Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands at Books to Cooks

Author Don Genova will be at Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks to celebrate the publication of his book, Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Don will be visiting from Vancouver Island to lead a salon discussion about the food artisans of these regions. It’s also a celebration the anniversary of Don and his wife who…

Festa Lidia – Meet Lidia Bastianich with Books to Cooks

Great Opportunity to meet THE Lidia Bastianich – GLV Monday, October 28, 2013 6:00pm – 9:00pm Italian Cultural Centre (map) 3075 Slocan Street Vancouver, B.C. Canada Celebrating Lidia is exactly what we plan to do tonight.    This event will be held in centre of the Italian community, The Italian Cultural Centre.   The Vancouver Opera will sing arias from Tosca,…

Chef Martin Picard Visits Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks

Montreal Chef Martin Picard visits Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks to fete his new book, Sugar Shack, on Thursday, March 29 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The traditional Quebecois cabane a sucre, or sugar shack, has been turned on its ear (and no doubt it’s a pig’s ear) by Chef Picard. Touted for his bold, decadent nose-to-tail cuisine featured at…