house wine joins MyChef for a series of themed wine tastings. Catering to the gourmet appetite, owner and Chef François Samson has served well known celebrities Beyonce, Tom Hanks and top BC businessman Jim Pattison. Chef François will prepare sumptuous dishes with the house wine girls providing the ideal wine match. Asian Feast The series…
Month: August 2010
Welcome to Legacy Liquor Store soon to open
The newest addition to the Millennium Village has set everyone a buzz with excitement! Legacy Liquor Store, an elegant and modern 8600 square foot space, is the largest privately-owned liquor store in British Columbia. Whether buying on a budget or for that special occasion, we’ll help you find what’s right for you at Legacy. We…
Taiwan Festival Culinary Stage
September 4-6, 2010 // Crossover Culinary Stage Taiwan, an island which has embraced influences from the world for the past 400 years, Taiwanese cuisines are the tasty way to understanding the culture. Hakka, aboriginal and local derivatives of Chinese cuisines such as the famous beef noodle soup, often can be seen alongside Taiwanese dishes as…
Unibroue Tasting Dinner hosted by Sylvain Bouchard
September 14 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm Granville Room, 957 Granville Street,Vancouver, BC Tuesday September 14, 2010, the Granville Room welcomes Unibroue’s Beer Sommelier Sylvain Bouchard to host a pairing dinner featuring Unibroue’s unique lineup of belgian-style beer. Tickets are $50 which includes a five-course dinner created by Granville Room Chef Kye Agrios, with beer pairings…
One Hundred Days Opens!
Following six exhilarating days of deconstruction and mounting anticipation, pop-up restaurant concept One Hundred Days will open it’s doors tomorrow night for a preview of what promises to be 100 extraordinary nights! Expectations are high and rising as the doors of One Hundred Days prepare to open! In a mere 24 hours, OPUS Hotel Vancouver…
Tonari Gumi’s 9th Annual Premium Sake Tasting Night
September 18 · 7:30pm – 9:30pm Tonari Gumi’s 9th Annual Premium Sake Tasting Night (http://www.jcva.bc.ca/) Location: Listel Hotel Vancouver (1300 Robson St., Vancouver) Cost: Tickets are $50 each (You will also receive a $20 charitable donation receipt) Sake Sponsors: Blue Note Wine & Spirits, CMC Wine Merchants, Select Wine Merchants, Sunny Marketing and That’s…
Mangia E Bevi, Zen and La Regalade partner for Fall Harvest Project
The Japanese, French and Italians Can All Get Along!!! At 22nd and Marine Drive in West Vancouver, there are three great restaurants. Each one excellent in it’s own right. Not competing but complementing each other. Zen Japanese Restaurant pioneered this block in 1992, followed by La Régalade French Bistro in 2002. Mangia E Bevi Ristorante…
House Wine Wine Tours to South America
house wine is thrilled to announce that we are now offering wine tours in partnership with Indus Travels. Join us on the road for our exciting wine travels starting January 2011. Our first tours take us to Argentina for 13 days and Chile 9 days. We look forward to introducing you to some of our…
Pastis – Cuisine d’Été closes with end-of-summer flavours from Auvergne and Gascony
Join us August 26 through September 22 as Bistro Pastis concludes its culinary ramble through France in the Auvergne and Gascony. The Massif Central, the rugged terrain of central France, informs the flavours of this region. Here are fast flowing streams fed by the Alps and sparse hills where sheep graze. Flavours here are big,…
Fairmont Vancouver Airport’s Apprentice Dinner
Come out and Support The Apprentices Dinner! FVA will be doing the Cheese Course! Arvin, Nessie, Yuka Friday September 17th at the Pacific Rim 6:00 pm Champagne Reception 7:00 pm 6 Course dinner We have 24 Tickets $99 each (including tax and gratuities) to sell kamal.silva@fairmont.com
Saturna Island Family Estate Vineyards Woof White Donates to Mosaic Dog Rescue
$2 from EVERY BOTTLE of Woof White goes directly to Mosaic Dog Rescue Available in Vancouver at Libations at Oak and King Edward and The Lennox in City Square Saturna Island Family Estate Winery has partnered with Mosaic Dog Rescue to donate $2 from every bottle of their new Woof White to this Saturna Island-based…
News from Cactus Club
Cactus Club – Broadway and Ash gets a little nip and tuck Don’t panic if you see the doors closed at 575 West Broadway for the next couple of nights. The dining room is getting a bit of a facelift, including some brand new original art pieces by Jean Michel Basquiat as well as some…
Refinery’s Cocktail Kitchen Series: September Schedule & Participants
INDIA VS. BOMBAY SAPPHIRE GIN, proudly sponsored by Bacardi Canada Ltd. The September schedule will be as follows: Thurs Sept 02 – Winner of August’s Competition (TBD this Thursday August 26 2010) Thurs Sept 09 – Jacob Sweetapple (The Fairmont Pacific Rim & Brand Ambassador for Absolut Vodka) Thurs Sept 16 – Danielle Tatarin (The…
Kraft Peanut Butter Bears Spread the Feeling with Free Hugs at the Vancouver Aquarium
Help support the Greater Vancouver Food bank Society reach 10,000 hugs! Families are invited to join Kraft Peanut Butter Bears ‘Smoothie’ and ‘Crunchy’ as they share free hugs at the Vancouver Aquarium on Saturday, August 28th in an effort to relieve hunger. For each hug given, Kraft Peanut Butter will donate one 500 g jar…
Backstage Bistro at the PNE
Be at VIP at this year’s Fair at the PNE! To celebrate this year’s fantastic concert Summer Night Concerts line-up, we are offering you the ability to book a three-course meal, which includes reserved seating for the concert. Only 150 seats available per show! Book your reservation today! Call 604-251-7739 or email backstagebistro@pne.ca Credit…
Lower Mainland Feast of Fields
“A Taste of History” Sunday August 29th from 1-5pm at Wellbrook Winery on Bremner Farm in Delta, BC Our 2010 Host Farm is Wellbrook Winery (4626 88th Street, Delta, BC.) For 15 years, our Lower Mainland Feast of Fields has always been the 1st Sunday after Labour Day…but this year, we are temporarily changing…
EAT Fraser Valley Food + Cooking Festival in Abbotsford
Chef and Host of Pitchin’ In, Lynn Crawford Appearing Live at the 3rd Annual EAT! Fraser Valley Food + Cooking Festival The 3rd Annual EAT! Fraser Valley – Food + Cooking Festival returns Sept 17-19 at the Tradex in Abbotsford offering up three delicious days full of local foods, live cooking demonstrations, wine and beer…
Firefly Wines Bordeaux vs The World
Cabernet Sauvignon is with out question the king of all red grape varieties. It is revered for its complex aromas, masculine structure and ability to age. It is in the Bordeaux region of France where Cabernet Sauvignon reaches its finest expression. Wineries all over the world aspire to produce wines that mimic those of Bordeaux. There…
BC Wine and Producers Dinner at Cibo Trattoria
Celebrating Poplar Grove Wines and the Organic Produce of Sapo Bravo Farm Cibo Trattoria will host an exclusive wine and producers dinner that celebrates the very best of BC food and wine. On Sunday September 5th, guests will enjoy a delectable menu crafted by Cibo’s talented Executive Chef Neil Taylor. Each dish in the five-course…
Rhys Pender’s Wine Plus
Wine Plus+ Links with UBC Okanagan Wine Plus+ is excited to announce an agreement to offer the WSET courses in conjuction with UBC Okanagan in Kelowna starting this Fall. Courses will be held on the UBCO campus in Kelowna and all three levels of WSET course – Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced will be on offer. To…
