Tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants and breweries in Port Moody. This evening tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 9:30 pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates and Tasting Cups for guests to…
Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster 2nd Sangria Challenge. Restaurants and bars from all over the city were invited to enter their Sangria creations into this challenge, most have created a special creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant/bar will be featuring…
On Sunday, October 2nd, 2016, for the 7th year in a row, we’re bringing together some of the city’s most prominent chefs and mixologists along with the region’s best growers and producers for a fun night of local wine and…
A selection of my favourite foodie treats in no particular order that I have tasted recently and where to find them. 1)Churro Pistachio Ice Cream Sandwich House-made sugary churro filled with a large scoop of Pistachio ice cream for a…
The Vancouver Foodster Sundae Challenge was a huge success featuring 8 sundae creations from restaurants around Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their sundae creation from August 4-28, 2016. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite…
Dining at a long table, it was a spectacular 8 course dinner crafted by Executive Chef Jesse Hochhausen and Executive Sous Chef Westley Feist with Poplar Grove Wine pairings. Matthew Holler of Poplar Grove Winery dined with us, his knowledge…
Recently, I attended a wonderful media dinner with a select group of media that featured Celebrity Chef Jamie Kennedy who created a spectacular dinner with a seafood emphasis to pair with Grey Goose Cocktails. The Boulangerie Bleue cocktails were designed…
On Wednesday August 24, we presented another tasting tour of the Westend neighborhood featuring a great selection of restaurants along Davie and Denman Streets. Registration took place inside Marquis Wine Cellars. Marquis Wine Cellars and Vera’s Burgers Our Tasting Cup…
With it’s focus on Korean style-Mexican food with a twist, TAKO is serving up tacos, quesadillas, burrito’s, along with rice cakes, tortilla chips and poutine. You will also find beer, cold brew coffee and other beverages. Owned by Kathy and…
Yen wasn’t interested in cooking while growing up in South Vietnam. It was only after she moved to Canada her love for cooking developed, she first lived in Prince George and then settled in Vancouver in 1986 with her husband….
Chef Clement Chan invited me in to try his new menu of which it featured many new dishes. 1st dish: Miso Corny was juicy and full of flavours, Hickory smoked corn, miso butter, togorashi. 2nd dish: Taco Time Smoked pork hock,…
Ban Chok Dee recently opened their 2nd restaurant in Maple Ridge, I was invited to taste a selection of new dishes from Executive Chef Parinya Lopston’s menu. 1st dish: Yum Som-O (Pomelo Salad) – A Refreshingly light medley of flavours…
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 some…
2800 Murray Street, Port Moody Tel: (604) 492-3119 Web: http://rockypointicecream.com/ Twitter: @RPIceCream Advice: Counter service. Established in 1997, this ice cream parlour has been serving customers for over 19 years, founded by Jamie & Yvette Cuthbert. Here it is all…
Vern Lambourne & Sam Payne started their brewery in June of 2016 as the latest addition to Brewer’s Row in Port Moody. Located across the street from Rocky Point Park and between Yellow Dog Brewing and Moody Ales. Sam toured…
With it’s focus on whole pies or pie by the slice, Gabi & Jules bakery has recently opened in Port Moody. Owned by Lisa and Patrick Beecroft, the bakery and the pies are named after the couple’s two daughters, 4-year-old…
7899 Templeton Station Rd, Richmond Web: http://hugoschurros.com/ Twitter: @Hugoschurros Advice: Counter Service. Located inside the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Mall near the Vancouver Airport, is this Mexican taco and churro spot run by Daniel Garcia. Located on the Southern side of…
One of my favourite foodie events of the year is about to celebrate their 50th. This year FarmFolk CityFolk’s, Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields fundraiser will be held on Sunday, September 11th at Laurica Farm and Fraser Common Farm (combined venue)….
Last night I attended a one of a kind event which I hope is repeated again and again, presented by Ocean Wise and the Vancouver Aquarium. The event emphasized how to cook sustainable seafood from Vancouver’s hottest Ocean Wise® chefs….
Celebrating the rebirth of cocktail culture, The Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver added a spectacular new event into the mix, a Mixology Night on the Pier. This exciting new culinary event featured 8 of the city’s top bartenders, along…
Montes Wines began in 1987 in Chile with their two original founders, Aurelio Montes and Douglas Murray. In 1988, they joined up with the other two founders, Alfredo Vidaurre and Pedro Grand, who brought their own complementary skills and expertise…
Maria-Elena and her daughter Greysy de la Rosa have been cooking, making all the sauces and other dishes at Patron Tacos & Cantina for the past 5 years. They are the heart and soul of the restaurant, creating and implementing…