Fondue Nights at Le Parisien
Last Wednesday I indulged in one of my favourite dishes, sharing a pot of delicious cheese fondue. When travelling in Switzerland or France it was fairly easy to enjoy fondue, it is great to see Le Parisien step up to…
Fall Menu Tasting at Joe Fortes
Executive Chef Wayne Sych launched his fall menu recently at Joe Fortes and I was invited to taste some of their new dishes. 1st dish: Lobster Bisque – atlantic lobster, brandy, cream 2nd dish: Truffle Parmesan Fries 3rd dish: Braised…
Touring Odd Society Distillery
Odd Society Spirits is the latest distillery to open in East Van and one unique operation, I had a chance to take a tour the other day. I met both Miriam Karp (Co-owner), and Joshua Beach one of the master…
Distinguished North American Restaurants Conference Vancouver
On September 15-18, 2013, Vancouver played host city to the Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNA) Conference at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel. I was fortunate to be able to attend many of the sessions as well as the…
Skills & Spills Industry Games
On Sunday October 20th I was one of the judges for the inaugural Skills and Spills, the BC Hospitality Foundation‘s first-ever industry games, at the Hellenic Cultural Centre (4500 Arbutus Street) in Vancouver. Skills and Spills is the industry’s chance to…
New Zealand Meets Asia
On October 21 I attended a wonderful event at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Gardens presented by House Wine featuring over 50 wines from New Zealand paired with Asian dishes from 6 Asian restaurant in Vancouver. Fresh and pure, the…
Tasting Plates East Village on November 27
Tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants in the East Village neighborhood, centered in the Hastings and Nanaimo area. This tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 9:30pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for…
CRAFT Beer Market Opening
On November 5th, I attended the opening party celebration In The Village inside the iconic Salt Building. With 140 taps, CRAFT boasts Canada’s largest selection of draft beer taking the title away from their Calgary location which has 120 taps….
Touring Parallel 49 Brewing
I met up with Graham With the brewmaster at Parallel 49 Brewing in East Van for a tour of the brewery and for a chat. Graham is always full of stories about the beer that he has brewed as well as…
GLENBURN SODA FOUNTAIN
4090 Hastings St, Burnaby Tel: (604) 500-4548 Web: http://glenburnsoda.com/ Twitter: @glenburnsoda Advice: Closed Monday and Tuesday. I have fond memories from visiting the neighborhood diner years ago for a good old fashioned milk shake that was served in a large…
CHEZ MEME BAGUETTE BISTRO
4016 Hastings Street, Burnaby Tel: (604) 299-1141 Web: http://www.baguettebistromaui.com/vancouver.html Twitter: n/a Advice: Open for breakfast and lunch only. For years friends have been telling me to head East on Hastings to their favourite sandwich emporium, happen chance I visited recently…
BOCA
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1513 West Broadway, Vancouver Tel: 604 620 1262 Web: www.boca2go.ca Twitter: @boca2go Advice: No reservations, limited seating. As a fan of Latin American food, I love the different flavours and dishes from all of the…
Milano Coffee Roasters
Over the years I have tasted the evolving espresso roasts that Vancouver based Milano Coffee Roasters has had on the bar in their own cafes as well as ones that they supply. I visited with owners Brian and Linda Turko…
Brunch with Chan Hon Goh at Tuc 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…
EAST CAFÉ
2401 E Hastings Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 559-6400 Web: https://www.facebook.com/TheEastCafe Twitter: @theeastcafe Advice: Free wifi The view from the inside looks out onto the hub of the East Village neighborhood, where on the inside the café is bustling with all those…
Liquid Loft: Running Sushi at The Dance Centre
Vienna-based Liquid Loft, known as one of Europe’s most inventive and cutting edge dance companies, brings the witty and provocative duet Running Sushi to Vancouver on October 31 – November 2nd, as part The Dance Centre’s Global Dance Connections series. A satirical commentary…
Loden Hotel Celebrates 5 Years
Last night I attended the elegant and festive party that began as you entered and existed the Loden Hotel, from the main floor to the penthouse the party evolved. This was a party like none other, very well planned and…
Fall Menu Tasting at Sol Sun Belt
Visited Sol Sun Belt Cookery last weekend to taste many new dishes of their fall menu from Executive Chef Abdel Elatouabi joined by my friend Rob Kemp who shared them all with me. 1st dish: Vegan Antipasto hummus, roasted eggplant,…
Cook Hall Menu Lunch Tasting at Market
Atlanta’s famed Cook Hall is being featured in Vancouver at MARKET by Jean-Georges through to October 31, 2013. I had the opportunity to enjoy some dishes during lunch last Friday that was prepared by Cook Hall’s Executive Chef David Gross…
PLATFORM 7
2331 East Hastings Street, Vancouver Tel: 604.428.1455 Web: http://platform7.ca/ Twitter: @Platform7Coffee Advice: Free wifi, has Gluten-Free goodies as well. As a purist of finding the best espresso, I am always searching to try new coffee roasters as well as cafes locally and…
Fondue Night at Le Parisien on October 29
Le Parisien presents Fondue Night on October 29 for the second edition of La Table; a series of French communal dinners designed to evoke the tradition of sharing, conversation and a sense of community. Guests are encouraged to put on their…
Languedoc Wine Bar Crawl
Last week I took part in an exciting tour with some other invited media guests around the city that wined and dined us at four of Vancouver’s top wine bars. Travelling by a bus limo we made our way around…