It’s Not Too Late To Go All Out For Mother’s Day You’ve still got a few days to find that special something for Mother’s Day and we’ve got some great sweet suggestions, because basically, flowers are so very overdone. Les Dames d’Escoffier Dames Wine Rose Wine – $31 Marquis Wine Cellars Give your Mom a…
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What’s Good This Week May 10 Edition
Events and Happenings In And Around Vancouver This Week Looks like sunshine is on its way this weekend and we’re getting up to 24 degrees by Sunday. We’ve already let you know about the Spot Prawn Festival here, and the BC Buy Local initiative here, but we wanted to mention some great ways to learn some…
Annual Spot Prawn Festival returns to Fishermen’s Wharf
On Saturday May 12, 2018, join the Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia for a celebration of iconic, local delicacy at the 12th Annual Spot Prawn Festival. Available online: Get your 2018 Spot Prawn Festival tickets. This year, there are three ways to enjoy the Spot Prawn Festival: FREE – access to the docks, view cooking…
Mother’s Day Contest Two Tickets To Vancouver Food Tour
Treat Mom Right With Vancouver Food Tour Take Vancouver’s original food tour, Vancouver Food Tour, and you’ll be in for all sorts of treats! We’ve partnered with them to give away 2 tickets to any one of their tours and there’s even a new vegan tour! Worth $220+! SCROLL DOWN TO WIN!! Here’s a sample…
Mealshare Tonight For Tomorrow May 9th
Mealshare Works Towards a Brighter Future for Canada with its Annual Fundraiser – Tonight for Tomorrow Non-profit inspires Canadians to take action and raise money by dining out, while UNICEF reports the country is lagging in the fight to end child hunger. Won’t you join me for dinner on May 9th! We’re headed to Fable…
What’s Good This Week April 26th Edition
What’s Up In And Around Vancouver This Week I’m just a week away from a big fundraiser I’ve been working on for Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, plus we are just days away from BC Greenhouse Veggie Days, and both projects are taking up just a wee bit of my time so I’ve had to let…
Handcrafted Spirits on TSN1410 – Milk of the Wolf at The Union with Rob Hoover
The Union Dishes Up South Asian Flavours We stopped in for the Handcrafted Spirits Show on TSN1410 to catch up with bartender Rob Hoover at The Union in East Vancouver and sampled a few of the drinks currently on the list. They’ve just launched a new food menu too, so we’re looking forward to returning…
What’s Good This Week Easter Edition
Where to Hop to For Easter Feasts in Vancouver Daffodils are blooming and spring is in the air, and even though I’m currently freezing and it feels far colder than 6 degrees out today,I’m sure that warmer days will soon come. But while we are waiting for more spring blooms and sunnier days, we can…
Empanadas With Chicha’s Chef Shelome Bouvette
Chef Shelome Bouvette Serves Up Empanadas We met with Chef Shelome Bouvette at The Wellness Show to find out more about her restaurant, Chicha, on East Broadway. Scroll down for her Empanada recipe too! So delish! Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. Chicha Restaurant interprets modern Peruvian cuisine with local,…
Healthy Chef Competition & Dinner
Healthy Chef Competition & Dinner Results On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, ten restaurants and culinary schools created entrées and desserts for attendees where fresh produce is a key component at the Healthy Chef Competition produced by the BC Produce Marketing Association (BCPMA) and the BC Chefs’ Association (BCCA). Guests only know what they are eating when they open…
Bobbette & Belle Salted Caramel Cupcakes
Bobbette & Belle Share A Sweet Recipe For Valentine’s Day I don’t think cupcakes could ever go out of style, especially when they are salted caramel. Sure macarons, eclairs and donuts that have gotten their fair share of play of late, but I will always choose a cupcake over most sweets, sometimes just for the…
CLOSED #Giveaway Celebrating Made On Salt Spring in Vancouver
Made on Salt Spring Debuts at Vancouver’s Heritage Hall on March 23, 24, 25 Salt Spring Island’s famed Saturday Market takes to the road Salt Spring is coming to Vancouver and we’ve got a giveaway to celebrate it! Must pick up at Made On Salt Spring Scroll down for more! – Strawberry Fig Balsamic Vinegar sampler…
Greasy Spoon Diner Vol. 37 Featuring Chef Charlotte Langley
Greasy Spoon Diner at Save on Meats March 19 We’ve attended a couple of these dinners and I psyched to return to this year’s version which features all female chefs. March 19 Chef Charlotte Langley is coming in from the East to cook for us! Dine out for a cause (Better Life Foundation); you won’t…
Event Alert! Vancouver’s Healthy Chef Competition & Gala
Vancouver’s Healthy Chef Competition & Gala Event 03. 21.18 I’ve been to this event many times and it’s a great way to support your local upcoming chefs, as funds go to the BC Chef’s scholarship program, as well as support the cause of promoting more fruit and veggies on our plates! On Wednesday, March 21,…
CONTEST CLOSED Hippie Snacks $100 Gift Basket Giveaway
Hippie Snacks Create Healthy Sesame Snack We’ve found a new snack that I’m currently addicted to and we have a giveaway of a $100 gift basket full of Hippie Snacks products including these new Sesame Snacks, and their Veggie Clusters, Grain-Free and Ancient Grain Granola, Coconut Clusters and Coconut Chips! I wish I was eligible to…
What’s Good This Week March 12 Edition
What To Do Around Vancouver This Week We’ve been busy traveling and then catching up from traveling, so our posts have been rather infrequent of late. Life and work balance is always a challenge and sometimes I just get exhausted trying to keep up. Hopefully this sunshine will motivate me to get back in the…
Celebrating International Women’s Day With Women in Wine
Raising a Glass to Women For International Women’s Day With so many women standing up and speaking out, it is wonderful when we can stop and celebrate and lift one another up. There are many strong and inspiring women in the wine and food industry, and we caught up with a few of them to…
Event Alert – March 8 – Minibar Presents Empowering The Future
Vancouver – International Women’s Day 2018 – Empowering the Future With Minibar Networking event, titled “Empowering the Future” brings together women in the hospitality industry, taking inspiration from this year’s International Women’s Day global theme The who’s who of Vancouver’s hospitality scene will gather at Cafe Medina on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day…
VIWF Announces 2018 Trade Competition Winners
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE: VIWF ANNOUNCES 2018 TRADE COMPETITION WINNERS We’re heading down to the Vancouver International Wine Festival for some more tasting today, but thought we’d report on the wine award first. From the press release today! The Vancouver International Wine Festival announced the 2018 trade competition winners on Friday at Celebrating Excellence: 15th Annual Awards…
Miku Launches Aburi Prime
Vancouver’s Sushi Experts Take Aburi To The Next Level I went to high school in Kelowna and there certainly weren’t any sushi places there way back then, or anything at all remotely Asian other than Manchu Wok at the food fair and maybe a rather suspect “Western-Chinese” buffet somewhere off the main highway. I first had sushi…
