Days are chilly, nights are darker now, but Siena Restaurant is looking on the bright side by celebrating the tasty fungi that appear when the summer ends. From October 14th to 26th, the South Granville favourite will showcase the flavour and versatility of mushrooms with a special three-course menu. Siena Chef Jessica Howery has created…
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Food Waste It’s Concerning! OCT 7
Tacofino Commissary Food Truck on site – free dinner! Using Recovered and Not Fit For Retail produce Do you know how much food gets dumped just because of a we blemish or because it has a less than ideal shape? Learn about food rescue and enjoy a free dinner made with some almost perfect food….
The Feast Worldwide Vancouver
Saturday, 18 October 2014 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT) Tickets $5 LOCAL FOOD. LOCAL TALK. GLOBAL MOVEMENT Calling all foodies, entrepreneurs, changemakers, and generally awe-inspiring folks! The Feast Worldwide is a day of global dinner parties in 40+ cities across 6 continents. The goal? To spark collaboration that drives local entrepreneurs and social…
CONTEST CLOSED $450 #Giveaway for Vancouver Home + Design Show
Congrats to Tessa! The Vancouver Home + Design Show is where it all comes together for any home improvement project! GIVEAWAY Save More Plumbing Hand Shower Rail – $200 value Noir Lash Lounge Full Lash Set – $100 value Aspen Clean House Cleaning Kit – $75 value 5 tickets to the Show adult tickets – $75 value…
Made From Scratch Eat Plan Learn
Made From Scratch October 5th #Vancouver Hawkers Market – Invigorating Local Food Culture Sunday, 5 October 2014 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (PDT) Vancouver, BC Made From Scratch is a new local space by Hawkers Market, focusing on a family style event with Food Workshops, Folk Music, Kid Friendly entertainment, Food Trucks, Long Table…
Hawkers Market
Hawkers Market returns OCTOBER 4TH with Loud Music by BESTiE & MAUSIKI. Stay tuned for loads of details to come! FOOD IS THE NEW ROCK #hawkersmarket #BESTiE MUSIC LINEUP! DJ CITO – DJ SETS – 4pm – 9pm Mausiki – 10pm – 11pm BESTiE 11pm – Midnight! 19+ Event
Neighbour Savour Village Vancouver’s 5th annual community potluck for 300
As part of the Vancouver Sustenance Festival Village Vancouver hosts this fab potluck at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street on Monday October 6 (6-9pm). Village Vancouver’s fabulous 5th annual zero waste city-wide community potluck celebration for 300: Neighbour Savour. Live Local Music. Community Group info tables. Kids area and activities. Seed Library and Seed Swap. Pay-it-Forward Gift Exchange (consider bringing something…
Vancouver’s Sustenance Festival Connects Communities October 5-19, 2014
Art, Culture, Food and Sustainability – Making Connections, Building Relationships From October 5 until October 19, 2014 Vancouver’s Sustenance Festival focuses on making connections in your communities through a series of events focused on food from foraging to preservation and everything in between. This city-wide festival includes everything from food inspired art exhibits to local…
Community Voice on Food Issues in Hastings Sunrise: A Dialogue in Action
FREE EVENT – Community Voice on Food Issues in Hastings Sunrise: A Dialogue in Action Hastings-Sunrise Community Food Network Location: Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, 2425 Oxford Street Date: Tuesday, October 7 (5-8pm) FREE TICKETS – Dinner and Childminding provided! Onsite the Tacofino Food Truck preparing dinner mostly from recovered food. Description: A town hall style gathering with a panel…
Yotam Ottlonenghi Plenty More
Sponsored in part by the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, Congregation Beth Israel and the Israel Consulate General of Toronto and Western Canada and hosted in partnership with Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks. On Tuesday Oct 21 7:30pm Host: Simi Sara, CKNW radio host $60, includes copy of Plenty More and light reception Buy tickets online…
Cocktails & Conversation with Yotam Ottolenghi
As part of the Jewish Book Festival on Tuesday Oct 21 at 6:30pm Yotam Ottonlenghi will mix and mingle at a meet and greet that will certainly attract all of Vancouver’s true cooks and food lovers. $150, includes a signed copy of his newest book, Plenty More, hors d’ oeuvres and beverages. Space is extremely…
CONTEST CLOSED #GIVEAWAY $150+ Soup Sisters & Broth Brothers Cookbook and Launch Tickets
CONTEST CLOSED In honour of this awesome cookbook we are doing a giveaway for 2 Tickets for the event and a copy of the Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers Cookbook as well as the original Soup Sisters Cookbook! Worth over $150! a Rafflecopter giveaway Enjoy fantastic soups prepared by celebrity chefs and pick up your…
Bimini’s Oktoberfest
Thursday, October 2nd at 7:00 pm the Bimini hosts a German Oktoberfest party with host and manager Natalie Schulz, a true German who spent 24 years in the Oktoberfest capital of the world = Munich! They are celebrating with a live German Band “Peter Paulus and the Rheinlander Band” and Chefs Jeffery Young and Tabitha Ramsey…
Rain Hair Salon
I’ve been a bit of a wanderer of late when it comes to getting my hair done. I’ve even been doing some amateur dye jobs at home, which sort of work for tiny touch up, but this hair of mine has been in real need of a complete in-salon full cut, colour, condition and style for…
The August Jack and Howe Sound Brewing
On Wednesday, October 1st the August Jack is serving 4 delicious courses expertly paired with 4 Howe Sound Brewing craft beers for $50 + tax & gratuity. Call 604 428 0075 or email Chris@TheAugustJack.com for reservations. Howe Sound Beer Pairing Menu: First Course: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, Lemon Horseradish Cream, Toasted Pumpkin Seeds. {Pairing: Howe…
Grace Kennedy’s Caribbean Jerk Sauce
The summer doesn’t have to end with the official day of fall. We BBQ all year as it’s our go to for quick dinners. In fact I think we’re due for more propane right now! This summer we tested out some new sauces from Grace Kennedy and have now worked our way through the entire…
TEDx Vancouver 2014
This year’s theme for TED is TILT. It’s all about shifting perspectives, and getting out of your comfort zone! What is TEDx? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers…
Grocery Innovations Canada Most Innovative Products
The results are out and we can’t wait to give these winners a try! GLV Top 10 Most Innovative Product Competition Winners This year’s competition for most innovative products was a tight competition with so many cutting edge and unique products in both the New Product Showcase as well as local products from the Choose…
B.C. vs. World: Bottle Royale Dinner
Cibo General Manager/Sommelier Robert Stelmachuk and Executive Chef Faizal Kassam will share the stage with one of Vancouver’s preeminent wine personalities,Kurtis Kolt, as they host the B.C. vs. World Bottle Royale Dinner. Named the Sommelier of the Year at the 2010 Vancouver International Wine Festival and one ofWestern Living Magazine’s Top 40 Foodies Under 40, Kolt is a local wine critic, consultant and…
#CONTEST WIN $75 Gift Basket from #EatWellDoGood @NaturesPath
This giveaway is in honour of Thursday October 2nd, Nature’s Path 6th annual Eat Well Do Good Foodraiser in support of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. To win the gift basket. 1) Comment on this post as to your favourite breakfast 2) Follow @goodlifevan on twitter 3) Tweet “RT to #win $75 Gift Basket @GoodLifeVan @NaturesPath #EatWelldoGood…
