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Interview with Chef Tim Kozody

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…

Tasting Plates West Van on September 23

Tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants in the Ambleside, Dundarave and Park Royal neighborhoods in West Vancouver. This evening tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 9:30 pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates…

Vancouver Barista Signature Beverage Challenge

Welcome to the 2nd annual Vancouver Foodster Barista Signature Beverage Challenge. I have invited cafes from all over the city to enter up to two of their baristas and their respective signature beverage creation into this challenge, their baristas had to…

Brunch with Paolo Pietropaolo at Graze Restaurant

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 Fish and Chips Challenge

Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Fish and Chips Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their fish and chips creations into this challenge, most have created a special fish and chips creation just for this challenge. Each…

Deep Cove Craft Brewmasters Dinner at Craft Market

I attended this wonderful dinner at Craft Beer Market on August 26th that featured a 4 course meal created by Executive Chef Cam McGowan paired with a variety of beers from local brewer Deep Cove Craft. It was great to…

Food Talks Vol 11 on Sept 16

This is the eleventh 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. Hosted by Richard Wolak – Founder of Vancouver Foodster and Food…

Discovering Thailand Festival in Vancouver August 22-24

The inaugural Thai Festival will take place this coming weekend August 22-24 downtown Vancouver, presented by The Royal Thai Consulate-General in collaboration with Suan Dusit Rajaphat University. A place to enjoy music, dance, fashion and delicious Thai food this festival…

Local Shortbread by Peche Mignon

Locally produced shortbread doesn’t get any better than Peche Mignon. I finally had a chance to meet owners Vivien and Beng recently who are the founders of this local company that has been producing savoury and sweet shortbread for the…

Tasting Plates Vancouver West End on September 10

Tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants in the West End neighborhood of downtown Vancouver. This evening tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 9:30 pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to…

Exploring the Ladner Village Market

A couple of Sundays ago I visited this market for the first time, this market happens every 2nd Sunday from June thru September. This is Western Canada’s largest open air market hosting 150 vendors and thousands of shoppers from June…

4th Annual Best of the West

Last night I attended this wonderful event hosted by the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver along with House Wine. The weather was beautiful, the backdrop of the local mountains and Burrard Inlet were magnificent, guests mingled eating delicious bites…

Craft Brewers in the Vancouver area

With the changing liquor laws in British Columbia, and the interest in Craft Beer growing, we have seen many new breweries open across the Lower Mainland in the past couple of years with many more to come in the coming…

Friday Lunch with Branislav Henselmann at Lift Bar & Grill

The Friday Lunch is a focus on the restaurant’s Lunch menu along with the Interview of a notable Business or Cultural leader who is joining me as my guest at restaurants in and around Vancouver. Each of the places I…

Tasting Plates Lonsdale North Van

On July 23, 2014 we presented our Tasting Plates Lonsdale North Van event that showcased 8 restaurants throughout the area. Despite the rainy evening attendees had a chance to explore the Lonsdale area, enjoy eats and drinks inside the…

Pride 2014: Your Eating Guide

The 36th Annual Vancouver Pride Festival gets underway the weekend of August 1-3, starting off on Friday evening with Davie Street Block Party on Davie Street. The highlight of the weekend is of course the Parade which takes place throughout…

100 Mile Cocktail Challenge Winners

The Vancouver Foodster 100 Mile Cocktail Challenge was successful featuring 7 creations in this challenge from restaurants and bars around Vancouver, Richmond and North Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their 100 Mile Cocktail Creation on their menu from July 4-27, 2014….