Monk’s Dinner and Hockey nights

Your Evening Includes: Reservations at Monks! Valet Parking Great Game Seats Three Course Dinner Menu Shuttle to & from Rogers Arena HST & Gratuities Included Dinner Reservations @ 5:00pm Shuttle Service Begins @ 6:20pm $150.00 per person Call to Reserve Now! 604-877-1351

The Arts Club Theatre Company Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes

Due to popular demand, this annual series is now offered in Fall and Spring to take advantage of seasonal fare! The Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes are a series of evenings featuring hands-on food preparation and cooking instructions led by renowned Vancouver chefs. Each class is paired with wines and held in gorgeous private homes. Fall…

2007 Bordeaux Release the BCLDB

2007 Bordeaux Wines available in BC Liquor Stores this Saturday BC Liquor Stores is releasing the 2007 Bordeaux wines on Saturday, September 25 at 9:30am. Bordeaux is a region in southwest France that is world-famous for producing prestigious wines of exceptional quality. BC Liquor Stores sources only the best of the available vintage of Bordeaux,…

News from Poplar Grove

Setting the Harvest Table   As the summer heat gives way to the crisp days of fall, the excitement builds as we gather for harvest, crush and fall festival. Poplar Grove Fall Release 2010     Pinot Gris 2009 Tasting Room Release: October 1, 2010 The 2009 Pinot Gris shows light straw color in the…

Cactus Club Cafe’s Byrne Road restroom voted as nation’s best for 2010

Appealing aesthetic and unique design give Byrne Road Cactus Club the winning edge in Cintas Canada’s 1st Annual Best Restroom Award Cactus Restaurants Ltd. is honoured to receive the public’s winning nod for the 1st Annual ‘Cintas Canada’s Best Restroom Award’. The contest, presented by Cincinnati, Ohio based Cintas Corporation, honours the public washroom that…

Naramata Bench Winery Simply Red

The Naramata Bench Winery Association is coming to Vancouver and presenting, for the first time, their SIMPLY RED event to the public on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 5:30 – 8:00 pm. SIMPLY RED is an event where the focus is simply red wine and the passion that goes into its creation. This…

Restaurant 62 premieres original online cooking show with launch of R62 TV

New foodie web series features Chef and Sommelier from the Fraser Valley’s top rated restaurant Known for bringing the freshest local flavours from farm to table, the team at Restaurant 62 has taken their expertise online with a series of culinary instructional videos as part of an online cooking show called R62 TV. The locally produced Internet…

FALL FOR APPLES! FEATURE MENU SHOWS OFF OUR FAVOURITE HARVEST FRUIT

Chef Quang Dang creates special dishes highlighting apples available October and November www.divamet.com As the weather turns cooler and we wave good-bye to peaches and tomatoes at the markets, thoughts turn to the fall harvest and, naturally, apples. To celebrate the harvest, Diva at the Met’s chef, Quang Dang has created a special fall feature…

SHARE THE KITCHEN WITH CHEF GUGGENHEIMER

The dream of every amateur chef and self-proclaimed foodie is to share inspiration and a real restaurant kitchen with a critically-acclaimed chef. On Monday September 27th you can! Be part of a private cooking lesson for eight, plus dinner with db Bistro Moderne’s Chef de Cuisine Nathan Guggenheimer.  Share inspiration and a professional kitchen with…

Actor Dan Aykroyd To Mix Crystal Head Vodka Cocktails at YEW Bar

Friday, September 24, 6pm to 7pm  On Friday, September 24, Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd will be behind the bar at YEW in the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver to mix Crystal Head Vodka cocktails.  Aykroyd, spokesperson for the brand, is making a stop at YEW on a “bottle-signing” tour of Western Canada and the US to…

Thanksgiving 2010 at Two Chefs and a Table

Celebrate with in-home catering or five courses at the Bistro, If only out of gratitude for the bounty of great local food that’s grown, raised and harvested in BC, Thanksgiving should be one of the most important holidays on the calendar for all Vancouverites and certainly those who love great, fresh food. The ever-growing focus…

VCC Culinary Arts Students #1 in Coast Rica

VCC’s culinary arts students recently won first place in the competition at the Aregala 2010 conference in Costa Rica. Led by alumnus and instructor Laura Sharpe, the college team placed first in the competition, ahead of teams representing seven other countries. “Unlike other competitions, the team had no knowledge of the ingredients before the competition…

Vancouver Cooks2 Cookbook Giveaway

At the Chef’s Congress I was given a copy of the http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/vancouver-cooks-2  Vancouver Cooks 2.  And it can be yours if you follow me on twitter @goodlifevan and leave a comment on who your favourite chef in Vancouver is on this post.  Contest closes on Sept. 24, 2010

New Meaning of Fresh at Seasonal 56

Seasonal 56 features fine dining in Langley that takes advantage of local farm produce grown on some of the finest soil in the world. Designed to promote and feature the fresh produce of the Fraser Valley’s farms, fields and streams, in addition to its regular menu, Seasonal 56 Restaurant creates Chef’s Tables and Take it…

Seattle Restaurant Week $25

10 DAYS. OVER 100 RESTAURANTS. 3 COURSES FOR $25. Dine out and celebrate the fall run of Seattle Restaurant Week, October 17-28, 2010 (excluding Friday and Saturday). More than 100 local restaurant are serving up three-course dinners for just $25*-and many of them are offering three-course lunches for $15*. * Price is per person and…

Old school meets new school at Le Gavroche.

Le Gavroche’s fall menu offers up both classic French dishes and fresh-thinking creative fare. As one of Vancouver’s longest-standing fine-dining restaurants, Le Gavroche has been charming guests for over 30 years by consistently serving up some of the city’s best French cuisine. And while the food at Le Gavroche has always been heavily steeped in…

News From Edible BC

Current Contests – Luxury Weekend in Ucluelet   WEEKEND AWAY IN UCLUELET EBC is proud to partner with Ucluelet’s Black Rock Oceanfront Resort for our newest contest.  The winner will enjoy a two night stay in a suite at Ucluelet’s stunning luxury resort, plus a $100 credit for use in the Spa or Fetch Restaurant….

‘Fall’ in Love With Watermark

Watermark’s Harvest Moon Event You are invited to “Fall” in love with Watermark this October  Watermark’s ‘Harvest Moon’ Dinner and Dance Event October 2nd, 2010                  • Hosted by Watermark Beach Resort                  • Featuring the South Okanagan’s finest Wines                  • Dinner and Dancing Package Prices starting from $398.00 Includes: • Two Night Stay in One Bedroom Suite • Two Tickets to…

New Leadership and Menu for the St. Regis Bar and Grill

 The St. Regis Hotel is proud to announce new leadership and a completely revamped menu at the St. Regis Bar and Grill. Combining a warm, inviting room with a menu that has been painstakingly developed and tested over the last three months, the new St. Regis Bar & Grill will offer thoughtfully executed classics in…