The First Ever Wakeboard & Music Festival in Osoyoos June 21/23, 2013

Friday – Brent Tyler at Kekuli Bistro at 4PM with a 9PM afterparty at the Sage Pub. Saturday – 10AM to 6PM: Beach party with DJ GLObal at Walnut Beach Resort with VIP watching of the Double Up Pro-Am Competition, burger buffet lunch and wakeboarding for anyone who wants to ride FOLLOWED BY Wassabi Collective…

Friends for Life BBQ and Bake Sale Saturday June 22

Join us at The Diamond Centre for Living for a fun day of community! You can purchase a burger or hot dog, buy baked goods (or donate some), take a tour of the Friend For Life house and visit with friends and your neighbours! We will also be accepting penny donations for the last day…

Tractor – Everyday Healthy Foods

Today’s visit to the freshly opened Tractor at 1903 West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano provided a much needed break from the meat-centric day I had yesterday at Brewery and the Beast, a massive beer and meatfest.  Not that Tractor doesn’t serve meat, as in fact it does have  both a wicked beef stew and beef short rib…

North Shore Folkfest 2013 Complete with Food Vendors

Celebration of Multiculturalism – Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23 Centennial Theatre 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC Time: 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm The North Shore Folkfest Society invites individuals and groups from all cultural backgrounds to join us for this 39th performance celebration. This year, we have something special in the Theatre for you!…

Growing Chefs #deartomyheart EAT GIVE GROWN

Our annual Eat. Give. Grow. Fundraising Campaign is on now! For the month of June, some of British Columbia’s top restaurants will be donating $1 from a menu item to Growing Chefs! The funds will go towards gardening tools, vegetables, and cooking equipment for students participating in our Classroom Gardening and Cooking Program across the province….

Portable Feast at the 1st UBC Farm Campus Market of the season

Wednesday, June 19 | Chef’s Demo:  11:30am to 1:00pm | UBC Farm Campus Market: 11:30am to 1:30pm Outside Irving K Barber Learning Centre, East Mall and Agricultural Road UBC Food Services presents our newest talent, Chef Ian Demuth at this season’s first Portable Feast. See what Chef Ian can do with local, fresh UBC Farm…

Undercover Wine Tasting

YOUR MISSION IS TO INVESTIGATE AND TRACK YOUR FAVORITE “SUMMER SIPPERS Hosted by wine consultant, freelance writer, judge and enthusiast, Kurtis Kolt. Thursday, June 27th Villa Amato Ballroom, 3rd Floor, 88 East 1st Ave (above Mario’s Gelati) Time: 7:00 PM Raymond James|Lionsgate Financial Undercover, a unique, blind wine tasting Tickets $37.00 Group of ten $250.00 Purchase…

The Bibo con Cucina

Featuring REAL Neopolitan Pizza made in the wood-fired oven and unique and authentic Italian products for sale and on the menu, The Bibo is fresh from a renovation and serving lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Sunday and brunch on Saturday and Sunday. At lunch the list of panini is endless with options such as…

Khatsahlano! Music + Art Festival

(KITSILANO, VANCOUVER, BC) – Cassandra Anderton, Kitsilano resident, food writer and publisher of the website Good Life Vancouver, begins the “Count Down to Khatsahlano! Music + Art Festival” campaign today.  Anderton will give attendees of the festival a preview of the food they can expect to devour at the Saturday, July 13, 2013, celebration.  She’ll taste…

Fable Restaurant

Right in the heart of Kitsilano Fable Restaurant delivers fresh, local food with flair.  Chef Trevor Bird and front of house partners Kathy Shleyer and Ron MacGillivray are genuinely invested in their concept of farm to table cuisine.  After a near win on Season 2 of Top Chef Canada, Vancouver fortunately seduced Chef Bird and…

Tourism Ucluelet in Vancouver, BC

West Coast Tourism Destination Embarks on a Cross Canada Road Trip  Who: Tourism Ucluelet invites you to the West Coast through a unique marketing adventure: a promotional Canadian tour from east to west, beginning May 1st in St. John’s, Newfoundland and ending on June 24th in Ucluelet, British Columbia. What: The Tourism Ucluelet team and…

Vancouver Aquarium AquaCamps – Coming this Summer

Looking for an exciting and eye-opening way for your children to enjoy their summer vacation? Children can experience the Aquarium in a whole new way during our July and August summer AquaCamps program. Through hands-on activities, arts and crafts, animal observations and gallery tours, children can learn all about the wonders of aquatic life. Also,…

Father’s Day at Le Parisien

PR News – Come join us on Sunday June 16th to celebrate Dad. We’re offering a free freshly baked croissant for ‘Dear, Old Dad’ for Brunch and for dinner he’ll be able to choose from four premium cuts of steak and sauces at great prices that will surely put a smile on the ‘the old…

Father’s Day Brunch MARKET at Shangri-La Hotel

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. This Father’s Day treat Dad to a savoury 3-course MARKET By Jean-Georges Brunch for just $29.  Fathers will also receive a jar of MARKET by Jean-Georges Signature BBQ sauce with their brunch. Father’s Day Brunch Menu Reservations can be made at 604-695-1115. Book Now! MARKET FATHER’S…

Market Wednesdays at Campagnolo Restaurant

Campagnolo Restaurant is thrilled to welcome back their neighbours for the summer; the farmers and purveyors of The Main Street Station Farmers Market. The Main Street Station Market at Thornton Park opened on Wednesday, June 5. The market runs from 3PM until 7PM every Wednesday until October 2 and is located just steps away from Campagnolo…

SAVOUR SUMMER SUNSETS WITH FRAîCHE’S NEW DINNER SERIES

Now there’s yet another reason to stop, relax and soak up the stunning views and incomparable cuisine at Fraîche: The popular West Vancouver restaurant has unveiled its new Sunset Dinner Series, which launches on the Summer Solstice (June 21) and offers patrons their pick of two prix fixe menus, created by new executive chef, Carol…

Steak dinner at Hamilton Street Grill $12

Roll back your wallet and reserve your table for a throwback to the Nineties as Hamilton Street Grill serves up their Annual Anniversary Steak Month with an 8 oz Certified Angus Sirloin for just $12 –A Father’s Day Tradition There aren’t many restaurants in Vancouver that remain as loved by regulars, on top of the best steakhouse…