In Wednesday’s night’s 9pm ET/8pm PT episode of Food Network’s Canadian original reality competition series Recipe to Riches season two, law clerk Tracey Rigden from Etobicoke, Ontario, was declared the winner of the Cookies and Squares category. As the winner of her category, Tracey will receive $25,000 and her Dulce de Leche Brownies will be a new President’s Choice® brand product – Canada’s number one brand* – available in select Loblaw Companies Limited banner stores across the country starting this weekend. For a list of where President’s Choice® products are sold across Canada, please click here. Tracey’s competition in the…
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Another dull and dreary rainy Vancouver day this past weekend provided a perfect opportunity to sit down in the warm and have a good belly laugh. The outing? She Stoops to Conquer now playing at The Stanley Theatre. Oliver Goldsmith’s bawdy comedy was first performed in London in 1773 and could be compared to a modern day sitcom except live at the theatre it’s much more accessible than anything we watch in our living rooms. The combination of high energy, quick stage changes, amazingly complicated costumes, and some entertaining music tells the tale of the modest Charles Marlow and his travelling…
With the holidays around the corner, there will be many occasions to indulge your sweet tooth. Why not match your favorite treat with the perfect dessert wine? The choices are endless: Port, Sauternes, Sherry, Aussie Muscat and sweet sparkling are just a few examples of the nectar we’ll be serving. You will have a chance to see how different dessert wines pair with an array of desserts crafted by Olivier and Penny Lebeau of Vancouver’s celebrated Patisserie Lebeau. Date: Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 Time: 7:00pm – 9:00 pm Venue: Patisserie Lebeau 1728 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver Cost: $45 (including HST)…
An evening with our distinguished panel to discuss the benefits and challenges of purchasing and eating locally grown food. Also learn how our individual food choices influence the health and long term sustainability of our food system. Alisa Smith – Co-author of The 100 Mile Diet and co-host of The 100 Mile Challenge television series. Peter Ladner – Former Vancouver City Councillor and author of The Urban Food Revolution: Changing the way we Feed Cities. Chef Andrea Carlson – Former Executive Chef from Bishop’s Restaurant and now partner with Harvest, a local food grocer & café. Stephen Gallagher – Farmer at Nathan Creek Organic…
Authored by food and wine columnist Jennifer Schell, the cookbook, The Butcher, The Baker, The Wine & Cheese Maker – An Okanagan Cookbook celebrating the Okanagan’s food culture and cuisine is set to hit bookshelves November 2012. Described by Schell as a “love letter to all who have created, grown and nurtured our special ‘place’ on this earth”, An Okanagan Cookbook explores the stories and the relationships between the land, the food, the people and ultimately the recipes and tastes which reach the table. Each recipe is not just tablespoons of this and cups of that, but a story of…
Whet Kitchen Bar Patio has partnered up with VANEATs.ca for a promotion called #Whetyourappetit, a $30 menu running from Oct 17-Jan 17, 2013. VanEats asked me to preview the tasting menu and post my thoughts. While you may think that heading down to Granville Island is a summer activity and recall all the patios available, once fall and winter hits there are actually also plenty of cosy places to sink into and escape the cold weather. Whet Kitchen + Bar Patio is at the entrance to Granville Island and sees plenty of patio action in the summer, but is also seeing it’s share…
Whet Kitchen Bar Patio has partnered up with VANEATs.ca for a promotion called #Whetyourappetit, a $30 menu running from Oct 17-Jan 17, 2013. VanEats asked me to preview the tasting menu and post my thoughts. While you may think that heading down to Granville Island is a summer activity and recall all the patios available, once fall and winter hits there are actually also plenty of cosy places to sink into and escape the cold weather. Whet Kitchen + Bar Patio is at the entrance to Granville Island and sees plenty of patio action in the summer, but is also seeing it’s share…
Join us for an evening of utter debauchery as Hog Shack celebrates its 2nd year anniversary in conjunction with Oregon’s Rogue Brewing B.C. relaunch with Beerthirst. This will be a celebration of epic proportions. This ain’t your average pub grub beer dinner. Let Chef John Lim Hing’s creations take you on a fierce carnivorous journey with a 5 course dinner never seen before. Each course will be paired with Rogue’s spectacular brew from their Bacon Maple Ale to their colossal Brutal Bitter IPA. Oh yah, we’re also giving away a whole SHWACK of DOOR PRIZES!! $65 Sunday, November 4th, 2012…
THE “PILSNER URQUELL PERFECT PAIRINGS COOKBOOK” MERGES CANADIAN FLAVOURS WITH THE ORIGINAL PILSNER Thirty-eight celebrated chefs from across Canada have contributed their favourite Pilsner Urquell-inspired recipes to a limited edition cookbook designed for the chef-at-home. From Braised Alberta Spring Creek Beef Short Ribs to Haute Poutine with Duck Confit and Quebec Cheese Curds, the PILSNER URQUELL PERFECT PAIRINGS COOKBOOK takes Canadian flavours to new heights by utilizing the rich, full-bodied lager as a recipe component or accompaniment. The cookbook will be available for a small donation at a series of tasting events, along with select participating restaurants, this Fall. All…
November 24 – 7am – 4pm or until sold out! 12740 Trites Rd, (south end), Richmond, BC http://mapq.st/rLcGJM Price: (cash only) $10 for a 20 lb bag, or bring your 5 gal pail To volunteer or sponsor email us: fhkwcinfo@gmail.com Event Updates: www.facebook.com/ fishermenhelpingkidswithcancer Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer is proud to announce their second annual charity herring sale to take place on Saturday, November 24th between 7am and 4 pm (or until sold out!) at the south end of Trites Road in Steveston, Richmond, BC (12740 Trites Road). This sale is open to the public with all proceeds going to the BC…
TAP INTO GOOD TIMES AT THE WINE BAR There’s a new ‘baby’ in the Provence Restaurant family. Starting at the end of October, construction begins on a new space at Provence Marinaside – The Wine Bar. A separate casual dining space; The Wine Bar takes over the space that formerly included Marinaside’s entrance foyer, antipasti case and small ‘room with a view.’ Designed by Bella Vivante, the same company that designed the renovation on Provence Mediterranean Grill last year, construction of the new room is expected to take a month with the opening anticipated for early December. “As the construction is…
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the answers from Jeff Van Geest from Miradoro Restaurant in Oliver. What was your first food memory? Picking strawberries with my mom on my opa’s farm What was in your elementary school lunch kit? Crunchy peanut butter and jam sandwiches Where did you first learn to cook? I’m still learning. Did you attend culinary school…
For the first time ever in Gold Medal Plates history, a 2nd generation chef takes home the title of Gold Medal Chef at the Calgary Gold Medal Plates. Following in the footsteps of her mother, Eden Hrabec, took him the Culinary Crown. Hrabec’s mother took home the prized Gold Medal in 2009. Celebrated in ten cities acrossCanada in 2012, Gold Medal Plates features the premiere chefs in each city in grueling competition to crown a gold, silver and bronze medal culinary team. Chef Eden Hrabec of Crazyweed Kitchen in Canmore proved that she’s culinary force to be reckoned with when…
Veteran bartender, Colin Turner, joins the team at East of Main Cafe as bar manager. With almost two decades of cocktail experience, Turner delivers a level of sophistication that complements the service goals of East of Main. “Colin is an incredible addition to our team,” said proprietor Maureen Webb. “He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and his acting roots speak to our dedication to Project Limelight Society – he is a perfect fit.” Turner spent 4 years studying acting and directing at the Gastown Actors’ Studio. Although his career has been driven by hospitality, he is still captivated by…
Chef Nathin Bye of Wildflower Grill proved his culinary prowess when he took home the gold medal for the second time at Edmonton’s 2012 Gold Medal Plates competition. Chef Bye went head-to-head with ten of the finest culinary masters at this prestigious culinary competition, held at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton on October 18, 2012. He will now go on to compete at the Canadian Culinary Championships, the Gold Medal Plates Finale, held in Kelowna on February 8 and 9, 2013. To secure the win, Chef Bye wowed the judges with ‘Breakfast for Dinner’ – A Noble Tonic 01…
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s we chat with Chef Joe Campo of the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver. What was your first food memory? My dad having caught herring and it being alive in our sink. Then on the dinner table. What was in your elementary school lunch kit? Ham and cheese sandwiches and wagon wheels. Where did you first learn…
I will pick these up tomorrow and let you know. CJA In Wednesday night’s episode of the second season of Food Network’s Canadian original reality competition series Recipe to Riches, civil engineer Stephen Childs from Victoria, British Columbia, was declared the winner of the Savoury Snacks category. As the winner of his category, Stephen will receive $25,000 and his Chipotle Chili Bites will be a new President’s Choice® brand product – Canada’s number one brand* – available in select Loblaw Companies Limited banner stores across the country starting this weekend. For a list of where President’s Choice® products are sold…
For more than a decade, enRoute has been combing the country for Canada’s Best New Restaurants, offering readers a mouth-watering snapshot of the country’s culinary scene as it evolves. In 2012, food journalist Sarah Musgrave once again ate her way across Canada on a month-long journey, dining anonymously wherever she landed. More than 250 dishes later, it was clear: the year belonged to Toronto, which nabbed an unprecedented 6 of the 10 spots on the list. “With a flurry of lease signings and exhaust-fan installations, the city’s dining scene is on fire,” she writes in enRoute’s November issue. The most respected and hotly anticipated…
The GLOWBAL COLLECTION’s Latest Catch: From the fisherman’s ship to the Granville Street strip – here, the seafood is as fresh as the crowd. So roll up your sleeves, tie on a bib, grab a mallet and dig in – The Fish Shack has arrived. The Fish Shack, The GLOWBAL COLLECTION’s new laid-back eatery, opens to the public today at 8 pm. Housed in the former Sanafir location, the soaring 100-seat space has been completely transformed to reflect the casual new offer. BOX Interior Design led the revamp with a nod to the nautical. Marine-blue walls are offset by cool…
I’ve got these in my freezer….will report back once I’ve cracked them open. The box is a bit scary, so hopefully it doesn’t jump out of the freezer at me late at night. CJA This week on episode one of Food Network Canada’s Recipe to Riches, home cook Jason Keary of Nerepis, New Brunswick battled against other home cooks in the Cakes, Puddings and Pies category and won the $25,000 cash prize having his signature recipe developed into a President’s Choice® product. This weekend, Canadians can purchase Jason’s President’s Choice®Mini Cheesy Bee’s Nests at select Loblaw banner stores across the…
