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Welcome to the 8th Annual 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 curry creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring…
Take yourself on a culinary journey to India in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver. I had the pleasure to taste my way through a selection of dishes on the menu at this established restaurant that recently changed ownership. They specialize…
Join us and tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants in Vancouver to taste different types of food. Experience different restaurants and tastes that may include Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Thai food and drink from Sushi to Dumplings,…
Such a wonderful first time attending this food and wine festival in Miami, this was the 22nd Annual South Beach Wine and Food Festival held February 23-26. The festival is made up of several signature events that run through this…
Welcome to the next Vancouver Foodster Martini Challenge. Restaurants and bars from all over Metro Vancouver were invited to enter their Martini creations into this challenge. Each restaurant and bar will be featuring their Martini creations on their menu from April…
Welcome to the 9th Vancouver Foodster Pizza Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their pizza into this challenge, some of the restaurants have created a special pizza just for this challenge and others have entered their…
Take yourself on a culinary journey to Nepal and the Himalayas in the Westend neighbourhood of downtown Vancouver. I had the pleasure to taste my way through a selection of dishes on the menu at this established restaurant on Davie…
The 3rd Vancouver Foodster Croissant Challenge featured unique creations at bakeries and cafes around Metro Vancouver. Each bakery featured their creation on their menu from March 8 – April 2, 2023 and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge for…
It’s time for the second annual Filipino Restaurant Month and I had a chance to taste some of these Filipino foods at this tasty media launch of Canada’s Filipino Restaurant Month which is a joint project of the Philippine Embassy…
I recently spent some time in one of my favourite American cities, New York City exploring some of their cafes for delicious baked goods and coffees. Ole and Steen is a Danish bakery cafe chain from Denmark and I loved…
Such a fun idea for Spring where Owner/Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia is featuring the Quelle Surprise from now through to April 15, $49 for two courses. Each morning Chef Jean-Francis, and his Chef Team, will make a limited number of dishes…
Welcome to the 3rd Vancouver Foodster Croissant Challenge. Bakeries and cafes from all over the city were invited to enter their Croissant creations into this challenge. Each bakery and cafe will be featuring their croissant creations on their menu from March…
Experienced Miami Culinary Tours food and art deco tour in the South Beach area of Miami recently which took me to places I haven’t been to before. Our guide Mirka talked about how she had lived in the area for…
I recently spent a week test driving the Honda HR-V 2023 car around Vancouver while visiting some new restaurants, bakeries and cafes around Metro Vancouver. One restaurant that I had been wanting to visit for quite sometime is one that…
I recently spent a week test driving the Honda Passport 2023 car around Vancouver while visiting some new and not so new restaurants around Metro Vancouver. Spent in afternoon in Burnaby and had dinner at Yugo Roll and Bowl inside…
I recently took part in the art of Neapolitan pizza making with master chef Giuseppe Cortinovis based on the official style of AVPN (Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana). The newly launched Pizza Lab is located in Port Coquitlam at Jan K. Overweel…
I recently took part in a Korean Fried Chicken cooking class at the Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver lead by Chef Tarek Chellouf. The school recently launched their One Night Cooking Class series that features a different themed cooking class…
It has been more than a few years since I had dined at L’Abattoir which has always been one of my favourite restaurants in the city. Chef Lee Cooper has always had his eye on perfection from the very beginning…
The Vancouver Foodster Signature Coffee Drink Challenge was a success featuring unique coffee creations at cafes around Vancouver. Each cafe featured their creation on their menu from January 11 – February 5, 2023 and their customers voted for their favourites throughout the…
Join us and tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants in Vancouver to taste different kinds of dumplings. Experience different restaurants and tastes that may include Chinese dumplings, to Italian gnocchi, Nepalese Momos to Korean mandu, Greek dumplings and more….
Conquered the Burger Bender for the 2nd year in a row and tasted all 7 burgers and sides, this special burger menu is on now for a limited time. I was quite impressed with most of them, here are my…
Our Art, Eat and Sip Granville Island event as part of the Dine Out Vancouver Festival was a great success the other night where guests had a chance to explore Granville Island and enjoy many different types of food, drink…