Vancouver Foodster and Richard Wolak has been featured in a variety of media outlets:
On The Radio:
October 6, 2023 CKNW 980 AM Michelin Awards
October 28, 2022 Michelin Awards Feature on the restaurants in Vancouver that received a Michelin start
July 18, 2022 CKNW 980 AM on the Jas Johal show with guest host Bruce Claggett and guest Richard Wolak
September 6, 2017 Roundhouse Radio 98.3 FM on Mid Day’s show with host Don Shafer and guest Richard Wolak
June 16, 2017 Roundhouse Radio 98.3 FM on Sense of Place show with host Don Shafer and guest Richard Wolak
March 29, 2017 Roundhouse Radio 98.3 FM on Sense of Place show with host Jody Vance and guest Richard Wolak
January 18, 2017 CKNW 980 AM on the Jon McComb show with host Jon McComb and guest Richard Wolak
January 13, 2017 CKNW 980 AM on the Simi Sara show with host Simi Sara and guest Richard Wolak
April 27, 2016 Vancouver Cheesecake Challenge on CKNW Drex Live with host Drex and guest Richard Wolak
April 23, 2016 Foodtopia on Just Here for the Beer Radio on TSN1410
January 25, 2016 Roundhouse Radio 98.3 FM on the Afternoon Show with host Emilia Symington Fedy and guest Richard Wolak
January 15, 2016 96.9 Jack FM with host Laurie Logan and guest Richard Wolak talked NYE Dining
December 30, 2015 96.9 Jack FM with host Laurie Logan and guest Richard Wolak talked Dine Out Vancouver
August 11, 2015 Vancouver Sundae Challenge on CKNW Drex Live with host Drex and guest Richard Wolak
August 11, 2015 Great Eats in the East Village – CKNW Neighbourhood Series
January 14, 2014 CKNW Radio AM 980 on ‘The Shift’ Interviewed by Michael Eckford.
May 20, 2013 CBC Radio 690 AM and 88.1 FM Morning Show Interviewed by Gregor Craigie
February 18, 2013 102.7 FM The Peak Morning Show Interviewed by Cory Ashworth & Laurie Logan
February 22, 2012 Interviewed by Joe Leary on Just Here for the Beer Radio on AM 650
December 14, 2011 Interviewed by Joe Leary on Just Here for the Beer Radio on AM 650
CBC Radio One
The Early Edition
Virgin Radio 95.3 FM
Host – Simone Grewal
Richard on Virgin Radio July 25 10
Sunday July 25, 2010
CBC Radio One
The Early Edition
Wednesday July 21, 2010
CBC Radio One
The Early Edition
Richard Wolak on Food Carts in Vancouver.
Friday July 30, 2010
Radio Grischa (Switzerland)
Tuesday February 23, 2010
Report on Richard Wolak + Swiss House
On TV:
July 31, 2018 Novus TV City Lights — Tasting Plates Kitsilano
April 7, 2017 Picky Diner 12 Great Vancouver Pizza Joints in 3 weeks – Best Pizza Challenge
February 24, 2017 CTV News Vancouver Sushi 2.0: Poke crazy hits tipping point with side-by-side eateries with host Shannon Paterson
July 17, 2016 Global TV Weekend News with Chef Manos Grammatikogiannis with host Lynn Colliar
July 6, 2016 Global TV Morning News featuring Chef Vince and Wylie from Westward Ho and University Golf Club
January 2, 2016 Global TV Weekend Morning News “Saturday Chef “– Noodle Mania 2016 with host Lynn Colliar
August 8, 2015 Global TV Morning News “Saturday Chef” (Tasting Plates Chinatown) with host Sonia Beeksma
June 13, 2015 The Vancouver Calamari Challenge on the Global TV Saturday Morning News “Saturday Chef” with hosts Leigh Kjekstad and Jay Janower
April 4, 2015 The Vancouver Meatball Challenge on the Global TV Saturday Morning News “Saturday Chef” with hosts Leigh Kjekstad and Jay Janower
January 3, 2015 Global TV Saturday Morning News “Saturday Chef” Chili Challenge with hosts Leigh Kjekstad and Jay Janower
November 9, 2014 Global TV Sunday Noon News with host Leigh Kjekstad
October 21, 2014 Novus TV City Lights – Tasting Plates West 4th Edition
September 27, 2014 Global TV Saturday Noon News Barista Challenge with host Leigh kjekstad
July 19, 2014 Global TV Morning News (Tasting Plates North Van) with host Samantha Falk
May 3, 2014 Global TV Saturday Morning News Taco Challenge with hosts Lynn Colliar and Jay Janower
March 23, 2014 Global TV Sunday Morning News Mac and Cheese Challenge with hosts Lynn Colliar and Jay Janower
March 19, 2014 CTV Noon News Mac and Cheese Challenge with hosts Keri Adams and Brent Shearer
January 4, 2014 Global TV Morning News – Noodle Mania 2014 with hosts Lynn Colliar and Jay Janower
December 4, 2013 Novus TV Food Finds – Tasting Plates East Village
November 23, 2013 Global TV Morning News with host Lynn Colliar
June 19, 2013 Novus TV Food Finds – Tasting Plates Commercial Drive
June 16, 2013 on the Global TV Morning News! Richard Wolak
March 22, 2013 Novus TV Food Finds –Richard Wolak and the Cheesecake Challenge
March 18, 2013 CTV Morning Live – Richard Wolak guest and the Cheesecake Challenge
February 20, 2013 Novus TV City Lights – Tasting Plates Downtown Edition
February 19, 2013 CTV BC Noon News with Poutine Challenge Cook-Off
February 19, 2013 GLOBAL BC Morning News with the Poutine Challenge
January 17, 2013 Novus TV Food Finds – Tasting Plates Noodle Mania
November 29, 2012 Novus TV City Lights – Tasting Plates Fall Edition Chinatown and Strathcona
November 6, 2012 Novus TV City Lights Richard Wolak and the Local Pancake Challenge
September 19, 2012 Novus TV City Lights – Tasting Plates Kitsilano Edition
August 21, 2012 Novus TV City Lights – Food Talks Vol 3 with VanFoodster
July 3, 2012 Novus TV City Lights – Tasting Plates Vancouver – Summer Edition 2012
April 15, 2012 Interviewed by Bob Nixon on the CBC News about the “Poutine Challenge”
Richard Wolak interviewed on CBC News “Poutine Challenge”
Tuesday January 18, 2011 City TV Breakfast Television The BEST Cinnamon Buns
November 7, 2010 City TV Conviction Kitchen (season 2) Richard Wolak as the Food Critic Episode 3
Monday July 26th, 2010 Global TV Richard Wolak on Global TV Morning News
In the Newspaper/Magazine:
January 22, 2024 The Ins and Outs of Dine Out Vancouver — The Vancouver Sun
January 10, 2022 Our Vancouver Food and Restaurant Predictions for 2022 —Montecristo Magazine
January 19, 2019 Vancouver Restaurant Bloggers you need to follow in 2019 — Noms Magazine
April 26, 2018 This Event Spotlights the Women “Crushing it” in the Vancouver Food Scene – Vancouver is Awesome
November 14, 2017 Social Influencers flex growing Marketing Muscle — Business in Vancouver
March 6, 2013 New Westminster News Leader — Spud Shack’s Porktine tops poutine poll
August 22, 2012: 10 Things to do in Vancouver: Richard Wolak in The Westender on P. 4
July 16, 2012: Vancouver Blogger Talks Food The Vancouver Courier
March 2012: Bits & Bites: Food Bloggers in Vancouver View Magazine
February 20, 2012: Richard Wolak is featured in Michael Schratter’s “On The Town” in 24 Hours Newspaper
December 19, 2011: Richard Wolak is featured in Sarah Rowland’s “On the Town” swan song in 24 Hours Newspaper on p.5 for a roundup of my favourite party peeps.
Die Sudostschweiz Newspaper (Switzerland)
February 16, 2010, Page 31
Article: Uber Fastfood schreibe ich auf keinen Fall
In the News Online:
November 2023 – ViaMaggi — Vancouver Foodster’s Dumpling Fest
June 23, 2020 Picky Diners — Vancouver Foodster Culinary Scavenger Hunt
July 26, 2018 Nosh & Nibble — Tasting Plates North Van
July 3, 2018 Nosh & Nibble —Tasting Plates Westend
April 22, 2018 Josh Eats – Vancouver Foodster 4th Best Pizza Challenge
October 3, 2017 Foodgressing – Vancouver Foodster Tasting Plates UBC
October 3, 2017 Picky Diners – – Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates UBC
August 31, 2017 Picky Diners – – Tasting Plates Commercial Drive
March 28, 2017 My Wine Pal — Celebration of Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates 5th Anniversary
March 27, 2017 Vancouver Bits and Bites — Vanfoodster Celebrates 5 Years of #TastingPlatesYVR
March 5, 2017 Picky Diners — Pizza Palooza 2 by Vancouver Foodster
January 16, 2017 Fabulously Frugal – Never To Full for Pho
January 15, 2017 My Wine Pal – Vancouver Foodster’s Noodle Mania
October 18, 2014 Foodobyte — Tasting Plates Yaletown Edition
October 17, 2014 View the Vibe – Tasting Plates Tours Yaletown
October 17, 2014 My Van City – Tasting Plates Yaletown
October 10, 2014 My Van City — Tasting Plates West 4th Edition
July 12, 2014 Foodobyte – Tasting Plates Richmond Edition
July 11, 2014 Gratinee – Tasting Plates Vancouver Latin American Flavours
July 10, 2014 Hello Vancity – Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates Visits Richmond
July 10, 2014 On The List – Tasting Plates Central Richmond Recap
July 3, 2014 L For Life – Tasting Plates Latin American Flavours
June 28, 2014 Grated Expectations – Tasting Plates Latin Flavours
June 27, 2014 My Wine Pal – Tasting Plates Latin American Flavours
May 21, 2014 My Van City – Tasting Plates Main Street Edition
May 18, 2014 Grated Expectations – Tasting Plates Main Street 2014
May 18, 2014 My Wine Pal – Photographic Highlights of Tasting Plates Main Street
May 15, 2014 On The List – Tasting Plates: Main Street Recap
May 14, 2014 Marionate Overnight – Tis the Season for Burgers
May 13, 2014 The Food Gays – Recap: Burger Palooza YVR
May 8, 2014 My Van City – Burger Palooza
April 28, 2014 Grated Expectations – Tasting Plates Gastown 2014
April 27, 2014 Eating with Kirby – Tasting Plates YVR: Gastown Edition
April 26, 2014 Foodobyte – Tasting Plates Gastown Edition
April 24, 2014 On The List – Tasting Plates Gastown Edition Recap
April 18, 2014 Flavour Town Adventures – Mac and Cheese Challenge
April 13, 2014 Gastrofork – Vancouver Foodster’s Scavenger Hunt
April 9, 2014 My Wine Pal – How Was Vancouver Foodster’s Culinary Scavenger Hunt?
April 9, 2014 The Fat Pigs – A Culinary Scavenger Hunt
April 9, 2014 My Van City – Vancouver Foodster’s Culinary Scavenger Hunt
April 7, 2014 On The List – Van Foodster Culinary Scavenger Hunt Recap
March 21, 2014 Gastrofork – Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates: Fraser Edition
March 15, 2014 Foodobyte – Tasting Plates: Fraser Edition
March 14, 2014 On The List – Tasting Plates Fraser Edition Recap
March 14, 2014 My Van City – Tasting Plates YVR: Fraser Edition
January 19, 2014 Marianate Overnight – Noodles Coming Out of My Pores After Noodle Mania #2
January 15, 2014 My Wine Pal – Noodle Mania 2 – My Picks for You
January 12. 2014 Foodobyte – Noodle Mania 2014
January 12, 2014 Fabulously Frugal – From Chow Mein Stuffed Samosas to Chocolate Boulion Spaghetti
December 15, 2013 My Wine Pal – Tasting Plates Burnaby Heights Edition – A Season to Enjoy
December 14, 2013 Sherman’s Food Adventures – Tasting Plates East Village
December 11, 2013 Foodobyte – Tasting Plates: East Village Edition
December 8, 2013 Flavour Town Adventures – Tasting Plates East Village Edition
December 5, 2013 Gratinee – Tasting Plates East Village
December 3, 2013 The Food Queen – Tasting Plates East Village Edition
October 16, 2013 Kitsilano.ca – Need Kitsilano Restaurant Intel? Tag Along on a Kitsilano Food Tour
October 13, 2013 The Food Queen – Tasting Plates West 4th Edition
September 20, 2013 Foodobyte – Tasting Plates: Mount Pleasant and False Creek
September 19, 2013 The Food Queen — Tasting Plates Mt Pleasant Edition
August 19, 2013 Food Gays – North Vancouver Tasting Plates
August 4, 2013 Sherman’s Food Adventures – Tasting Plates North Van Edition
July 26, 2013 My WinePal – My Picks from Tasting Plates North Van
July 25, 2013 Food to Dine For – Tasting Plates North Vancouver
July 8, 2013 BCRobyn – Tasting Plates Vancouver: Commercial Drive
July 4, 2013 GraceCheung604 – Tasting Plates EastVan
June 26, 2013 Marionate Overnight – Tasting Plates on the Drive
June 2013 Food Gays – Tasting Plates Vancouver Goes East
June 21, 2013 Vancouver Scape – Tasting Plates YVR: Discovered Gems
June 20, 2013 Inside Vancouver – Dining on Commercial Drive
June 20, 2013 Lifes Bites – Tasting Plates East Van Commercial
March 16, 2013 Good Life Vancouver — Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge Sampling
March 13, 2013 VanFoodies — Tasting Plates Downtown Vancouver Recap
February 24, 2013 Eating in Vancouver — Tasting Plates Downtown Vancouver 2013
February 22, 2013 Ariane C Design — 2nd Annual Poutine Challenge Tour
February 22, 2013 Marionate Overnight — Quebecers Beware, these aren’t your Classic Poutines
February 17, 2013 Eating in Vancouver — Vancouver Foodster’s #PoutineChallenge Tasting Tour
February 17, 2013 Sean’s Adventures in Flavor Town — Crispy Chicken & Waffle Poutine
February 16, 2013 Miss 604 — Vancouver Poutine Challenge 2013
January 18, 2013 Eating in Vancouver — Noodle Mania 2013
January 17, 2013 Sean’s Adventures in Flavor Town – Noodle Mania
January 16, 2013 Vancouver Observer – Noodles from Head to Toe
January 16, 2013 My WinePal – Highlights from Vancouver Foodster’s Noodle Mania
January 15, 2013 Food Gays — The Food Gays take on Noodle Mania 2013
January 14, 2013 Ariane C Design — Experiencing Noodle Mania Vancouver
November 27, 2012 Marionate Overnight – Exploring Vancouver’s Chinatown at Tasting Plates Fall Editon
October 4, 2012 Gay Vancouver – Richard Wolak wants to share his passion for food
September 29, 2012 The Vancouver Observer – Tastes of Kitsilano
September 16, 2012 My Wine Pal – Tasting Plates Kitsilano Edition
September 12, 2012 Marionate Overnight — Exploring What Vancouver’s Culinary Scene has to offer at Tasting Plates
August 18, 2012 The Vancouver Observer – Vancouver’s newest movers and shakers in the food industry share stories at Food Talks 3
July 28, 2012 My Wine Pal – Vancouver Foodster’s 3rd Anniversary Party
June 29, 2012: Meet Vancouver Foodster Richard Wolak featured on Vancity Buzz
December 21, 2011: Room with a View
December 13, 2011: Founder and publisher of VancouverFoodster.com, Richard Wolak is featured in TV Week Online: Bloggers New Journalists Digital World
July 30, 2010: Breakfast Television, “Recognition of an Uber-Foodie” by Dawn Chubai
Speaking Engagements:
March 2, 2014 YVR Foodies
April 2013 Sentinel High School
March 22, 2012: East Van Love #5
November 17, 2011: Taste of Marketing for Simon Fraser University Marketers Night
Appearances:
July 21, 2013: Vancouver Folk Music Festival main stage with host Grant Lawrence, Richard Wolak presents Food Awards
July 20, 2013: Vancouver Folk Music Festival main stage with host Grant Lawrence
July 15, 2012: Vancouver Folk Music Festival main stage with host Grant Lawrence, Richard Wolak presents Food Awards
July 14, 2012: Vancouver Folk Music Festival main stage with host Grant Lawrence