40th Birthday for Clos Du Val Winery from Napa Valley

CLOS DU VAL TO BRING A ‘CURE FOR THE COMMON CULT’ TO CANADA The Iconic Winery Kicks off its 40th Birthday Festivities With Exclusive Tasting events in Vancouver, Calgary, Whistler and across Canada This Spring Tracey Mason, EVP of Global Marketing for the renowned Clos Du Val Winery in Napa Valley, announced today that the…

A New Shaken & Stirred: An Introduction to Craft Cocktails Course

Shaking & Stirring her way onto Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts’ (PICA) already successful educational libation roster is Joanne Sasvari, author of Vancouver Sun’s ‘In Good Spirits’ column, who steps up to the bar with a new to the city eight-week, Shaken & Stirred:  An Introduction to Craft Cocktails Course starting Monday, April 16th.  Sasvari’s new Craft Cocktail Course joins…

VanDusen Serves Afternoon Tea

TEA FOR TWO BLOSSOMS AT VANDUSEN “There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea,” or so says Bernard-Paul Heroux, an early Twentieth Century philosopher. Many people the world over subscribe to his sentiment. While Vancouver overflows with plenty of places to grab a good…

Howe Sound Beer Dinner at Red Card Sports Bar

RED CARD SPORTS BAR & EATERY BECOMES A MAJOR PROPONENT OF THE CRAFT BEER MOVEMENT WITH ITS MEMBERSHIP IN CAMRA AND ITS FIRST CRAFT BEER DINNER FEATURING HOWE SOUND  With sixteen draft beers on tap and an ever expanding lineup of craft beers, Red Card is committed to supporting and promoting local brewers and their award…

Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier in North Vancouver Celebrates Earth Hour

SATURDAY, MARCH 31 AT 8:30PM   Turn the lights off at home and join us for a candlelight, low-impact dinner at the Lobby Restaurant & Lounge in the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier.  In addition to our regular menu we’ll offer a special environmentally conscious “Earth Hour local BC sushi platter” of albacore tuna &…

Rosé Revival Tasting In Support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Monday May 14th 2012, 7:00 – 9:00pm Bridges Restaurant, Granville Island Fantastic Rosé wines, delectable hors d’oeuvres, exciting door prizes and great company all in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Tickets $29.99 Available at Liberty Wine Merchants stores *Limited tickets available

Pinot Noir Perspective Tasting

Marquis Wine Cellars invites you to join us on Sunday, April 22nd as we host a lunch dedicated to that most noble of grape varieties; Pinot Noir. While the finest examples of Pinot Noir in the world are arguably produced in Burgundy, many other wine regions around the world are crafting some tremendous expressions of this…

Memphis Blues Throws Its Weight Behind a Great Cause

Both Vancouver Memphis Blues Barbeque House Locations to Participate in ‘Dining Out For Life’ on Thursday, March 29th George Siu and Park Heffelfinger, owners of the Memphis Blues Barbeque House group of restaurants, are pleased to announce that both the Broadway (1465 Broadway Avenue, Vancouver) and Commercial (1342 Commercial Drive, Vancouver) restaurants will be participating…

Support Our Culinary Teams with Online Auction

Welcome to Canadian Culinary Federation and BC Culinary Arts Foundation first online auction.  Aim of this auction is to raise funds to support the following Culinary Teams on their effort to represent our province and country in the upcoming national and international culinary competitions. –  Canada’s National Culinary Team –  Canada’s Junior Culinary Team – …

Trafalgars Bistro is a proud supporter of Dining Out for Life 2012

On Thursday, March 29th we will be donating 25% of our daily food revenue to A Loving Spoonful and Friends for Life, two wonderful charities that help those living with HIV & AIDS. Chef Matthew Villamoran will be making mouths water with a special 3 course prix fixe menu for $35 (menu below). All you have to do to help is…

Painted Rock Winery at The Teahouse

John Skinner will be presenting a selection of renowned BC wines from Painted Rock Winery. April 4, 2012. “Painted Rock Estate Winery was  named #1 BC Winery at the 2011 Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards.”  Painted Rock sits on a spectacular bench overlooking the Skaha Lake in Penticton, B.C. The property has a unique microclimate that is particularly suited…

BC Shellfish Festival Weekend Getaway Contest!

Awesome $1200 opportunity – Like the Facebook Page and  enter on the CONTEST tab to win a Weekend Getaway to the BCSF taking place the third weekend in June! Trip includes round trip flight for two on Harbour Air Seaplanes from downtown Vancouver directly to Comox, 2 night stay at the luxurious Old House Village &…

Chef Martin Picard Visits Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks

Montreal Chef Martin Picard visits Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks to fete his new book, Sugar Shack, on Thursday, March 29 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The traditional Quebecois cabane a sucre, or sugar shack, has been turned on its ear (and no doubt it’s a pig’s ear) by Chef Picard. Touted for his bold, decadent nose-to-tail cuisine featured at…

Alsace Wine Moments Showcased in BC Liquor Stores this April

This April, Alsace Wines take centre stage across the province in 45 participating BC Liquor Stores. Featuring 12 mouth-watering wines from France’s famed Alsace wine region, this promotion combines a free consumer event with wine, food and occasion pairing brochures as well as in-store displays.  Consumers can try samples of all featured Alsace wines paired…

Cake.Love.2012.

October 12-14th for Vancouver’s second annual Cake Love Conference. Hands on mini classes from top cake designers. Amazing cakes display room. Vancouver B.C. Canada · http://www.cakeloveyvr.com MORE SOON!      

Newly Expanded Waterfront Wines Now Open

@WFWines – Executive Chef/Sommelier Mark Filatow and his team are thrilled to welcome guests to their newly expanded restaurant. After weeks of extensive renovations, the acclaimed Kelowna eatery is open for business, now with double the seating capacity. “It feels wonderful to be open for business once again and to finally be able to show…