Vancouver diners can now head to Siena, a casual Mediterranean restaurant, opening its doors on 12th avenue in the trendy South Granville area . Seasoned restaurateur Mark Taylor (owner of CRU on Broadway) is the man behind this inspired new eatery, bringing his wealth of restaurant experience to Siena’s tables at welcoming neighbourhood prices. Community…
Month: February 2012
Great eats, great prices on menu for third-annual Dine Around Comox Valley
Back again to tempt the taste buds of foodies living in (or visiting to) Vancouver Island’s North Central region is Dine Around Comox Valley – a month-long annual event that celebrates local cuisine. From Feb. 17 through March 18, 2012, a total of 25 Comox Valley restaurants (the most in the history of the event)…
CONTEST CLOSED #Giveaway – #Contest #Win Rogue Kitchen and Wetbar
CONTEST CLOSED – CONGRATS @DAINTYSECRET (Anna) on the win. Care to win a $100 Gift Certificate to Rogue Wet Bar? MUST DO BOTH! 1) Follow and RT 2) Comment on this post as to what item you’d order if you won the cert. My review of Rogue below….. Also note a great gift…
Gray Monk at Edible Canada
The Edible Canada at the Market team is incredibly excited to be hosting our first ever Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival Event this month, and honoured to be welcoming Gray Monk to our Granville Island bistro. We invite you to join us for a delicious evening with one of BC’s first families of wine –…
Dunn’s Poutine Festival – February 21 – March 21
Poutine Platter – 6 poutine samples to choose from, 3 types of gravy + vegetarian Sample any 3 for $9.99 or all 6 for $17.99 available anytime or Late Night Special – available starting at 10 pm A full sized classic poutine Quebecois and draft beer for $9.99 Dunn’s Famous Montreal Smoked Meat Restaurant…
ReWined with Marquis Wine Cellars
Join us on Thursday, April 5th for a magical evening of wine and wishes. Proceeds will grant the heartfelt wishes of BC children with life-threatening medical conditions. 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Vancouver, BC Admission is a bottle of fine wine with a minimum value of $50, registered & purchased through Marquis Wine Cellars. All bottles will be auctioned off…
Beta5 Marmalade Tasting
Unique marmalade tasting at Beta5 on Saturday February 18; take home a jar of your favorite*. Two informal tasting sessions at 11.30am and 3.30pm. Sampling 6 different marmalades (on fresh baked scones), ranging in flavor from sweet to bitter: meyer lemon, pink lemon, rangpur lime, seville orange (made with granulated sugar), traditional seville orange (made…
Cupcake Throwdown for HAVE Culinary Training
This year’s Throwdown is thursday February 16th at The Chapel from 7pm-10pm To register or volunteer please contact Stephanie at vancouver.cupcake.throwdown@gmail.com or 604.506.0112 The Cupcake Throwdown has hosted bakers going head to head, vying for cupcake supremacy since 2009. All the while raising much needed funds for H.A.V.E. Culinary Training Society. For those attending the event it is…
Celebrity Chefs of Canada
March 25, 2012 – Launched by NAC Chef Michael Blackie in 2011, Celebrity Chefs of Canada is an exciting partnership between Ottawa’s talented local chefs and the national superstars changing Canada’s culinary landscape. All of them will converge on the National Arts Centre stage on March 25 for an unforgettable gastronomic experience! 2 Great Value…
February is Chocolate Month at EBO Restaurant
Chocolate and Truffle Wine Pairing at EBO Lounge at the Delta Burnaby Take Home Chocolates and Macaroons 6 for $6 Chocolate Tasting Menu 42 per person, excluding taxes and gratuity (items available individually) Starter Roast Scallop and Chocolate Cauliflower Textures, Bitter Chocolate, Red Cabbage 13 Pairs well with McLarens on The Lake Shiraz 10 Main…
Whistler resort heats up with Top Chef: Texas, season nine
Tourism Whistler, in collaboration with its membership and industry and resort partners, welcomed Bravo’s Emmy and James Beard Award-winning culinary competition series – Top Chef – to the resort in January and, as a result, a Whistler-specific episode will air as part of the three-part season finale. Now in its ninth season, Top Chef has…
Oyama Sausage Choucroute Festival
Presented by Oyama Sausage, Liberty Wines and Granville Island Brewing Beat the mid-winter culinary blahs and visit Granville Island between Feb 16th and Feb 19th for our Choucroute Festival. Join Vancouver’s premiere charcuterie, Oyama Sausage, and Granville Island Brewing and Liberty Wine Merchants to celebrate this time honored winter classic. Choose from an outstanding selection…
Vancouver Wine Professional Challenge
Calling all Wine Professionals !!! Are you up for a challenge? On Tuesday February 21st participants will sniff, swirl and spit their way to crowning a winner of the 2012 Art Institute of Vancouver Wine Professional Challenge. Participation is FREE and the winner receives….. * From Puddifoot (A bottle of vintage Port, Riedel Carafe &…
Memphis Blues Pugilists Set to Defend Pulled Pork Title on Feb 22nd at BC Place Stadium
Park and George Head to the Ring to face Challengers Re-Up BBQ and the ‘Recipe To Riches’ Winner “I feel good about this. I really do. It was important to get back to the old country,” says Park Heffelfinger, co-owner of the beloved Memphis Blues Barbeque House, as he and his partner George Siu step…
Seasonal 56 Cooking Classes
Cooking classes are back, and we are kicking them off with a little pork! Gelderman Farms Pork cooking class March 13th 2012 $45 per person/ $40 per diner’s club member 6:00 p.m. Local honey glazed pork tenderloin with apple, walnut, dried plum bread pudding Beer braised leg, juniper and balsamic braised cabbage; pork fat fried potatoes Pork belly…
Chef Jan Trittenbach – Packrat Louie Edmonton – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 9-11, 2012 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the scoop on Chef Jan Trittenback from Packrat Louie, in Edmonton. Where did you first learn to cook? At Noga Hilton in Geneva Did you attend…
Chef Marc Lepine – Atelier – Ottawa – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 9-11, 2012 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the scoop on Chef Marc Lepine for Atelier in Ottawa. What was your first food memory? Trying to make ‘pudding aux chomeurs’ on my own…
House Wine Singles Event
Mingle with the Singles We’d like to invite all the fabulous single women and men out there to raise a glass with us. This relaxed mingler features grape varieties that shine spectacularly on their own. We’ll pour popular classics like Pinot Noir, Syrah, Riesling and Chardonnay and introduce you to exotic and off the beaten…
Chef Jonathan Gushue – Langdon Hall Country House Hotel – Toronto – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 9-11, 2012 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the scoop on Chef Jonathan Gushue from Toronto’s Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa. What was your first food memory? Linguini and clams What was…
Chef Michael Dacquisto – Wow Hospitality – Winnipeg – Gold Medal Plates
#Goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 9-11, 2012, to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the scoop on Chef Michael Dacquisto for Wow Hospitality in Winnipeg, Manitoba. What was your first food memory? As a child I called it ball…
