Cinnamon Buns or Cinnamon Rolls are a staple snack at cafes and bakeries throughout North America, there are bakeries and cafes that boast their buns to be the best and there are chains that specialize in the one and only…
Growing Chefs! Chefs for Children’s Urban Agriculture is excited to announce its 2nd annual fundraising party. On October 25th, the Dirty Apron Cooking School will host From Farms to Forks: A Harvest Kitchen Party pairing prominent local chefs and growers….
On Friday, October 29, Le Gavroche will welcome Gildas d’Ollone of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande for a very special evening of rare wines, exquisite food and fabulous company. Last April, during the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, Mr….
I had the pleasure of getting to know Chef Kat Tuason as she took me on a tour Behind The Scenes in her kitchen at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel recently. It all started when I ate one of the…
281-1689 Johnston Street , Vancouver Tel: 604-662-7778 Web: http://curry2you.com/ Twitter: @curry2u Advice: Check out Tiffin Thursdays. Open market hours. Located inside the Granville Island Public Market is a fairly small kiosk serving up tasty Indian dishes, I’ve eaten here several…
Enter to WIN, 2 tickets to Port and Chocolate (value $60) on September 30th. Liberty Wine Merchants is pleased to present our 19th annual Port and Chocolate tasting event at the Vancouver Rowing Club. The evening will explore new and…
West Georgia Street (between Thurlow and Burrard), Vancouver Tel: 604-639-3335 Web: http://www.roamingdragon.com/ Twitter: @DragonTruck Advice: Hours vary daily, follow their twitter updates for hours. I had heard about this mobile truck/street cart for quite some time and visited last week…
The Vancouver International Film Festival runs September 30 through October 15th and within this amazing selection of films there are a selection of films that are Food and Sustainability themed. Here is a selection of these films for your consideration,…
On Wednesday September 15, I attended the 10th Anniversary party at the Urban Thai Bistro. There was a Monk Blessing Ceremony taking place as I arrived and soon after a beautiful Thai Dance Show as guests mingled over wine, sangria,…
That Barista Thing, a Barista Championship was held in Vancouver at Library Square on Saturday September 4th. One of our contributing photographers who happens to also work as a Barista at Blenz Coffee in Pacific Centre, won 1st prize in…
Last Saturday evening I dined at Café Pacifica inside the Pan Pacific Hotel for their Italian Opera Buffet. I was invited by the Pan Pacific to come and experience their Italian Opera night, it was a discovery of sorts for…
217 Carrall Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-568-1701 Web: http://www.labattoir.ca/ Twitter: @ LABATTOIR_VAN Advice: No reservations, try to sit by the bar if you are having drinks or in the atrium if you are having dinner. After attending the opening party a…
Last Friday I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with Chef David Adjey, we started off on a tour of the Granville Island Public Market where David was on a mission to find ingredients to cook a recipe that…
The Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel’s Skybar was the host of the first annual Tequila Aha Toro Cocktail Competition on Tuesday, September 14. Dani Tatarin of The Keefer Bar won the competition her prize is an all-expense trip to Mexico where…
Enter to WIN, we are giving away 2 tickets ($90 value) to to SIMPLY RED on September 22. SIMPLY RED is an event where the focus is simply red wine and the passion that goes into its creation. This is…
I took part in a media tour and tasting the other day, led by Pastry Chef Hans Pirhofer at the Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver where he and Executive Chef Daryl Nagata made their specialty Moon Cakes. These Moon Cakes are…
The countdown to Metro Vancouver’s hottest BBQ competition is officially on. With just one week to go until the fifth annual BBQ On The Bypass on Sunday, September 19th, get ready for the biggest and best event yet. New this…
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) launches a plugged-in Chef Instructor led walking tour of Vancouver’s historic and diverse Granville Island. For $40.00 per person join us as we savour the wares of the market’s many globally influenced and locally…
I was fairly lucky to be invited in on opening night last Friday September 3rd to experience The Charles Bar, perhaps the bar was named after a guy named Charles, I’m not sure, but this bar hits it on the…
Tequila Aha Toro and the Fairmont Pacific Rim will be hosting the first annual tequila cocktail competition from 2 – 5 pm on Tuesday, September 14 in the Lobby Lounge. The winner will be guests of Aha Toro on an…
132 West 16th Street, North Vancouver Tel: 604-980-7373 Web: n/a Twitter: n/a Advice: Off the beaten track and well worth checking out. A group of my friends and their friends had dinner last week at Cazba, where our Persian friend…
1535 Johnston Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-669-9030 Web: http://www.vancouverdine.com/theSandbar0experience.aspx Twitter: @The_Sandbar Advice: Sushi bar is on the main level, dining rooms are located on the 2nd and 3rd levels. On Granville Island, with an entrance that is a bit hidden, you’ll…