought food writers had great untold stories that was until I dined with a hotel manager, we’ll…
I was fortunate to have dinner on the inside patio with Executive Chef Chris Bisaro on his night off the other night as I tried several new dishes from his recently launched Spring menu which focusses on modern Canadian cuisine…
On March 26th I attended BC Distilled that featured over 23 distilleries from across British Columbia, it was mostly small-batch distilleries and many of them were new. I was looking forward to another round so to speak, after last years…
On March 16th I attended the 17th Annual Healthy Chefs Competition held at the Hyatt Regency. I was fortunate to be one of the invited media judges to judge the table presentation of each of the participating restaurants. Guests mingled…