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…
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Whistler’s Wild Blue Restaurant + Bar Menu Additions
Wild Blue Restaurant + Bar Elevates Apres Dining Wild Blue Restaurant + Bar, a jewel at the centre of Whistler’s culinary crown, is ushering in the winter season with tantalizing new menu offerings that blend exceptional craftsmanship with luxurious indulgence. This season’s additions are designed to captivate the palate of discerning diners and elevate après…
Chefs’ Predictions for 2025 Culinary Trends
Culinary Trends for 2025 – US Chefs Weigh In I often get press releases worthy of a read, even if they’re not about something local. I thought I’d share this one on Culinary Trends for 2025 from Brustman Carrino Public Relations that I found interesting. Eileen Andrade, Executive Chef/ Owner of Amelia’s 1931, Finka Table…
Beacoup Bakery’s Lunar New Year Collection
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with Beaucoup Bakery’s Lunar New Year Collection In celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year, Beaucoup Bakery is launching a special Year of the Snake Collection, featuring a new line-up of limited-edition pastries, chocolate bonbons, cookies, cakes, and collaborations with Chinatown BBQ and Holy Duck Chili Oil. Guests can…
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…
Jay Nok Modern Thai to Open from the family of SalaThai
Jay Nok Modern Thai Celebrates Thailand’s Street Food Culture The closure of SalaThai earlier this year marked the end of an era in Vancouver’s culinary landscape. For nearly 40 years, co-founders Sam and Joy Kongsilp shared their passion for authentic Thai cuisine, delighting generations of diners. The Kongslip family is proud to announce the opening…
Elem Opens in Mount Pleasant
Elem Restaurant and Cocktail Lab Features Creative Flavour-Packed Dishes and Inspired Cocktails ELEM, the highly anticipated new restaurant and cocktail lab by chef Vish Mayekar and Zarak’s Hassib Sarwari and Winnie Sun, is now open. The restaurant features Top Chef Canada alum Mayekar’s creative flavour-packed dishes with local ingredients that highlight the unique spices from…
Eat, Drink and Be Merry at Provence Marinaside
Let Provence Marinaside Take Care Of Your Holiday Needs The holiday season is suddenly upon us. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa or none, this is when people gather to eat, drink and make merry. It’s the most wine-derful time of the year! Meeting with friends and family over good food and…
Pizzeria Spacca Napoli Named Top Pizzeria in Canada
Venture to Port Moody to Pizzeria Spacca Napoli We braved the cold last night and headed out to Port Moody, which is a nice drive from Kits and has a ton to offer, including Pizzeria Spacca Napoli, who just won the award for best pizza in Canada! We sampled several pizza’s including a…
Folietta Brings La Dolce Vita to Vancouver’s Nanaimo Street
Folietta – Wentworth Hospitality Group Brings La Dolce Vita to East Vancouver Wentworth Hospitality Group, the culinary team behind widely acclaimed Vancouver restaurants Tableau Bar Bistro, Homer St. Cafe & Bar, and Maxine’s Cafe & Bar, is set to enhance the dining scene in East Vancouver in early 2025 with the upcoming opening of the Italian restaurant,…
The Chinese Restaurant Awards: Elite 15 Winners
The Chinese Restaurant Awards Winning Dishes The Chinese Restaurant Awards judges select the Best New Restaurant of the Year, Rising Star Chef of the Year, Master Chef of the Year, and The Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards. At a special awards ceremony at The Vancouver Club, the 15th Annual Chinese Restaurant Awards announced its Elite…
Vancouver’s Star power grows for year three of the MICHELIN Guide
MICHELIN Guide Announces New MICHELIN Star, Bib Gourmand and Special Awards The MICHELIN Guide announced the 2024 restaurant selection for the MICHELIN Guide Vancouver. A new MICHELIN-Starred restaurant, one new Bib Gourmand and two new Recommended restaurants joined this year’s selection. Sushi Masuda receives a MICHELIN Star, bringing the city’s total to 10 New Bib…
Light Up Chinatown!
Hawkers Lane Street Food | Light Up Chinatown! Vancouver Chinatown Foundation’s fourth annual Light Up Chinatown! Festival is this weekend. It will be open on Saturday, August 24, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, August 25, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the 500 block of Columbia Street. Scroll down for more…
OMBRÉ Tofino’s Newest Culinary Destination
OMBRÉ – Tofino’s Newest Culinary Destination The team behind Ombré, Tofino’s exciting new dining hotspot, announced the restaurant is officially open. Executive Chef David Provencal, longtime Sous Chef at Wolf in the Fog, and General Manager Eric Murdoch, seasoned restaurant manager with experience in LA and New York City, are at the helm of Ombré….
El Gato Gab Gab
Mount Pleasant’s Main Street soon to be home to El Gato Gab Gab The team behind award-winning restaurants Published on Main and Bar Susu are opening a modern Mexican cocktail bar & botanero on Main Street – El Gato Gab Gab. This summer, Boxset Collective, the team behind acclaimed restaurants Published on Main and Bar…
Good Thief on Main
Good Thief Debuts: Rebellious NHAU and Cocktail Bar in Vancouver Exciting Sibling of Anh and Chi Serves up “Cocktails, Bites and Sticky Fingers” in Mount Pleasant The highly anticipated opening of Good Thief, set for Thursday, July 11, will bring an exciting new culinary experience to the heart of Vancouver. Nestled at 3336 Main Street…
Scotch at L’Abattoir for Vancouver Cocktail Week
L’Abattoir Vancouver Cocktail Week 2024 Scotch Lovers enjoyed L’Abattoir for Vancouver Cocktail Week as Diageo showcased the relationship between Scotch whisky and cuisine. The evening explored the intricate nuances of Scotch whiskies from diverse Scottish regions, and the versatility of Single Malt and Blended whisky both neat and as craft cocktails. World Class Bartender, Jeff…
Smitty’s Oyster House Sunday Seafood Boils
Sunday Seafood Boils for Two on Main Street Smitty’s Oyster House’s Chef Alan Older is now offering Seafood Boils at the Mount Pleasant hotspot. Beginning at noon and continuing every Sunday throughout the spring and summer, Chef Older and his culinary team will unfurl a net of fresh-caught seafood including jumbo prawns, mussels, clams, chorizo, potatoes and…
CELEBRATED CHEF MICHEL JACOB TO RETIRE THIS SPRING
Chef Michel Jacob will be handing the keys to Le Crocodile colleague Chef Rob Feenie After four decades, one of Vancouver’s most celebrated and acclaimed chefs, Michel Jacob, will hang up his apron at his venerable Le Crocodile one last time on April 30, 2024. Jacob will hand the keys to his long-time friend and…
Fiorino Italian Street Food Winter Menu
Fiorino Bib Gourmand winner’s Cena (dinner) menu features regional, seasonal Italian fare from across Italy Fiorino Italian family-style menu features fare from several regions. Florence’s premier street food is forefront and the restaurant’s signature dish: Coccoli e Prosciutto (deep-fried dough “pillows” served with aged, 18-month Prosciutto di Parma and whipped Stracchino cheese) is a must-try….
