Tag: Vancouver Aquarium

Eating around Metro Vancouver in the Honda CR-V Hybrid

I recently spent a week test driving the Honda CR-V Hybrid 2024 car around Vancouver while trying some dishes at some restaurants. I visited Crab Hot Lau on Kingsway one evening for an Iced Vietnamese Coffee, followed by their delicious Lemongrass…

Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown 2020

Last night I attended the 12th Annual Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown after a 3 year absence, it was great to be back to try the chowders and see the chefs and their competing teams. It was another great event…

Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown 2016

The 9th Annual Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown was a huge success at a great event hosted by the Vancouver Aquarium on November 16th. This event saw a packed house of 700 people sampling many or all of the fourteen…

Food Talks Vol 14

Food Talks Vol 14 Speakers (from left to right)  Shaun and Sonia Strobel, Teddie Geach, Guy Dean, Trevor Bird and Mike McDermid On November 2 we presented the 14th event in this Food Talks series which featured 5 inspiring speakers…

Food Talks Vol 14 on November 2

November is Ocean Wise month, and Food Talks is marking it with an evening dedicated to the topic of ocean-friendly seafood. This is the fourteenth event in this Food Talks series which we are co-presenting with the Vancouver Aquarium, where…

Fin To Tail at the Vancouver Aquarium

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….

Fin to Tail on August 11

Join in at Fin to Tail and learn to cook sustainable seafood from Vancouver’s hottest Ocean Wise® chefs. At this new event, inspired chefs can feast their eyes on four live cooking demonstrations. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the…

Wine for Waves

On April 26th I attended a food and wine pairing tasting that not only featured a large selection of wineries from all over the Naramata Bench area, it also featured a selection Naramata region restaurants.  The Four Seasons Vancouver Hotel…

Wine for Waves on April 26

Enjoy the best of the Naramata Bench wineries while sampling tantalizing culinary offerings with partners such as YEW restaurant + bar; and the Naramata Bench’s own Hillside Winery Bistro, Lake Breeze Vineyards The Patio restaurant, Red Rooster’s P. INC. restaurant,…

2011 Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown

The 4th Annual Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown was a huge success at a great event hosted by the Vancouver Aquarium on November 23rd. This event saw a packed house sampling many or all of the twelve chowders from BC’s…

Night at the Aquarium

On Friday June 10th I attended The Vancouver Aquarium’s 5th annual Night at the Aquarium gala fundraiser held both inside and outside of the Aquarium in Stanley Park. This was the 2nd year that I have attended this wonderful event…

Tourism Vancouver: The Inside Taste

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…

WIN 2 Tickets to “The Inside Taste”

Enter to WIN 2 Tickets to “The Inside Taste” A Sustainable Plate & Pairing on January 20 at the Vancouver Aquarium, the ticket winners will not only attend the event, you will join me @vanfoodster and be my co-reporters covering…

Dine Out Vancouver Events: Something New

To mark the 9th Annual Dine Out celebration, Tourism Vancouver has added many new and exciting food and wine related events taking place in January and February. Here are a few of the events that you are going to want…

2010 Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown

The 3rd Annual Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown was a huge success at a great event hosted by the Vancouver Aquarium on November 24th. This event saw hundreds of people sampling many or all of the twelve chowders from BC’s…

Ocean Wise Chowder ChowDown November 24

The 3rd annual Ocean Wise Chowder ChowDown At the Vancouver Aquarium 7 – 10pm Tickets are $40 (non-members) and $32 (members) 12 of BC’s top Ocean Wise chefs reveal their newest chowder competing for the Best Sustainable Seafood Chowder on…

Toast to the Coast

On Friday October 22nd, I attended The Vancouver Aquarium’s 4th annual Toast to the Coast that featured many of Vancouver’s top restaurants, chefs and wineries serving their food and wine. With 500 guests mingling and tasting, the festivities were in…

Vancouver Aquarium’s Toast to the Coast October 22

Fill your bellies and your closet at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Toast to the Coast, Friday, October 22, from 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. Enjoy good food, great wine, and local entertainment including a live DJ and fashion show all in support…

Night at the Aquarium

Last Friday June 12th I attended The Vancouver Aquarium’s 4th annual Night at the Aquarium gala fundraiser that raised over $300,000. Night at the Aquarium is Vancouver Aquarium’s signature gala and has quickly become one of Vancouver’s “must attend” fundraising…

Ocean Wise Mystery Tour

I was invited to take part in the amazing Ocean Wise Mystery Tour on January 21st , a unique event to celebrate 5 years of the Ocean Wise program. The event was kicked off with a champagne reception at the…

Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown

The 2nd Annual Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown was a huge success at a great event hosted by the Vancouver Aquarium on November 25th. This sold out event saw hundreds of people sampling many or all of the ten chowders…

C Food Cookbook Launch Party

The Vancouver Aquarium was the location for the book launch party that I attended with Sheryl Cohen last night for the spectacular cookbook by C Restaurant owner Harry Kambolis and executive chef Robert Clark… The book challenged executive chef Robert…

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