Presented by FLAVOURS Magazine, festival responds to gluten-free demand
The 11th annual EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival returns to celebrate all things food, entertaining, and culinary travel at BC Place Stadium on May 24, 25 & 26, 2013. EAT! Vancouver is proud to announce its new presenting sponsor, FLAVOURS Magazine.
Headliners on the famous Food Network Celebrity Stage include Spice Goddess Bal Arneson, Anna Olson of Bake with Anna Olson, Chuck Hughes of Chuck’s Week Off, and Vancouver’s favourite Food Concept Architect for Cactus Club Restaurants, Chef Rob Feenie.
| Chuck Hughes Food Network Celebrity Chef |
Rob Feenie Executive Chef, Cactus Restaurants Ltd. |
Bal Arneson The Spice Goddess |
Anna Olson Host of Food Network Canada’s Bake with Anna Olson |
Responding to the demand for more gluten-free exhibitors, EAT! Vancouver will highlight new vendors offering gluten-free options, cooking seminars, etc.
The BC Chef’s Association will present their Culinary Art Show and Competition. The Grand Culinary Salon Competition features dishes from aspiring high school chefs to the professional level. In the Chocolate Competition, chocolate architects use their artistic skills to create decadent masterpieces.
While indulging in over 250 mouth-watering exhibitors, EAT! Vancouver attendees can also learn from experts on the International Culinary Stage and Grapes & Hops Stage and explore culinary travel destinations at the World Culinary Travel Expo. The Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) will return with its popular culinary Classes, where the public can up their cooking game from the school’s culinary instructors.
For all the candy lovers, Regal Confections will be at the festival, delivering interactive presentations on the International Culinary Stage and handing out samples of their deliciously sweet products to festival visitors!
The Bites of Vancouver, Wine, Beer & Spirits Tasting Pavilion, and Cheese Seminars presented by Dairy Farmers of Canada will showcase local restaurant menus, new sips from wine, beer and spirits vendors, and how to prepare best and eat Canadian cheese.
More visitors are expected to attend than ever before over the three-day weekend. Tickets are $16 for adults ($14 online), $14 for seniors, and $9 for youth aged 13-16. All advance ticketholders will be included in a draw to win a Weber barbecue valued at $1000+.
For information and tickets, please visit www.eat-vancouver.com.
About EAT!:
The EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival is Canada’s largest consumer food festival¹, featuring hundreds of food, beverage & kitchen goods exhibitors along with tourist boards, travel suppliers, wineries, breweries, restaurants, cooking demonstrations, wine, beer and cheese seminars, cookbook authors & chef competitions. The three-day festival is attended by culinary and travel enthusiasts, trade and media. More details are available at www.eat-vancouver.com.
Facebook: Facebook.com/eat.vancouver
Twitter: @EAT_Vancouver
About Fulcrum:
Since its launch in 1995, Fulcrum, comprising Fulcrum Media Inc. and Fulcrum Events Inc., has continued to grow by focusing on select industries and providing innovative, measurable solutions for many of Canada’s top packaged goods companies. The company produces industry-leading media properties in convenience, petroleum, car wash, food service, spirits, coffee and tea, and pharmaceutical verticals. Fulcrum’s properties include b2b and b2c magazines, database management, end-user promotions, research, educational conferences, and shows. For more information, visit www.fulcrum.ca.
Source ¹Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
