Dine InVancouver

If you are looking to avoid the crowds at your favourite restaurants during Dine Out Vancouver, visit Granville Island between Jan 19^th to Jan 22^nd for Viva Italia. Join Vancouver’s premiere charcuterie, Oyama Sausage, and Granville Island’s Duso’s Fresh Pasta & Sauces and Liberty Wine Merchants to celebrate the best of Italian cuisine with Viva Italia. Choose from an outstanding selection of charcuterie, pasta, sauces and cheese, and pair with hand selected wine. Tips on preparation methods and food and wine pairing are always provided by these businesses, take advantage of their wealth of knowledge when creating your own Viva Italia.

Oyama Sausage has a selection of 15 different fresh Italian inspired sausages made from duck, pork, chicken, turkey, beef, venison and elk.  Choose from such delectables as Guanciale: incredibly flavourful cured pork jowl, Vino Cotto ham:  roasted with wine

Musetto:  a fresh sausage from the Veneto and Friuli regions of Northern Italy, seasoned with pepper, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon, Porcetta: pork slow-roasted with fennel, garlic and rosemary or Cotechino:  a spiced, fresh sausage from the Modena region. After selecting your sausages, head to Duso’s for pasta and sauce recommendations and then on to Liberty Wines for a great bottle of vino to complete your feast.

About Oyama Sausage
For five generations the family has been dicing, grinding and spicing to make the best sausages, hams and pates in Vancouver. Their passion is endless and their belief is that good food balances body and soul.

About Duso’s
Since starting on Granville Island in 1979, the Duso Family has been making authentic, home style Italian pastas and sauces carefully crafted from all natural ingredients.

About Liberty Wine Merchants

Liberty strives to give customers the best wine experience in the Vancouver area. Often recognized as the most popular wine retailer in the Lower Mainland, Liberty is dedicated to evolving its selection for wine lovers to enjoy.

Viva Italia takes place the weekend of January 19 – 22^nd at these three retailers on Granville Island. For more information please contact Oyama Sausage at (604) 327-7407.

Say goodbye to cellophane and hello to beautifully packaged gourmet gifts

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen is taking gift giving and kicking it up a notch. Gone are the cellophane wrapped, stale cracker gifts of old. Dirty Apron custom crafted boxes include fresh ingredients, thoughtful gifts, and gourmet selections to impress any palate. With thirteen options to choose from and prices that range from $50 to $275 the Dirty Apron has something for everyone on your list.

Impress the budding chef in your life with the Foodie Starter Kit ($75.00), which includes essential spices and a bottle of Dirty Apron Italian olive oil. Looking to treat the boss? The Don Draper ($275) is perfect for executives – either men who have everything, or totally ballsy women – the kit comes complete with a Stanley Flask, whiskey stones, and a wealth of gourmet gifts. For the in-laws, try the Tenenbaum Family ($100) a gift box perfect for parents and kids of all ages complete with a finger stamp craft set and delicious treats sure to warm the heart and hearth. Feeling fresh? The Fresh Feast ($150) comes with fresh meats and cheeses and delicious extras and is perfect for business-to-business gifting.

Dirty Apron gift boxes are available to view and order online at www.dirtyapron.com/giftbox. Orders can also be placed by phone at 604-879-8588 ext 4. The Dirty Apron will help to make the holidays a breeze with in-store pick up, courier options or direct delivery (available in the greater Vancouver area).

Popular Winter Market will return to the Riley Park neighbourhood.
The 2011-12 season of the Winter Farmers Market will start November 5th at the Nat Bailey Stadium site that was so popular in 2010-11. We’re very excited to be returning to the “centre of the city” and look forward to a great winter season.  Its hard to believe that we’re already planning for Winter but applications for the winter season went out last week and vendors are in the process of securing their schedule all the way through April 2012.

The market will take place in the parking lot and plaza of Nat Bailey Stadium, Saturdays from 10am – 2pm, November 5, 2011 – April 28, 2012 (no market December 24 or Dec 31)

Launches Annual Campaign in support of 

Canada Safeway is pleased to partner with Food Network celebrity Chef Ricardo to launch Safeway’s annual October fundraising campaign in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF).

This unique partnership was inspired by Safeway’s longstanding relationship with CBCF and Ricardo’s personal connection to the cause, as his wife is a Breast Cancer survivor. During the campaign, Canada Safeway customers are invited to make a donation at the check stand when shopping at their local Safeway. When a donation of $2.00 is made, customers receive a limited edition “Eating Well” booklet featuring recipes from Ricardo or a coupon for Safeway products including the new Open Nature Ice Cream and Salad Dressing. Ricardo and Safeway have also dedicated 10% of the sales of the Ricardo cookware line to CBCF during the month of October.

Over $8 million has been raised for CBCF by Canada Safeway during the past nine years that has helped to create research projects that are bringing treatments to patients more quickly and efficiently. The funds are also used to bolster one of the most critical aspects of breast cancer treatment – early detection.

“Medical science in the fight against breast cancer has come a long way in the past decade. We’re glad that we could be a part of the evolution and honoured that our efforts have helped save lives,” saidChuck Mulvenna, President and Chief Operating Officer for Canada Safeway. “The encouraging research results and the utilization of services to aid in early detection are proof of the power of partnerships between businesses and medical science.”

Safeway employees are known for their enthusiasm and support which make all of this possible. During the campaign, stores and employees are decked out in pink decoration and attire. Employees often volunteer their time, plan special events in the community and utilize their talents to raise money for the cause.

Safeway’s Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser is the second of two annual cancer campaigns. Each June Safeway raises money to combat prostate cancer, one of the most prevalent forms of cancer in men. To date, the company has raised more than $15 million for cancer causes. Canada Safeway also contributes to a broad range of charitable and community programs and in 2010 donated more than $24 million to hunger relief, health and human services and programs focused on assisting people with disabilities.

About Safeway (Safeway.ca)

Canada Safeway, a wholly owned subsidiary of Safeway Inc. operates 224 stores acrossWestern Canada. Safeway Inc. is a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest food and drug retailers inNorth Americabased on sales. Safeway Inc. operates 1,694 stores in theUnited StatesandCanadaand had annual sales of $41 billion in 2010. The company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWY.

Shoppers often reminisce, “I remember going to the Robson store with my grandmother.” Galloway’s is not just your grandmother’s store. Today, chefs, home cooks, foodies, moms and dads shop at the Richmond or South Burnaby store, or online (serving customers from Japan to Jamaica).

Celebrate With Galloway’s

In honor of 1936 and the humble beginnings of nuts, spices & dried fruits, we’re having three daily sales: Thursday Sept 15 – 36% off all nuts; Friday Sept 16 – 36% off all spices; Saturday Sept 17 – 36% off all dried fruit (think Christmas fruitcake).  These deals are available in store and online.

To celebrate the technology changes that have taken place over the years, Galloway’s is hosting an online blog party on Friday, Sept 16 starting at 10 am. Check it out hourly to see what people are saying about Galloway’s and to win some great prizes. During the anniversary week, $75 gift certificates will be drawn daily for in-store customers.

As well, owner Annie Muljiani will cook her famous Chickpea & Potato in Creamy Tamarind Sauce on Friday, Sept 16, at 1pm at the Burnaby store.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT GALLOWAYS SPECIALTY FOODS

“It is so nice to see there are still specialty shops like Galloway’s out there for professional chefs or professional house cooks,” says award-winning Chef Hamid Salimian of Diva at the Met. “Galloway’s has always been my first choice to get any especial ingredients for home or my work. Happy 75th anniversary Galloway’s.”

“With its quality spices and reasonably-priced, one-of-a-kind items sourced from around the globe, Galloway’s contributes to Vancouver’s gourmet food landscape,” says Julian Bond, award-winning chef and Executive Chef and Program Director at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. “It’s a place where the future chefs at PICA get inspired.”

For more information:

Arlene Kroeker
Public Relations

604 209 2003

arlene@gallowaysfoods.com

Bby: 110-8620 Glenlyon Parkway 604 430 6363
Rmd: 7851 Alderbridge Way  604 270 6363
gallowaysfoods.com

Did you miss the weekend Farmer’s Market?  Can’t make it to Main Street on Wednesdays?  You can still get local, organic groceries from NOWBC.

NOWBC online farmers’ market and grocery delivery supports many of the same local producers that you buy from at the Farmers Markets like Gelderman Farms and Klippers Organic Acres.  NOWBC carries a wide variety of fresh, local, organic produce, meats, dairy, eggs, flours, grains and a variety of prepared foods.

It’s easy! You can order online and pickup from a delivery depot in your neighbourhood on Wednesday or Thursday evening each week. Shop what’s local and in season at www.nowbc.ca

New animal welfare rating system helps 

Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) is providing Canadian shoppers with a new level of transparency about how farm animals are raised by now offering beef, pork and chicken certified under the 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating system.

The rating system is the signature program of Global Animal Partnership, a nonprofit organization that facilitates and encourages continuous improvement in animal agriculture. Independent, third-party certifiers audit farms and rate animal welfare practices and conditions using a tiered system that ranges from Step 1 (no crates, cages or crowding) to Step 5+ (animals spend their entire lives on one farm). The system provides a way to engage a broad spectrum of producers who are committed to higher welfare for farm animals, and gives shoppers a way to make informed choices at the meat counter.

“In my 20 years of working with ranchers and farmers in Ontario and across Canada, this is the largest commitment to improving farm animal welfare that I have seen. Producers need to meet approximately 100 requirements to get a Step 1 certification, so achieving the first level is a remarkable accomplishment,” says Anne Malleau, global animal production and welfare coordinator for Whole Foods Market. “Whole Foods Market is able to adopt the 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating system thanks to the true partnerships we have with our producers who put just as much emphasis on the lives and welfare of their farm animals as they do on ensuring high-quality products.”

More than 1,540 farms and ranches across the U.S. and Canada have received Step certification through independent, third-party certifiers. This includes the nearly 200 Canadian producers that provide the company’s Canadian stores with product. Colour-coded signs and stickers throughout Whole Foods Market meat departments identify these Step ratings.

“I’m proud to be a part of such a forward-thinking program as the 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating system,” said Vincent Breton, president of Les Viandes du Breton. “Like many animals, pigs are happiest when they’re in their natural surroundings, doing the things they love to do, like roam free without being crowded. Having a Step 1 rating, my pigs do just that. They live in a comfortable environment, which can only lead to a higher-quality product.”

Step-rated options are now available at all Canadian Whole Foods Market stores. The company launched the program in the U.S. this past February and it has had a similar step-rated program in the U.K. since 2007. Additional species will receive rating as Global Animal Partnership standards are completed.

“I’m so honored that Global Animal Partnership is able to work with Whole Foods Market as our pilot partner. Their commitment to fully adopting our 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating program will definitely have a significant and positive impact on animal agriculture – to the benefit of farmers and ranchers, consumers and the animals themselves,” comments Miyun Park, executive director for Global Animal Partnership. “We’re already in discussions with other grocers and restaurateurs, who, like Whole Foods Market, are dedicated to improving the welfare of farm animals.”

About Whole Foods Market^®

Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM) is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America’s first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” by Health magazine. The company’s motto “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the company’s nearly 60,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 14 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2010, the company had sales of more than $9 billion and currently has more than 300 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

About Global Animal Partnership

Global Animal Partnership (globalanimalpartnership.org), an international, nonprofit charitable organization founded in 2008, brings together farmers, scientists, ranchers, retailers, and animal advocates—a diverse group with the common commitment to continually improve the lives of farm animals. The organization’s signature program, the 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating Standards, recognizes and rewards the welfare practices of producers who are audited and certified to the different Step levels by independent third-parties; promotes and incentivizes continuous improvement through its unique, multi-tiered design; engages the broad spectrum of industry; and better informs consumers about the production systems they choose to support. Already in these early years, Global Animal Partnership’s 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating Standards has fast become North America’s leading welfare certification program. To date, more than 140 million farm animals are raised annually according to the 5-Step standards by more than 1,540 farms and ranches.

Entertaining made easy with lunch boxes, picnic baskets & gourmet grilling essentials

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen at 540 Beatty Street is now packing picnic baskets for a day at the beach, delivering lunches to the office, and preparing everything you need to throw the perfect dinner party, backyard BBQ, or rooftop soirée.

LUNCH BOXES & PLATTERS

Downtown workers can now pre-order deli lunchboxes and charcuterie and cheese platters for delivery or pickup. The Business Lunch boxes are the perfect way to keep clients and co-workers happy, with a gourmet sandwich on daily baked bread, a fresh salad, beverage and homemade cookie. For larger groups, a gourmet platter of local cheese, pre-sliced charcuterie and fresh baguette will propel your business meeting from run-of-the-mill to gastronomic success. For delivery Monday to Friday from 11am to 2pm, pre-order prior to 4pm the day before at www.dirtyapron.com/deli or swing by and pickup during deli hours between 10am and 8pm.

PICNICS

Stop in and order a packed picnic lunch for two or more that includes sandwiches, small fresh salads, cookies and drinks. Or choose the gourmet picnic to add charcuterie and cheese, crackers and dips, organic fruit and chocolate pistachio cream cheese brownies. Picnics come complete with a Dirty Apron beach bag (which doubles as a perfect summer tote), and the option of a scene-setting picnic blanket for two.

BBQ’s

Whether you’re entertaining on the rooftop or hosting a backyard BBQ, our Delicatessen lifts all the hassle from the host and does the dirty work for you. Dish out garden fresh salads and gourmet appetizers to your guests before throwing your freshly marinated meats or homemade burgers on the barbeque. Take the work out of entertaining – all you have to do is grill!

DINNER MADE EASY

Let our team of inspired chefs cook dinner tonight. Just let us know how many people will be seated at your table and then choose from daily dinner specials, carvery meals, freshly made casseroles, lasagnes, pastas, or desserts. It’s the recipe for a perfect meal with friends or family and a great option for busy parents.

ABOUT THE DIRTY APRON DELICATESSEN

Far from your average deli, the Dirty Apron Delicatessen prepares hot lunches, gourmet sandwiches, take-home carvery meals, charcuterie, artisan cheeses, and fresh flowers daily, in addition to offering organic fruits and vegetables, milk, handcrafted dressings, and anything else the epicurious heart desires. Reminiscent of the general stores of old, the Delicatessen is housed in a historic brick and beam building in Vancouver’s Crosstown neighbourhood and is located at The Dirty Apron Cooking School.

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen is open from 10AM to 8PM, seven days a week. For more information please visit www.dirtyapron.com/deli.

Farmers-Owned Store Opens in Vancouver

The Local Fresh Food Market has risen out of the ashes of adversity and transformed into a farmer owned store that is fast becoming a vital part of the neighbourhood.

Formerly known as the Grow-In Grocer, the store almost collapsed when former owner, Deb Reynolds, disappeared with the trust and money of farmers and customers alike.

Luckily, the passion of the farmers prevailed and the many of the former customers have returned to revitalize the store. Designed to avail busy city folk of Fraser Valley’s best produce, farmers eliminate the middle man and deliver the season’s freshest and finest when the harvest is at the peak of perfection. All members are committed to safe and sustainable farming and welcome the opportunity of forging a direct relationship with the consumer.

“Guaranteed access to fresh produce, often picked within hours of selling, lets our customers experience unsurpassed flavours and textures,” shares Bernice Noel, store manager. “The Fraser Valley generates some of the finest food ingredients in the world. We are a community of farmers who are collaborating to bring quality ingredients to our market within hours of harvesting.”

The owners include the Gelderman family, who began farming in 1978 on their property in Abbotsford, raising pigs and growing blueberries.  Their environmental awareness is reflected in superior products and the practice of full circle farming.

Another owner is the Taves family, who run The Apple Barn. In 1940 Great Grandfather John decided to farm the fertile soils in the south part of Abbotsford. Grandson Loren and his wife Corinne have continued the orchards full of crisp sweet apples and have added berries and greenhouse vegetables, using integrated pest management for high yields without chemical pesticides.

”Just flavourful healthy beef” is the slogan for Redl’s Home Grown Beef. The two brothers raise cattle the natural way, on pasture, without antibiotics, pesticides or herbicides, or growth hormones.

Wendy Boys is the proud owner of Cocolico, a Vancouver-based company specializing in small-batch, hand-crafted chocolates and dessert sauces. She is an award-winning pastry chef who has apprenticed under world-renowned chocolatiers and designed dessert programs for some of Canada’s top restaurants. As one of the owners of Local Fresh Food Market, Wendy brings her taste for the extraordinary to the store.

Striving for excellence in local product, the store carries Birchwood Dairy gourmet ice cream, delectable cheeses from Amie’s Cheese & Dairy, Wild Coast Edibles teas, mushrooms and berries, piping hot coffee and fresh baked organic goodies from Aphrodite’s Cafe & Pie Shop, and wild sustainable seafood harvested by Blue Comet Seafoods.

The Local Fresh Food Market is the place where folks can buy local, fresh, organic or natural products grown or made in British Columbia. A shopping trip to The Local Fresh Food Market at 3010 Cambie Street is the beginning of a fresh experience and a lifetime of tasty and healthy dining.

 

At Well Seasoned, we’ve already started our Spring cleaning by refreshing our stock with lots of great new ingredients and cooking products that will help to put some “spring” into your home cooked meals!

Check out our list of features and new cooking classes below or visit the store to try any of our samples. As always, our staff is ready and able to offer cooking advice and help you select the perfect ingredients, whether it’s for an every day meal or a special five course dinner.  

We look forward to seeing you in the store soon.

Happy Spring from all of us at Well Seasoned!   

OLIVE OIL SAMPING Saturday, March 12

We are hosting a free olive oil demo in the store from 11:30-3pm this Saturday featuring a beautiful new Portuguese olive oil from

Companhia das Lezirias

The importer will be in the store sampling. So if you ever wanted to learn more about olive oil now is your chance.  Visit Angie Quaale this weekend at

The BC Log Home Timber Frame and Country Living Show

March 12-13^th at the Tradex in Abbotsford

See Angie’s BBQ demos at 11:30 and 3:00 pm Saturday and Sunday

NEW IN STORE

Olive & Ciboulette Lobster Oil  

Bring back all those great memories from the Cannery restaurant with their signature Lobster Olive Oil. This decadent oil is a fantastic bread dipper or a finishing oil for pasta, risotto and grilled seafood.  

Skillet Bacon Jam 

That’s right! It’s our new favourite thing and our customers can’t seem to get enough. We’ve been adding it to everything including mashed potatoes, omelettes, grilled cheese sandwiches, salad dressings and quesadillas. You’ve got to try it for yourself!  It’s a savoury jam that we just know you’ll find many creative uses and your friends and family will really enjoy.

Calabrese Meatball Mix 

We now have a solution for the BEST meatballs ever with this Calabrese Meatball Mix from Porta Mangiare. This mix will change the way you think about meatballs. You’ve got to try it. We even have a gluten free version!  

MARCH COOKING CLASSES 

Cooking with Guiness Beer with Chef Dez

March 15   11 am or 7 pm

Do you want to do something different for St. Patrick’s Day this year? How about hosting a dinner focused on Irish Food? Come join Chef Dez in this salute to the Irish as we explore Irish cooking with a glass of Guinness beer and Dez’s twist on the following Irish recipes: classic Dublin Coddle (Sausage & Potato Bake), Colcannon (the best cagbbage mashed potatoes you will ever eat) served with a Guinness Cream Reduction, and amazing Irish Soda Bread – an Irish staple for any meal.

$53

Westcoast Seafood with Chef Romy Prasad

March 15   11 am or 7 pm

Living on the west coast you need to have a few recipes you can whip out for company that show off the bounty of our beautiful west coast waters. Tonight Romy will provide you with some excellent ideas….starting with a B.C. Wild Salmon Cake with a Spicy Tarragon Aioli.  Followed by Seared Tuna Salad with Anchovies, Capers, Olives, Crispy Green Beans dressed with a Simple Vinaigrette.  Next up -Grilled Mackerel with Marinated Spicy Zucchini and finally, Steamed B.C. Halibut in an Aqua Pazza Broth with fresh Fennel, Edamame, Potatoes and Saffron. 

$60

Taste of Spain with Chef Rebecca Troelstra

March 22   11 am or 7 pm

Tonight, Chef Becky welcomes us back to Spain for another culinary tour! Savour the flavours of the food Becky grew up loving – she is sharing them with you so you can re-create this menu for your friends and family at home, come and enjoy.  Chef Becky’s dinner menu will include: Roasted Red Pepper Salad, Tortilla Espanola (Spanish tortilla), Caldo Gallego (Galician soup), Almond Orchata (a delicious iced drink made from almonds and spices) and  Baked Apples for dessert – simple and most importantly traditionally delicious.

$53

Luscious Lemon with Pastry Chef Tina Bacon

March 28     11 am or 7 pm

The Perfect Lemon Loaf flavoured with zest & soaked with a fresh-squeezed glaze, Lemon Tart with a meringue that won’t weep, Lemon Ginger Cream Scones and Lemon Blueberry Oat Bars.

$53

Even More Fresh Pasta From Stratch with Chef Romy Prasad

March 29    11 am and 7 pm

Chef Romy’s first fresh pasta class a few weeks ago was a great primer but tonight we will reveal even more tips & tricks for perfect pasta at home every single time.  On the menu tonight Saffron Infused Fettuccini with Pancetta, Wild Mushrooms & Oven Dried Tomatoes.  Ricotta and Fresh Mint Tortellini with a Fresh Tomato Sauce & shaved Parmesan.  Next up, fluffy little pillows of goodness,  Gnocchi in Bolognaise Sauce and for dessert Fried Banana Ravioli, in a Vanilla Custard Sauce.

$55

For the full list of cooking classes visit our website.  

SAVE THE DATE!

The 2011 BBQ on the Bypass has been set for Sunday, September 18th in the Well Seasoned parking lot.  This year, we’ll be celebrating our 6th year of bringing the best BBQ cooks to Langley for a great day of delicious barbequed food, entertainment and the thrill of a southern style BBQ competition. We’ll also be bringing back our Great B.C. Bake Off. A call for entries will be announced in the next few months. 

If you or your company would like to get involved as sponsor, please contact Tanis Sullivan, our sponsorship manager at tanis@puremarketingpr.com. 

WELL SEASONED IN THE NEWS

Tune in to hear Angie chat about recipes for St. Patrick’s Day on the QMFM 103.5 FM morning show with Mike and Tara between 6-9 am on Thursday, March 17th.   

For Angie’s QMFM recipes, click here

Also read Angie’s Food for Thought column in the LANGLEY TIMES on March 23rd.

Well Seasoned is also pleased to have partnered with LANGLEY TODAY to bring you delicious monthly recipes.

www.langleytoday.ca

And read Angie’s “H’appy Hour” column every Friday in Stimuli Magazine, an exciting online lifestyle website.  

STORE HOURSMondays to Saturdays

9 am – 6pm

Sundays

11 am – 5 pm

  Well Seasoned
302C – 20771 Langley Bypass
Langley, British Columbia V3A 5E8www.wellseasoned.ca