Friday Night Bites at The Dirty Apron
Such a great idea for a Friday night as you get ready for the weekend, The Dirty Apron has just launched a demo & dine style cooking class called Friday Night Bites. This 2-1/2 hour class takes place every 2nd…
Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge
Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge. I have invited restaurants, cafes and bakeries from all over the city to enter their cheesecake into this challenge, some have their cheesecake on their menus and others have created a special cheesecake…
Tasting Plates Richmond
Cocoru Chicken On Wednesday April 13, we presented our 2nd tasting tour of the central Richmond area featuring a great selection of restaurants; centered on Number 3 Road and area from Bridgeport to Westminster Highway. The Apron Our Tasting Plate:…
Reflections Reopens at the Rosewood
Last night I attended the re-opening of one of the nicest and secluded patios in the city, Reflections:The Garden Terrace in the Rosewood Hotel Georgia. Reflections is an elegant alfresco rooftop bar and lounge, located on the hotel’s fourth floor…
New Dishes, New Chef at Bacchus
I was fortunate to have dinner with Hotel Manager Glenn Eleiter to experience and preview Executive Chef Simon Bolsover’s new menu. I always thought food writers had great untold stories that was until I dined with a hotel manager, we’ll…
INGRAIN PASTIFICIO
1133 Mt Seymour Rd #126, North Vancouver Tel: 604 988 8926 Web: http://ingrainpastificio.com/ Twitter: @ingrainpasta Advice: No reservations. With pasta on my mind, and a yearning to visit a neighborhood that I hadn’t been to in awhile, Justin joined me…
Sesame Fries with Miso Gravy
When writing about food and drink is the job, if it tastes good and it’s unique enough then our readers should know about it. Sesame Fries with Miso Gravy The famous Sesame Fries with their housemade notable Miso Gravy that…
Tasting Plates Marpole
On Wednesday March 30, we presented our 1st tasting tour of the Marpole neighborhood featuring a great selection of restaurants and markets with several collaborations with some local producers. Gigi Blin Our Tasting Plate: Mini pastries from Baguette…
LONG’S NOODLE HOUSE
4853 Main St, Vancouver Tel: 604-879-7879 Web: n/a Twitter: n/a Advice: No reservations, cash only. With my friend Max’s craving for Long’s famous Xiao Long Bao, I joined him to share some of these Shanghainese soup dumplings, which then turned…
PORTO CAFE
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 2207 Cambie Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-559-7667 Web: http://portocafe.com/ Twitter @portocoffee Advice: Open daily. Stylish café that is located close to the Olympic Village skytrain station just South of the Cambie bridge, it’s a fairly large space…
Standard Kombucha
I had an opportunity to try all 3 flavours from the Standard Kombucha line-up. The Lemon Ginger Kombucha made by Standard Kombucha was my favourite followed by the original flavour. It’s refreshing and a well made brew, this local company…
Spring Menu, New Dishes at Brix & Mortar
I was fortunate to have dinner on the inside patio with Executive Chef Chris Bisaro on his night off the other night as I tried several new dishes from his recently launched Spring menu which focusses on modern Canadian cuisine…
Celebrating the Spirits at BC Distilled
On March 26th I attended BC Distilled that featured over 23 distilleries from across British Columbia, it was mostly small-batch distilleries and many of them were new. I was looking forward to another round so to speak, after last years…
17th Annual Healthy Chefs Competition
On March 16th I attended the 17th Annual Healthy Chefs Competition held at the Hyatt Regency. I was fortunate to be one of the invited media judges to judge the table presentation of each of the participating restaurants. Guests mingled…
Vancouver Wine Fest Tasting Room Highlights
At this years Vancouver International Wine Festival that took place in February, Italy was the showcase country and Italian wines were my focus of the festival and the tasting room. I felt as I was travelling the various regions of…
Vancouver Foodster Meatball Challenge 2016
Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Meatball Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their meatball dishes into this challenge, some of the restaurants have created a special meatball creation just for this challenge and others have…
Celebrate 10 years of Spot Prawns in May
The Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia celebrates 10 years of the Spot Prawn Festival with new and exciting events that include an inaugural Spot Prawn Gala at the Vancouver Club on May 13. The black tie, six-course gala celebrates 10 years…
House-made Pasta in Vancouver Restaurants
It is great to see so many restaurants making their own fresh made pasta locally for their dishes. These are just some of the many eateries around the city where you can enjoy some exciting pasta dishes. Savio Volpe…
Lick Your Plate Book Launch
Last night, I attended the book launch party at The Permanent, a very cool event space downtown Vancouver. Lick Your Plate is by sisters Julie and Lisa who live in Toronto and love food. They previously wrote the Bite Me…
TACOS CATRINA
1187 Denman Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 566-9503 Web: http://www.tacoscatrina.ca/ Twitter: @CatrinaTacos Advice: Counter service. Closed Mondays. As a taco lover, it isn’t just about tacos, it is about the flavours and unique variations of the Mexican tacos that makes me…
New Dishes Tasting at The Bibo
Visited The Bibo in Kitsilano recently to taste of Chef Cristina Marianetti new creations as well as her house-made pastas. 1st dish: Melanzane Alla Parmigiano delicious baked eggplant with mozzarella, DOP tomato sauce and Parmesan reggiano 2nd dish: Linguine allo…
Tasting Plates Central Richmond on April 13
Tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants centered on Number 3 Road and area from Bridgeport to Westminster Highway in Richmond, This evening tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 10 pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving…