No need to go out for dins for Valentine’s – head to Big Lou’s – CJA Valentine’s Day isn’t always about an expensive meal at a tony restaurant. Sometimes, the most romantic meals can be the ones cooked with love, imagination and flair at home. If you’re thinking of making your Valentine’s celebration a rich,…
Month: February 2013
Spend an Unforgettable Valentine’s Day at Nita Lake Lodge
Whistler’s Top Boutique Hotel Offers Special Rate for February 14th With Valentine’s Day approaching fast, celebrate the day of love on the romantic waterfront setting at Nita Lake Lodge in beautiful Whistler. The award-winning boutique hotel is offering a variety of options to create the ideal getaway for two. Get thoroughly pampered with a $149…
Matt Hern: In Defense of an Urban Future
February 12, 2013 | 7-9 PM Free Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement presents: Matt Hern: In Defense of an Urban Future – a lecture An ecological future has to be an urban future, but that vision rests on remaking our cities as something other…
Urban Tea Merchant Chinese New Year Tea Service
If you are looking for a special way to celebrate Chinese New Year in Vancouver, Chef Michael Batoux has prepared some amazing trays of tea-infused treats at The Urban Tea Merchant. Tea Sommelier Reza Nasooti (yes there is such a designation) is usually on hand to assist in tea selection and after sniffing a few different choices…
Chef Mark Filatow Waterfront Wines Kelowna
#ccc2013 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here is the scoop from Chef Mark Filatow Waterfront Wines Kelowna. What was your first food memory? The smell of my Mom’s soups simmering on the stove What was…
Chef Eden Hrabec Crazyweed Kitchen Canmore
#ccc2013 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here are the answers from Chef Eden Hrabec Crazyweed Kitchen in Canmore. What was your first food memory? Really so many. My mom was always cooking at home…
Chef Marc St. Jacques Auberge Du Pommier Toronto
#ccc2013 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here is the scoop from Chef Marc St. Jacques Auberge Du Pommier Toronto. What was your first food memory? Picking vegetables in my grandparents’ garden in Guelph, Ontario….
Chef Daren Bergeron Fou D’Ici Montreal
#ccc2013 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here we check in with Chef Daren Bergeron from Fou D’Ici Montreal. What was your first food memory? Perogies What was in your elementary school lunch kit? Bologna…
Chef Nathin Bye Wildflower Edmonton
#ccc2013 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here are the answers from Chef Nathin Bye Wildflower Edmonton. What was your first food memory? Making a one bowl chocolate cake with my mom, and pickling with my…
Books to Cook Sunday Supper with Okanagan Artisans and Author Jennifer Schell
Sunday Supper: Company’s Coming Jennifer Schell and The Butcher, the Baker, the Wine & Cheese Maker Sunday, February 24, 5:00 p.m. Food and wine columnist, Jennifer Schell, joins us on this evening, and brings along a few companions from the Okanagan Valley. A beautiful book with over 160 recipes and stories contributed by some of the Okanagan Valley’s…
Chef Jamie Stunt Oz Kafe Ottawa
#ccc2013 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here are the answers from Chef Jamie Stunt from the Oz Kafe in Ottawa. Where did you first learn to cook? I went to high school really close to my…
Chef Milton Rebello Saskatchewan Radison Regina
#ccc2013 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here are the answers from Chef Milton Rebello from the Sakatchewan Radison in Regina. Where did you first learn to cook? At home…I was inspired by my…
Chef Darren Craddock Riverside Country Club Saskatoon
#ccc2013 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Chef Craddock reports in below. What was your first food memory? Cooking breakfast with my dad on Sunday mornings What was in your elementary school lunch kit?…
Chef Shaun Hussey Chinched Bistro St. John’s
#ccc2013 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 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 Shaun Hussey from Chinched Bistro in S. John’s. What was your first food memory? Eating a delicious ripe mango What was…
Dine Out Vancouver Menu Extended + For the LOVE of Food Valentine’s Day Menu
Successful $28 & $38 three course Dine Out menus extended + For the LOVE of Food Valentine’s Day menu. If you weren’t able to make it into Edible Canada for Dine Out Vancouver before it ends February 3 (or you were and you need to enjoy it again), you’re in luck! Chef Greg Reid has…
Slideluck Vancouver
February 2, 2013 – 9 pm Slideluck is a New York City-based, non-profit arts organization that provides an opportunity for artists and arts-appreciators to gather around food, friends, artwork and music for an unforgettable night. http://slideluckvancouver.eventbrite.ca/ Event Details New York, London, São Paolo, Milan, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Chicago, Mexico City, Nairobi, Copenhagen, Toronto, Paris, Rome,…
