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Not sure yet whether I’ll venture out or not, but here’s some of my top picks in case you’re in need. Yew Restaurant + Bar - 650 Howe Street, Vancouver – Four Seasons Hotel YEW’s Easter Brunch features over 50 delicious items. Kids Station with all the fixings – including chocolate waffles and a visit from [...]

In France, Le Jour de l’An (New Year’s Day), is a day for family and friends to welcome the New Year with a celebratory lunch. In Canada, our tradition is to celebrate over brunch or dinner – both involving lots of good cheer helped along by something bubbly. Join us on Sunday, January 1st for: [...]

The holiday season is a time for friends and family to gather in celebration and what’s a celebration without great food and wine? The French know a thing or two about how to celebrate – after all we did invent the ultimate celebratory drink – champagne. Whether it’s the real thing, or a decent bottle [...]

October is Game season in France. The countryside resounds with the crack of gunshot as everything from rabbits to small birds to deer are bagged for the autumn table. Game features prominently in the second menu in our Fall Flavour Fete at Bistro Pastis. Savour the earthly flavours of boar, muskox, rabbit, and venison prepared [...]

Autumn’s arrival signals the time when people seek comfort in heartier fare and earthy flavours. At Bistro Pastis, we’ve created a very tasty way to celebrate the season French-style with our Fall Flavours. Our Fall Flavours celebration features special three-course prix fixe menus highlighting traditional autumnal ingredients. Each menu is value-price at $45. October 1 [...]

Sep 23 foodie friday - click to listen In honour of my first harvest of the first 2 tomatoes from my community garden at City Hall Vancouver, I bring you Tomatoes. Community Gardens Taste at Fairmont Vancouver Airport Globe - Caprese Salad – Heirloom Tomatoes, Boccocini, Balsamic Taste at Kits Daily Kitchen - Stony Paradise Heriloom Tomato Salad – White Balsamic [...]

Do you know anybody who doesn’t love tomatoes? We don’t and we bet neither do you. Chef Tobias is crazy about them. So much so that he has created a special three-course prix fixe menu that celebrates this sunny, end-of-summer fruit. Tomatoes go well with just about everything and our three-course menu proves it – [...]

Angry mob creates havoc in the streets – sound familiar? Only in this case, the mob overthrew a government, cost a king his head and created a modern democracy in the process. For more than 200 years the French have been celebrating the storming of the Bastille and ‘le quatorze juillet’ as a national holiday [...]