Cornucopia Cellar Door

Friday, November 7th Whistler Conference Centre – Grand Foyer 8pm – 11 pm Visit every booth knowing that you’re getting the best of the best.  Cellar Door is a smaller, more intimate tasting featuring more than 25 wineries and showcasing more than 100 wines priced at $35 and up per bottle.  Wanting to find wines for that…

StreetSmart now in more restaurants and communities in British Columbia 

More people in British Columbia will be able to dine with a conscience and feed the hungry this holiday season with the expansion of StreetSmart Canada. November 1 – December, 2014 So far this year, 23 restaurants in Vancouver have signed up to partner with the charity—giving guests an opportunity to make a donation of a…

Food Asset Map Launch & Monthly Potluck at Village Vancouver Main St.

Time: November 4, 2014 from 6pm to 8pmLocation: Little Mountain Neighbourhood HouseStreet: 3981 Main StreetCity/Town: Vancouver Event Description: During next week’s Potluck-Workshop (with Village Vancouver), we will be launching a hard copy and online community Food Asset Map to show what resources are available in our community: affordable food, local and organic food, gardens, bees, honey, apples, workshops, restaurants, etc—with…

Siena Mushroom Menu

If you haven’t tried the fall menu at Siena Restaurant at 12th and Granville, you are missing out. The mushroom-themed $24 is on through November. Crimini & Oyster Mushroom Soup  crispy garlic chips, toasted pine nuts or Chanterelles on Brioche  madeira thyme cream, aged balsamico, arugula Grilled Lamb Sirloin & Morels  red wine jus, rosemary and…

Whistler’s Cornucopia

Now in its 18th year, Cornucopia’s 11 day calendar is teeming with a diverse selection of events fit for the connoisseur’s palate to those eager to learn. From cooking demonstrations to drink seminars, winery dinners to gala tastings and late-night celebrations – this year’s festival will leave patrons counting down the days until next year….

The Family Farm – A Canadian Documentary

As part of the global dialogue on family farming and in conjunction with the UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series, the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the Liu Institute for Global Issues are co-hosting a screening of “The Family Farm.” Canadian documentary film maker Ari Cohen explores the current context and diversity of…

BC Uncorked

BC Uncorked: The art of food and wine is a unique BC focused food and wine festival. The event showcases wines from top BC wineries, matched with intriguing foods provided by some of the best local restaurants and cafes. This season we are thrilled to partner with Ride2Survive in hosting BC Uncorked, which is in…

Mayan Recipes for Day of The Dead

In honor of the Day of the Dead Celebrations and Halloween we’ve got some recipes for five top Mayan dishes so you can incorporate a Mayan and cultural twist to this fun holiday. I think it’s time for another Mexican-themed night or better yet a trip to the source very soon! Some of the most popular Cancun…

More Halloween-Themed Boos

I went in search of a few more Halloween worthy booze buys. First up a Shiraz from Fullglass Wines out of Australia where it’s all about the spooky skull label. “A deeply coloured, monster of a wine packed with bold red and black fruit aromas with a touch of licorice and vanilla. The palate is dense…

Boos for Halloween – Besieged Wine from Ravenswood

Winemaker Joel Peterson worked solo to collect the grapes for this spooky wine. As he picked, the story goes, ravens circled above, but instead of bringing doom, these birds brought good luck and became the totem for the winery. Now in Western Canada for the first time in limited release, Besieged will arrive on shelves just…

Trick or Eat for Canadian Food Security

What is food security? No, it is not being sure your chocolate bars are hidden from your spouse, or being food safe and making sure food is served without contamination, i.e. safely. Food security is defined by the World Food Summit as being achieved “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious…

CONTEST CLOSED Happy Planet Soup for a Month #Giveaway

Contest Closed. Congrats Emily! It’s chilly out there folks and thankfully there’s soup for those cold days. Happy Planet has just launched two new soup flavours and would like to share their soup with you. In fact you can win THIRTY gift certificates for soup and you could have soup for an entire month, or space…

Blue Rodeo and guests Band Together for Homelessness

On Tuesday, November 4, at 7:30 p.m., Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre will be abuzz with some great Canadian artists in support of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. Blue Rodeo will be joined by special guests Dustin Bentall, Kendel Carson and country band High Valley for an evening of great music. Concert proceeds will support the…

Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival

Last year we journeyed out to the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival and it’s taken me this long to give it some proper attention on this website. Luckily there’s still time to plan your trip out to Harrison Mills and Harrison Hot Springs for this year’s festival. I recommend planning for a day or two to…

Wild Game and Mushroom Festival at The Abbey

‘Tis the season for all things wild and forest-like and that definitely includes mushrooms and game meats. Several restaurants around town are celebrating the bounty with ingredient-forward menus . At La Buca, Pied a Terre, The Sardine Can and The Abbey, the Wild Game and Mushroom Festival takes place October 16 to November 2 with three or…

Air Canada’s enRoute magazine announces 2014 Canada’s Best New Restaurants

Canada’s award-winning inflight magazine, Air Canada’s enRoute, is pleased to announce the Top 10 list of Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2014, as well as the winner of the Air Canada enRoute Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2014 People’s Choice Award. On a month-long culinary journey that took noted food writer Andrew Braithwaite from Tofino, British Columbia…

Long Table Distillery Opens Cocktail Laboratory

At Long Table Distillery they’velways mixed a civilized gin and tonic, but now it’s time to shake things up with a newly designed tasting room and cocktail laboratory. This new space will officially open October 25, 2014 serving hand crafted cocktails from 1-7pm on both Thursdays and Saturdays with more hours to evolve over time. On…