Edible Canada Guest Chef Market Dinner Series Welcomes C Restaurant

On Tuesday, November 15 we are welcoming a leading Vancouver restaurant and chef to our Guest Chef Market Dinners. Join us for a special evening with C Restaurant and Chef Lee Humphries. As the founding restaurant in the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Program, C Restaurant has led the way in ensuring product that is of…

CANADIANS GO OCEAN WISE™ WITH SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD IPHONE APP

Canadians looking to make smart, sustainable seafood choices are encouraged to use the Ocean Wise iPhone application—an easy-to-use app that provides consumers with over 3,000 Ocean Wise restaurants, markets and supplier venues from coast to coast, and a comprehensive list of ocean-friendly seafood options. “Our easy-to-use Ocean Wise iPhone app gives consumers the confidence to…

Donnelly Group Public Houses highlight local, artisanal food

Fresh Menus for a New Year Donnelly Group Public Houses are pleased to unveil new menus that showcase a fresh take on the quality drinks and well-executed pub fare that its establishments are known for. Along with a more extensive selection of craft beer and small-batch liquors, Donnelly’s public houses have introduced new artisanal sandwiches,…

Blue Water Cafe’s 7th Annual Unsung Heroes Festival

February 1st – 28th, 2011 Vancouver, B.C. – Executive Chef Frank Pabst’s Unsung Heroes take pride of place at Vancouver’s multiple award winning Blue Water Cafe throughout the month of February. Long a champion of our coastal fisheries, and protective of commercially endangered species, Chef Pabst created the annual Unsung Heroes festival seven years ago….

Contest Closed #Dineout – A Sustainable Plate & Pairing Challenge

Win 2 tickets by RT and then commenting on this post with your favourite sustainable seafood. Hosted by The Vancouver Aquarium in support of Ocean Wise January 20th at 7pm Cost: $68, Advanced Tickets $58: Buy before December 31st and SAVE $10! Help kick off Dine Out Vancouver 2011 and get a sneak peek of some Dine…

Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder Chowdown – Nov. 24

Who will reign supreme in this year’s Seafood Chowder Chowdown, this Wednesday at the Vancouver Aquarium? Check out some shots from last year’s event and get your tickets asap as they are almost sold out.  Pictured here is Go Fish, last year’s winners. Tickets are $40 (non-members) and $32 (members) 12 of BC’s top Ocean…

Tour the Palates of some of Vancouver’s best known Chefs

EXCLUSIVE TO GOODLIFEVAN – MENU and CHEFS revealed Reception Quang Dang – Executive Chef, Diva at the Met, Metropolitan Hotel Canapes: Spiced Yarrow Meadows Duck Meat Balls, Young Garlic puree Rare Seared Albacore Tuna, Granville island sake emulsion Poached Cherry Tomatoes Infused with Basil Salt Spring Island Goat Cheese Bread Stix Neck of the Woods…

Michael Knowlson Joins Donnelly Hospitality Management as Executive Chef

DHM Takes Pub Food to Fresh New Heights Donnelly Hospitality Management, the company behind Vancouver’s leading nightclubs and pubs, welcomes Michael Knowlson as the company’s newly appointed Executive Chef. In his new role helming DHM’s talented kitchen brigade, London, England-born Knowlson is responsible for taking the pubs’ menus to a new level by creating simple-yet-inventive,…

ocean wise CANstruction inukshuk, REVEALED!

Unique design sculpture benefits food bank while celebrating Vancouver’s Olympic emblem and the culture of Canada’s Arctic Today the Vancouver Aquarium revealed an enormous Inukshuk sculpture made entirely of cans of Ocean Wise recommended seafood in a display of Olympic spirit. Created by an Aquarium design team, the Ocean Wise Canstruction project will be available…

Congrats to all Ocean Wise New Partners 2009

Alberta Restaurants Ceili’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, Calgary and Edmonton Chop, Edmonton Juniper Bistro and Lounge, Banff North 51° Steakhouse- Delta Calgary Airport, Calgary Rouge, Calgary Thomsons Restaurant – Hyatt Regency Calgary, Calgary  Private Club The Bow Valley Club, Calgary Markets Dor-bel  International Fine Foods, Calgary Suppliers   Centennial Food Service British Columbia Restaurants 900…