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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…

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…

WIN a $100 Dinner at Dockside Restaurant

Enter to Win a $100 Gift Card to Dockside Restaurant for lunch or dinner. Prize is valued at $100 The Dockside Restaurant offers superbly prepared classic dishes in a setting like no other. Located on the waterfront where Granville Island…

WIN the Novo Pizzeria Pizza Tasting

Enter to Win a Novo Pizzeria Pizza Tasting for you and 5 of your friends Prize includes 6 different pizzas 1- DOP Margherita 2- Tartuffo 3- Diavolo 4- Potato pizza 5- Burratta with prosciutto and arugula 6- Nutella calzone (Dessert…

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….

WIN a $100 Dinner at a Thai House Restaurant

Enter to Win a $100 Gift Card to use at any Thai House Restaurant location for lunch or dinner. Prize is valued at $100 Thai House offers a wide array of all the popular traditional Thai dishes as well as…

WIN Afternoon Tea for 4 at Truffles Café

Enter to Win Afternoon Tea at Trufles Café in Vandusen Gardens for 4 people. Prize includes an Afternoon Tea experience for 4 people. Value: $65 Truffles Cafe is situated inside the Visitor’s Centre at the VanDusen Botanical Garden, offering a…

Robyn Gray Celebrity Bartending at The Vancouver Club

The Vancouver Club has been running a summer series of cocktail nights that features a celebrity bartender who creates a line-up of special cocktails. Each bartender presents a line-up of unique cocktails which he or she makes and serves during…

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