Vancouver Restaurant Awards 2010

From Van Mag….Our panel of 19 experts judged scores of rooms to determine the best restaurants in and around Vancouver. They recognized both established rooms and upstarts that have made a virtue of the new economy Our panel of 19 experts judged scores of rooms to determine the best restaurants in and around Vancouver. They…

Cobre and Deacon’s Corner Extend Hours

Both Cobre Nuevo Latino and Deacon’s Corner will be open for extended hours in February. COBRE Starting February 13 through to February 28th, Cobre will be open for both lunch and dinner 7 days a week, noon til late night. Regular dinner menu will be in effect during extended hours for both lunch and dinner….

Kate Booth House Fundraiser at Cobre

The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation is Canada’s largest public foundation dedicated exclusively to funding women’s shelters, violence prevention and education programs. On Monday November 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. it will host a fundraiser in support of Kate Booth House – a facility that provides a safe, secure residential environment in a confidential location…

June 10 – The Good Life on the Jenn and Joe show

This week on The Good Life we speak with Neil Taylor, chef at The Moda Hotel’s Cibo and Uva Wine Bar, and sample the meatballs that star in Cibo’s Meatball Mondays. They’re great paired with Saturna Island Vintner’s Select Merlot.  It’s Steak month at the Hamilton Street Grill, les amis is having a sale, an…

Cobre presents Brazil’s top chef – Chef Yara Castro Roberts

Canadians’ knowledge of Brazil is generally limited to Rio de Janeiro’s famed Carnevale, Ipanema Beach and samba. We know very little, if anything, about the country’s culture, food and various states. Like Canada, Latin America’s largest country is comprised of different regions, each with a distinctive cuisine informed by its people (both indigenous and immigrant),…