C Restaurant Dine Out 2012
On Friday night I kicked off Dine Out Vancouver 2012 by having dinner at C Restaurant. Their dine out menu was one of my picks in this years festival, at $38 it features 4 courses, 1 more course than the…
Category: Tastings
Tasting Cactus Club English Bay
I was invited in recently to taste Chef Rob Feenie’s menu creations for their new English Bay location that is scheduled to open in January 2012. We had a delightful lunch at their Bentall location where we were treated to…
Fall Menu Tasting at Cafe Pacifica
I dined at Café Pacifica at the Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver recently to taste some of Executive Chef Bob Wiles new dishes! 1st dish: Maple-Glazed Scallop wrapped in Pancetta Butternut squash risotto, citrus beurre blanc infused with sage 2nd dish:…
Fall Tasting at Glowball Grill
I revisited Glowbal Grill recently for dinner to taste some of Executive Chef Jason Vallee‘s new dishes! Dish #1 Beet Salad with red and yellow beets, arugula, pecorino Dish #2 Satay selection with yummy Buttermilk Chicken, Moroccan Lamb, Tuna…
Fall Dishes Tasting at Goldfish
I revisited Goldfish recently for dinner to taste some of Executive Chef Scott Practico‘s new dishes! Most of these dishes were on their Fall menu! Thai ChickenPizza ($7) peanut sauce, scallions Big California Roll ($13.95) sushi rice, dungeness crab, avocado,…
New Dishes Tasting at Society
I revisited Society Restaurant recently for dinner to taste some of Executive Chef Alfred Contiga‘s new dishes! Most of these dishes were new and about to be added to their Winter menu! 1st Dish Smoked Salmon Twinkie 2nd Dish Beef…
Cafe Il Nido Fall Tasting
Last week I was invited in to Café Il Nido for a taste of fall, to taste some of their new menu offerings. The packed room of writers and bloggers were enjoying some of the delicious eats and sips. I…
Fall Menu Tasting at Q4 al Centro
I revisited Q4 al Centro Restaurant recently for dinner to taste some of Executive Chef Bradford Ellis‘s new dishes! Some of the dishes were new additions and some were old favourites. 1st dish: Polpette Q4 $12- braised beef, veal, pork,…
Signature Dish Dining Festival
I tasted my way around some of the restaurants participating in the Signature Dish Dining Festival in Burnaby recently. Happy to have been invited along with some other media to try a multitude of Signature Dishes at three very different…
Argentina Dinner at the Waldorf
Last week I had dinner at The Waldorf Hotel to indulge in their Argentinean menu that is being featured this fall by Chef in Residence Rodolfio Sanchez. This was a culinary adventure in to the food and drink of Argentina….
Fall Menu Tasting at Earls
Last week I was invited to Earls for dinner to taste some of Product Development Chef Reuben Major’s new dishes on their fall menu! All of the dishes in the 5 course tasting menu were new additions. 1st dish: Potato…
Fall Menu Tasting at EBO
I revisited EBO Restaurant in the Delta Burnaby Hotel recently for dinner to taste some of Executive Chef Dan Craig‘s new dishes! Some of the dishes in the 7 course tasting menu were new additions and some were old favourites….
Chef Meets Grape
Last night I attended Chef meets Grape, the largest annual celebration of BC VQA wines and local food with 75 BC wineries sharing their new fall releases, delectably paired with inspired dishes from 12 top Ocean Wise partner restaurants. Each…
Tasting Desserts at W.E. Coffee
Who doesn’t love desserts? Well if you are reading this article you are probably intrigued or salivating, one of the two is at play. Last week I was invited in to W.E. Coffee to taste some of their new desserts….
Bishops Harvest Table Dinners
I attended a four course tasting dinner celebrating the Harvest Table on September 7th which was prepared by Bishops wonderful Chef Andrea Carlson. September is the time of the year that the farmers’ markets are overflowing with fresh produce. It’s…
Night of Food & Fun at Earls Hornby
On August 11th Earls Hornby hosted me and 5 lucky winners of the Vancouver Foodster 2nd Anniversary contest, along with Photographer Ian Sheh and Social Media Guru Matt Astifan. Chef Mike Hodges taught us all how to make their Prawn…
Summer Menu Tasting at Fleuri Restaurant
I revisited Fleuri Restaurant in the Sutton Place Hotel last week for dinner to taste some of Executive Chef Michael Deutsch‘s new dishes! Some of the dishes in the 8 course tasting menu were new additions and some were old…
Tomatoes at Provence and Provence
Last night I dined at Provence Marinaside for their 2nd annual Tomato Festival, it is a 3 course menu promotion being offered through August at both Provence Marinaside as well as Provence Mediterranean Grill. There were 3 choices of Appetizers…
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,…
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…
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…
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…