The season of celebration is arriving quickly, as it seems to every year – and we have a mountain of exciting news that we can’t wait to share! Back by popular demand this year is our Christmas Boxed Dinner for two. For dinner with all of the trimmings and none of the fuss, we are…
Month: December 2009
Orofino Vineyards at Tapenade Restaurant
Our first Winemaker’s dinner of the New Year! Guest Hosts Orofino Vineyards’ John and Virginia Weber January 22, 2010 Reception at 630pm Give the Gift of a Winemaker’s Dinner for Christmas! Tapenade Bistro and Orofino Winery invites you to an evening showcasing the cuisine of Chef Alex Tung and the award-winning wines of Orofino. Join…
Seasonal 56 Holiday News
Open House – Saturday DEC 19th & Sunday DEC 20th -11:00 a.m. and 3:00p.m Get those last minute gift certificates, gifts and food stuffs! There will be amazing Seasonal to Go specials and tasty Christmas treats to sample. Watch you inbox next week to see a run down of open house specials. Customer Appreciation Nights – DEC 17th, 18th,…
New Year’s eve at L’Altro Buca
Reservations from 5 to 6:30 pm will be tempted with a four-course tasting menu for $48/person as well as à la carte selections. Later reservations from 8 to 8:30 pm will be offered a tasting menu of 6 or 7 courses at $78/person. To view the New Year’s Eve menus click here. To make a…
Holiday News from Pane E Fromaggio
From our home to yours … As the holidays draw closer, it is time to start checking off your shopping lists and to start wrapping those gifts for friends, family and others close to your heart . We have plenty for the foodie on your list. For the traditionalists we have hand wrapped & beautifully…
Shaughnessy Restaurant Festival of Lights Dinner Menu
Crispy Black Pepper Calamari 12 cucumber, garlic and dill yogurt sauce Warm Scallop and Wild Salmon Cake 12 diced avocado, three citrus remoulade Tuscan Salad 12 slow roasted cherry tomatoes, organic greens, bocconcini, pine nuts, kalamata olives, grilled pesto rubbed croutons, VanDusen herb and balsamic vinaigrette House Smoked Duck and Arugula Salad 11 honey spiced…
Scandinave Spa Whistler
December always seems to creep up and before you know it, Christmas has arrived. Before panic sets in, smile and relax: Scandinave Spa Whistler has the ideal gift solution. Whistler’s newest Nordic-style spa has created a variety of soothing gift packages to make the stresses of a busy holiday season melt away. Scandinave Spa Whistler…
Blue Water Cafe’s Unsung Heroes Menu Sings of the Sea
Tuesday, January 5th marks the launch of executive chef Frank Pabst’s annual Unsung Heroes festival at Blue Water Cafe, a month earlier this year to precede the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Long a champion of sustainably-resourced seafood, chef Pabst’s month-long initiative spotlights lesser-known, yet delicious coastal species from responsibly managed fisheries. But this year,…
Gourmet Kayaking from Edible BC
A GASTRONOMIC WEEKEND KAYAKING THROUGH THE STUNNING GULF ISLANDS Earlier this week, Edible British Columbia released the 2010 dates and details for their incredibly popular Gourmet Kayaking weekends. Join Edible BC and Pacific Northwest Expeditions, for a weekend gastronomic getaway paddling through the stunning Gulf Islands. Fine wines and gourmet food are featured, alongside river…
Kerwine The Ketchup Bottle – Children’s Book
A diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at age 43 brought life’s priorities into sharp focus for Vancouver based author, Jane Hutchison. The disease, which affects the brain’s ability to send impulses to the body’s nerves and muscles, is as yet incurable and Jane realized she could no longer keep her dreams bottled up inside. One of…
International barrel-makers’ contest a first in Canada
Okanagan Barrel Works Ltd. of Oliver, B.C., has tossed their barrel-maker’s gauntlet to a number of internationally renowned cooperages: Seguin Moreau (Napa), Demptos (Napa), Radoux (Santa Rosa) A&K Cooperage (Missouri), Canadian Oak Cooperage (Ontario) and Carriage House Cooperage (Ontario) to determine how each cooper’s barrels will impact on a given wine. All have accepted the…
December Highlighs from the Cookshop
PASTA! – PARTICIPATION – Monday, December 14th – 6:00-9:00pm Join Executive Chef Romy Prasad this afternoon as he demystifies pasta making. Put on an apron and get ready to learn how to make fresh pasta dough, how to roll and form the dough and how to create stuffed pastas like ravioli and tortellini. Learn how…
Quince Essential Hoiday News
Holiday Gifts for Foodies Get a Gift Certificate for a Quince Studio Cooking Class or for shopping in our Kitsilano boutique food shop. Or order one of our beautifully packaged Gift Bowls, filled with the Quince Essentials for the amateur chef in your life. Get the full details here. Quince Express Christmas & New Year’s…
Burrowing Owl Winery
THERE’S STILL TIME FOR A FALL GETAWAY Need a quick getaway to relax and rejuvenate before the busy holiday season? Why not try the Harvest Package at Burrowing Owl Estate Winery. For only $135 per person, you and your special someone can enjoy a 3 course meal at the award winning Sonora Room Restaurant, overnight…
Refuel Reenergizes West 4th
Accomplished Restaurant Owners Robert Belcham and Tom Doughty of the critically acclaimed Fuel and Campagnolo Restaurants, have opened refuel, a neighborhood restaurant and bar specializing in casual Northwest cuisine. The name “refuel” pays homage to its predecessor Fuel Restaurant and its philosophy towards quality, seasonal ingredients and impeccable service. The transformation of Fuel Restaurant into…
Fairmont’s Culinary Talent
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Continues to Earn Critical Acclaim for Culinary Delights ~ Renowned French chef and restauranteur Auguste Escoffier made hotel dining ‘de riguer’ at London’s The Savoy at the turn of the 20th Century. More than 100 years later, dining in hotels is exciting again, as Fairmont Hotels & Resorts offers guests…
Kettle Valley Winery Update
Liberty – Taste BC 2010 Event Date: January 19, 2010 Event Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Regency Ballroom, 4:30 to 7:30pm For more details: Contact Liberty Wine Merchants at www.libertywinemerchants.com Event: Winemakers Dinner Event Date: Monday, January 25, 2010 Event Location: SALT Tasting Room For more details: contact by phone #604-633-1912 www.salttastingroom.com/cellar We have a selection…
Irashai News
The city is getting cold but Irashai is heating things up with some exciting news and specials this month! Swing by soon and we’ll help keep your spirits high! $25 and $35 Prix Fixe Three Course Menus It’s the holiday season and we’re feeling festive! In celebration of the holidays, for the rest of December,…
La Brasserie Serves Up Late Night Love
Late Night Snacks at La Brasserie Celebrate a long day of Christmas shopping or just escape from the cold with late nights at La Brasserie. Beginning Monday, December 14, each evening from 9 pm to midnight, enjoy “buck a shuck” oysters – La Brasserie’s oysters du jour served with a classic mignonette for only a…
Crime Lab’s Holiday Specials Offer Perfect Getaway from Seasonal Stress
Vancouver’s Crime Lab has hatched a failsafe scheme to help Vancouverites celebrate the holidays without adding to their seasonal stress load. Throughout December, the restaurant will offer dinner specials that will delight your tastebuds and your pocketbook. And when the madness finally ends, salute your survival with a deluxe dinner on New Year’s Eve. Mondays…
