Holiday Lunch at Lupo

With the onset of fall in Vancouver we look towards the upcoming festive season with anticipation. Lupo Restaurant is all ready for this December, with new winter menus in the works and holiday hours set and ready for your reservations. This year Lupo opens for lunch from 11:30 – 2:30pm during December, beginning December 7th…

New Executive Chefs Bring Culinary Experience to the Sun Peaks Village

The culinary scene at Sun Peaks is as diverse as the patrons indulging at the many different restaurants, cafés, and pubs. From fresh, local products where restaurants source goods from area farmers, to global cuisine with infused tastes from Ireland, Ukraine and other international destinations, the flavours are endless. This winter at Sun Peaks, three…

Gold Medal Plates

Olympic Host: Adam van Koeverden Celebrity Host: Ron James Entertainment: Jim Cuddy, Colin James and Barney Bentall with Keynote Address by Alexandre Bilodeau Chair: Arthur Griffiths Gold Medal Plates is the ultimate celebration of Canadian Excellence in cuisine, wine, the arts and athletic achievement. Gold Medal Plates Vancouver Friday, October 29, 2010 6:00 pm Sheraton…

Terra Breads Halloween Cookies

I picked up some spooky treats from Terra Breads along with my usual lamb sandwhich and latte.  If you haven’t been in lately, the new Kits location is shiny new and full of amazing treats.  These cookies are sure to bring a smile to any trick or treaters face (if you don’t gobble them all…

EAT DRINK LOCAL

This fall, many of the Downtown East Side’s (DTES) best restaurants are joining together for Eat Drink Local, a celebration of the food scene in Vancouver’s most energetic culinary neighbourhood. Drawn by accessible heritage commercial spaces and the growing community of restaurateurs, the neighbourhoods of the DTES—Gastown, Railtown and East Hastings– have emerged as the…

World Draught Master Championships 2010

WATCH LIVE ONLINE!  October 28th, 32 champion bartenders from around the globe will gather in London to compete at the World Draught Master Championships 2010. We would like to invite you and your audience to watch the finals unfold LIVE on Ustream. The competition to determine the Draught Master will be streamed live tomorrow, Oct….

Executive Chef of Jean-Georges’ Spice Market NYC Vancouver-Bound

Signature Spice Market Dishes and Intimate Cooking Class on the Menu for Market by Jean-Georges For three weeks in November, a spicier side of Jean-Georges comes to life in Vancouver.  From November 8 to 30, guests of Market by Jean-Georges will have the opportunity to taste the dishes and spices of the famed Spice Market,…

Growing Chefs! Raises Over $12,000 at “From Farms to Forks” Gala

Children’s urban agriculture program set to expand to more schools than ever in 2011  Food Pictures Below! Growing Chefs!  announces that their sold-out annual fundraising gala From Farms to Forks: A Harvest Kitchen Party raised over $12,000 for their 2011 school program. Hosted at the Dirty Apron Cooking School on Monday night (October 25, 2010), seventy-five food…

Cru Update

NEW FALL MENU CRU Restaurant is welcoming the change of the seasons with some exciting menu additions! The award-winning Small Plates menu still has all your favourites, but new taste sensations include: ~Pan-seared Qualicum Bay Scallops, on salt cod brandade, with lemon-caper foam and pancetta chips  $14 ~Caramelized Onion Tart, in phyllo crust, micro greens, nicoise…

After Three Decades, Pioneering BC Winemaker Mark Wendenburg Goes Solo

Celebrated Okanagan winemaker launches his new firm, Wendenburg Wine Consulting Mark Wendenburg, celebrated Okanagan winemaker announces the launch of his new firm, Wendenburg Wine Consulting. After 30 years of making award-winning wines for Sumac Ridge Estate Winery and putting both the winery and British Columbia VQA wine on the world wine map, Wendenburg is arguably…

The Holiday Season Kicks off Nov 26 at the West Coast Christmas Show

The 3nd Annual West Coast Christmas Show and Marketplace will once again launch the start of the holiday season at Tradex in Abbotsford on November 26-28, 2010. Well over a hundred companies will be offering a wide array of gift style goods such as toys, candles, skin care products, cashmere scarves, jewelry and more. Handbags…

Meatless Mardi, A Healthy Dining Choice

Starting Tuesday, October 19th and for every Tuesday from then on, Provence Restaurants (Marinaside in Yaletown and Mediterranean Grill in Pt. Grey) will be offering a special vegetarian three-course table d’hôte menu for $25. Dubbed Meatless Mardi the special menu is aimed at the growing number of people who are trying to cut down on…

BRING A DATE FOR THREE COURSE PLATES

Tantalizing Tastes at The Fairmont Waterfront’s Herons Restaurant  Tuck into Herons Restaurant’s appetizing dinner promotion and enjoy the riches of this region for as little as $48 that includes a starter, entrée and dessert. Pick your three items from the entire menu inspired by the season and let Executive Chef Patrick Dore and his talented…

News from White Rock’s Deluxe

WINE CLUB Sommelier Matt Brozvic and Chef Jeremy Duke present eight wines paired with a four course dinner at $70 a guest. Thursday October 21st and 28th at 7pm. By reservation only.   LIVE MUSIC ‘The Myles Bigelow Trio’ featuring ‘Jim Black’ Wednesday October 13th at 7pm. ‘Randy Dohrety’ plays jazz piano, Wednesday’s October 20th…

Desert Hills Estate Wines at La Terrazza

Thursday November 4, 2010 La Terrazza presents an evening celebrating Desert Hills Estate Wines.  Located on 24 sun drenched acres of Black Sage Bench in Oliver, British Columbia, Desert Hills has gained a reputation in its over 20 years of grape growing and wine making of elegance and distinction.   This promises to be a night to…

Hôtel Le Germain Calgary Presents Weekend Getaways

If the notion of high-style surroundings, urban serenity and devoted service weakens your knees, Hôtel Le Germain Calgary invites you to put your feet up at its fleeting-fast opening rate of $199 per night. Experience what the virtual world is blogging about: + Hotel Chatter  is “digging the Nespresso in the rooms, the Frette linens…

Cornucopia 2010 – Offers up something for every taste!

Cornucopia, Whistler’s premier wine and food extravaganza is returning on the weekend of November 11th – 14th, 2010 featuring a sumptuous variety of hands-on seminars, wine tastings and mini getaways! Whether it’s a causal walkabout tasting, an extravagant private luncheon or a fascinating foodie seminar, Cornucopia offers something for both the experienced gourmet and those…

Arts Club announces fall series of 2010 Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes

Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes Ripe for the Picking The Arts Club Theatre Company is pleased to announce a fall series of its 2010 Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes from October 19 to November 22. This season marks the 10th anniversary of this delicious fundraiser that combines cooking instruction by renowned Vancouver chefs with great wine at…

Vancouver’s Famous Waldorf Hotel to Reopen in November 2010

The Waldorf Hotel, designed in 1947 by architects Mercer & Mercer, was  remarkable from the beginning for its modernist style. In 1955, capitalizing on an emerging interest in Polynesian culture, the complex was transformed into one of North America’s most renowned “tiki” themed bars and hotels. A post-war phenomenon, tiki culture was rooted  partially in…