Great Canadian Kitchen Party Q + A Chef Scott Korzack

Chef Scott Korzack Bacaro Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead-up to the Canadian Culinary Championship and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place on November 24, 2022, at the Westin. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here are the results from Chef…

Great Canadian Kitchen Party Q + A Chef Sandy Chen

Chef Sandy Chen Archer Dining Vancouver Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead-up to the Canadian Culinary Championship and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place on November 24, 2022, at the Westin. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here are the results…

Chai Latte Cupcakes

Chai Latte Cupcakes from the Luxe Baker Alina Fintineanu is a competed in season five of The Great Canadian Baking Show. Since her season aired, she has spent time perfecting new original recipes, including her Chai Latte Cupcakes. Made with chai-infused milk and buttercream, this will be your new go-to baking project when you must…

Cornucopia Whistler in Full Swing

Whistler’s favourite food and drink festival has always been Cornucopia Whistler Whistler is in full swing until November 20 with new events and experiences November 25 – 27, 2022 for Cornucopia Whistler. We might make it up there for the final weekend, what about you? Scroll down for events available on that last weekend, and…

Canada’s Great Kitchen Party

Regional Qualifier for The Canadian Culinary Championships, Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Vancouver’s chefs are gearing up for the hottest Culinary Competition in the country, Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Vancouver, which will also raise funds to provide Canadian youth the opportunity to be extraordinary in sport, music, and food. Over 17 million dollars has been raised…

This Sandwich, That Beer: Movember Edition

Meatball Throwdown at The American Chefs Mike McClintock and Doug Stephen are hosting a special meatball and beer throwdown in November at The American, with proceeds benefiting Movember, in support of mental health initiatives, testicular and prostate cancer research. This Sandwich, That Beer: Movember Edition. On November 12, 2022, six chefs and six breweries are…

The Cheese and Meat Festival Returns to Vancouver

The Cheese and Meat Festival Showcases the Best Local Producers The deliciously indulgent Cheese and Meat Festival returns to The Pipe Shop this year, bringing an array of BC and the Pacific Northwest’s finest flavours on November 5th. Explore and connect with the best of BC’s local food and drink producers and discover some new…

Air Canada Announces Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2022

Restaurant 20 Victoria in Toronto Named Canada’s Best New Restaurant After a brief hiatus, Air Canada enRoute is thrilled to present the anticipated Top 10 list of Canada’s Best New Restaurants, with Toronto’s Restaurant 20 Victoria taking the number one spot. Led by chef Julie Hyde, Restaurant 20 Victoria features an upfront bar area for…

MICHELIN Guide Honours Botanist Restaurant and Bar

Botanist Bar Awarded Michelin Exceptional Cocktail Award The first edition of the MICHELIN Guide Vancouver has been revealed, honouring Botanist Bar with the ‘Exceptional Cocktail Award’, along with recognizing Fairmont Pacific Rim, Botanist and The Lobby Lounge & RawBar at the Star Reveal Gala held in Vancouver on Thursday, October 27. Botanist Bar is home to the country’s…

From Farms to Forks

Farm to Forks for Growing Chefs One of Growing Chefs’ first classroom volunteers and past board member, Chef Andrea Carlson is among the winners of the coveted Michelin Stars handed out this week in Vancouver! Congratulations Chef! She is one of the chefs for this very limited-seated dinner. Only twenty tickets for this year’s From…

Vancouver Michelin Guide

Vancouver just discovered the restaurants that make up its first MICHELIN Guide selection Vancouver Michelin Guide is officially here as eight restaurants earned one-MICHELIN-Star distinction and twelve received Bib Gourmands. The full selection, including Recommended eateries, totals sixty restaurants. Our coverage on the announcement of the incoming guide is HERE. “Our teams of inspectors genuinely savored…

Douce Diner Private Events and Catering

Douce Diner Launches “Douce After Dark” Evening Private Event Bookings and Off-Site Catering ***NEWS FLASH!*** Fellow Les Dames d’Escoffier member, Dame Chef Dawn Doucette and her superb Douce Diner have expanded their offering to include evening private bookings and off-site catering with ‘Douce After Dark’. Release Courtesy of SMC Communications. Douce Diner at 1490 Pemberton Avenue…

PetSmart Halloween For Pets

Treat Your Pet with PetSmart this Halloween If you’ve been following us on social media, you may have noticed the appearance of a large orange cat named Cheerio. Our friend Lara became allergic to this sweet thing, and we’ve been looking after him so she can breathe easily again. I can’t believe the entertainment he…

BC Craft Brewers Conference November 8 & 9, 2022

BC Craft Brewers Conference in New Westminster is less than one month away The BC Craft Brewers Conference, aka BC Beer Con, hosted by the BC Craft Brewers Guild and presented by Great Little Box Co / Ideon Packaging is less than one month away. The conference will bring together key stakeholders from the BC…

Kitchen Tools – Zwilling Z-Cut

Get Cooking with the Zwilling Z-Cut How’s your fall cooking coming along? I’m finding pumpkin on my mind, pork roasts, and fall baking and I am still enjoying all the great fresh produce that’s coming out of the farms and greenhouses because summer is just not finished yet. There are still strawberries coming out of…

EXPLORE BC Peach Farmhouse Ale

Kicking off October’s BC Craft Beer Month with limited-edition EXPLORE BC Peach Farmhouse Ale The EXPLORE BC Beer Peach Farmhouse Ale Series is brought to you by the BC Ale Trail in partnership with Destination BC,  and celebrates the fall season with a new limited-edition craft beer, and special offers to explore the province’s vast…

Leah Patitucci Heads to Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs Competition

Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs  Competition October 5-9 in Mexico City Since winning the Gold Medal and Canada’s Chef Paul Mastalir Award for Kitchen Excellence at the Canadian National Competition last year in October 2021, Leah Patitucci, from Kelowna’s Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, has been waiting for her chance to compete on the international stage. She…

Joy of Feeding UBC Farm

Chefs show their roots at the UBC Farm Sunday, October 2 the sun was shining and UBC Farm was looking fine, ready to host the guests for the Joy of Feeding. I’d been a few years back, I believe five, the last time it took place, and it was a marvelous celebration of cuisine from…

Stacy’s Rise Project™ Launches in Canada to Support Women Entrepreneurs 

Stacy’s Rise Project™ Launches in Canada to Support Women Entrepreneurs  Applications open today for the opportunity to be one of four women running small businesses who will be awarded a $15,000 CAD grant and access to a mentorship program with leadership from PepsiCo Foods Canada and Frito-Lay  As a woman-founded business, the Stacy’s brand believes…

La Grande Festa

Superior Italian Food and Premium Italian Wines The Italian Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 30 years of Italian excellence in Western Canada with La Grande Festa. The evening begins with an open-bar Prosecco Reception with Bottega Prosecco by Stile Brands, paired with Grana Padano DOP by Bosa Foods. Antipasto “Patè di Trota” Limoncello marinated trout,…