EVENT ALERT! Brunch Crawl – West End Presented by Vancouver Foodster and the West End BIA January 19 $40 10am, 4 hours Meet at Marquis Wine Cellars, 1034 Davie Street Dine Out Van Fest does brunch! Presented by Vancouver Foodster and the West End BIA, this new event is sure to please anyone who loves…
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All “YEW” Need is Cheese
This cheesy event at YEW seafood + bar is sponsored by the Dairy Farmers of Canada. The perfect opportunity to try some new cheese. Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, 791 West Georgia January 27 5:30pm cost $89* Cheese lovers unite! For those of you out there who just LOVE cheese, this event is for you! YEW…
Good Things To Do January 3 +
Vancouver Farmers Markets Winter Market – January 4 Head to Nat Bailey Stadium at 4601 Ontario Street at 30th for the Food Truck Fest. Go hungry, sample some new trucks and pick up supplies for dinner. Through January there are double the amount of food trucks to choose from. Gramercy Grill Ukrainian Christmas – January…
Ukrainian Xmas Gramercy Style
You may have had enough turkey and ham, but what about perogies? Saturday, January 4 Kitsilano’s Gramercy Grill celebrates Christmas the Ukrainian way. Devour homemade perogies and cabbage rolls with vegetarian options available and doughnut holes for dessert. Why not have Christmas just one more time? Choice of Borscht topped with sour cream or Beef &…
Taste BC with Liberty Wine Merchant
Missed this last year because we were out of town. but won’t that mistake twice. GLV The 20th annual celebration of local food and drink takes place January 21, 2013 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Pan Pacific Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Guests will taste, sip and experience BC’s finest wine, beer and spirits accompanied by…
Best Dishes of 2013 Part 4
Part 4 of my favourite eats from 2013 takes us to year end. Some awesome new spots opened including Farmer’s Apprentice, Good Wolfe, Kessel and March, 1789 and Tuc Kitchen. We revisited Kits Daily Kitchen, MARKET and went to the always delicious Cowichan Region, Salt Spring Island’s Sip and Savour and Hastings House, as well…
Best Dishes of 2013 Part 3
Part 3 of my favourite eats from 2013 takes us into August with highlights including lots of home cooking, grilled meats, Ottawa, Chicha, House Guest, Mosaic and a variety of chicken wings. For details click on the individual picture in the slideshow or comment below for further info.
Best Dishes of 2013 Part 2
Part 2 of my fav eats from 2013 takes us into April with highlights including the Oyster Festival in Oliver Osoyoos, a Top Chef Canada dinner at Fable and a dinner at Forage. For details click on the individual picture in the slideshow or comment below for further info.
Jackson Triggs Entourage #12DaysJTEntourage
Looking for something to ring in the New Year or celebrate once it’s begun? JT Entourage Grand Reserve Brut is a classy number worthy of your drinking dollars at just $22.95. It’s been aged for three years and has aromas of yeast, apple and pear. On the palate it is a creamy with some minerality,…
Gold Medal Plates Mystery Wine Pairing Competition
The top 11 chefs from regions around Canada have been selected to compete in the final Gold Medal Plates Championships. During the Gold Medal Plates project over 100+ competing chefs create their ultimate dish and pair it with a premier Canadian wine, spirit or beer. This is step one in the final competition. Friday,…
Best Dishes of 2013 Part 1
I was going through my photos and was going to pick the top 12, or perhaps the top dish I sampled from every month, but there were too many damn delicious things to account for. I decided to break it up into a few posts and started in January when I had the great fortune…
Gold Medal Plates Black Box Competition
The top 11 chefs from regions around Canada have been selected to compete in the final Gold Medal Plates Championships. During the Gold Medal Plates project over 100+ competing chefs create their ultimate dish and pair it with a premier Canadian wine, spirit or beer. This is step two in the final competition. Saturday,…
“Tarantino Burlesque” brings the Grindhouse back to burlesque in Vancouver
On January 10th at Vancouver FanClub the team that produced Beatles Burlesque and Dirty Dancing Burlesque in Vancouver are bringing some grindhouse to the stage with a new show called Tarantino Burlesque. The show combines burlesque and theatre inspired by the movies of Quentin Tarantino, all performed to a live band playing music from…
Where to Dine New Year’s Day Vancouver
It’s the morning after the night before and no matter what your New Year’s resolutions are you’ve still got to eat. Start the year with something delicious and set the tone for a tasty year. Guu Garden Serving Osechi for lunch – Japanese New Year Food bento-style. Only 100 – better reserve. M101-888 Nelson Street,…
Round Up of Good Things
Here’s the latest round up of things I love and would make or eat if I had all the time in the world. Other links are just cool reads. Enjoy! Staying home for NYE? How about trying out some of these swanky mains from Epicurious? Lucky for us they’ve also suggested some appies should you…
The Butcher, The Baker, The Wine and Cheese Maker Wins Best International Gourmand Cookbook Award for Best Local Cuisine Book in Canada
Awesome news for Jennifer Schell! Still time to buy for XMAS presents. GLV Jennifer Schell, author of The Butcher, The Baker, The Wine and Cheese Maker – An Okanagan Cookbook has been honoured with the award for “Best Local Cuisine cookbook in Canada” at the Gourmand World Cookbooks Awards. The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards are often compared by journalists to…
Where to Ring in 2014 – Vancouver
Now that we’ve almost got Christmas out of the way, it is time to think about New Year’s Eve plans. While I have spent the last few years at home (don’t worry not ALONE) there’s a few spots that are VERY tempting and I may just hit the town this year (WATCH OUT). Here’s a…
Richmond Centre and Kingsway Vancouver White Spot restaurants open Christmas Day to support local charities
If you’re still not organized for Christmas lunch and want something casual this year, White Spot is open from 11-3 pm and your dining dollars will go towards charity. GLV Once again n December 25, management and staff from both White Spot locations will generously donate their time, tips and proceeds to the Richmond Hospital…
CONTEST CLOSED #Win @getsnackbox BOX from @goodlifevan
Contest closed congrats SANDRA! Snackbox is a monthly membership to discover, learn about and try healthy snack foods. As a Snackbox member you will receive a box of 10-12 nutritionist approved snacks that taste great, conveniently delivered to your door every month. To win this box. AT LEAST TWO: 1) Please like Good Life Vancouver on Facebook…
The O-Spot, An Evening of Oysters, Wine & Entertainment
O My God we want to go to this. What an awesome line up of our very favourite things. Oysters, bubbles, geoduck, BC Wine, Beer and Bubble! GLV Valentine’s Day February 14, 2014 O-SPOT is an incredible evening of fine food, drink and entertainment created by the BC Shellfish Festival and BCSGA. Sample oysters on…
