After 10 days of rave reviews for their rehearsal dinners, partners Julio Gonzalez Perini and Michael Mameli are ready to welcome hungry and discriminating diners to their thoroughly modern Italian eatery. Located on the cusp of Yaletown and the downtown theatre district, Lupo Retaurant will have its Grand Opening on Dec. 16. Most recently the…
Month: December 2009
Osake Junmai Sparkling Sake Released
We have just bottled a new batch of OSAKE JUNMAI SPARKLING SAKE ($24.00) just in time to celebrate the coming festive season. It’s lightly sweet and bubbly with 13.5% in alc. vol., a perfect drink for holiday gatherings with your family and friends ! Our business hours in December and January are: For the balance…
Fifth Annual Five Nations Cup
January 14 , 2010 7- 9 pm Location: Listel Hotel, 1300 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC Our Speaker: past SWWS Cellarmaster and wine educator $44 per member/$55 per non-member (includes wines and appetizers) Book by January 7 to avoid disappointment. This is a wonderful Christmas present for family and friends who like wine! In South America,…
Sandbar Mussel Special
FLEXING THEIR MUSSELS New Dishes, Promotion, Hit The Sandbar Tomato Provencal, Thai Curry or Vindaloo. Whatever you’re craving, The Sandbar has mussels covered. Starting today, the new Beer & Barnacles! kicks off at the famous Granville Island eatery, the stimulating variety of mussel dishes will now be a regular staple on the menu. Executive Chef Jason Kleinfeld…
Capone’s Restaurant Newsletter December ’09
Warm wishes and many happy thoughts go out to all during this wonderful holiday season. We are pleased with the response we’ve had with Seasonal Parties and have enjoyed being part of your festive celebrations and look forward to many more memories in your life! Just a reminder as well, Capones will be closed December…
News from Joe Fortes
A GIFT IN GOOD TASTE Our “One for You, Fun for Me” gift certificates are enlightened self-interest in an envelope. You buy $100 in Joe Fortes Gift Certificates to give to friends and family you really like (and who have a real liking for fine food), and we give you a $25 Gift Certificate to…
News from Les Amis du Fromage
Port Soaked Stilton Alice Spurrell’s famous port-soaked stilton will be available for purchase starting Thursday, December 17th. For those in the know, this is a special once a year only treat that Alice starts every November by soaking carefully chosen whole wheels of English Stilton in Taylor’s Port until it is marinated to perfection. There…
Quality Approved 2010 – Certification available for Italian Restaurants in Canada
As of January 2010, for a period of 2 months, the Italian Chamber of Commerce will collect applications from Italian restaurants in British Columbia and Alberta to present them as candidates for the 1st International Italian Hospitality Award. Selected applicants will be inspected and certified as authentic Italian restaurants, based upon the approval of the…
NZ’s Hell Pizza to open in North Vancouver
New Zealand – home to Lord of the Rings, Flight of the Conchords, Crowded House and Pavlova – now brings you HELL…HELL Pizza to be exact. With a menu based on the 7 Deadly Sins and pizzas delivered by hearse for special occasions or the right bribe, Vancouverites can expect a blast of infernal fun from…
News from The Kambolis Group
Indulge in ethical luxury at C Restaurant. Start on Christmas Eve with a three-course menu priced at $89 per person, stop by after boxing day shopping for a relaxing post-shop brunch or join us for an a la carte dinner on New Year’s Eve, perfect for groups small and large. C Restaurant, 2-1600 Howe Street,…
Vista D’Oro – 4th Annual Operation – Cookies for Kids
‘Operation – Cookies for Kids’ 4th annual cookie drive is well under way with Vista D’oro endeavouring to add to previous years’ total contributions of over $30,000 to the BC Children’s Hospital. The baking, gathering and packaging goes on all week with delicious donations from some of the lower mainland’s finest kitchens, beautifully packaged into…
Ring in the New Year at Loden Vancouver and Voya Restaurant
VOYAge into 2010 What will your last meal of the 00s be? Cap off the decade in style at Voya Restaurant and Lounge, December 31. Chef Marc-Andre Choquette has created a trio of ‘medal worthy’ menus perfect to celebrate New Year’s on the eve of Vancouver’s biggest year yet! 7 Course Gold Menu – $95…
News From Charm Modern Thai
Charm is celebrating their one year anniversary at 1269 Hamilton – Vancouver Magazine’s notoriously dubbed “suicide location”. To say this hybrid of Thai cuisine and urban living has survived would be a large understatement as the Yaletown community has embraced the plush boudoir atmosphere and Chef Tipnarie Kulsiriwanich’s nouveau take on classic Thai. In 2010,…
News From Wild Goose Vineyards
Report from the Vintage Anyone who thinks that farming is not exciting should have lived through the 2009 growing season! It started after one of the coldest winters that we had ever experienced in our 25 years of growing grapes. Although there was tremendous damage to vineyards throughout the entire valley, Wild Goose fared rather…
Well Seasoned December Newsletter
CREATE DELICIOUS MEMORIES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH WELL SEASONED The holidays are here! Its time to celebrate the season and what better way than with fabulous gourmet food! This Christmas, bring your friends and family together to create lasting memories with indulgent treats and decadent meals that YOU’ve prepared! At Well Seasoned, we believe making…
Edible British Columbia makes your gift giving & holiday entertaining easy
What better way to say thank you than with a basket filled with delectable foods from all corners of our wonderful province? Set a new standard for gifts by supporting your local artisans and farmers, and ensuring our local culinary scene is sustainable. CLICK HERE TO VIEW EBC’S 2009/2010 GIFT GUIDE We’ve created our gift giving…
Sarah McCauley appointed Wine Director at CinCin Ristorante
Jack Evrensel, proprietor of Top Table Group, is delighted to announce Sarah McCauley as Wine Director of CinCin Ristorante. “Sarah has determinedly worked her way ever upward at Top Table restaurants, while continuously improving her professional wine credentials,” Evrensel said. Beginning in 2002 as a server at sister restaurant West, Sarah took a leave overseas…
Save and Celebrate With Fa-La-La-La-Loden
Save and Celebrate With Fa-La-La-La-Loden Join the chorus of authoritative TripAdvisor travellers who rate Loden Vancouver tops in the city and book in now for Christmas. Loden Vancouver’s festive parcel deals have Vancouver fun — from naughty to nice — all wrapped up at a jolly good price. “We’ll add adventure to your advent calendar…
Summerhill Pyramid Winery Wins Canadian Wine Producer Award
Summerhill Pyramid Winery of Kelowna, British Columbia, has achieved a pinnacle as pronounced as the tip of its renowned pyramid. On Nov. 26, 2009, Summerhill was named ‘Canadian Wine Producer of the Year’ at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London, England for its portfolio of organic wines. This prestigious competition recognizes the best…
Wild Sweets® Launches 2009 cocoArt Collections
By Dominique & Cindy Duby Every year, after months of research and development, DC DUBY Wild Sweets® launches new chocolate collections and the 2009 collections are titled arÔme and teXtuRe. Wild Sweets cocoArt® by Dominique & Cindy Duby is a series of haute chocolate gift that features exquisite hand-painted and hand-crafted chocolates elegantly packaged and…
