Chateau Ste. Michelle Winemaker Dinner

Marquis Wine Cellars and Authentic Wine and Spirits have teamed up again to bring you a very special wine dinner.  On Sunday, November 10th we will be hosting a Chateau Ste. Michelle winemaker’s dinner at Market by Jean-Georges.  The guest of honour at this dinner will be Bob Bertheau who has been the head winemaker…

CONTEST CLOSED – Udi’s Gluten Free $150 #Giveaway

Contest is now closed congrats to Heather on the win! Having lived with someone who was clearly gluten sensitive, it is nice to see that some companies have now come out with gluten-free offerings that don’t taste like sawdust. Udi’s Healthy Foods sent over some treats and I’ve been enjoying their millet-bread, munching on snicker doodles and…

Shane Mulvany Wins Angostura Bitters Canadian Cocktail Challenge

Cocktail enthusiasts headed to the Blackbird Public House & Oyster Bar in Vancouver where Toronto native Shane Mulvany took home the win with his Brian Lara Swizzle and Banana au Rum recipes.  Mulvany works at The Chase in Toronto and also recently won the Hogtown Shakedown at Toronto’s Cocktail Week.  Competitors had to make one…

Wild Rice New West Celebrates 2 Years

Congratulations to Wild Rice of their 2nd year!  This party promises to be tasty and charitable as $5 of each dinner goes to the BCHF. – GLV Saturday, November 16 – New West’s 2nd Anniversary Party: Join us for a special evening as we celebrate our 2nd anniversary. It’s been an amazing two years. Every…

House Wine Turns 10!

Congrats to Michelle and Michaela on their tenth year!  Join them for wine tasting and a what sounds like a bit of a party!  GLV It was a genuine love of wine and the beginning of an incredible friendship that sparked the start of house wine 10 years ago. We’re incredibly grateful for all of…

Toast Comox Valley!

Toast Comox Valley celebrates ten days of culinary and rejuvenation-focused events, bringing the best of farm and sea to region’s tables As many residents of Canada prepare to accept the impending cold winter months, Comox Valley residents and visitors will be sampling the bounty of another successful harvest during Toast Comox Valley, held Nov. 1…

Morning Strata

Udi’s Gluten Free challenged me to make something with their basket of gluten-free goodness that was sent my way.  There were leftover veggies and pork in the fridge and it was breakfast time so let’s make a strata. What I like about this breakfast treat is that the ingredients are very flexible.  Bread, eggs and…

New Seasonal Menu at Gramercy Grill

Fall is here and menus are changing.  Join the Kitsilano’s Gramercy Grill for Chef Denis Huang’s new menu.  GLV Half Price Brunch Entree October 26/27 when a Second of Equal or Greater Value is Purchased. Weekend Dinner Features: Appetizers Pan Seared Sweet Breads $15 Chef’s Blend Wild Mushrooms & Edamame Red Wine Jus Rabbit Roulade $14 Spinach, Roasted…

Air Canada’s enRoute magazine announces 2013 Canada’s Best New Restaurants and inaugural People’s Choice Award winner

What’s your favourite spot?  This is definitely a list of go to’s when you are travelling around Canada.  Image from Sean @YVRBCBro Bar Isabel named Canada’s Best New Restaurant, People’s Choice awarded to Vij’s Railway Express Canada’s award-winning inflight magazine, Air Canada’s enRoute www.enroute.aircanada.com is pleased to announce the Top 10 list of Canada’s Best…

Oyama Sausage Lationofest

Oyama Sausage this coming October 24 – 27th and spice up your weekend with a huge selection of house made sausages. This Latinofest features Cuban Chorizo, Chilean Chorizo, fresh Spanish Chorizo and Guacho (Argentinian) Chorizo. This is also the weekend when Boudin Noir and Morcilla are available. Made monthly, these delicacies don’t last long. Make sure…

Cook Hall at Market Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver

Until month end (October 2013) MARKET by Jean-Georges is featuring a southern influenced gastpub menu inspired by the hotel’s Atlanta location’s restaurant – Cook Hall. Atlanta chef David Gross stopped by for a few days to properly school Chef Montgomery Lau and his kitchen staff with tips for creating this interesting menu. This is a menu…

100 Mile Banquet at Earthwise Farm Delta

Earthwise Society is hosting its  fifth annual Hundred Mile Banquet on Saturday November 2,  a five course gourmet feast that celebrates the diversity of food and wine produced in our region.     The event will be held in a restored barn at the Earthwise Farm,  where much of the food is being grown. The Hundred Mile…

Big Gin Tasting at Legacy Liquor

OCTOBER 24, 2013 4:00PM – 8:00PM | LEGACY COUNTER FREE The product of copious test batches, the perfect gin was finally achieved after batch #27. London Dry through and through, with burnt orange, juniper and savoury spice, it the highest quality gin distilled in a traditional manner.    

Cultivating a Lighter Footprint

Tuesday October 22  6:30 – 8:30 pm Location: Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver 2013 SUSTENANCE FESTIVAL CLOSING NIGHT EVENT How can we cultivate a lighter footprint in Vancouver, especially as cheap energy sources peak and climate change intensifies? In partnership with the Vancouver Food Policy Council and Village Vancouver, MOV is pleased to host an interactive…

Canada’s Largest Wine Symposium

Australian Wine Icon Celebrates Thriving Canadian Wine Culture Those from the wine world and beyond are summoned to be online on Monday October 21 at 4pm PST and join the conversation on wine culture in an online interactive event. Organized by Anthony Gismondi, and a panel of top sommeliers and wine educators opening the floor…

BC Hydro Dine by Candlelight

Dinner in the dark around BC in honour of Energy Conservation. Turn the lights out once in a while.  GLV On October 24, 2013, restaurants across B.C. participating in the Candlelight Conservation Dinner dim the lights and turn up the ambiance to show how simple actions can save energy. pressive list of restaurants serving up…

Aspiring Locavores Wanted! Graze Harvest Dinner, Oct. 28th

At no time of year is the 100 mile diet more accessible than Harvest season British Columbians are highly aware of concepts of food politics, the importance of supporting local food producers, and of being conscious of the benefits of buying organic. However, in a climate like ours, this sometimes means not having as much…

POSTPONED – PRIVATE TABLE, A SERIES OF GOURMET DINING EVENINGS IN LADNER, BC

POSTPONED!  More soon on new dates.   Clair’s Inn Ladner and Chef Tobias MacDonald announce the launch of a monthly series of gourmet dining events for small groups of discerning guests  Clair Oates, owner/operator of Ladner’s Clair’s Inn welcomes Chef Tobias MacDonald to her gourmet kitchen where he will create culinary elegance in the Inn’s…

Cono Sur at Falconetti’s

CONO SUR WINE MAKERS DINNER-Focus Varietal – Pinot Noir MONDAY OCTOBER 21 | RECEPTION @ 6:30pm FALCONETTI’s | 1812 Commercial Drive, Vancouver Cono Sur Winery and Falconetti’s East Side Grill invite you to join us for a rare winemaker’s dinner event on Monday October 21st. Matias Rios from Cono Sur will present single vineyard selections and…

Who gets Sustenance? What’s Cooking DTES Neighbourhood House

On October 19th at noon learn how to cook quinoa, greens and have lunch too!  We will be there.  GLV A Community Dialogue on Dignified Access to Healthy Food for All People  12 – 3pm Hosted by: DTES Neighbourhood Food Network Location: DTES Neighbourhood House, 573 East Hastings St., Vancouver Join us for a fun afternoon…