Western Canada’s Largest Women’s Show The West Coast Women’s Show offers the Ultimate Girl’s Weekend, October 16, 17 & 18 at the TRADEX Trade & Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford. With more than 400 exhibiter booths, five stages and a variety of show specials and giveaways, the West Coast Women’s Show is Western Canada’s largest show…
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Avocado Pasta Sauce with Macaroni, Olives and Tomatoes
Avocado Pasta Sauce There’s bound to a few leftovers in your fridge from time to time and rather than wasting them, I find the best way to use things up is either soup, or pasta. We had some post-Thanksgiving ham in the fridge, so I whipped up some Avocados from Mexico Sauce and added in…
TRANSFORMING FOOD WASTE WITH “UGLY DUCKLING” DINNER
#NOFOODWASTED: ACCLAIMED LOCAVORE CHEF DAVID GUNAWAN AIMS TO TRANSFORM FOOD WASTE, PERCEPTIONS WITH “UGLY DUCKLING” DINNERS Five-Course Menu Calls Attention to Sustainability Issues, “Trash Cooking” Concept by Showcasing Dishes Featuring Usually Overlooked, Often Discarded Offcuts and Outcasts Royal Dinette Chef/Owner David Gunawan’s waste-not, want-not culinary values come into focus this fall with a duo of Ugly Duckling…
Vancouver’s Sustenance Festival Brings Communities Together
From October 13-25, 2015 all around Vancouver, Vancouver’s Sustenance Festival Brings Communities Together Art, Culture, Food and Sustainability – As We Are, Together From October 13 until October 25, 2015 Vancouver’s Sustenance Festival focuses on making connections in your communities through a series of events focused on food preservation, gardening, and the right to food….
Sunday Der Brunch Oktoberfest
What better way to brunch than with beer, pretzels, and sausage during a German Harvest Haus Festival! General Admission includes: A four hour Oktoberfest-inspired seating, with access to the Harvest Haus Halle alongside hundreds of other autumn revelers Theatrical keg tapping opening ceremony, interludes and closing stage performances that immerses attendees in an interactive story of…
Eat for a cause at Nature’s Path Eat Well Do Good Foodraiser
Pop-up café and market features organic goods by donation to the food bank It’s never been easier to eat well and do good. Local organic food company, Nature’s Path Foods Inc., is inviting Vancouverites to eat and shop in support of the hungry at the annual Nature’s Path Eat Well Do Good Foodraiser being hosted…
Thanksgiving Recipes With Almond Breeze
So you’ve got your turkey ordered and your silver’s polished, now what to serve on the side? Almond Breeze has some great recipes for side dishes packed with nutrition and flavour. Sweet Potato Hummus to start, a Cream of Carrot Soup, Moroccan Quinoa Salad and a smoothie! Sweet Potato Hummus Roasted sweet potatoes and shallots…
Wild Sockeye Salmon Ceviche with Passion Fruit Ginger Vinaigrette
This week’s Avocados From Mexico post takes us to Chicha Peruvian Restaurant for ceviche! If you haven’t been to Chicha, you are truly missing out on the best Latin food in Vancouver. Chef Shelome Bouvette excels at ceviche and this recipe has some avocado in the dressing and in the final presentation. It’s healthy and…
From Farms to Forks 6
A Growing Chefs! Harvest Kitchen Party on Sunday, October 4th at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts@ Don’t miss this opportunity to support Growing Chefs all while enjoying delicious food and drinks at PICA! I love these kitchen parties and wouldn’t miss this! Hope to see you there. Tickets $200 Sunday, October 4, 2015 Pacific Institue of Culinary Arts…
CinCin Anniversary Menu
If you eat anywhere this weekend, make it CinCin as it’s the last weekend for their 25th Anniversary special commemorative menu. My friend Tess and I had an excellent and very tasty time trying this menu. I’d do it again in a flash and the price is a deal! It is a super romantic room too, so…
Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Honour Chef Lynn Crawford
October 17th, 2015 – Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver It’s one of the most coveted culinary seats at a table in the city, a stunning long table for 100 guests (the city’s longest single table) and one of the most uniquely elegant dining experiences of the year. An annual event hosted by Les Dames d’Escoffier, BC…
Harvest Haus Octoberfest
Vancouver’s largest Volksfest returns for its succeeding year. Held under the Festzelte at Queen Elizabeth Plaza – Harvest Haus brings folklore from the 1st century to the Great White North. Combining modern fare with authentic European harvest traditions, gather your closest mates for the most gluttonous and gratifying weekends of the year! The crunch of fresh…
History Of The California Roll
Last week Meinhardt’s opened a second location and as I was roaming the aisles, I spied those darn Avocados From Mexico! This time they were making their way into sushi rolls! This got me thinking about all the rolls I’ve had topped with or filled with this wonderful fruit and wondering how avocado got to be a…
CONTEST CLOSED! Commit to Fit – Four Weeks with Carl From Subway
Congrats to Pam and to all that partcipated in the Commit to Fit journey. We have another giveaway and fitness challenge for ourselves and you coming up TUESDAY! As you may have noticed on twitter, we are participating in Carl’s Crew Commit to Fit, sponsored by Subway Canada for four weeks and will have some tips,…
Slow Fish Dinner
Slow Fish Dinner with the Chefs Table Society Lovers of seafood and social times are to mark their calendars, as the Chefs’ Table Society‘s Slow Fish Canada Dinner returns at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) on September 27th, 2015. This annual event unites Vancouverites to gather and taste sustainable seafood in the most interactive way….
CONTEST CLOSED #Giveaway $230+ Bean Bag Chair and Vancouver Home + Design Show Tickets
CONTEST CLOSED CONGRATS TO @MARYINVANCITY It’s hard to believe that summer is officially over, but fall is finally here! The Vancouver Home + Design Show is just a month away on October 22- 25, 2015 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. The Vancouver Home + Design Show is the ultimate authority on all things design, entertaining…
Salt Spring Island Apple Festival
We’re heading to Salt Spring Island Apple Festival on Sunday October 4, 2015! So many apples, so little time, but take time to taste the apples along the way! Salt Spring Island was among the first area in BC to grow apples (1860) and now grows over 350 varieties organic apples. Home to the Salt…
River District Farmers Market and Pie Contest
Guess what we are judging tomorrow! PIE. Come out to the 4th annual River District Farmers Market and check out the pies and more on Saturday Sept 26 from 10:00 a.m. Pie judging from 2:00 – 3:00 pm; find out which pies rise to the top. Top three winners will receive fantastic prizes! What to look for at…
River Market Salmon Slam
River Market Salmon Slam Saturday, September 26, 2015 – catch the Salmon showdown! Watch as Re-Up BBQ, Longtail and Wild Rice take their best chefs and splash in for the ultimate salmon showdown at the market. Each restaurant has been given free rein to prepare one dish using salmon as they wish. This event is…
Ann Arbor – Vitamin Daily
I journeyed to Ann Arbor, Michigan last winter and highly recommend you check this lovely city out during the holiday season. My full article published on Vitamin Daily. A snippet here. Fly into Detroit and continue to lovely Ann Arbor, Michigan, for a unique blend of Midwestern U.S. charm, including a lively theater scene, stellar art…
