The Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival Announces 2010 Festival Dates
Cowichan Region announces that September 18 to Sunday September 19, 2010 will be the festival dates.
The Festival offers an assortment of the area’s best wines and ciders, unique farm-fresh delights from organic farms, live entertainment, green Earth seminars, and hand-blown glass ware. To spend your day at the festival simply follow the detailed map available on the official website, or pick up the festival brochure at local businesses and tourist info centers.
During the festival purple ‘wine route’ roadside signs will make it easy to find participating properties. All the exquisite festival locations will offer at least one complimentary activity or tasting.
“A tradition of the festival is to be as free as possible to encourage visitors to indulge in the full variety of bounties the festival has to offer. ” says Kellie Turner, Festival Chair.” In addition to exciting free opportunities, visitors can also choose to purchase tickets to premier events, including Winemaker’s dinners at some of our participating venues. “
This year’s Festival launch, a fun evening of sampling ‘what’s to come’, will take place Friday evening, September 17 information contact Cherry Point Estate Wines 250-743-1272.
For more information visit The Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival Committee is pleased toth Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival will take place Saturdayth, at Cherry Point Estate Wines For tickets and more www.wines.cowichan.net
House Wine Dinners at MyChef Cafe – Asian Feast
house wine joins MyChef for a series of themed wine tastings. Catering to the gourmet appetite, owner and Chef François Samson has served well known celebrities Beyonce, Tom Hanks and top BC businessman Jim Pattison. Chef François will prepare sumptuous dishes with the house wine girls providing the ideal wine match.
Asian Feast
The series kicks off with an Asian Feast. From vibrant Japanese and assertive Thai fare to pungent Chinese and spicy Indian cooking, these cuisines have a reputation for being hard to pair with wine. house wine takes on the challenge finding wines that will stand up to the intense flavours and spices. Chef François Samson has created a menu combining Asian flavourings with our own local bounty.
On the menu:
- Oyster shot with lime, shiso and sesame slurpy
- Seared garlic chilli scallop on a bed of pad thai noodles
- Halibut in miso, sake, kafir leaf and galangal broth
- Braised pork with apple cardamom chutney on thin polenta cake
Expect equally intense and flavourful wines that will refresh you between bites.
Date: Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: MyChef Café, 39 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC
Cost: $75 (plus HST)
For more information visit www.housewine.ca or call 604-569-1300
Taiwan Festival Culinary Stage
September 4-6, 2010 // Crossover Culinary Stage
Taiwan, an island which has embraced influences from the world for the past 400 years, Taiwanese cuisines are the tasty way to understanding the culture. Hakka, aboriginal and local derivatives of Chinese cuisines such as the famous beef noodle soup, often can be seen alongside Taiwanese dishes as the local specialties. Due to the influences of the Buddhism, Vegetarian dishes are also among world’s best with its innovative uses of spices that makes the dish simple yet packs with flavors.
Echoing the theme “crossover,” the chefs this year are challenged to prepare signature Taiwanese dishes using local ingredients from Canada. Using the recipes these chefs provided, audience will be able to recreate dishes that are uniquely Taiwan just by going to the supermarket in the neighborhood.
What’s On at Crossover Culinary Stage
Crossover Kitchen: Tzu Chi 12:00 pm 12:45 pm
Crossover Kitchen: President’s Choice 2:00 pm 2:45 pm
Crossover Kitchen: Link 4:00 pm 4:45 pm
2010 TELUS TAIWANfest
Downtown Granville Street, Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza, and CBC Studio 700
September 4-6, 2010
Vancouver Public Library
Central Branch
September 4-7, 2010
Unibroue Tasting Dinner hosted by Sylvain Bouchard
September 14 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Granville Room, 957 Granville Street,Vancouver, BC
Tuesday September 14, 2010, the Granville Room welcomes Unibroue’s Beer Sommelier Sylvain Bouchard to host a pairing dinner featuring Unibroue’s unique lineup of belgian-style beer. Tickets are $50 which includes a five-course dinner created by Granville Room Chef Kye Agrios, with beer pairings as well as a reception beer cocktail created by Trevor Kallies.
…The Night begins at 6pm with reception cocktails which will move into a dinner with beer notes explained by Sylvain Bouchard.
Tickets are available at Granville Room or RSVP th@dhmbars.ca
