Fundraising for Growing Chefs

RESTAURANTS RAISE ‘SEED MONEY’ – ONE DOLLAR AT A TIME Nowadays one dollar, a Loonie, doesn’t seem to buy much – not even a cup of coffee or a litre of milk. You can’t feed anyone for $1… or can you? You might want to re-think that assumption. For the entire month of June, several…

Growing Chefs! Raises Over $12,000 at “From Farms to Forks” Gala

Children’s urban agriculture program set to expand to more schools than ever in 2011  Food Pictures Below! Growing Chefs!  announces that their sold-out annual fundraising gala From Farms to Forks: A Harvest Kitchen Party raised over $12,000 for their 2011 school program. Hosted at the Dirty Apron Cooking School on Monday night (October 25, 2010), seventy-five food…

Mis Trucos now open for weekend brunch and lunch

Now that summer is (almost) here, Mis Trucos is open for brunch and lunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Guests can sip sangria in the sun on Mis Trucos’ secluded 30-seat patio while enjoying tasty tapas (like crispy bread-wrapped prawns, crostini with foie gras mousse and sweetbread vitello tonnato) along with new menu items created exclusively…

Mis Trucos kicks off patio season with a Spring BBQ on March 21

Vancouver’s unseasonably warm weather means one thing … it’s BBQ time! On Sunday, March 21, from 5 pm to 10 pm, Mis Trucos will host a Spring BBQ Kickoff, hosted by Mobio and the Give a Better Life Foundation. Guests can enjoy a full meal with starting with Mis Trucos’ signature tapas, like chorizo-stuffed squid,…

Mis Trucos brings Mediterranean Style Tapas to Davie Street

On Friday, August 21, Vancouver diners will get a delicious new destination on Davie Street with the arrival of Mis Trucos, a modern Mediterranean tapas bar from Chef/Owner Kris Barnholden. Set in a character house in the heart of the Davie shopping district (in the former Davie Village Café), Mis Trucos (Spanish for “my tricks”…