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…
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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…
Poplar Grove Winemakers Dinner
I attended this dinner at Tapanade Bistro on April 4th, that featured Poplar Grove Wines along with their Winemaker Ian Sutherland. Following the welcoming reception that featured the 2009 Poplar Grove Viognier and canapes, we all sat down to dinner….
WIN 2 Tickets to Dish ‘N Dazzle
Enter to WIN 2 Tickets to Dish ‘N Dazzle ($150 value) Fairmont Waterfront Hotel May 16, 2012 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm This year’s casual walk about event is sponsored by Wines of Argentina. The evening brings out the…
WIN Prizes in the Poutine Contest
The Vancouver Foodster Poutine Challenge features 29 poutine’s in 29 participating restaurants around Vancouver, North Vancouver and Richmond thru April 30, 2012. The public are then invited to VOTE for their Favourite Poutine’s that they have tried between April 30-May…
Brunch with Robyn Wiener at The District
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…
Chef Ryan Bissel
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…
Growing Chefs Dessert Finale
On Saturday night April 14th, I attended the Dessert Finale portion of the Growing Chefs Fundraiser at Studeo 1666 with a packed room of guests. These lucky guests had attended Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Where a 3 course meal…
Brunch with Riaz Meghji at Au Petit Chavignol
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…