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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…

WIN 2 Tickets to Mary Poppins

WIN 2 Tickets to Mary Poppins July 17 Opening Night at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (value $164) The long-awaited production of MARY POPPINS will be performed at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre for 1 week only beginning on July 17. Mary…

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…

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…

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…

WIN 2 Tickets to Joy of Feeding

WIN 2 Tickets to the Joy of Feeding June 10th at UBC Farm Celebrate and enjoy comfort foods created and cooked from the heart. Sixteen home cooks of different ethnic backgrounds offer you tastes of their family comfort foods at this 2nd annual international…

WIN 3 Tickets to Food Talks

Enter to WIN 3 Tickets to Food Talks  on June 5th ($95 value) This is the first event in this Food Talks series! Come join us to meet and mingle with other foodies, and to hear some enlightening speakers from…

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…

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…

Food Talks Volume 1, June 5th

This is the first 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. Watch the Vancouver Foodster Food Talks video Our Speakers Line-up:…

Tasting Plates Vancouver June 27

Tantalize your taste buds at several fabulous East Vancouver restaurants! This evening tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 10 pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and you…

Poutine Challenge 2012 Winners

The first Annual Vancouver Foodster Poutine Challenge was a huge success featuring 29 poutine from 29 restaurants around Vancouver, North Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their poutine from April 11-30th, and then the public voted between April 30th –…

Interview with Mark Tagulao

Mark Tagulao | Vancouver Vancouver is home to some of the best pastry chefs in the world, many have worked for the top chefs and restaurants around the world as well as around the city. Star Pastry Chefs is a…

French Macaron Baking Class with Chef Marco Ropke

On April 13th,  I attended this hands on French Macaron class with Chef Marco Ropke at the Pastry Training Centre. Our class of 10 students were educated on the steps needed to make the best macarons. This was my first…

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