Create delicious fare featuring locally sourced BC ingredients. Discover which BC wines are best paired with gourmet treats such as Qualicum Bay shrimp salad, BC cowboy barbecued short ribs with thyme-glazed corn on the cob, pan-seared Fraser Valley duck breast with ambrosia apple sauce, and brown butter raspberry tartlet. Turn your next meal at home into a memorable culinary experience with BC grown wines and food products. Standard Fee: $450 includes course materials, a chef’s apron and four multi-course meals. Click here to view a sample course outline. Available Sessions Jul 2-Jul 5 4 sessions T, W, Th, F 5:30pm-8:30pm Food, Nutrition and Health Building (UBC…
Author: Cassandra Anderton
Khatsahlano Arts and Music Festival I’ve been visiting restaurants on Vancouver’s 4th Avenue to find out what they will be doing for the upcoming July 13 Khatshalano Festival and found a few new ones I worth checking out. Tractor Healthy Everyday Foods has opened at 1903 West 4th and serves a range of fresh and healthy salads, sandwiches, soups and stews in a informal cafeteria-style format. I loved their beet and green bean salad, beef stew and gluten-free chocolate cookies Further west Peaceful Restaurant is now open at Balsam and West 4th and features dishes from Northern China such hand-crafted…
Tucked just around the corner of 4th Avenue at Vine in Kitsilano is a gorgeous little coffee shop with espresso from Fernwood Coffee, delicious freshly baked goodies from Little Nest and The Gluten Free Epicurean and home made soups, salads and sandwiches. 100% independent and 100% friendly this little spot has just started offering Banh Mi, a Vietnamese Sub with pickled carrot and daikon, sliced cucumber, cilantro house made Sriracha Mayo and a choice of Peckinpah’s pulled pork or a vegetarian option and served up with Trader Joe’s Ridge Cut Chips. Gluten free choice include fritters, cookies, loaves and fritters and there’s a patio outside if…
Coffee lovers! Head to WE Coffee Roasters at 1696 Robson Street for a DRINK OFF event on Saturday June 29 From Noon – 4 pm stop in to test your WE Coffee tasting skills guess which coffee is WE! There are prices for all participants and all get to be entered into a grand prize draw, to win 1 week of free coffee from WE !!! https://www.facebook.com/WECoffeeRoasters https://twitter.com/WECoffeeInc
Kitsilano’s Las Margaritas is one of the oldest restaurants in the area. Home to food that is a combo of Mexican and Californian influence, it is a fun spot with lots of different tequilas, in fact the biggest collection we know of in British Columbia. I’d go ahead and customize your margarita with an upgrade. There’s a patio that can fit 60 and the staff is super friendly. Salsa and chips arrive as you do. We stopped in for a Saturday night and found the Cochinita Pibil tacos to be the best bet, oven roasted Achiote marinated pork, oven roasted in a…
3rd Annual Joy of Feeding Date: June 30th, 2013 Time: 1-4pm Location: UBC Farm Cost: Tickets are $50 and include a recipe book with each cook’s story and family recipe. Children 13 and under are free with their parent or guardian’s ticket purchase. Join us at the UBC Farm to celebrate and enjoy comfort foods cooked from the heart. Sixteen home cooks of different ethnic backgrounds offer you tastes of their family recipes at this 3rd annual international food fair and UBC Farm fundraiser. This all-ages event features children’s activities, multi-cultural beats and delicious dishes – all against the backdrop of the beautiful UBC Farm landscape. What could be better…
White Spot is celebrating their 85th Anniversary by bringing back some all-time favs until July 13, 2013. The classic recipes date back to when Nat Bailey, their founder started it all. Head to any location to try the delicious Chicken Pick’ns from its first location on Granville Street in Vancouver the Meatloaf Dinner, original BBQ Chicken Sandwich and Triple Triple three-patty burger. Finish your meal off with Bumbleberry Pie or the Nat Bailey ‘Adult’ Shake with Bailey’s and Amaretto. “For many British Columbians, White Spot is a home away from home,” says Warren Erhart, president of White Spot. “As the overwhelming number of guest stories attest, I’m proud to say we’ve become part of the…
Chefs Steve Kuan and Clement Chan are behind the magic at Le Tigre Food Truck, an innovative Asian dining concept that travels the streets of Vancouver. They serve up dishes such as the incredibly tasty Kick Ass Rice, a dish of fried rice with sake, dashi, poached egg and a choice of braised pork belly of popcorn chicken and Infamous Beet Fries, chunks of roasted beets toasted in potato starch and served with a wonderful spicey mayo. Also try the Finger Licken Chicken, chicken karaage with a crisp exterior and juicy interior with a bit of a quick and the Pork…
Published in Vancouver Island Style Magazine: For those who take culinary travel seriously, the annual Cayman Island Cookout is a weekend that you will want to add to the top of your bucket list. Held each January and hosted by Chef Eric Ripert at the Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman, the hotel where his restaurant Blue is located, this series of events is full of demos and dinners taught by celebrity guest chefs, most notably Anthony Bourdain and Jose Andres. The cookout is jam packed with culinary demos, wine tastings, cocktail events, barbeque and chefs dinners; two days of full on drinking, dining and entertainment along…
The meaty aromas coming from a strange looking tank-like fixture at the Winter Farmers Market is what first attracted me to the Chili Tank, but vegetarians fear not, there’s a veggie version too. The tank is an actual military soup kitchen that was found in Germany and shipped to Canada and can be heated with wood,propane or diesel. The tank can be found at events around the Lower Mainland and will be at the Khatsahlano Music + Arts Festival serving up soups and chilis made with fresh, local produce. The serving bowls and utensils are biodegradable and they use a green…
I have a friend, a food writer and editor, who comes to Vancouver, struts to Granville Island at what seems to me as the crack of dawn to wait, and not so patiently, for the white chocolate blueberry bread from Terra Breads. I myself covet the veggie sandwich and the Foccacia and, truth be told, any of the bakery’s breads, especially those involving olives. Terra Breads was one of Vancouver’s first massively magic bakeries that revealed themselves to me, changing my impression on bread thereafter. I am at one of their locations at least once a week and highly recommend…
This week Vancouver got a little more thunder from down under with the arrival of The Aussie Pie Guy food truck, currently in front of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in the 600 block of Hamilton Street near Georgia. The truck has sweet and savoury individual pies such as the Veggie Pie with potato, eggplant, zucchini, red pepper and onion and the Aussie Pie with BC beef and pepper gravy made with Howe Sound Rail Ale. There’s also a Brekkie pie with bacon, eggs and cheddar, vegan and gluten-free options and plans to add sausage rolls along with daily specials. There…
(Nanoose Bay, BC) – On Saturday July 20, 2013 from 11 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Nanoose Bay’s Northwest Bay Ranch, home to Seafood4Life, will host a family-friendly crab feast. Tickets are $30.00 inclusive per person and include a plate of Dungeness crab straight from the ocean with corn on the cob, coleslaw and bread roll accompanied with live music from The Centaurs. Free hot-dogs, lemonade and hayrides are available for children under 12 provided they are accompanied with an adult ticket-holder. Ticket-holders, 19 years and older can also enjoy the on-site beer and wine garden where refreshments from Longwood Brewery…
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 sandwich, but along with these offerings, and what is the real star of this show is, is their vast array of fresh salads all laid out before your eyes ready to be scooped up and served within an instant. The premise of Tractor is fresh,…
From the GLV archive: June 2013. BiBo’s Kitsilano location closed in 2022. This article describes the former restaurant at 1835 West 4th Avenue. 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 Proscuitto and with Fontina, Radiccio and Grilled Vegetables and there are a multitude of fresh pastas including their amazing house-made Lasagne. For…
A fond farewell to Fable Kitchen in Kitsilano, which closed September 20, 2026, and where to find Fable Bar & Grill on Richards Street.
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It’s the second season of World’s Weirdest Restaurants. Perfect time to catch up with Bob Blumer. What was in your elementary school lunch kit? Egg salad sandwiches Where did you first learn to cook? I taught myself in college so that I could eat beyond my means Did you attend culinary school – if so, where? no What is your favourite ethnic cuisine? I’ve never met one I didn’t love What are the most essential tools for cooking? Passion and love Do you have an unforgettable taste combination? Chocolate cake and cabernet Ingredient you can’t get enough of? Prosciutto What…
Mosaic has happily jumped on the spot prawn trend and Executive Chef Thomas Heinrich has done a spectacular job of showcasing these local Ocean Wise beauties. The tasting menu is $45 without wine pairings and $65 with more than generous portions. Chef Heinrich spoiled us with a few extras the first being an gorgeous Spring Creek Beef Carpaccio with a 64 degree sous vide egg, a dash of smoked olive oil, fried capers, horseradish aioli, some pea greens, and chives. He also generously added a colourful Seared Baya Scallop dish served with a smear of green garlic grits a nice accent…
We’ll collect some BC Spot Prawn dishes from restaurants and home cooks around Vancouver. Anything to add? Email me at cassandra at goodlifevancouver dot com. Le Gavroche – FRESH, LOCAL, SEASONAL UNTIL MAY 30TH Spot Prawn Ceviche & Prawn Cracker Sous Vide Chicken Breast stuffed with Spot Prawns & Citrus Vinaigrette Green Apple Souffle LE GAVROCHE MODERNE – 1616 ALBERNI STREET – 604 685 3924 INFO@LEGAVROCHE.CA – LEGAVROCHE.CA Vancouver Spot Prawn Boil Fishermen’s Wharf Cibo – Spot Prawn Fritti Tableau – Tete a Tete Party – Washington Spot Prawn Boil – BC Season was late. Spot Prawn Dinner Rocky Creek Winery…
