Whether you call it Year of the Goat, Ram or Sheep, Chinese New Year is upon us and it’s worth celebrating. Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver presents a special Asian tea as well as introducing Che Huadong, tea master and trained expert in the arts of Kung Fu Tea and Chinese Face Changing Opera. Their tea service includes: Afternoon…
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Mamie Taylor’s goes South by Southwest
New brunch menu makes a run for the border The sun may rise in the east, but Mamie Taylor’s is looking west — Southwest, that is. At the vanguard of Chinatown’s culinary renaissance, Mamie Taylor’s was the first to bring the delicacies of the Deep South to Vancouver’s brunch lovers. Now, the regional American restaurant is setting…
Wild Rice Celebrates Year of the Sheep
February 18 heralds the Year of the Sheep (also called Ram or Goat as the Chinese word is the same for all) or the year 4713 on the Chinese calendar. From February 19 through 22, Wild Rice will mark the occasion with feature dishes that have been created especially for you by Chef Todd. According to Chinese…
Flashback to Hamid Salimian’s Persian New Year’s Menu
Now that I’ve got my ticket reserved for an upcoming evening where Chef Salimian will be cooking his fantastic Persian cuisine, I am happy to re-share a meal from the past. I’m selfish you see (mostly only when it comes to divine food) and I just don’t want you to beat me to the reservation. As…
YEW seafood + bar Pays Tribute to the World’s Oceans
YEW seafood + bar collaborates with Lauren Mote The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. – Jacques Cousteau Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver and YEW seafood + bar are thrilled to launch the Oceans Program, a global approach to cocktails that honours the world’s five unique oceans and…
Chef Brian Fowke and his Partners have sold Kitsilano Daily Kitchen
The following news release came from Kitsilano Daily Kitchen Today. After nearly five years at 1809 West 1st Avenue, Chef Brian Fowke and partners Derek Lew & Mike Edwards are pleased to announce the transition of 1809 West 1st Ave into the hands of a well-established food star in the Vancouver scene. A Top Chef…
Lighten up in 2015 with Earls
Earls NON-ALCOHOLIC CRAFT SODAS Earls new non-alcoholic Craft Sodas are made with simple, pure ingredients. A fresh way to start the new year with unprocessed, natural ingredients and a great option from sweet soda pop or alcohol for the designated driver in your party this holiday season. This year Earls offers a selection of alcohol…
Urbanspoon Releases Most Blogged
We just read through Urbanspoon’s most blogged about restaurant list for 2014 and were pleased to see many Vancouver spots on it. It seems our city has taken more than our fair share of the internet, but one has to remember that this is Urbanspoon, and Vancouver is a food blogger-filled city, so of course…
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria Partners with Mealshare To Feed Thousands Through Tomato Sauce Holiday Program
In the spirit of the holiday season and to show their appreciation for the communities in which they serve, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzerias across British Columbia will once again be selling their authentic Campania tomato sauce in-store from November 12th to December 31st, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Mealshare program, supplying hot…
Chef Ned Bell Takes The Win At The Chowder Chowdown
Chef NED Bell of YEW wins Both people’s choice and the title at 2014 vancouver aquarium ocean wise chowder chowdown and we’ve got the recipe below! The Vancouver Aquarium was the site of a fierce battle last night, when 14 top Ocean Wise chefs from British Columbia ladled out their best work for guests and judges…
BC’s Parmigiano-Reggiano Week Celebrates Italy’s Finest Cheese In Vancouver & Whistler Restaurants
One of the world’s most important consortiums, Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano (The Consortium of Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese), Italy’s ‘King of Cheese,’ is proud to announce the first Parmigiano-Reggiano Week in British Columbia, a celebration of the world-famous, northern Italian cheese, taking place at select Vancouver and Whistler restaurants between November 17th and 23rd, 2014. Ten of…
Celebrate Seafood at Hart House Restaurant
From now until November 16th, Burnaby’s Hart House at Deer Lake is showcasing the amazing abundance of seafood with which BC is blessed. The three-course Seafood Celebration menu gives guests a choice of appetizer, main, and dessert at $38 per guest. Born and raised here in BC, Chef Michael Genest has designed a menu 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…
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…
Hawksworth Restaurant’s Chef de Cuisine Kristian Eligh Wins B.C.’s 2014 Gold Medal Plates
Chef Eligh proved his culinary prowess last night, taking home the gold award at the Victoria 2014 Gold Medal Plates competition held at the Victoria Convention Centre. Chef Eligh went head to head with eight of the province’s finest chefs at the prestigious culinary competition and will now go on to compete at the Canadian…
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…
Pidgin offers guests rare Japanese sake and whisky flights
PIDGIN PRESENTS POETRY IN A GLASS WITH 5,7,5 Gastown’s PiDGiN is pleased to introduce their 5,7,5 Japanese sake and whisky flights, each accompanied by a haiku-inspired description of three premium quality liquors. Start your journey with sake, and taste the rhythmic flavours and aromas of smooth and superior varietals. Continue your poetic flight through the unique moods…
Vancouver’s Game and Wild Mushroom Festival
La Buca, Pied a Terre, Sardine Can, and The Abbey celebrate the harvest with seasonally foraged mushrooms and abundantly flavourful meats Now in its ninth year, the Game and Wild Mushroom Festival takes place October 15 to November 2 with three or four course prix fixe menus at La Buca and Pied a Terre, and…
Mushrooms at Siena
Days are chilly, nights are darker now, but Siena Restaurant is looking on the bright side by celebrating the tasty fungi that appear when the summer ends. From October 14th to 26th, the South Granville favourite will showcase the flavour and versatility of mushrooms with a special three-course menu. Siena Chef Jessica Howery has created…
Provence Marinaside Top Ten Series
CHEF TOP TEN STARTS SEP 22 10 weeks of our guests’ favourite dishes paired with a glass of wine for only $35 This offer is exclusively for our social media friends (that means you if you are reading this!). When you arrive at the restaurant let your server know that you are interested in the Chef’s Top Ten…
