The month of August marks many British Columbians’ favourite time of year – blissful summer! BC Liquor Stores celebrates the rich abundance of our local vineyards by showcasing the wines of British Columbia in over 100 store locations. In support of this promotion, the Wines of British Columbia will host a total of five special events in Signature BC Liquor Stores throughout the month. 39th & Cambie is home to two Demonstration Cooking classes, featuring the home-grown BC VQA wines as presented by WestEnder’s Wine Columnist Kurtis Kolt in cooperation with some of Vancouver’s most enviro-savvy chefs, co-presenting to an…
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Presented by A Loving SpoonfulIn honour of John Oliver Ritchie Foundation Join us on the 35th floor for Dinner, Wine, Silent Auction and the best view of the 2013 Celebration of Light Fireworks! Tickets only $140.00! Only 80 tickets available! Check here to reserve your ticket TODAY! Date: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 – 6:30 pm Location: Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites 1763 Comox Street, Vancouver, BC Complimentary Parking Available: Map & Directions Tickets: $140.00 Click here to buy tickets Phone: 604.682.6325 Follow on Twitter@alovingspoonful
THE AUGUST JACK EXPERTLY PAIRS TAPAS AND CRAFT BEER IN KITSILANO NEW Vancouver restaurant aims to bring Foodies and Craft-Beer Enthusiasts together PACIFIC NORTHWEST TAPAS MENU For Chef Benjamin Curtis organic and sustainable are very important concepts. The August Jack’s menu consists of locally sourced ingredients and farm-direct ordering across the board. Chef Benjamin’s extensive Craft Beer knowledge paired with a wealth of experience in Pacific Northwest culinary style make The August Jack a one-of-a-kind dining experience. CRAFT BEER PORTFOLIO The August Jack will offer a diverse tap and bottle line-up of regional as well as international Craft Beers including:…
There are a few restaurant patios on Robson Street, but unless you are in the know you would probably miss that of Cafe Il Nido, tucked just off the main drag at 780 Thurlow Street, and that would be a shame. Opened in 1988 and still very relevant, this Italian gem serves up dishes based on Northern Italian cooking using many locally sourced ingredients and a few accents not usually found in the boot-shaped country. Open from lunch Monday to Friday from 11:30-2:30 pm and dinner Monday to Saturday at 5:30 pm, Cafe Il Nido can seat up to seventy…
Mark Taylor, owner of Siena, is pleased to announce that Jessica Howery has accepted the position of Executive Chef at his South Granville neighbourhood restaurant. Both worked together at his previous venture, the award-winning CRU Restaurant. Mark considers her to be one of the top up-and-coming talents on the highly competitive Vancouver culinary scene. Raised in Pender Harbour, Jessica recognized early that food was her calling. She graduated from VCC’s Culinary Arts program in 2006, earning both the Student of the Year and the Centennial Food Service Award along the way. After graduation she continued to stand out among her…
house wine and the Harmony Arts Festival presented by Odlum Brown Limited and Park Royal are proud to present the 3rd annual BEST of the WEST. On Wednesday August 7th, thirteen of the North Shore’s best restaurants will be paired with thirteen BC wineries and tasked with creating the perfect complementary dish. The evening’s guests will vote on their favourite pairing, with the winning restaurant and winery team crowned BEST of the WEST for 2013. Date: Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: The Pier at the foot of 14th St, West Vancouver Cost: $100 Click here for more details & tickets.
PR – $10,000 prize for the future star of Canada’s culinary scene Hawksworth Restaurant is proud to announce the inaugural Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship competition. Ten future culinary stars from across Canada have the chance to win a life-changing grand prize and the opportunity to showcase their skills to Canada’s most revered chefs and critics. The Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship program is a non-profit culinary foundation created to provide a platform for talented young Canadian chefs to get a head start in their career. The winner of the inaugural 2013 Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship will receive a $10,000 bursary and…
July 30, 2013 6:30 pm – 6:30 pm CedarCreek Estate Winery, Kelowna, BC https://visainfinite.ca/ Join Chef David Hawksworth at CedarCreek Estate Winery for a celebration of the best of BC wine and food. Vancouver Magazine has named Hawksworth Chef of the Year for two years running, while also twice bestowing Restaurant of the Year honours to his Hawksworth Restaurant. Now, he brings his passion, formidable skills, and considerable charm to the Okanagan for an evening at CedarCreek’s Vineyard Pavilion, exclusively for Visa Infinite cardholders. As forerunners of the Okanagan industry, the family-owned CedarCreek Estate Winery is known for creating some of…
September 13, 2013 – Spirit Ridge Vineyard Resort & Spa, Osoyoos, BC Join us for an incomparable weekend celebrating the best of BC wine country, Friday September 13 to Sunday, September 15, 2013. Surrounded by the natural beauty and prime terroir of the South Okanagan Valley, you’ll enjoy a unique collection of exceptional experiences, exclusively for Visa Infinite cardholders. Your weekend commences Friday evening at Burrowing Owl Estate Winery’s Sonora Room Restaurant with Chef Brock Bowes, featuring guest Chefs Ned Bell (YEW), Trevor Bird (Fable Kitchen), Mark Filatow (Waterfront Restaurant) and Justin Leboe (Model Milk). As the chefs collaborate under the…
MARC & MARC AT TINHORN CREEK VINEYARDS OKANAGAN VALLEY September 27, 2013 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, Oliver, BC https://visainfinite.ca/ Join Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Champions Chefs Marc St. Jacques and Marc Lepine at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards’ Miradoro Restaurant for an unforgettable evening of culinary creativity, exclusively for Visa Infinite cardholders. Gold Medal Plates celebrates excellence in Canadian cookery, arts, and athletic achievement, raising funds and support for elite Canadian athletes. Chef Marc St. Jacques of Toronto’s Auberge du Pommier is the 2013 Gold Medal Chef; in 2012, Chef Marc Lepine of Atelier in Ottawa won the…
For the 2013 Chefs Across The Water event, Hastings House Country House Hotel is proud to welcome Chef Denis Cotter to prepare a five course dinner in our Hastings House Dining Room Sept 30th. Denis Cotter is the creator of an original and unique style of meat-free cuisine, showcased in his restaurant, Cafe Paradiso, in Cork, Ireland, and in his four acclaimed cookbooks, including ‘Paradiso Seasons’, awarded best vegetarian cookbook in the world in 2004, and his latest ‘for the love of food’, published by Harper Collins in Canada in 2011. He is also an experienced cookery teacher and consultant,…
PR – Canada’s original Top Chef Dale MacKay returns to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; offering modern Canadian comfort food Chef Dale MacKay – Saskatoon native and Canada’s original Top Chef Canada Winner, today announces the late summer 2013 opening of Ayden Kitchen & Bar in downtown Saskatoon. Situated in the beautiful, three-story brick McLean heritage building located at 265 3rd Avenue South, the ‘modern Canadian comfort food’ restaurant and bar space promises a large dining room and bar, a private dining/party room, fair-weather patio, huge catering kitchen, and an adjoining new-old-fashioned fresh market. The market, adjoining the restaurant but with its own storefront,…
On Sunday August 11th, Fraser Common Farm will be hosting a farm dinner created by Chef Chris Whittaker from Forage, and we would like to invite you to be our guests. Proceeds from the five course meal will be going to create an education/meeting space at the farm. Nestled in the Fraser Valley, Fraser Common has been committed to providing social and educational experiences for more than thirty years, and we would like to ask for your help so that we may continue that vision. Upon arrival you will receive a tour of the fields and will be assisting Chef Whittaker…
Many of the famous food trucks in the Lower Mainland will be rolling into the heart of Downtown New West on Saturday, August 10th for the first ever Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest. Presented by Trapp + Holbrook, Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Association (BIA) and the City of New Westminster, this highly anticipated event will feature beer gardens, live entertainment, and an assortment of delicious food on Columbia Street between 4th Street and 6th Street from 3 pm to 9 pm. The City of New Westminster is closing the street to accommodate 15 to 20 food trucks, among the…
Feast in the Mountains showcases BC’s culinary bounty by transforming Whistler’s Olympic Plaza into a roaming gourmet sampling of local foods prepared by Whistler’s best dining establishments. Spend a summer’s afternoon amidst BC’s Coastal Mountains, meander the park and savour the creations of BC’s best. Feast in the Mountains raises funds for FarmFolk/CityFolk and WAG, Whistler’s Animal Shelter. FarmFolk/CityFolk’s work includes protecting farmland, researching alternative methods of farmland tenure, securing organic seed for BC farmers, and promoting ‘eat local’ educational programs. WAG’s (Whistler Animals Galore) goal has been to improve the lives of animals through education, advocacy, and medical care. For over 25…
PR – FORAGE CREATES SUMMER ON A PLATE Forage is well established as Vancouver’s quintessential local restaurant, with the first deliveries of wild BC spot prawns, Fraser Valley nettles, asparagus and berries and Okanagan fruit. These delectables are all part of Chef Chris Whittaker’s updated menu, featuring such dishes as… smoked Peace Country lamb ribs (shown pictured), pickled radishes, foraged green chimichurri $15 Dungeness crab and new potato perogies, horseradish crema, pickled romaine, green onion purée $16 stinging nettle and biodynamic Carnaroli risotto, Golden Ears brie, roasted hazelnut and nettle pesto, pea tips $12 Reserve your “backyard” picnic table now at…
BULL’S-EYE CANADIAN NATIONAL BBQ CHAMPIONSHIPS SETS THE STAGE FOR A FOOD-FILLED WEEKEND IN WHISTLER, AUGUST 2-4 Winemaker’s Dinner, Mountain Top BBQ Series, And Araxi Longtable Round Out Three Days of Gastro-Fabulous Events Never has the culinary scene at Whistler Blackcomb been more widely celebrated than it will be this August long weekend. From August 2 to 4, 2013 Whistler will play host to the first Winemaker’s Dinner of the season, the Mountain Top BBQ Series on Whistler Mountain, the Araxi Longtable event at Lost Lake, and at the centre of it all, the BULL’S-EYE Canadian National BBQ Championships. The Bull’s-Eye…
Neapolitan Pizza has finally hit Vancouver and the city has at least a dozen or so places that are serving the authentic pies that adhere to the strict standards required. There is in fact an Association of Neapolitan Pizzaiuoli, a governing body that teaches the craft of Neapolitan pizza making and certifies pizzerias as true Neapolitan Pizzerias. Roberto Caporuscio is the current US President of the association. Previously a cheesemaker, Caporuscio trained in Naples and now calls New York home. He’s the chef at two restaurants In New York that have been rated “#1 in Pizza in New York” by…
PR – The Chef. The Fisherman. The History. For 25 years, Delilah’s Restaurant & Bar in Vancouver’s West End charmed local diners and visitors alike with opulent décor, a price fixe menu and a famous martini list. This August, the iconic space will be reborn with a brand new focus on fresh, casual food, courtesy of chef Daryle Ryo Nagata and third-generation fisherman Paul Puratich. The partners share a serious passion for good food. “Our friendship revolves around food,” said Nagata. “We both love taking the best of local, seasonal ingredients and turning them into tasty, mouth-watering meals that aren’t…
Araxi Longtable Menu in Stanley Park Announced We are pleased to announce that Chef James Walt has confirmed the menu for the Vancouver Araxi Longtable event, taking place in picturesque Stanley Park on Saturday, July 27th, beginning at 3pm. The Vancouver event is the first of three in the annual summer series, and will feature a striking longtable with a capacity of 300 people, giving guests an opportunity to experience Araxi right in the heart of the city. Chef James, who is well known for working closely with local farmers, ranchers and fishers, will craft an exclusive four-course menu showcasing…
