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Cooking with Intercity Packers DIY Pacific Chowder Kit

As an Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown Ambassador during this month of February, I have been tasting several chowders created by some local chefs and their respective restaurants. One extra special feature of this inaugural National Chowder Chowdown Festival is…

Valentines Tea Set Menu at TWG Tea

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer…

Lunar New Year Tea Service at TWG Tea

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer…

Experiencing Mediterranean Dishes at Hydra Restaurant

Take yourself on a culinary journey to the Mediterranean stopping in Greece without leaving the city. I had the pleasure to taste my way through many dishes on the menu at Hydra Restaurant which is located at the Exchange Hotel…

Vancouver Fried Chicken Sandwich Challenge

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Fried Chicken Sandwich Challenge. Restaurants and foodtrucks from all over the city were invited to enter their fried chicken sandwiches into this challenge, some of the restaurants and foodtrucks have created a special fried chicken sandwich…

National Chowder Chowdown Festival Happening This Month

I am honoured to be one of the Ambassadors for this chowder chowdown festival where dozens of restaurants and retailers across BC and the rest of Canada are taking part of the inaugural National Chowder Chowdown Festival! The festival runs…

Signature Coffee Drink Challenge 2021 Winners

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 8-31, 2021 and their customers voted for their favourites throughout the challenge. Our media…

Dine Out Vancouver 2021 Restaurants and Experiences

With over 330 participating restaurants and the longest run ever – spanning 31 days – diners can safely explore more restaurants than ever before and support local eateries in their community. The full list of Dine Out Vancouver Festival’s participating…

Chocolatey Sweet Potato Brownies

I have had a love for cooking and baking since I was in my teens. During the first 10 years or so of my writing this blog, I had focused on dining in and dining out at the restaurants around…

Saus

I recently came across a new hot sauce that’s produced here in Vancouver called Saus. I’ve never been a fan of hot sauces as I’m not a fan of spicy food, I actually thought they were all really hot and…

Vancouver Signature Coffee Drink Challenge

Welcome to the 7th annual  Vancouver Foodster Signature Coffee Drink Challenge. I have invited cafes from around the city to enter their respective signature coffee drink creation into this challenge. Each café will be featuring their Signature Coffee creation on their…

Eat Good Fat Cookbook

Eat Good Fat by Author Lee Capatina is a great reminder on how we should always eat healthier with more of the good fat in our diets. Featuring over 100 healthy, fat-fuelled recipes, this book was just released by publisher…

Takeout Holiday Pizza Tour in the Honda Civic

As this holiday season was far different than any other due to the pandemic, I took advantage of being in the city while not able to travel. I did a Takeout Pizza Tour over the holidays locally with the Honda…

Best Savoury Dishes of 2020

I have eaten a lot of dishes inside and outside Vancouver restaurants in the past year, these are dishes that are standouts, ones that you remember for a long time to come. This list is devoted to my favourite dishes…

Five Foodie Treats

A selection of my favourite foodie treats in no particular order that I have tasted recently and where to find them. Pumpkin Spice Cruffin A decadent creation with pumpkin spiced cream, spiced caramel, vanilla white chocolate whip, pumpkin spice dusting….

Holiday Meal Giveaway at Meinhardt Fine Foods

This year has been a difficult one for a lot of us and Meinhardt Fine Foods they believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to have a delicious holiday meal. That’s why they have decided to take nominations to give away 20-30…

Potato Latkes

I have had a love for cooking and baking since I was in my teens. During the first 10 years or so of my writing this blog, I had focused on dining in and dining out at the restaurants around…

Hawksworth The Cookbook

Released this fall from acclaimed and multi award-winning Chef David Hawksworth comes a stunning collection of recipes that brought him to the top of Canada’s culinary world; Hawksworth The Cookbook published by Penguin Random House Canada. As a leader in…

Takeout at Raisu Restaurant

Most restaurants have always offered takeout, as the industry was forced to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dining in became dining out. When restaurants were forced to close their dining rooms they had to get creative. Some have created…

Baking with Bruno Cookbook

Chef Bruno Feldeisen’s Baking With Bruno: A French Baker’s North American Love Story was released earlier in the year, published by Whitecap Books. The TV Celebrity and Judge of The Great Canadian Baking Show on CBC/Netflix/Amazon Prime who has been…

Diala’s Kitchen Cookbook

Diala’s Kitchen Cookbook was recently released and written by Diala Canelo, this book of Plant Forward and Pescatarian recipes is inspired by her international travels. Published by Penguin Random House Canada. On any given day pre-covid, you’ll find Diala Canelo…

An Off The Boat Catering Christmas Dinner

Christmas dinner for two at home is the way to go this year, as with the ongoing covid pandemic, this year is quite different than years past. Pacific Yacht Charters Off the Boat Catering is offering a wonderful holiday dinner…

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