Sisters of the Tap Dinner
During Vancouver Craft Beer Week I attended one of the best events of the festival, this one featured some of the top women in beer from around BC. These women are either the brew masters or owners of the represented…
Food Talks Preview at Harvest
On Wednesday May 30th, Harvest Community Foods hosted a preview of sorts of our Food Talks series that launches on June 5th. At this free community event, people drove and biked across town and others walked from the within the…
Fable Kitchen Opening
Last night, May 31st, I attended the opening party of Fable Kitchen located on 4th Avenue in Kitsilano. Chef Trevor Bird, appearing on this second season of the popular reality series Top Chef Canada, with front of house partners Ron…
Food Talks Preview at Harvest May 30
Everyone is invited to our Food Talks Preview event to meet some of the local food producers that supply Harvest Community Foods and sample some of their recently launched products. Time: 4pm – 8pm Who is your community? This is…
Deschutes Brewery Beer Pairing Dinner at Biercraft
I attended this dinner at Biercraft Bistro on Tuesday May 22nd as part of Vancouver Craft Beer Week that featured a 5 course meal created by Chef Don Farion paired with a variety of beers from Deschutes Brewery from…
FABLE KITCHEN
1944 West 4th Ave, Vancouver Tel 604-732-1322 Web: www.fablekitchen.ca Twitter: @fablekitchen Advice: Reserve in advance for the Chefs Table. Tasting menu offered most nights. After spending the afternoon at Vista d’ Oro Farms, I thought it would be apropos to…
Spring Menu Tasting at Seasons in the Park
Visited Seasons in the Park last week to taste Executive Chef Dennis Peckham new spring menu. 1st dish: Tuscan Flatbread topped with goat cheese, caramelized onions, arugula, balsamic vinegar 2nd dish: Big Salad with blue cheese, olives, egg 3rd dish: Spring…
WIN 2 Tickets to Joy of Feeding
WIN 2 Tickets to the Joy of Feeding June 10th at UBC Farm Celebrate and enjoy comfort foods created and cooked from the heart. Sixteen home cooks of different ethnic backgrounds offer you tastes of their family comfort foods at this 2nd annual international…
A Taste of Spring at Cento Notti
I was invited to the launch of the new spring menu for Opus Hotel’s Cento Notti at hotelier John Evans’ private Vancouver residence. Executive Chef Paul Marshall and his team of chefs were cooking up a storm in the kitchen…
WIN 3 Tickets to Food Talks
Enter to WIN 3 Tickets to Food Talks on June 5th ($95 value) This is the first event in this Food Talks series! Come join us to meet and mingle with other foodies, and to hear some enlightening speakers from…
Tableau Bar Bistro Celebrates 1Year
On May 16th Tableau Bar Bistro celebrated their 1st Anniversary, guests enjoyed wine, craft beer, and the house specialty La Strangiato cocktail. The party was themed “Heads or Tails” which was the focus of the evening where all indulged in…
Cooking for a Cause a Celebration
On May 11 I attended, Cooking For A Cause, hosted by King Pacific Lodge and the Gitga’at First Nation, a celebration marking the launch of their co-founded charitable organization: Guarding the Gifts. The intimate evening held at the Gulf of…
Vancouver Craft Beer Week Opening Night
The opening event for the 3rd Annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week got off to a roaring start on Friday on May 18th. The room was filled with beer lovers who mixed and mingled over tastings from many of the regions…
Brunch with Ken Pickering at Joe Fortes
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…
Summer of Bacon at Edible Canada
Starting Friday, May 18, Edible Canada at the Market is reopening their busy Take Out Window for the summer. The culinary team has created a brand new menu centered on the global infatuation with bacon – with a Canadian twist….
Best Hidden Patios in Vancouver
Vancouver is fortunate to have some great restaurants with outdoor patios that are secluded and hidden off the beaten track. This list represents some of the Best hidden patios in the city that you are going to love. Note: these…
Food Talks Volume 1, June 5th
This is the first 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. Watch the Vancouver Foodster Food Talks video Our Speakers Line-up:…
Tasting Plates Vancouver June 27
Tantalize your taste buds at several fabulous East Vancouver restaurants! This evening tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 10 pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and you…
TACOFINO – BLUE
Burrard & Dunsmuir Street Tel: 778-870-6436 Web: http://www.tacofino.com Twitter: @TacoFinoCantina Advice: Follow them on twitter for daily open hours and location. I have been to their orange truck and this is their blue truck, one could say it’s colour by…
Poutine Challenge 2012 Winners
The first Annual Vancouver Foodster Poutine Challenge was a huge success featuring 29 poutine from 29 restaurants around Vancouver, North Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their poutine from April 11-30th, and then the public voted between April 30th –…
Cloverdale Cowboy Cook Off May 19 & 20
The first ever Cloverdale Cowboy Cook Off BBQ Competition will be held during this year’s Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair, May 18-21, 2012. The competition begins Saturday afternoon at 1pm with a Pie Competition at the BC Bake-off where one…
SAL Y LIMON
Unit #5 – 701 Kingsway, Vancouver Tel: 604-677-4247 Web: n/a Twitter: @Salylimonvan Advice: order the home-made potato chips over the tortilla chips, visit the complementary salsa bar. No reservations. Finding an authentic restaurant serving delicious Mexican food has often been…