Minami Restaurant New dine-in and take-out options This will be an interesting year to celebrate Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year. News in from Minami about their new menus, that definitely look like something worth celebrating. GLV This February celebrate the weekend of family, love, and romance with Minami’s new dine-in and take-out options. Available…
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Clearly Free Glasses For Kids Program
Clearly’s Initiatives for Clearer Vision We partnered with Clearly to spread the news about two programs that assist the community with the costs of vision care, and to let you know their stores have measures in place to ensure physical distancing. Each store has health screenings and sanitization of frames after a person touches or…
The Red Wagon Rolls into A New Location and Expands Hours
Vancouver’s Beloved Red Wagon Diner Opens for Dinner at its New Address Some news from one of our favourite East Van Eateries. GLV Fans of The Red Wagon diner exhaled last week when the popular eatery reopened after quietly moving to a new location (2128 E. Hastings St.), two blocks west on Hastings Street. Incorporating…
Tacofino Announces Shift Change Editions
Shift Change Hospitality Industry Initiative and Program Extension Through 2021 Important news from Tacofino: Latest Online Discussions Surround Inclusive Hiring for Food and Beverage Workers on the Autism Spectrum (Jan. 12) and Visibility of LGBTQ2+ in The Kitchen (Feb. 9) Tacofino, the BC-based restaurant group behind ‘Shift Change’ — an initiative dedicated to help improve…
Dr. Henry Whisky Sauce Fundraiser
Dr. Henry Whisky Sauce fundraising proceeds donation of $17,000 On January 12 at Gourmet Warehouse, Chef Ann Kirsebom will present cheques to VGH/UBC Health Services and the BCCDC Public Health Emergency Response Fund! Chef Kirseböm , a Vancouver chef, saucier and chocolate maker, created a delicious fundraiser this past October, the Dr. Henry Whisky Sauce….
Rocky Mountain Flatbread Frying Pan Pizza Kits
Rocky Mountain Flatbread introduces Frying Pan Pizza Kits Over the holidays there wasn’t the usual nights out on the town with friends and cooking at home from scratch became rather tiresome! Was it just me or did everyone feel that all they’ve been doing is dishes? Finally, we were saved for a from the mayhem…
A Bowie Celebration: Just for One Day!
A Bowie Celebration: Just for One Day! Concert Stream and “Save the Children” Beneficiary Spectacular roster of A-list artists will join Bowie alumni to celebrate the rock icon’s 74th birthday and honor the 5th anniversary of his passing. UPDATE – Now January 9th, 2021 at 6 pm PST Concert streams at 6 p.m. PT on…
What’s Good This Week – January 5th Edition
Tasty Things to Do in Vancouver On my Lyft ride home today, the rain pounded depressingly down as we drove by the Hotel Georgia. Far before Hawksworth, when the hotel housed Night Court, and the back bar was called Casablanca’s, I frequented these various watering holes, and they hold many memories. Suddenly I became sorrowful…
Galette des Rois: French Tradition
Galette des Rois: Baking Fit for a King Just when you thought the feast was over, another delicious seasonal pastry has hit the food scene. Every January, Galette des Rois, the King cake is a must for sweet devotees. The cake is flaky, sweet, and best served warm, and if the culinary pleasure itself doesn’t…
Gifts for Food and Wine Lovers
Food, Wine, Cooking Tools and Books for those Gastronomically inclined Shopping for a baker, cook, wine devotee or just someone that likes to eat and drink? Here’s some useful suggestions. Where to shop? Support local folks and head to Gourmet Warehouse. Their prices are most excellent too. #notsponsored #justlove Staub 6.7 L Cocotte This Cocotte…
Mon Paris Pâtisserie Holiday Collection
Mon Paris Pâtisserie brings a taste of Paris home for the holidays Sweetening the season with her impeccable treats, Mon Paris Pâtisserie owner and pastry chef, Elena Krasnova, invites you to indulge in a little luxury this holiday season. Gorgeous chocolate creations, cookies, cakes and pastries from Mon Paris Pâtisserie (4396 Beresford St., Burnaby) provide…
Lift Up Local Restaurants and Assist New Immigrants with MOSAIC Gift Certs
Local Restaurants Band Together for Cultural Vibrancy When Meeru Dhalwala, co-owner of Vij’s, was faced with drastically tanking sales, even at Vij’s, one of the restaurants with the hardest seats to nail in the city, she racked her brain for “pivots” and had a vivid memory of how hard it was for her parents in…
Gift Guide: Michael’s Favourite Picks
The Gift Guide for the Men in Your Life Holy smokes peeps, I asked my lovely husband, Michael, to put together a gift guide and he went all out and produced some grand ideas for men. Many of these gems would of course be very appropriate for women too, apart from the beard grooming kit,…
Les Dames BC to Award $50,000 in Scholarships
Les Dames d’Escoffier Puts Education First This is a very challenging year and I’m so proud to announce that Les Dames BC, an organization of women leaders in hospitality who raise funds for education, has $50,000 to give to deserving women who want to move forward in their career. This year is extra special for…
Provence’s December Wine Menu
Provence’s December Wine Menu – A Celebration of Good Taste We had a sneak peek of the December celebration at Provence in December and it’s a delicious combination of some of BC’s best wines and perfectly paired dishes. The next menu in the Monthly Wine Menu series at Provence Marinaside. highlights Mission Hill Family Estate…
Growing Chefs Taco Tuesday on Giving Tuesday
Chef Sarah Stewart Teaches Tacos for Growing Chefs It’s Giving Tuesday next week, a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. The “opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time when charities, companies, and individuals join and rally for their favourite causes. We’ve been cooking along with Growing…
What’s Good This Week November 23 Edition
What’s Happening in Vancouver It’s another week without holiday parties and the usual outings that I do so enjoy. However, I did go sort of away with a staycation at the Marriott, and I’m making the most of my cookbook collection! Here’s a few things to do around town this week to keep on keeping…
Novo Pizzeria Fall Menu
Novo Pizzeria Dishes Up More Than Just Pizza The night we were scheduled to dine at Novo Pizzeria the pizza oven was on the fritz, but we knew that there was more than just pizza to be had at this Kitsilano neighbourhood favourite. The new fall items featured a risotto with local squash and foraged…
Good Wine Gal’s Wines of Christmas
The 12 Essential Wines of Christmas – Bubbles for the Holidays! Good Wine Gal has a wonderful guide out for the holidays and discounts from Swirl Wine Shop and Marquis Wine Cellars! Here’s some hints as to what’s in there. What are you drinking this holiday season? GET YOUR COPY HERE (click click!!) Good Wine…
Chefhyve Food Hall
Chefhyve Food Hall Opens on Kingsway Today’s news, fresh from Instagram, Chefhyve, a food hall concept, is opening in East Vancouver at 2525 Kingsway. “Chefhyve is a bite-sized, gourmet food hall offering amazing local and international cuisines prepared in open kitchens by local chefs using only real ingredients. The first location (meaning there’s plans for…
