Until July 13th, Water Street Cafe Features Delicious Lobster Water Street Cafe is open for dining in with lots of space and safety protocols, and plenty of seats on their regular and special addition patio. Until July 13th they’re featuring lobster many ways (menu here) along with their regular menu. Check out the Second Floor for live music and additional dining space. Whether you prefer lobster steamed, grilled, boiled or sautéed, fresh Atlantic lobster is a treat and at Water Street Cafe they’ve got a variety of menu items to give you lobster your way. My friend Nanci and I…
Author: Cassandra Anderton
Bubbles 101 and 102 June 30 and July 14 – All About Sparkling Wine With Good Wine Gal Good Wine Gal, Barb Wild presents “Bubbles 101 and 102 – What’s All the Fizz About?” with Van Doren Chan” on that infamous ZOOM that we are all now slaves to! Van Doren is a Vancouver-based wine professional with multiple Gold and Platinum awards from the Vancouver International Wine Festival as well as a noted food and wine educator, speaker, judge, television and radio guest. REGISTER HERE. “Bubbles” are synonymous with celebration. It is one of the fastest growing categories as consumers…
Taste Canada releases the shortlist for the 2020 awards, with authors from 6 provinces represented So excited to see some of our friends here and we highly recommend checking out all of these books! In a year where cookbooks have taken centre stage in the homes of Canadians across the country, it has never been more important to promote the incredible authors that share their recipes and traditions with our great nation. “Now, more than ever, people are cooking at home and taking culinary adventures in their very own kitchens. This is a tremendous opportunity to wave our Canadian flags…
Black Hills Iconic Canadian Wine Pairs Well with Iconic Canadian Personalities 2018 Nota Bene buyers gain access to a celebrity-filled online party and more What does the iconic Canadian 2018 Nota Bene wine by Black Hills Estate Winery have in common with celebrities Steven Page, Jason Priestley, Erin Cebula, Prevail and Kelsey Serwa? Besides being Canadian icons, each will be attending Black Hills Estate Winery’s exclusive virtual release party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nota Bene. The virtual party will take place on Friday July 17, 2020 from 6-7:30 pm PT. 20th Anniversary Nota Bene Virtual Release Party As…
Add Flavour By Cooking With Melitta Coffee We’ve partnered up with Melitta to bring you a couple coffee recipes to honour their new colourful coffee makers. First up Coffee-Rubbed Slow Cooker Pork Sliders and for those looking for alternative baking methods, paleo muffins. Coffee-Rubbed Slow Cooker Pork Sliders Looking for the perfect recipe to celebrate Father’s Day, entertain cottage guests, or make your family smile from ear-to-ear? This Coffee-Rubbed Slow Cooker Pork Sliders recipe will be the star of your next BBQ, cottage party or family dinner! Ingredients: 2 tbsp (30 mL) finely ground Melitta 100% Colombian Whole Beans 1…
Chef Tojo joins countless chefs and fans worldwide to celebrate Bourdain Day on June 25, Anthony Bourdain’s birthday. Chef Hidekazu Tojo of Tojo’s Restaurant prepares an experience that celebrates Anthony Bourdain and calls attention to depression and mental health. During a time of unprecedented uncertainty within the restaurant industry, the need to discuss depression and support the workforce is greater than ever. Since Anthony’s passing, fellow chefs and fans worldwide have celebrated his birthday, June 25, as Bourdain Day. Tojo will celebrate Anthony by creating a commemorative omakase experience – the menu will feature items Bourdain tried during a visit to Tojo’s along…
Everything But The Grill: Cibo Trattoria Does BBQ Grill-Ready Meal Kits for Four Feature Dry Aged Ribeyes, Prawn and Vegetable Skewers, Selection of Antipasto and Charcuterie and More Cibo Trattoria is helping guests get a head start on summer grilling season and providing the perfect last-minute Father’s Day feast by introducing new Summer BBQ Boxes available for 48-hour pre-order and pickup at the downtown restaurant beginning today. The brainchild of new Head Chef Jesse Zuber, each Cibo Summer BBQ Box is available for $200 plus tax, offers enough food for four adults and comes wrapped and ready to go with…
What’s Up In The Wine World This Week Another week of people in the wine world getting the good word out via virtual tastings. We are not a bunch that likes to stay home and sip solo; it’s more about sharing in the wine world. Follow our drinks contributor Good Wine Gal, Barb Wild for more on wine. We hope to raise a glass to you all in person soon. Wednesday June 17 – It’s the #9 Winery of the Year in 2019 at the InterVin International Wine Awards, La Frenz Winery chatting it up with John at Marquis Wine…
Chef Angus An reopens Fat Mao Noodles to serve its Southeast Asian-style soup noodles in Chinatown Great news from Chef Angus An and Fat Mao Noodles! All your favourites are back—choose your soup, then customize by choosing from five different types of noodles, including gluten-free and vegan options. Sides and drinks are also available to enjoy at the casual eatery or at home. A maximum of 15 guests will be served at a time, with orders taken at the door, and self-service food and drink. Fat Mao Noodles is open 11:30am to 8pm, seven days a week. Get your noodles delivered via Door Dash…
For Fathers Day Nuba Restaurants Offer Lebaneses-Inspired BBQ Kits June 20-21 Local Middle Eastern cuisine favourite Nuba is giving families a great way to channel their inner grillmasters by featuring limited-time-only Father’s Day BBQ Kits available for pickup at all four local Nuba locations on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21. Offered for $95 plus tax and featuring all the food, craft beer and fixings necessary to provide a Father’s Day feast for four, each Nuba Father’s Day BBQ Kit contains: Four Skewers of Marinated Sirloin Mixed Vegetables Half of a Pre-Baked Cauliflower Rice Salad Kit Pita Garlic Sauce,…
Hawksworth Restaurant Celebrate Father’s Day with a mouthwatering classic complete with all the fixings News from Hawksworth for father’s day! Treat dad to a thoughtful and unique experience this Father’s Day with the Hawksworth DIY Ultimate Burger Gift Box ($50) from award-winning Hawksworth Restaurant. What better way to celebrate than with an afternoon of barbecuing in the sun! Complete with everything you need to recreate this popular classic from the comfort of your own home, the Burger Gift Box includes: four house made brioche buns; four Hawksworth seasoned house-ground beef patties; housemade special sauce; applewood smoked bacon; aged Canadian cheddar;…
Japanese Cuisine at Yuwa Is Back Great news from one of our favourite sushi spots and just down the road. Excellent sake selection here and they’re featuring those spot prawns! GLV Award-Winning Kitsilano Restaurant Reopens Six Days a Week with Expanded Health and Safety Protocols, Father’s Day Weekend Features in Place After more than three months of solely offering takeout and delivery, Yuwa Japanese Cuisine is gearing up to welcome guests back to its award-winning Upper Kitsilano restaurant for limited dine-in service starting this Tuesday, June 16. Beginning tomorrow, guests will be able to reserve via yuwa.ca for dine-in service…
Choose Your Own Cocktail Adventure – New Cocktail Bar Concept “Chickadee” Take Flight Very cool news this a.m. from our friends at Juke Fried Chicken, a new pop up in response to the need for spacing out in restaurants. GLV First-of-its-Kind, Reduced-Contact Experience Pops Up in Juke Fried Chicken in Vancouver’s Chinatown An exciting new pop-up that reintroduces cocktail fans to fun nights out and an array of reduced-contact, ‘choose-your-own-cocktail’ experiences takes flight when the team at Juke Fried Chicken (182 Keefer Street) transforms their dining room into ‘Chickadee’ beginning Friday, June 12. Incorporating the new reality of going out…
What’s Up In The Wine World This Week Here’s our round up of what’s on our radar for wine. Good Wine Gal, Barb Wild and I (Cassandra) will curate this weekly list, so feel free to email us with suggestions of what to include. We’ll add to during the week as time permits. Update from Good Wine Gal and GWG hosted events. We are welcome educators Cynthia Opsal (Essential Guide to Port), Dan Volway (World Class Whisky Tour of Scotland) and Van Doren Chan (Champagne Sessions – coming soon). This week’s BC Wine event features Mireille Sauve from Wine Umbrella…
Downtown Hotspots Unveil New Menus for Dine-In, Takeout and Delivery – Cibo and Uva Well this is good news! We are excited to see Chef Jesse Zuber back in Vancouver and look forward to checking out Uva and Cibo soon. From the announcement: Cibo Trattoria and UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar are marking the gradual return of dine-in service at the two downtown hotspots beginning tomorrow, Friday, June 5 by announcing the addition of new Head Chef Jesse Zuber. Vancouver-born-and-raised Zuber comes to Cibo and UVA after helming kitchens at Ayden Kitchen & Bar and Little Grouse on the Prairie…
Hawksworth’s Restaurant Is Open Again Over the past weeks, Hawksworth’s crew has been hard at work trialing new menu items and is now open for dining in safely with a completely new menu concept. From the announcement: Hawksworth Restaurant reopened its doors this Saturday, June 6 and returned to its roots – bringing classic dishes with familiar flavours to Vancouverites. The new concept features a return to authentic and uncomplicated dishes, brilliantly executed and conceived under the direction of Chef David Hawksworth and his team. “Looking back at the repertoire of dishes I’ve created over the years, I’m always drawn back…
Organic Ocean Donated 100 lbs of spot prawns to the LunchLAB: Chefs for Families Program We are so grateful for all doing their part to support those in need in our community. Organic Ocean has once again stepped up and is providing spot prawns to the LunchLAB program to make a nutritional bowl of spot prawn soup. LunchLAB: Chefs for Families preparse more than 5,000 meals every week, ensuring more than 260 families in need have three nutritious and delicious meals every day. The program is a collaboration between Fresh Roots and Growing Chefs! and runs in partnership with Ono…
Provence Marinaside Serves Up BC Spot Prawns It’s Spot Prawn season and Provence Marinaside’s Owner/Executive Chef Jean Francis Quaglia treats BC Spot Prawns with a gentle hand to bring out all their delicate flavour. Their BC Spot Prawn Menu features Gazpacho with Poached BC Spot Prawns served with a cucumber and lime relish, One Pound of BC Spot Prawns served either grilled or steamed and Provence patron favourite – BC Spot Prawn Duo (grilled and Provençal style) on tagliatelle and zucchini ribbons. BC-produced wines which are available by either the glass or the bottle –Terravista Vineyards Albariño 2019 (Naramata Bench) to…
The Essential Wine Lover’s Guide to Port This week is the beginning of Good Wine Gal’s amazing series about one of the most versatile wine styles, Port. “The Essential Wine Lover’s Guide to Port” highlights Ruby, Late Bottled Vintage, Tawny, White, Pink, Single Quinta & Vintage and Colhieta Port. There are four interactive sessions. Good Wine Gal is excited to present Cynthia Opsal and a four (4) part series called “The Essential Wine Lover’s Guide to Port” starting Tuesday June 9th at 7:30 pm on Zoom. Sign up here. Let Cynthia Opsal take you on a journey down the winding…
What’s new this week at Provence Marinaside Great news from Provence Marinaside today as they’ve re-opened for dine-in service and they’ve spelled out precisely how they are keep guests and employees safe. They’re also doing takeout, French Food Made Easy cook at home kits, and their cocktail kits. We’ve sampled both and we would definitely reorder! GLV You can now dine-in at one of Vancouver’s most popular French restaurants – Provence Marinaside, located in Yaletown overlooking the picturesque Quayside Marina. “As we now carefully re-open our restaurant, we want you to know that we are committed to the health and…
