Marquis Wine Cellars & Chambar Restaurant Present a Once in a Lifetime Wine Dinner with Château Léoville-Las Cases, Bordeaux – Marquis Wine Cellars and Chambar Restaurant have partnered for a once in a lifetime tasting experience. On Wednesday, May 4th 2011, seven different vintages from Château Léoville-Las Cases (Saint-Julien, Bordeaux) will be paired with delicious…
Month: March 2011
Long Beach Lodge SALE
We’re counting down the hours… …to the start of our We Ain’t Foolin’ April Fool’s Day sale! This is just a friendly reminder that our April Fool’s Day Sale is just hours away. Starting at 8am on April 1, the first 100 callers will receive 50% OFF our Spring Room Rates for all new reservations…
Tales of the Cocktail® Announces Top 10 Finalists
2011 Official Cocktail Competition Winner to be announced on March 31, 2011 Tales of the Cocktail® in partnership with Tasting Panel Magazine announces the 10 finalists for the 2011 Official Cocktail Competition. In 2011, Tales of the Cocktail® Official Cocktail Competition, bartenders were invited to shake things up and create an original Ramos Gin Fizz…
Laughing Stock Vineyards News
Reminder – The Futures Offering of Portfolio 2009, our signature Bordeaux-style blend is only available until March 31, 2011. Futures provides early subscribers with the option to secure orders of Portfolio before it is released to the public later this fall. The Futures price is $35 per bottle (unchanged since we launched the winery in…
Wild BC Spot Prawns Spawn around BC
Wild BC Spot Prawn Festivals have been proven to be a crowd favourite with the success of the Chefs’ Table Society’s Annual Spot Prawn Festival. This year, the Pacific Prawn Fisherman’s Association, in conjunction with the Chefs’ Table Society, will host Wild BC Spot Prawn Festivals in Kelowna, Saturday June 4th from 1 – 4pm…
Top Table’s Spring Events Speak To Where We Live
Embracing The Land, and Our Community Top Table restaurants and our chefs will be leading a number of exciting upcoming events that speak to our involvement with local farmers, ranchers, purveyors, wineries and breweries. And through other events, such as Dining Out For Life and the Red Cross Red Carpet Soiree, we’re also deeply engaged in our…
Gourmet & Grapes at Cabana in Kelowna
Cabana Bar & Grille hosts Round 3 of Gourmet & Grapes May 1, 2011 Get up close and personal with your favorite vintners and chefs, raise a glass on the fully-tented patio wine garden and grab a ringside seat for the IRON CHEF OKANAGAN THROWDOWN. Cabana’s own celebrity chef Ned Bell will go head-to-head with…
Cooking Class with Mara Jernigan
A TASTE OF VANCOUVER ISLAND – register online Chef: MARA JERNIGAN Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm Cost: $59.00 each or 2 for $99 Location: CookShop, 555 West 12th Ave, Vancouver Date: Friday, April 1 Chef Mara Jernigan from Vancouver Island is preparing a menu that includes a number of Ark of Taste items. She also will…
Ned Bell named Head Chef at Rosewood Hotel Georgia
Acclaimed chef to lead hotel dining at Vancouver’s most historic hotel An admired name in Canadian culinary circles, Chef Ned Bell will lead the hotel dining team at Rosewood Hotel Georgia, establishing a reputation for exceptional dining at each of the hotel’s culinary ventures. Complementing the cuisine of Chef David Hawksworth, who will leading Rosewood…
Footworks Relaxology introduces the art of pressure-point foot massage to Kitsilano
A new specialized massage studio opened in the Kitsilano neighbourhood this month. Footworks Relaxology, located at 2992 West Broadway in Vancouver, British Columbia, offers traditional foot reflexology services in a sophisticated contemporary setting. Known as an ancient way of healing, reflexology is a safe natural therapy, which helps restore balance throughout the body by using…
Events at La Table Commune – Cambie Street
In the French tradition, we invite strangers to eat and drink together at La Table Commune (the communal table). We believe experiencing new flavours while meeting new friends makes for a great evening. Now that spring is here, we are excited to announce some new tastings around our “table commune” in the Cambie Street store….
Taste Spring with the Wines of Germany this April
Wines of Germany and BC Liquor Stores team up to inspire the palates of wine enthusiasts across the province with A Taste of Spring in 60 liquor stores throughout the month of April. Savour eight exceptional German wines at the FREE consumer event on Saturday, April 16th, 2011 between 3-6 pm at the 39th &…
Whistler golf clubs offer unprecedented value in 2011
With the golf season just around the corner, enthusiasts and first-timers have been given another great reason to choose Whistler as their mountain golf destination – green fees at all four of the resort’s signature golf clubs have been reduced for 2011. The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club, Nicklaus North Golf Course, Whistler Golf Club…
Exploring the World of Chocolate
April 14th , 6-7.30pm – In time for Easter…A Chocolate Workshop with Edward Suter, award winning Chocolatier at Schokolade Artisan Chocolate Cafe meet Edward Suter taste exquisite artisan chocolate, and Ancient Aztec hot chocolate learn about how chocolate is grown and processed, how to select and store chocolate and how to make a 3D chocolate…
An Evening at Bibo’s Italian Restaurant
Join us for a convivial evening of authentic Italian food and wine at the recently opened Bibo’s in Kitsilano. It’s an excellent opportunity to meet fellow Slow Foodies and enthusiastic supporters while enjoying an uncompromising Italian food experience. The restaurant, with it’s wood burning pizza oven, has opened to rave reviews. Meet owners Lorenzo Bottazzi and…
COME AWAY TO CASABLANCA WITH BISTRO PASTIS
From April 5th through May 1st get in touch with your inner Ilsa and Rick and join Bistro Pastis for a journey to Casablanca to explore the cuisine of Morocco. Briefly a French protectorate (1906 – 1956); Morocco’s cuisine reflects the cross-pollination of flavours and ingredients acquired through a culinary history that includes influences taken…
Global Chefs Challenge and Hans Bueschkens Young Chef Challenge: The race for the 2012 World Final has begun
600 National Selections, 80 National Finals, 7 Continental Semi Finals, One Winner. The World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) is excited to announce that for the first time the Hans Bueschkens Young Chefs Challenge Semi- Finals will be held together with the Global Chefs Challenge. This presents a new opportunity for an emerging chef to show…
Earth Hour Dinner Features at The Pinnacle Hotel’s Lobby – North Vancouver
Chef Green has put together a unique low impact menu to offer in addition to our regular menu. The low impact option is made up of fresh locally sourced ingredients with the main intention behind these menu choices being that during Earth Hour itself, we will completely eliminate the use of electricity when preparing these…
Top Table’s Spring Events Speak To Where We Live
Embracing The Land, and Our Community Top Table restaurants and our chefs will be leading a number of exciting upcoming events that speak to our involvement with local farmers, ranchers, purveyors, wineries and breweries. And through other events, such as Dining Out For Life and the Red Cross Red Carpet Soiree, we’re also deeply engaged…
Brix Restaurant and Wine Bar Presents a perfect pairing of BC Cheese and Wine
March through April 2011 BC is not only known for the superb selection of home grown wine, but is blessed with a very impressive array of farm-fresh, often organic BC artisan cheeses that are every bit as expressive of their origin as our wines. Brix Restaurant and Wine Bar was Vancouver’s original wine bar and…