MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR ‘Tis the season at MARKET! Join our family Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Boxing Day for our 5:00 pm & 8:00 pm seatings. Enjoy our festive four-course prix fixe menu at $65 per person. Savour Roasted Turkey Breast with Cranberry Sauce, Charred Foie Gras Chestnut Stuffing & Brussels…
Month: December 2011
Presenting “The Dry Age”
A glance at the goings on in the kitchens of Refuel, Campagnolo and Campagnolo ROMA The kitchen team at Refuel, Campagnolo and Campagnolo ROMA present “The Dry Age”, an online written and photographed diary of what goes on behind the scenes at these three restaurants. The posts on The Dry Age come straight from the…
Vancouver Cooks2 Cookbook Signing
MAKE A VERY SPECIAL COOKBOOK EVEN MORE SPECIAL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Give yourself the gift of year round recipes or give a unique gift for the foodie on your list and support food based charities in your area Thursday, December 15th join some of Vancouver’s top chefs for an exclusive book signing of Vancouver Cooks2, with…
CIBO TRATTORIA ANNOUNCES ITS EXCLUSIVE NEW YEAR’S EVE MENU
Festive. Fun. Fabulous Celebrate ‘2012’ With Cibo Trattoria! On Saturday, December 31st , Executive Chef Neil Taylor and General Manager David Fert are planning to send Cibo guests into 2012 with a memorable New Year’s menu and a fun-filled experience they will not soon forget! An early and late seating are available and include complimentary bubbles…
Tableau Bistro Holiday News
Christmas Cocktails from Tableau’s Bar Team Be sure to visit Tableau for some celebratory drinks this Yuletide, as Tableau’s bar team have created some decadent must-try cocktails available only for the Holiday season, including the Candy Cane Lane. This brilliantly red colored gem is an instant memory machine, taking you right back to when you…
Chinese restaurants Diners’ Choice Awards Winners – The Votes Are In
The diners have spoken, and their votes tell a tale of the most popular Chinese restaurants, cafes, BBQ shops and bakeries across the Lower Mainland. Since its inception four years ago, local Chinese food enthusiasts have eagerly anticipated the Diners’ Choice Awards component of the Chinese Restaurant Awards. They nominated their favourites online from October…
Top Chef Canada Winner Chef Dale MacKay’s ensemble Tap restaurant opens December 6th
Barely six weeks after signing the lease on his lofty new restaurant space at 990 Smithe, just off Burrard in Vancouver, Chef Dale MacKay will open his second urban eatery. ensemble Tap, as the name implies, offers casual dining with the added attraction of fresh and fabulous beer on tap. During three private preview seatings…
Luminescence – A celebration of aquatic light
November 24, 2011 – January 2, 2012 Looking for new and unique ways to enjoy the festive season this year? Then visit Luminescence and discover how animals create and reflect light through special exhibits and shows. Visit the Aquarium’s traditional holiday tree, powered by the help of two electric eels! These amazing animals are one…
News from CAMRA
If you thought Richmond was only good for Asian cuisine and fish and chips, we hope Tour de Richmond helped you realize that it’s becoming a great destination for craft beer! CAMRA Vancouver would like to give a big thank you to the whole Beerthirst crew. It was great working with you guys, and it…
News from Legacy Liquor STore
Time for Merrymaking! In no particular order, our favourite gifts for the twelve days of Christmas: 12. The PDT Cocktail Book ($30): Sold out at Chapters? Back order four months on Amazon? Not here. Come find out why this book is being hailed as “the cocktailing book of the decade”. 11. Glenfiddich Gift Pack ($97): …
Winter Okanagan Wine Festival
Three events are already sold out and tickets are being snatched up quickly for the Winter Okanagan Wine Festival at Sun Peaks Resort, January 14-22, 2012. The Medal Winners Tasting, one of the M-Room Fondue’s and the Port & Cheese Social are already sold out. The Sun Peaks Progressive Tasting is already over 50% sold,…
BCWAS Tasting Howling Bluff
We’re starting 2012 with another great tasting – this winery is one of the best-kept secrets of Naramata, but we think that with all the awards they’ve won, they won’t be “secret” for long. This event will feature two Vertical Tastings! What is the only wine in BC to have won two Lieutenant Governor Awards of…
News from Dirty Apron Cooking School
Give a class this Christmas Give someone the gift of cooking this Christmas! Dirty Apron class gift certificates are easy to purchase online and can be printed in your very own home. No need to brave the mall. Just order, print and wrap with a bow. Click here to view our great gift certificate options….
John Jackson and Connie DeSousa Announce a Fresh, Fleeting Venture – CHARPOP – Calgary’s First Temporary Restauran
Culinary pop culture gives new meaning to short ordercooking. A truly exclusive, limited-window dining experience is in the works. CHARCUT Roast House co-chefs and co-owners Connie DeSousa and John Jackson collaborate with accomplished baker Aviv Fried from Sidewalk Citizen Bakery and charcuterie sensation Grant van Gameren formally of Toronto’s award winning Black Hoof. Together, they are creating…
2012 MARKET DINNER SERIES
The 2012 Market Dinner schedule was released, always one of our busiest booking days of the year. And with our expansion to Edible Canada this past summer, it only made sense to invite chefs from across this vast country to participate in our Market Dinner Series. Guest chefs from our own BC backyard will join…
Gifts for Foodies 2011
Click to Watch the segment on Breafast Television with Cassandra Anderton and Jody Vance It’s that time of year again when you’ve got to step up to the plate (pun intended) and get your foodie friends the best gifts out there. Whether you want to spend some big money on appliances, or just get some…
Four Years After the Fire The Bimini Rises From the Ashes Better Than Ever
In 1974, Bimini’s, which takes its name from the Bimini Islands in the Bahamas, opened with the province’s first Neighbourhood Pub license. It quickly became the local for the post Summer of Love-era hippies of Kitsilano. Bim’s was also where Greenpeace activists hatched their radical plots over pints, conveniently located across the street from their…
Evolution @ West
Defining our coastal cuisine, Chef Quang Dang launches his new menu Since its opening more than a decade ago, West has been a place of quiet evolution, setting benchmarks with its unique coastal cuisine that speaks to where we live. And now, with the appointment of Quang Dang as executive chef, the introduction of his new menu and recent…
The. Best. Holiday. Ever … in Richmond, BC
From a seafaring Santa to bountiful benevolent initiatives, Richmond is bursting with yuletide spirit throughout December Forget the North Pole – when it comes to holiday spirit, Richmond’s got it covered. December is a magical month within this unique West Coast city, and from the moment visitors arrive at the Vancouver International Airport (located on…
Had a Glass: Top wine values under $20 for 2012 available for iPhone and iPod
The bestselling Had a Glass series returns for its 6th edition, once again giving readers the straight wine goods. In a veritable sea of vinous choice, Had a Glass points wine enthusiasts in the right direction and makes sure they surface with a good bottle. And it won’t cost big money: each of the 100…
