Sun Peaks – Way More Than Snow I’ve been up to Sun Peaks a few times over the years, twice for the Wine Festival, once for a harvest dinner in the fall, another for a summer visit and recently, just before Christmas, for the Holiday Kick Off Weekend. Each time the resort gets better, with more…
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What’s Good This Week – February 22
What to do in and around Vancouver this week? It’s been a busy couple weeks. We just got through another year of Vancouver International Wine Festival and were thoroughly impressed with the wines and the people we met behind them! Now we are onto the last week in February and I seriously can’t believe how…
A Valentine’s Day Menu for the Chocoholic at Rocky Mountain Flatbread
Last Minute Valentine’s Day Suggestion Rocky Mountain Flatbread and Koko Monk Chocolates are delighted to present our second annual Valentine’s Day Menu for the Chocoholic featuring raw chocolate and Rocky Mountain Flatbread favourites. Rocky Mountain Flatbread’s Chef Oliver Zulauf has created a delicious three-course menu for Valentine’s Day that offers over 75 pizza and pasta…
Valentine’s Day Sweets Round Up
Valentine’s Day Treats Around Vancouver There’s a few sweets about town that I can’t help but wish I could indulge in, but I’m going to save my calories for dinner, as we’ve got a chef coming in to cook for us and the men looks superb! These items are definitely calling me though. Grounds For Coffee…
TWG Valentine’s Day Menu and Treats
TWG Valentine’s Day – Take Time For Tea Got plans for Valentine’s Day yet? On Friday we checked out Chef Cliff Hohl’s latest menu at TWG Tea and left very impressed with just how gorgeous and delicious the TWG Valentine’s Day menu was. I love doing afternoon tea here (TWG was previously the Urban Tea Merchant)…
Temper Chocolate & Pastry Delights For Valentine’s Day
Temper Chocolate Hearts For Your Sweatheart We’ve suggested a few gifts that weren’t edible in our last post, but know you’d really never think of celebrating Valentine’s Day without chocolate. We headed to West Vancouver for dine out last month and had an excellent meal at Feast. As we wandered up the street we peered…
Non-Sweet Treats For Your Sweet for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day Treats That Will Last As Long As Your Love While I would never turn down chocolate, or flowers, there’s a couple items that I’d rather have this year. Here’s a few suggestion for those who deserve something special this Valentine’s Day. Moto Z Play Those who’ve seen me out lately may have noticed my…
What’s Good This Week February 7
Vancouver Events and Happenings I’ve been up at Kelowna Gold Medal Plates Culinary Championships this past weekend and was so impressed with the chefs and all their hard work, and have to give a big shout out to all the Okanagan college culinary students and recent grads who assisted them. What an hard working group…
Chef Amanda Ray from O & B Canteen in Toronto Heads to the Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Amanda Ray from O & B Canteen in Toronto The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Chef Amanda Ray from…
Chef Garrett Thienes of Harvest Eatery and Fresh Market in Regina Heads to Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Garrett Thienes of Harvest Eatery and Fresh Market in Regina The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Chef Garrett…
Chef Joe Thottungal Coconut Lagoon Ottawa Heads to the Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Joe Thottungal Coconut Lagoon Ottawa The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Chef Joe Thottungal Coconut Lagoon Ottawa…
Chef Jesse Friesen from Winnipeg’s Pizzeria Gusto Heads to the Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Jesse Friesen – Pizzeria Gusto The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Winnipeg’s Chef Jesse Friesen of Pizzeria…
Chef Scott Torgerson the Executive Chef Radisson Hotel Saskatoon and Aroma Resto Bar Heads to Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Scott Torgerson – Executive Chef Radisson Hotel Saskatoon and Aroma Resto Bar The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships is taking place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up…
Chef Mark Gray from Halifax’s Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery Heads to the Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Mark Gray – Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery in Halifax The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with…
Chef Jinhee Lee From Foreign Concept Calgary Heads to Canadian Culinary Championships
Jinhee Lee – Executive Chef Foreign Concept The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships is taking place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Calgary’s Chef Jinhee Lee…
BC Chef Jesse McCleery Pilgrimme Restaurant on Galiano Island Heads to Canadian Culinary Championships.
Chef Interview Series – Chef Jesse McCleery This week is the final for the Canadian Culinary Championships and we’re interviewing the chefs prior to their arrival in Kelowna. We caught up with Chef McCleery from Pilgrimme prior to his win in Victoria in November, so re-posting this one with a few pics from the BC Competition….
Canadian Culinary Championships In Kelowna Feb 3-4
Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships (CCC) will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017 and I am heading up there on Thursday to cover the competition once again! Eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing…
What’s Good This Week – It’s February
What To Do This Week – Just In Case There’s Room in Your Calendar I can’t believe we’ve gone through a whole month of 2017 already! How’s your year been? I’ve got lots of plans and hopes for the year ahead and I’m finding the biggest issue for me is trying to do too much and…
Dine Out Vancouver Continues til February 5th
Dine Out Vancouver Offers 3-course Menu Deals Dine Out Vancouver has one week left and while we wish we had more evenings free for dining out, we did get to a few and have a couple photos and recommendations to share. Chicha Chalaco Ceviche- albacore tuna, sockeye salmon, pacific ling cod, scallops, prawns, green tigre…
What’s Good This Week January 25+
Good Things to do in Vancouver It’s been a busy couple days for me as I’ve continued the struggle to get organized for the year, and focus on my goals, goals, goals; it’s exhausting! How is everyone else doing on their New Year’s plans? I have to remind myself that not every day will be…
