What to do In Vancouver This Week Oh fall is indeed here and it’s time to sip some great beer and perhaps head out for some turkey. Here’s a couple thing going on this weekend. Celebrate Oktoberfest at Harvest Haus Harvest Haus, runns October 5 – 7 and October 13 – 14, 2017! Over the course of two weekends, Sole Food Street Farms (88 Pacific Blvd) will be transformed into the West Coast’s largest Germanic-inspired cultural harvest festival, welcoming 1,500 revelers to seven seatings under the great Harvest Haus Halle tent. Beginning with a theatrical keg tapping by the Harvest Haus…
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Get Your Taco On at Tacofino And Taqueria Yesterday we got ahead of the curve and made our own tacos, a pulled chicken version from Caren McSherry’s newest cookbook in fact. There’s more about that book here. But today is actually the official National Taco Day and Vancouver’s got some great ways to celebrate. Whether you head to Tacofino for some free tacos, or La Taqueria for their 2 for 1 specials, you are bound to be a tasty day. Tacofino – ‘Random Acts of Tacos’ giveaway throughout Vancouver to mark National Taco Day From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on…
Craft Beer Breweries and Ale Houses – Whistler’s Handlebar Cafe and Apres and Squamish’s Back Country Brewing It had been a while since we’d been up to Whistler, although we spent some time in Squamish this summer and did some craft beer exploring there. At the end of August we finally managed to traverse all the way to the resort and snook a night in, stopping at Squamish’s Back Country Brewing on the way up, checking out Whistler’s Handlebar Cafe and Apres for brews and eats while there, and resting our heads at the Summit Lodge. Squamish is flush with drinking options,…
Tayybeh Syrian Caterers Present A Community Meal in Honour of the Pomegrante Syrian food is full of colour and flavour, much like the stories of the women in the kitchen on the evenings when these Vancouver caterers present their glorious food. The latest Tayybeh dinner was inspired by the colours, tones, scents, and complex flavours of the pomegranate in all of its forms and varieties and the results were stunning – dishes both visually stunning and chock full of flavour. At all Tayybeh events the Syrian tradition of sharing food is observed and dishes are served buffet-style with generous portions that are…
Inspiring Recipes to Make Every Meal an Occasion When Gourmet Warehouse owner Chef Caren McSherry publishes a cookbook, or announces any new project, people eagerly await the release or occasion. This week her newest cookbook is hitting the shelves, and she’s hosting an event to celebrate it. We’ve been lucky enough to preview it and can’t wait to cook from it more! Starters, Salads, and Sexy Sides is McSherry’s seventh book and in this one she focuses on what to serve in addition to main dishes at all type of meals, including every feast from buffets, to tapa parties and…
Checking In With The Newly Opened Second Floor Eatery and their Blueberry Mojito For the latest Crafted Spirits Show on TSN1410 Joe Leary and I interview Bartender Jason Sauve at Second Floor Eatery + Bar. Second Floor is a sports bar with a gourmet menu, lots of viewing possibilities and some great bar talent. Stop on in to catch the game and enjoy more than just chicken wings. Listen to our segment here>>> Blueberry Mojito 1oz Xfour Blueberry Vodka 0.5oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice 0.5 Fresh Mint 4 Blueberries Shake All Ingredients Together over ice, top with Sprite. ea
Apothekari – Pharmacist Designed and Locally Made When I was getting ready for my wedding, which was exactly five months ago as of tomorrow, I was taking a lot better care of myself and the results were obvious. I was watching what I ate and drank more closely, and working out a ton. I also began paying particular attention to my skin care and discovered locally made Apothekari Dermaceuticals. I have Rosacea, which flairs up when I exercise it seems, so since I wasn’t giving up my fitness efforts, I really needed something for my sensitive skin. I went with…
A Trip to Abbotsford To Central Park Farms – Free Range Farming At Its Best There’s nothing better than dinner in the field when the weather is good and the food comes from mere meters away. We meet the farmers from Central Park Farms earlier in the summer when we dined at Maan Farms and immediately hit it off. Kendall Ballantine jumped from the corporate world to farming in 2015 when she founded Central Park Farms in south Langley. This farm’s goal is to help their community make ethical and sustainable food choices. They specializing in non-GMO fed pasture raised chicken,…
What To Fall Into This Week in Vancouver First day of fall today and not only are there new seasonal items to add to my instastories, but there are so many fall things to eat around the city. This week certainly felt like fall, and it rained like crazy off and on, but that didn’t stop our Les Dames d’Escoffier from pulling off a stellar culinary garage sale, or for our media group heading out for a great trip to Abbotsford for craft beer, tasty farm food, local wine and helicopter rides! I got a few new and inspiring cookbooks,…
Yes There Is a Santa Claus At Christmas In November This week I saw the eggnog hit the shelf, and that’s just way too soon, but it’s never too soon to plan a trip to the Jasper Park Lodge for the annual celebration “Christmas In November”. I attended last year as the Gastropost representative for Vancouver and I’m planning on attending this year as well. In fact, it was one of the highlights of my year! I love Christmas and this festival of food, wine, cocktails and craft launches you not only in the spirit for the holiday season, but…
What’s Should Be On Your Agenda This Week How’s your September going? There’s a certain crispness in the air and signs of fall are rapidly appearing around here and I’m not sure whether to wear a sundress or a sweater these days. Although I’m usually at a loss when if comes to fashion, though. We have a decent week ahead. We’re checking out the new happy hour at Slickity Jim’s on Main Street tonight and then off to see Angels In America, there’s an Art Show with Bombay Saphire tomorrow night and I am working on my photography skills (or…
Chefs and The BC Salmon Marketing Council for a celebration WILD SALMON Don’t know about you, but we are trying to soak up all the summer we can before fall settles in! There’s been some fantastic outdoor feasts of late and we’re hoping this weather continues as we’ve got more planned, next weekend’s Feast of Fields and the following Tuesday’s Food Truck Festival, Chef Meets Truck come immediately to mind! There have been so many opportunities throughout the season to graze on local food, and last weeks Pink Salmon Feast certainly stands out! The weather was once again cooperating as we strolled…
Why I Love Dailey Method Cycling Class And Insist You Get Proper Shoes I’ve been loving my Dailey Cycling Classes at The Dailey Method and have gotten even more out of each session since I invested in proper indoor cycling shoes. Sure you can still get your workout on with regular runners, but it’s so much better when you have the correct footwear, everything from your alignment to your pedal stroke will improve. First a word about how much I love Dailey Method Cycling Classes. Unlike most classes these ones provide 40 minutes on the bike (or try the 75…
Tiki-themed and Classic Cocktails at The Westin Bayshore’s H2 For the latest Crafted Spirits Show on TSN1410 I interview Dylan Williams over some well-designed cocktails and happy hour eats at the newly opened H2 Rotisserie & Bar in the Westin Bayshore Hotel. Trader Vic’s was one of my favourite stops in the city back in the day, so it’s great to see a cocktail menu paying homage to the tiki bar that was once the “it” place in Vancouver. Williams also knows his classics and the menu salutes a lot of our local spirits and ingredients. Head down to the patio…
What Should be on your Agenda It’s the last week of August, which always seems scary, but I’m feeling kind of ready for the upcoming season. How about you? Fretting that it’s the last days of summer in Vancouver, or full into the fall!? I’m getting my finances organized, back working out intensely, cooking lots a home (only happens when I’m happy) and feeling a lot of creativity and clear thinking going on. Don’t know about you, but I am better off keeping resolutions at this time of year than I am in January. In any case I might finally…
Spotlight on Kamloops – Where to Eat, Drink, Spa and….Swing We’ve been traveling around British Columbia a fair bit this summer and one of the highlights has to be my trip to Kamloops. I’ve been to this city a few times in the past year or so, initially on my way to Sun Peaks as a mere stopover, but once I got to know a little bit about all that Kamloops has to offer, I had to book some more time to explore. I’d been up in Chase at Turtle Valley Bison Ranch, and then drove down to meet my…
PNE Food – Venturing Outside the Comfort Zone There’s still time to catch the fun at the PNE (lots of great bands still to play too!) and there’s definitely some PNE Food you’ll not want to miss, and perhaps some that you may find just a wee bit iffy. Michael had work off last Wednesday, and luckily it coincided with this year’s media food tour, so we both headed to the fair, ensuring went came hungry. First up there was Chicky’s Chicken and their Chicken Feet. I’ve tried chicken feet during dim sum was not really all that keen, but…
Pemberton’s Blue House Organics and Vancouver’s Cacao Restaurant Raise Funds For Venezuelan Children’s Hospital We don’t need much incentive to purchase farm fresh vegetables, but when we hear we can support a local farm, while assisting hungry children further afield, we’re even more motivated. This summer and through the harvest season Blue House Organics from Pemberton, B.C., and Cacao, a Latin restaurant in Kitsilano, are raising funds for children in Venezuela, all while nurturing locals. The Venezuelan project, Fundació Barriga Llena Corazón Contento, translating to Full Belly, Happy Heart, is a volunteer initiative led by several renowned South American chefs, including Carlos Garcia…
Recipe for Causa Atun – Whipped Potato Topped With Tuna and Ponzu Dressing Recently my fellow members of Les Dames d’Escoffier, Your Secret Chef’s Karen Dar Woon and Chicha Restaurant’s Chef Shelome Bouvette, presented a cooking class at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Fin To Tail event. Seafood was donated by Fresh Ideas Start Here owner Jenice Yu, who is also a Dame. Dames do great things and I’m super proud to be part of this talented group. Here’s the recipe or this beautiful dish, which is available at Chicha Restaurant at 136 East Broadway. Photos by Leila Kwok. This recipe has four…
What We Are Recommending This August! Summer Fun. It’s been a busy week so far and it’s only Thursday. Already we’ve been out to Langley to Central Park Farms to explore sustainably raised meat on the farm cooked by Chef Adrian Beaty, dined aboard a yacht as a fundraiser for Les Dames d’Escoffier and managed to get some great work outs in as well. It’s going to be a hot weekend in Vancouver so our fans we will be out if we’re not. Science World: Alfresco Science World, in partnership with The Dirty Apron present, Science World: Alfresco! This intimate culinary experience, created…
