Tag: Wine

Wines by the glass in restaurants and bars

New Dishes, Mocktails and More at L’Abattoir

Earlier this summer I had the pleasure to dine at one of my favourite spots in the city, L’Abattoir. Started off at the bar where I had the Universe and Lawrence had the Orion while watching Bar Manager Alexa Gervais and bartender Devin in…

First Taste of Bar Haifa

Specializing in Middle Eastern cuisine at this beautiful new restaurant in downtown Vancouver. It’s owned by 5 best friends which is made up of Israelis and Palestinians and they have melded their cultures together to bring the cuisine from Haifa,…

First Taste of Little Karp

Specializing in West Coast cuisine with Asian influences, this newly opened fine dining restaurant in Richmond features seafood from all over the world as well as local ingredients whenever possible. Owned by a husband and wife team (Sam Wong and…

First Taste of Gastronomy Gastown

It’s all about delicious Napoletana pizza and other Italian dishes with a twist at this recently opened spot in the Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver. Owned by business partners, Sahand Bigloo and Kiarash Tarikhi. In addition to pizza, the rest of…

Phantom Creek Winery Launches Two Sparkling Wines

This past June I enjoyed my birthday lunch at Phantom Creek Winery in Oliver where I also had a chance to explore the winery and vineyards. Recently I attended a wonderful reception at Carlino Restaurant for the launch of a…

Ophelia Mexican Kitchen

165 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver Tel: (604) 800-5253 Web: https://www.opheliakitchen.ca/ Instagram: @opheliavancouver Advice: Advance reservations suggested. Specializing in authentic south-of-the-border Mexican cuisine, Executive Chef Francisco Higareda named this wonderful restaurant after his mother, Ophelia. As I love Mexican cuisine I…

First Taste of Bombay Masala Indian Cuisine

Bombay Masala Indian Cuisine opened a few weeks ago in West Point Grey, and they specialize in Indian cuisine primarily from the Punjab region of India. They were caught in a similar situation as many other restaurants around the city…

First Taste of Bonjour Vietnam Bistro

A beautiful new modern Vietnamese restaurant opened today in the Fraserhood neighborhood featuring a stunning dream garden inside the restaurant. Owners Nguyet Dang who runs operations and Chef who runs the kitchen have no previous experience operating a restaurant, they…

UGLY DUMPLING

UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1590 Commercial Drive, Vancouver Tel: (604) 258-0005 Web: https://uglydumpling.ca/ Instagram @uglydumpling.ca Advice: No reservations, go early or expect to wait in the line-up, open Thursday – Monday Chef Darren Gee and Van Doren Chan have…

Slow Fish Dinner on September 23

5th Annual Slow Fish Dinner at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts Join us for a unique chance to celebrate local sustainable fish and seafood. Following a reception, during which Salmon-Safe St-hubertus and Oak Bay Frizzante Rose wine will be…

IGNITE PIZZERIA

2588 Main St, Vancouver Tel: (604) 564-2588 Web: http://www.ignitepizzeria.com/ Instagram @ignitepizzeria Advice: Counter service. Have a seat at the communal table if you are dining solo. Located in the heart of Mount Pleasant, Ignite offers whole pizza pies as well as…

Culinary Excursions at Whistler Cornucopia November 9-19

With just two weeks before Whistler welcomes its 21st annual Celebration of Food and Drink, Cornucopia presented by BlueShore Financial November 9-19, there are still opportunities to participate in some exceptional events. From Spain to Italy, USA to Mexico, and back “home”…

First Taste of Chickpea: the Restaurant

Owners Rotem Tal and Itamar Shani successfully launched their Chickpea foodtruck over a year ago which took the city by storm, they have now expanded their offerings with their new 100% plant based restaurant located on Main Street. Here they…

Food Glorious Food on CKNW

In early September 2016, I launched the Food Glorious Food podcast at CKNW.com which was then co-hosted by my friend Drex and myself, it was the first podcast of this kind that CKNW has hosted at CKNW.com. This new show…

Winemakers Dinner at City Side Winery

On October 21, I attended the first wine makers dinner held at the beautiful City Side Winery, this wonderful dinner featured the talented Chef Christopher Floyd pairing up his dishes with wines from City Side Winery. There were a selection…

Joy of Feeding 2016

It was a glorious day at the 5th annual Joy of Feeding event that I attended on Saturday June 25 at UBC Farm. Enjoyed the extravaganza that featured 15 multi-cultural home cooks serving up their recipe of choice to the…

A Night of Extraordinary Italian Taste at Cioppino’s

Invited to a wonderful dinner by the Italian Chamber of Commerce Canada West to celebrate Italian made food and wine enhanced with local fare by Chef Pino Posteraro. The Extraordinary Italian Taste project is a campaign to promote food products…

Sumac Ridge Wine Dinner at Showcase

After the reception that featured one of the Sumac Ridge wines along with some appetizers that included delicious lamb chops and dehydrated beets, goat cheese mousse and pistachio crumble it was on to a delicious pairing meal prepared by Chef Westley…

Joy of Feeding 2015

On Saturday September 19, I spent the evening at UBC Farm enjoying the extravaganza that featured 16 multi-cultural home cooks serving up their recipe of choice to the hundreds of people in attendance. I loved the Beer and Cheddar Fondue…

Foxtrot Winemaker’s Dinner at Bauhaus

On August 20, I attended this spectacular dinner featuring notable BC winemaker Foxtrot Vineyards. I was fortunate to be seated next to Torsten Allander who is the founder of the winery along with his wife Kikki; as well as Winemaker…

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