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Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Grilled Cheese Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their grilled cheese creations into this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their Grilled Cheese creations on their menu from January 8-31,…
Vancouver Island based Cowichan Pasta Company works with local farmers to grow both ancient grains and modern grains for their pasta production which is then milled at True Grain Mill and Bakery. Matt Horn founded the company in 2010 first…
This 2016 Dine Out Vancouver Festival showcases 289 participating restaurants and it is the largest in its history, there is a challenge to find the best and most creative menu, unique flavours, value and most of all experience. To me…
A couple of weeks ago, my friend and wine writer, Karl Kliparchuk joined me on our own tour of three fairly new craft breweries in Port Moody. Our first stop was at Yellow Dog Brewing The tasting room is themed…
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Street Food City, returns for a week-long pop-up during Dine Out Vancouver Festival. Now in its fifth year, Street Food City will take place January 16 – 24, 2015 on the north plaza grounds of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Showcasing…
Over the past year I have met many wonderful bartenders, chefs, and personalities in not only the restaurant industry but in all sorts of places that are unique in one way or another. Here are some random shots of those…
I have eaten many desserts in restaurants all over the Vancouver area over the past year, these are the ones that are the standouts, ones that you remember for a long time to come. Note: These are not in any…
I have eaten a lot of dishes in restaurants all over and outside of Vancouver 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…
The mission of our Food and Drink challenges is to get chefs to create amazing dishes while using innovative ingredients to create unique flavours and outstanding creations. We congratulate the winning chefs, bartenders and their staff for creating what they…
I have dined at a lot of new restaurants that have opened in 2015. These are the Best NEW Restaurants in Vancouver that newly define how we eat, drink and play. There are many elements to a restaurant being one…
Dine Out Van Fest does brunch! Presented by Vancouver Foodster, this expanded event from 2015 is sure to please anyone who loves brunch. Visit 6 restaurants throughout the Main Street neighbourhood as you taste all sorts of dishes in this…
Instagram is a social media platform that is gaining in popularity globally as well it in Vancouver, exciting food photos are a wonderful escape. Here are some more of my favourite Vancouver chefs who I have been following on Instagram…
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…
Dine Out Van Fest does brunch! Presented by Vancouver Foodster, this expanded event from 2015 is sure to please anyone who loves brunch. Visit 6 restaurants throughout the Yaletown neighbourhood as you taste all sorts of dishes in this Brunch…
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…
Tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants throughout Vancouver! This 3rd noodle tasting extravaganza is presented by Tasting Plates and Vancouver Foodster. You may have a chance to taste all sorts of noodles from chow mein to spaghetti to mac…
I enjoyed tasting some of the beverages and savoury items today at a preview social for the holiday pop-up at the The Capilano Tea House in Gastown. Kicking off tomorrow is 12 days of local which runs daily through to…
Dine Out Van Fest does brunch! Presented by Vancouver Foodster, this expanded event from 2015 is sure to please anyone who loves brunch. Visit 6 restaurants throughout North Van’s Lonsdale neighbourhood as you taste all sorts of dishes in this…
For this years Christmas holiday season there are many bakeries around the city baking up selections of treats. Here are a couple of local bakeries and some of their unique offerings. Fratelli Bakery Gingerbread People Santa decorated cookies Snowman Christmas…
Dine Out Van Fest does brunch! Presented by Vancouver Foodster, this expanded event from 2015 is sure to please anyone who loves brunch. Visit several restaurants throughout Downtown Vancouver as you taste all sorts of dishes in this Brunch crawl…
To celebrate their 4th Anniversary, owner Inder Saini and his Manager Harman Basutta welcomed me and some other guests to indulge in quite the feast. This was a first time visit for me to this expansive restaurant that seats 230…
Presented by Vancouver Foodster Get set for an extraordinary night of art, eating and drinking on Granville Island. Visit resident artists, local producers of beer and spirits, and taste dishes from several of the island restaurants at some of Granville…