Over four decades ago a batch of premium single malt whisky was crafted at Lochside, one of Scotland’s oldest distilleries. The whisky was matured in ex-bourbon casks and carefully transferred to a cask numbered 804, sealed and stored. Forty-five years later, the cask was purchased in an estate sale by Vintage Malt Whisky Company of…
Month: November 2012
Forage to open Tuesday November 20
Executive Chef Chris Whittaker has been all around BC, searching and gathering for his newest project – forage. On Tuesday, November 20th, Whittaker will open the doors to forage and welcome Vancouverites to their newest dining spot. Casual, comfortable and affordable, forage celebrates all things BC. The menu is locally focused in both food and…
Diva at the Met revs up lunch with food truck eats
New lunch lineup showcases $17 handmade Diva Corndog Diva at the Met, located in the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver, takes street-eats to the next level with food truck-inspired lunch features. Leading the lineup is the Diva Corndog, a handmade gourmet corndog that consists of a sweetbread sausage battered in buttermilk and cornmeal and topped with truffle…
A Special Night with Canada’s Favourite Recipes, Rose Murray Elizabeth Baird
Edible Canada is proud to welcome Canadian Culinary icons Rose Murray and Elizabeth Baird for a special evening to celebrate their new cookbook, Canada’s Favourite Recipes. Murray is a bestselling cookbook author. You may have noticed a poster of her latest book, A Taste of Canada, gracing the walls of our bistro. Baird was the…
Eastside Culture Crawl November 16 + 17 + 18, 2012
Tannis Hopkins Art For Food Lovers will be present at the 16th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl – a FREE 3-day visual arts phenomenon. Art For Food Lovers are off the east side loading bay of the 1000 Parker St building # 108. This event involves more than 10,000 people visiting artists in their studios in the area…
David Gunawan – Wildebeest – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here are the answers from David Gunawan of Wildebeest. Where did…
Vancouver Foodster presents the 1st ever Best Burger Challenge
Richard Wolak had another idea, and created the Best Burger Challenge featuring 29 restaurants in Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, West Vancouver and North Vancouver. Chefs were invited to get creative and dream up there Best Burger creation that will then be available on their menus throughout the promotion at lunch, dinner or all the time. Their…
TRACYCAKES SUPPORTS MOVEMBER WITH MUSTACHE CUPCAKES FOR CHARITY
Tracycakes Bakery Cafe is pleased to support the “Movember” campaign in support of prostate cancer awareness and research with a whimsical line of mustache cupcakes available throughout the month of November. Part proceeds from all Movember cupcakes will be donated to prostate cancer research. The Movember mustache cupcakes are made with chocolate cake and are…
Beaujolais Nouveau 2012
Celebrate at Kits Daily Kitchen – November 15, 2012 At one past midnight on the third Thursday of each November, from little villages and towns like Romanèche-Thorins, over a million cases of Beaujolais Nouveau begin their journey through a sleeping France to Paris for immediate shipment to all parts of the world. By the time…
Fat Dragon Bar-B-Q to Release the Kraken
Fat Dragon Showcases Local Aquatic Bounty at the First-Ever Shellfish Mania Dinner Fat Dragon Bar-B-Q to host Shellfish Mania on November 21, 2012. Chef de Cuisine Adam Johnson will prepare a monster of a meal showcasing local shellfish. This family style feast will feature oysters, crab, clams, scallops, mussels and shrimp with a touch of smoke…
Chef Taryn Wa – Savoury Chef – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here are the answers from Taryn Wa from Savoury Chef. What…
The Missing Ingredient a new Canadian Culinary Subscription Service
Well Seasoned, a gourmet food store located in Langley, BC, is launching a new subscription service to Canadians: The Missing Ingredient. This tasty service is an easy and convenient way to try something new in the kitchen each month as each box contains four or five non-perishable food samples handpicked by culinary experts. Subscribers can…
Chef Lee Humphries – C Restaurant – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the answers from Lee Humphries of C Restaurant. Where did you…
Brothers, Yonah and Jacob Sweetapple, Battle for Negroni Supremacy at UVA Wine Bar
On Wednesday, November 14th at 7pm UVA Bar Manager, Yonah Sweetapple will take-on famed kin and bar star Jacob Sweetapple in a negroni-focused competition. The Sweetapple showdown will feature an evening of secret recipes and friendly competition alongside regular menus and weekly DJ, LadyHawk, spinning records. 10% of the evening’s Negroni proceeds will go to…
Dinner with the Wild Things Pop Up Holiday Party with Swallow Tail
And Max said, “I’LL EAT YOU UP!“ We’ve invited the forest in for dinner. Let the wild rumpus start! Swallow Tail’s Christmas gift to you is a culinary circus. Follow the us into the forest for Dinner with the Wild Things where you will encounter wild food and lively mythical beasties. 6 Days only! Then, POOF, this…
River Market Sunday Supper
Sunday Supper at River Market: Close out your week with a lively evening of fun and good eats at River Market’s new Sunday Supper Series, which takes place after hours in the market’s Food Hall. Pull up a seat to the community table on Nov. 11 at 6 p.m., and dig in to handcrafted Prime…
BC Wine Appreciation Society December Tasting
Celebrate December with the Wines of Bottleneck Drive Each winery is unique, and they all want to share their wines with you. Included in the dozen members are larger wineries, smaller wineries, family-owned wineries, newer wineries, established wineries, a fruit winery and even a vinegar works! All of the wineries have been generous enough to…
Chef Darin Paterson – Bogner’s – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the answers from Darin Paterson from Bogner’s of Penticton. What…
New Menu at Yew
Blustery, Wet and Wintery Conditions Call for Comforting, Seasonal and Satisfying Meals – Introducing YEW’s New Dinner Menu Executive Chef Ned Bell and Restaurant Chef Sean Murray are pleased to launch YEW’s Late Fall Menu. Featuring bigger, bolder flavours, seasonal ingredients and heartier cooking techniques – think braised, caramelized, pan-seared and roasted – the new menu…
CinCin’s Mushroom and Truffle Festival Heralds the Flavours of Autumn
FESTA DEL FUNGO This November will signal CinCin’s eighth annual Festo del Fungo, the celebration of Truffles and Wild Mushrooms that heralds the lusty flavours of autumn. Executive Chef Andrew Richardson, whose Michelin-starred skills have ignited the wood-burning forno at CinCin for the past six months, has been busy meeting with his suppliers – and…
