I indulged in their Sweetheart Afternoon Tea last week with a little pre-Valentine’s day tasting pleasure. To begin I was served a Tea cocktail that was made with champagne infused tea along with a strawberry tea sorbet that was so…
I love Chocolate, who doesn’t, to celebrate my love for Chocolate and sweet scents I present my Valentine’s Giveaway partnering with Cocoa Nymph Chocolates & Ayala Moriel Parfums! I am giving away (in partnership with Cocoa Nymph) a Valentine’s chocolate…
On January 20th I attended The Inside Taste – A Sustainable Plate & Pairing Challenge along with Marissa Winters who was my co-reporter of the evening, she won our contest and came up from Seattle to join me at this…
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…
On January 27th, I attended the opening party of Rouge that saw a few hundred people mingle over cocktails, shots, wine and passed around bites. Rouge Event Lounge is located at 1240 Richard St. Vancouver, BC and online at www.rougeeventlounge.com…
I recently attended Taste BC 2011, a fundraiser put on by Liberty Wine Merchants with proceeds going to BC Children’s Hospital – Oak Tree Clinic. The event held at the Hyatt gave my friends and I a chance to walk…
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…
Feb 19th at 2pm – Workshop I (approx 2 hours long) I will be participating in this Fillo Pastry Workshop where Poppy Siormanolakis will teach — Learning to work with store bought fillo pastry! Small intimated Classes For those wanting…
On Monday, January 17 I attended an evening celebrating the premium wines of BC’s Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars at the Four Seasons Hotel. The event was grazing style which allowed guests to wander the room sampling wines paired with…
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…
I was invited to a menu tasting preview at Society, Glowbal Grill & Sanafir for their Dine Out menu last night. At Society a 3 course meal for $18 is being offered or $35 per person with wine pairings, at…
I was invited to taste a preview of the Dine Out menu for Charm Modern Thai who is offering a 3 course menu for $28. I had the opportunity to taste a selection of the appetizers including the Tiger Prawn…
This years awards presentation was stepped up from last year and I was happy to see the River Rock Hotel host such a nice award ceremony. At the reception we dined on some of the winners dishes, I especially enjoyed…
3099 Corvette Way, Richmond Tel: 604-303-6565 Web: http://www.westinvancouverairport.com/dining Twitter: n/a Advice: Complimentary valet parking available, offers a 5, 7, and 9 tasting menu. Located inside The Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport Hotel. The room was modern and colourful which was…
Restaurateur | Vancouver You grew up in Mexico, did you work in the restaurant industry there? In what capacity? Yes I grew up in Gguadalajara in Mexico, at 17 years old I worked for my families restaurant and hotel business….
3778 Sexmith Road, Richmond Tel: 778-296-3779 Web: http://www.gmenramen.com/ Advice: Don’t go with a large group, best to dine solo or with one other to ensure you get seated in a reasonable amount of time. Closed Wednesdays. One of the more…
The other night we held a tasting preview for media hosted by Calabash Bistro and had some delicious food and rum cocktails courtesy of Calabash Bistro along with an outstanding musical performance by Gio Escueta. On February 22nd we will…
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…
Italian food, from the Corsi family to yours. For the Corsis, owners of Vancouver’s popular Quattro restaurants, the most important things in life are sharing simple meals with friends, cooking with fresh ingredients, drinking joyously, and living with abbondanza (Italian…
For eight years, Tales of the Cocktail® has been bringing cocktail aficionados from around the world to New Orleans, for the most spirited event of the year. For the first time, this internationally acclaimed cocktail festival is taking its show…
One ancient Chinese axiom states that if a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing at least twice. Consider New Yea’s for instance. There’s the mainstream New Year’s Eve held on December 31st – a rather sedate affair by…
7215 Main Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-327-8900 Web: http://www.originaltandoori.com/pdf/MenuVcr.pdf Twitter: n/a Advice: Reservations suggested. With many Indian restaurants on this stretch of Main Street, finding the best one can daunting. The other night my friend Debby and I dined at this…