Father’s, Father Figures, and all Hero’s in your life deserve a treat There’s a lot going on around town for father’s day around town, and it’s not all about steak and beer. If you’re looking for an easy way to treat Dad this weekend, read on. Gotham Steakhouse & Bar Treat Dad to a truly…
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giovane bacaro Opens at Pac Rim Hotel
Northern Italian Giovane Bacaro Now Open at the Fairmont Pacific Rim A busy few weeks for the Kitchen Table Restaurant Group! giovane bacaro is now open and Miantiao this week! GLV From the release: Award-winning, BC-based hospitality group Kitchen Table Restaurants will introduce a Northern Italian-inspired wine-and-cicchetti bar experience that brings the best culinary aspects…
Burgerland Smashburger Big Mac Version
Burgerland Present at Big Mac Inspired Big Smash Kit Seems like smashburgers are where things are at this summer! Burgerland now has a Big Mac version and I’m sure you’re Dad will love it! YUM! GLV From the press release: The hot new one-stop-smashburger-kit-spot Burgerland Smash Up is giving Vancouver a unique, family friendly way to…
Plenty & Grace Home Provisions
Plenty & Grace with Chef Lee Murphy and Chef Julian Bond Launch Home Delivery News from Dame Lee Murphy and Plenty & Grace Food Hub! Way to go Chefs! GLV From the release: Working together out of the Plenty & Grace Food Hub & Innovation Centre and the kitchens at Vista D’oro Farms & Winery,…
Miantiao Marries Italy and China
Miantiao to Open at Vancouver’s Shangri-La Hotel June 17th We’ve been anticipating this one for a while. Miantiao, from the Kitchen Table Group, with Chefs Chefs Alex Tung, Tret Jordan and Justin Lee, a powerhouse kitchen indeed, opens this week! GLV From the release: Award-winning, BC-based Kitchen Table Restaurants will introduce locals and visitors alike…
Got Craft? Virtual Market Foodie Edition
Eat good food and support local food makers at Got Craft? Got Craft? returns from Thursday, June 10th to Sunday, June 13th for the ever-popular Foodie Pop-Up Virtual Market! With forty participating chefs and bakers, the market will feature a selection of locally made small batch food and drink. Enjoy good eats and support local…
Clearly Gives Back with BlueReflect Glasses
Reducing eye strain with blue light with Clearly BlueReflect Glasses Don’t know about you these days, but it seems I’m ever on my computer, or on my phone or half asleep in front of the TV. Statistics say most adults spend six hours a day in front of a screen, but I’d say they’ve low…
What’s Good May 31 Edition
What I feel like sharing this week Bringing you another round up of good things to think about this week. Dropping in a reminder to follow us on INSTAGRAM, because we play there a lot and would love to see what you’re up to. Here’s some Vancouver Events you may like. Get Picnicking with Honolulu…
Gratitude Wine at Jak’s for the BCHF
Purchase Gratitude Wine at Jak’s and $1 goes to the BC Hospitality Foundation Looking for some great wines to drink for a cause? JAK’s Beer Wine Spirits and collaborative partner, Okanagan Crush Pad, launch its collaborative, limited release 2021 Gratitude Wine Collection with four new varietals. Chardonnay 2018, Rose 2019 and Red 2019 will be…
Culmina Family Estate Winery
Culmina Family Estate Winery Spring 2021 It seems fitting on International Chardonnay Day we are reporting on Culmina Family Estate Winery, known for their stellar Chardonnay, Dilemma. You can explore this wine, in fact, with their Dilemma Vertical Set, a vertical offering of Culmina Family Estate Winery’s Chardonnay, Dilemma, from six vintages of elegant, classically…
What’s Good May 23 Edition
More musings on things to keep you busy Coming up in June there’s a few more festivals and events I just had to point out. Les Dames Washington has cooking classes exploring cuisine from around the world, Chef Hamid Salimian and Bay Area Iranian- American chefs Hanif Sadr and Hoss Zare, and and Nader Mehravari…
What’s Good May 22 Edition
Adventures for the long weekend Now that I’m working full time, the weekend takes on a whole new meaning, and a three-day weekend is extra welcome as I’ve got lots to catch up on around my always crowded home. I’m off to Le Petit Spa today for a massage, joining David Peng to talk about…
Kitsilano Beach Beer
Kitsilano Beach Beer is Here! Finally we have a beer from Kitsilano, and I’ve got a four pack in my hot little hands, soon to go bank into the fridge, and we’ll be sipping it later and reporting right back, and certainly ordering more. It’s on at the Regal Begal if you’ll want some too!…
Provence Marinaside BC Spot Prawn Menu
Provence Marinaside Combines May Winery Menu and BC Spot Prawns to Create a Perfect Pairing Oceanside patio, spot prawns, BC wine, and sunshine! This is all the news we needed today. As I sit here drooling over these photos from Nancy Wong’s PR newsletter on what’s new with Provence Marinaside today, I’m thinking one of…
Dream Cuisines Women’s Food Business Pilot
Coho Collective and Flavours of Hope Present Dream Cuisines Coho Collective teams up with Flavours of Hope to celebrate women entrepreneurs, migration, and building a home through shared food experiences on May 19, 2021. Coho Collective and Flavours of Hope are nurturing dreams and supercharging small food businesses with the inaugural launch of Dream Cuisines:…
Potluck Hawker Eatery Laksa Seafood Boil
Potluck Hawker Eatery celebrates Mother’s Day with Mama Cheung’s Laksa Seafood Boil In the spirit of his mom’s famous laksa, chef-owner Justin Cheung of Potluck Hawker Eatery is celebrating Mother’s Day with a memorable take-out creation – Mama Cheung’s Laksa Seafood Boil. Available only from Friday, May 7 to Sunday, May 9, 2021, guests can…
FISHcuterie boxes from Fresh Ideas Start Here
Fresh Ideas Start Here launches new FISHcuterie boxes, just in time for Mother’s Day This Mother’s Day, treat seafood-loving moms to artfully, prepared FISHcuterie creations from Fresh Ideas Start Here (FISH), British Columbia’s purveyor of fresh, sustainable seafood. Available in two sizes, each platter is curated by FISH’s in-house chefs and features smoked wild sockeye…
Bento Boxes For Mom
Miku, Minami, and Gyoza Bar launch Mother’s Day Bento Box menus to-go For Mother’s Day this year, the talented chefs at Aburi Restaurants have created beautiful, limited-edition bento boxes and platters to-go at Miku, Minami, and Gyoza Bar. Available only from May 7 to 9, 2021, guests can expect to celebrate with fresh seafood, aburi…
Eggs Benedict in Puff Pastry – Chef Dale Mackay
Puff Pastry Eggs Benedict by Chef Dale MacKay Spring is here and we thought we suggest something brunchy for this weekend, Egg Benedict, just in time for Mother’s Day. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Chef Dale Mackay, as he made his way east to first open Ayden Kitchen & Bar, and then Little…
Mother’s Day Round Up
Last Minute-ish Mother’s Day Ideas You know what? It’s not really last minute as you have three days to plan something, four if you count the day of, in case you are really that last minute. Mothers and mother figures deserve some love, every day, but someone decided that their better be one particular day…
