Many restaurants around the city have been contemplating starting their own gardens to grow some of their own herbs, fruits and vegetables. Implementing an on premise garden isn’t always so easy, it takes planning, a background in gardening or learning…
Yesterday I attended the opening party of The Roof Black+Blue on Alberni Street in downtown Vancouver. Having been to the opening party of Black+Blue in 2011, this new outside eatery is the crown jewel that Proprietors Emad Yacoub and Shannon…
Yesterday I attended the opening party of Grain Tasting Bar inside the Hyatt Vancouver Hotel. Guests were treated to a selection of cocktails such as the Ginger Pear Martini along with wine in the beverage line-up. Canapes included Tuna Tartar,…
The Vancouver Foodster Eggs Benedict Challenge was a great success featuring Eggs Benedicts around Vancouver, North Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their eggs benedict from March 22-April 21, and then the public voted between April 19-23. The eggs benedict…
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…
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 2066 Commercial Dr, Vancouver Tel: (604) 215-7556 Web: http://siddharthaskitchen.com/ Twitter: @ChefSiddharthas Advice: Share dishes with friends. The Drive as it’s often described to the locals is a neighborhood which is filled with a variety of…
I visited the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel recently and talked with Executive Chef Dana Hauser about their rooftop garden and about her plans for the garden. This hotel is leading the way in Urban Farming on a hotel level in Vancouver,…
Visited Café il Nido last week to taste some new dishes on their spring new menu. 1st Dish: Prawns Gamberoni sautéed in olive oil, with chili flakes on a bed of avocado puree 2nd Dish: Funghi – field & forest…
In Celebration of the upcoming DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Enter to WIN one pair of tickets & Memberships to ‘Slow Food Story’ on May 5th at The Cinemateque along with a $60 Gift Certificate for dinner at Rocky Mountain Flatbread…
319 Carrall Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-629-7562 Web: http://eastvanroasters.com/ Twitter: n/a Advice: Limited seating, small space. I have always searched out chocolatiers as I’ve travelled around the world, in Seattle there is Theo and they roast the Cacao from bean to…
On Wednesday, April 10th I attended the launch party of Railtown Catering that was held at the Vancouver Urban Winery in Railtown. Guests were treated to the ‘Spring Cocktail’ gin infused Cocktails along with white and red wines that turned…
One of my guilty pleasures is a Grilled Cheese and I was happy to have been invited in to taste some of these fine sandwiches on National Grilled Cheese Day which happened this past Friday. April is National Grilled Cheese…
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…
4712 Hastings Street, Burnaby Tel: 604-428-4200 Web: www.christophe-chocolat.com Twitter: @Chez_Christophe Advice: Closed Sunday and Monday Having had a sweet tooth since childhood, I have always searched out the patisseries and pastry chefs who run them as I’ve travelled around the…
Visit Seattle invited me to spend two days in Seattle as a part of their #2DaysinSeattle campaign and told me that I could do whatever I wanted to do during the weekend, they were providing me with free accommodations, and…
To celebrate Earth Day, Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co will be offering a Pizza & Beer Tasting Dinner. This is a great experience and one that I have enjoyed myself on a previous occasion. People can enjoy a salad for starters…
I had heard about TASTE Washington though never had a chance to visit until Visit Seattle invited me to Seattle to experience there #2DaysInSeattle They suggested a visit would be in order for me to attend this esteemed food &…
I attended this dinner at Biercraft on the drive on March 14 that featured a 5 course meal created by Certified Cicerone Don Farion and Executive Chef Steve Chadband paired with a variety of beers from local brewer Parallel 49….
3289 Main Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 558-4676 Web: coming Twitter: @GPSushi Advice: Reservations suggested. Bring a friend to share some sushi rolls. There are sushi joints and then there are sushi joints, while the city is filled with sushi eateries…
6345 Fraser Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-322-1001 Web: www.magdasrestaurant.ca Twitter: n/a Advice: No reservations. Some of my friends and I often get together on Sunday mornings for breakfast at various eateries around the city, each of us takes turns on suggesting…
Halibut season is in full swing, last week I visited Kitsilano Daily Kitchen for the 2nd year in a row during opening weekend to taste their Ocean Wise Pacific Halibut creations. Chef Brian Fowke is the creative mastermind behind Kitsilano…
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…