Nostalgia Is Having a Moment; Butter is Having a Moment – BUTTER KitchenAid 2025 Colour of the Year Today, KitchenAid reveals its 2025 Colour of the Year: Butter. Butter is a soft, energizing yellow with a creamy, satin finish that spreads warm flavours and cherished memories to the table, creating a heartwarming atmosphere. “More than…
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Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Haywire’s Lunar Red Wine
Year of the Snake Haywire’s Lunar Red Wine Don’t miss your chance to grab a bottle and celebrate with Haywire’s Lunar Red, is a limited-edition wine crafted to celebrate the 2025 Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake. Haywire became the first winery in British Columbia to introduce a Lunar New Year wine…
Bocuse d’Or Team Canada Wins 10th Place
Bocuse d’Or Team Canada Brings Canada in the Limelight of Gastrotourists from Around the World After winning silver and their golden ticket to the most prestigious yet challenging competition on Earth, in France today, our national culinary athlete Keith Pears and his commis, Joseph Mongillo, placed 10th on the world stage, moving Canada up one…
Gordon Ramsay Steak Opens at the River Rock Casino
Reservations are Now Open for Canada’s First Gordon Ramsay Steak at River Rock Casino Resort Great Canadian Entertainment, Canada’s leader in gaming and hospitality, announced that reservations for the highly anticipated Gordon Ramsay Steak at River Rock Casino Resort are now open. This exciting partnership with Gordon Ramsay North America follows the launch of Gordon…
The Best Cookbooks of 2024
Books Focusing on Cookies, Tips on Creating the Best Parties and Charts on Herbs and Spices Are Among the Reasons These Books Made the List of The Best Cookbooks of 2024 To write a list of “Best Cookbooks of 2024” is a task that should ideally involve reading every cookbook put out in 2024, an…
PC® Holiday Insiders Report™
Simplify Your Holiday Entertaining with President’s Choice I am always excited about the PC® Holiday Insiders Report™. I worked in the marketing department for a grocery retailer, and I know what it takes to make something like this report happen. I drool over the graphics, food styling, recipes, and everything inside it. I’d like to…
Have a Chocolatey Holiday with Purdys Chocolatier
Purdys Chocolatier Holiday Edition We’ve been nibbling away on the Purdys Holiday Edition chocolates to make sure they’re worthy of recommending, and the answer is….be careful with these if they’re around because they’re extermely addictive. Very grateful for my gym membership! More on Gourmet Groceries Purdys White Chocolate Himalayan Pink Salt Caramels ($28.50) The caramels…
Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours
Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours – More Than 100 Recipes Made with Love for All Occasions Lidia Bastianich’s newest cookbook is co-authored by her daughter, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, and is full of family stories and passed-down recipes. Lidia shares the dishes she cooks for the ones she loves the most. I’ve had the…
2024 BC Food & Beverage Rise Award Winners
2024 Rise Awards Winners Celebrated at 17th Annual Rise Awards Night by BC Food & Beverage The 2024 winners were honoured at the Rise Awards Night, hosted by BC Food & Beverage on November 28, 2024, in front of a packed crowd of over 400 attendees. This year’s event, which took place at a new…
Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories
Cookbook Corner – Crust Bakery Fans of Victoria, B.C’s Crust Bakery can now satisfy their sweet and savoury cravings at home when they cook from Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories from Victoria’s Beloved Bakery. With over 85 recipes, home bakers will learn the secrets behind those delicious bakery items. More on Cookbooks Within the…
Fresh St. Market Opens in Lower Lonsdale
Fresh St. North Van Market in Lower Lonsdale Partners with FoodMesh to Donate Meals B.C.-based and family-owned Fresh St. Market North Van celebrated the official opening; it’s now the eighth location at 150 Esplanade West, in North Vancouver on November 15. We attended the opening and were super proud to see Sea Cider Temperance Series…
BC Food and Beverage Rise Awards
BC Food and Beverage Rise Awards Reward BC’s Innovative Products and Rising Stars On November 28th, the BC Food and Beverage Rise Awards will celebrate the fantastic leaders, rising stars and innovative products that make up our beautiful province of BC. Best in Brand Award Finalists The Best in Brand Award celebrates brands achieving growth…
Purdys Chocolatier Vegan Dark Chocolate Collection
Purdys Chocolatier’s Vegan Chocolate for those who like it less sweet Purdys Chocolatier’s newest luxurious chocolate box is an artisanal collection of vegan dark chocolate exquisitely infused with fruity flavours for those who like it “less sweet.” Each piece is elegantly hand-adorned, offering a touch of luxury to every bite. We were already addicted to…
Bocuse d’Or Team Canada wins Silver
Bocuse d’Or Team Canada wins Silver at the continental semi-finals of the world’s toughest culinary competition CHEFS CANADA is thrilled to announce that our national culinary athletes to the Bocuse d’Or placed second at the continental competition in New Orleans today and qualified for the 2025 finals that will take place in Lyon (France). Chef Keith Pears…
The 2024 James Beard Media Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 James Beard Media Awards The James Beard Media Awards took place in Chicago on Saturday, June 8 and honoured the nation’s top food authors, broadcast producers, hosts, journalists, podcasters, and social media content creators. Join us in celebrating the winners below! More Cookbook Coverage 2024 James Beard Foundation…
Last-minute Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas
Mother’s Day Brunch Perhaps you forgot about Mother’s Day (yes, it’s THIS WEEKEND) or maybe you always leave things to the last minute due to an overly ambitious work or social schedule, but either way, brunch must hit the table. We’re here to rescue you with some last-minute Mother’s Day brunch ideas. AS HEARD ON…
Purdys Chocolatier Is Hopping Into Easter
Purdys Chocolatier Is Hopping Into Easter With New “Where’s Philbert?” Game and Chocolates Galore News from Purdy’s – Canada’s beloved chocolatier is spotlighting its much-loved mascot; an adorable plush hedgehog toy by the name of Philbert among its exciting Easter chocolate collection. For the first time, Philbert is bringing fun, mischief, and tons of Purdys treats…
Chocolate All Day by Steven Hodge
Chocolate All Day – From Simple to Decadent, 100+ Recipes For Everyone’s Favorite Ingredient By Steven Hodge Calling all chocolate lovers, here’s the book for you – 100 rich, delicious, yet accessible recipes for baking with chocolate all day long! Chocolate All Day is from Temper Pastry owner, chocolatier, pastry chef, and TV star, Steven…
Anna Olson’s Top 5 Cheesecakes for the Holidays
Festive Cheesecake for the holiday table Anna Olson, Canada’s baking sweetheart selected the country’s Top 5 cheesecakes that are perfect for the holidays, or any day really including a velvety matcha cheesecake, a no-bake gingerbread cheesecake topped with salted caramel, a festive pear cranberry cheesecake, a cheesecake swiss roll, and a triple gingerbread cheesecake made…
Chez Christophe Holiday Chocolate and Cake
Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie launches 10th Anniversary Holiday Collection Holiday Collection for festive gift-giving and seasonal indulgence. Located in Burnaby Heights and White Rock, the chocolatier is featuring its signature handcrafted showpieces, Bûche de Noël (Yule Log), limited edition dragee, bespoke gift boxes, and stocking stuffers, including festive chocolate lollipops starting from $2.95++, now available…
