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Festive Tea Service at the Urban Tea Merchant

Starting off with a Red Christmas Tea Mocktail and a cup of warm Christmas Jewel Tea. This is a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season. You get to choose from a selection of TWG Tea’s festive teas including the…

Burger Challenge Winners

The Vancouver Foodster Best Burger Challenge was a huge success featuring creations from restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their burger creation from October 22 – November 15, 2015. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this…

Max Borrowman and his Cocktails

Max Borrowman is the Bar Manager at Torafuku in Chinatown. I asked Max to make a selection of his unique cocktails at Torafuku. Up first is the Ipanema Sunset Inspired by Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. We all need…

Glenfiddich Pairing Dinner at Hawksworth

Last week, I attended a dinner at Hawksworth Restaurant that featured the Glenfiddich line-up of whiskey’s paired with wonderful dishes from Chef Stewart Boyles and Chef David Hawksworth’s chefs team. 1st Course: Salmon lightly smoked, picked cucumber, chilli, olive oil,…

Teenage Chefs Making a Presence

It is great to see teenagers getting excited about cooking and food in general. These young people are a few Vancouver teenage chefs who are making themselves known, passionate and exuberent, you will want to keep your eye on them…

Brunch with Goldie Hoffman at The Flying Pig

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…

Vancouver Foodster Fried Chicken Challenge

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Fried Chicken Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their fried chicken creations into this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their Fried Chicken creations on their menu from November 5…

Interview with Max Borrowman

Bartender | Torafuku| Vancouver Growing up near the wineries of the Okanagan in a family where food and drink was important helped Max Borrowman develop a fine palate from a young age. He began in the industry as a bar-back…

Satoshi Yonemori and his Cocktails

Satoshi Yonemori is the Bar Manager at Grapes & Soda in South Granville. I asked Satoshi to make a selection of his unique cocktails at Grapes & Soda. Up first is the Apollo A twist of El Diablo cocktail. Fizzy…

Grand Marnier Pairing Dinner at West

On October 28, I attended a dinner at West Restaurant that featured Patrick Raguenaud, who is the master distiller at Grand Marnier in France.  Master Distiller, Patrick Raguenaud presented his Grand Marnier Cuvée collection with wonderful dishes from culinary mastermind…

Globe YVR Tiffin Lunch

Executive Chef Karan Suri hails from India, and couldn’t find a Tiffin type of lunch around Vancouver that replicated what he grew up eating. Months ago he added a Tiffin lunch offering in the restaurant and I finally had a…

The Boathouse LobsterFest Menu for Fall

I recently tasted my way through a multitude of dishes of the annual lobster-inspired fall menu.  These new dishes were created by Corporate Chef Brent Fisher and are available in all of The Boathouse locations through to the end of…

Interview with Chef Clement Chan

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 some…

Interview with Satoshi Yonemori

Bartender | Grapes & Soda| Vancouver Satoshi came to Vancouver from Kyoto, Japan where he grew up, first time arriving here when he was 16 to learn English for the summer, he then returned again after highschool when he was…

Craft Beer Cocktail Challenge Winners

The  Vancouver Foodster Craft Beer Cocktail Challenge was a success featuring 4 creations from restaurants around Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their Craft Beer Cocktail creation from October 1-25, 2015. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and…

Brunch with John Ferrie at L’Abattoir

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…

Vancouver Foodster Best Burger Challenge

Welcome to the 2nd Vancouver Foodster Best Burger Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their burger creations into this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their Burger creations on their menu from October 22 –…

Harvest Dinner at Mt Lehman Winery

Last night I attended a wonderful dinner at a long table inside the barrel room at Mt Lehman Winery in Abbotsford. This unique dinner featured farmers from the Abbotsford area who supplied all the ingredients for the chefs to create…

Tasting Plates Kitislano West

On September 30, 2015 we presented our Tasting Plates Kitislano West event that showcased 5 restaurants and establishments located on Broadway and West 4th Avenue between Macdonald and Dunbar. Guests began their tasting tour at the beatiful Essentia Cafe in…

Vancouver Craft Beer Cocktail Challenge

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Craft Beer Cocktail Challenge. Restaurants and bars from all over the city were invited to enter their Sangria creations into this challenge, most have created a special creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant/bar will be…

Five Foodie Treats

A selection of my favourite foodie treats in no particular order that I have tasted recently and where to find them. White Chocolate Arctic Roll with chocolate soil, blueberries, strawberry sorbet   Created by: Chef Geoff Rogers Blacktail Restaurant 200-332…

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