The Fairmont Pacific Rim has stocked up on candles, lined up “unplugged” musicians, and is ready to pour a “green” drink in honour of Earth Hour – Saturday, March 26th from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm. As homage to Earth Hour, the night will include a candlelight dinner in the pan-Asian bistro, ORU and acoustic…
Month: March 2011
March Madness continues at Bistro Pastis
This week is the official start to spring – at last! Longer days, milder weather, daffodils and soon, cherry blossoms. Celebrate this first week of spring with the last in our series of ‘March Madness’ menus. $35 gets you a full three-course dinner of French bistro classics as only the kitchen at Bistro Pastis can…
The apron at Westin Wall Centre announces Persian New Year’s Menu
the apron restaurant at the Westin Wall Centre Hotel is pleased to unveil our tasters dinner menu in honour of the Persian New Year. Starting March 21st to April 4th our executive chef Hamid Salimian has put together an amazing nine course Persian tasters menu featuring mouthwatering dishes from his native land. Please come join…
House Wine Tasting
April Tasting – Aromatic and Alluring The flowers are in bloom and the sweet smell of Spring is in the air. Welcome the new season with a tasting of aromatic wines. Pleasantly persistent, these intense and fragrant wines will win you over with their heady bouquets. We will pour familiar favourites like Riesling, Gewurztraminer and…
Cassini Cellars Winemaker Dinner At Passa Tempo Restaurant
Enjoy a delectable 5 course dinner paired with select wines from the Cellars of Cassini! Join Cassini Cellars at Passa Tempo Restaurant on May 7 for an intimate and interactive evening of great food and award wining wines starting at 6:30pm. With passion and commitment as the cornerstones of Cassini Cellars, winery proprietor and winemaker…
Dine Our For Life at Hamilton Street Grill
Hamilton Street Grill prepares a very special menu, A signature red ribbon cocktail and a special appearance* by Synergy, the 12 member acappella ensemble of the Vancouver Men’s Chorus ( *7:30pm sharp, 3 songs) 230 restaurants donating 25% of sales to A Loving Spoonful and Friends for Life Supporting people living with life-threatening illnesses such…
Chef Willi Franz of Grapevine Restaurant at Gray Monk Winery Receives Double Honors
Chef Willi Franz of Grapevine Restaurant at Gray Monk Winery will need to clear off some shelf space for all the awards he’s been receiving lately. The Okanagan Chefs Association recently honored him as 2010 Chef of the Year, recognized by his peers for his work and commitment to both the association and his profession….
Molecular Gastronomy Comes to the R62 Wine Club
Join Restaurant 62 Do you enjoy learning about science? Do you like great food and wine? Would you mind being blindfolded? Well, we may have just the perfect wine class for you! We’re pleased to bring a new course to our monthly wine club called Molecular Gastronomy. This special evening hosted by our General Manager, Alicia Bodaly,…
Win one of two weekend getaways to the BC Shellfish Festival
Shellfish lovers have the chance at winning one of two getaway contests to the BC Shellfish Festival this June in the seaside town of Comox to enjoy all the sights, sounds and flavours at the largest shellfish festival on the West Coast. Contest#1 – Not open to residents of Vancouver Island Two return tickets on…
Township 7’s Bradley Cooper on Food and Wine Pairing
Do you match the wine to the food or the food to the wine? How do you keep the flavours in balance? Stripping the fat from your tongue? Bradley Cooper, Township 7’s award winning winemaker and educator will entertain you with secrets about each wine being served and why it is paired with that food…
Sutton Place Wine Merchants Features Blackcloud Winery
Saturday March 19 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm meet winemaker Bradley Cooper from Black Cloud Wines at Sutton Place Wine Merchants. 855 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K6 Tel 604.642.2947 info@suttonplacewinemerchant.com http://www.suttonplacewinemerchant.com/Schedule.htm
Dueling Pianos at Grand Villa Casino
Pianos, a one of a kind, live, entertainment experience. Featuring the country’s best piano entertainers who incorporate outrageous, high-energy music of all styles, requests, improv and audience participation. Dueling Piano’s brings a new form of entertainment to the Scala Lounge stage. Playing identical Baby Grand Pianos, the audience will be dancing, laughing, and singing to…
New Events New Stars for 2011 Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival
The Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival is launching its 2011 festival today. The festival of food and wine pairing events hosted annually by actor/director Jason Priestley, has added new events and this year features Juno award-winning, country music star and actor from CBC TV’s Heartland, George Canyon. Festival-goers will rub shoulders with celebrities from Film and…
10th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival
Friday, April 29th, 2011 7:00pm – 9:30pm Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site (west end of Moncton Road, Steveston) 12138 – 4th Avenue, Richmond Download printable flyer (PDF, 150 KB) For additional information: Don Pfeffer 604-274-6764 or FarmGate@telus.net, or any club member. Tickets $60 each, includes complimentary cheese plate and wine glass. Silent and…
March Menus continue at Bistro Pastis
March’s dreary days continue and we all wonder if spring will really come. There’s no better way to dispel the ‘blahs’ than by perking up your taste buds and spirits by enjoying classic bistro fare in Bistro Pastis’ cosy, fireplace-warmed room. All this month we are offering special three-course prix fixe weekly menus for only…
The Butcher dines at the Table
The next Two Chefs and a Table Wine Drinker Dinner will be held on Wednesday, March 23rd and will focus on the in-house creations of our partner Big Lou’s Butcher Shop with a menu that features locally sourced meats in every course, even dessert. The partnership between Two Chefs and a Table and Big Lou’s…
News From Trafalgars Bistro
Sunday April 10th – Save the date, all you wonderful wine enthusiasts! We are extremely excited to announce a partnership with Mistaken Identity Vineyards to bring you an evening filled with incredible wine, tremendous food & stimulating conversation. Mistaken Identity Vineyards, located on Saltspring Island, is 100% certified organic and are world class contributors to the BC wine industry. Their…
Hotel Bellwether Tulip Package
BLOOMS ACROSS THE BORDER AT HOTEL BELLWETHER Open up to flowery fun with the new seasonal Tiptoe Through The Tulips Package in Bellingham, WA Hotel Bellwether plants the seeds of a romantic getaway with its charming spring-centric package, Tiptoe Through The Tulips. A bouquet of offerings, the package includes accommodations, continental breakfast at the…
Sakura Spring Festival at Urban Tea Merchant
Poems, such as this Haiku, are written praising the delicate Cherry Blossom flowers, which can be seen as a metaphor of life itself, luminous and beautiful yet fleeting, momentary and temporary. The Japanese tea ceremony, Chanoyu (cha-no-yu – meaning ‘hot water for tea’) compliments this time of Spring to also celebrate beauty and even the…
Arts Club announces its Spring 2011 Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes
Unleash your inner foodie—culinary tips and tricks from Vancouver’s finest chefs The Arts Club Theatre Company is pleased to announce its 2011 spring series of Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes from March 30 to May 25. Now in its eleventh year, this series of fundraising soirées combines cooking demonstrations by executive chefs from six of the most…
