Street Parties and Throwback Menus Ring In Chambar Restaurant’s 15th Anniversary Chambar is celebrating 15 years! Seems like just yesterday when Karri and Nico Schuermans opened this gem that has seen many talented front and back of house superstars come and go, all bringing, and leaving with something extra special. From Sunday, September 15 –…
Category: Dine Out
Dining At Papi’s Seafood And Oyster Bar
Papi’s Seafood And Oyster Bar Opens In English Bay When I hear the words “oyster bar,” I do a little happy dance; I am always up for slurping back a few of these gems and enjoy them in all sorts of iterations, whether they are fried, poached or nestled amongst spinach and bacon in Oysters…
Lobster at Chop Steakhouse
Who Doesn’t Love a Lobster Feast? I can’t remember the last time we had lobster, it had been far too long, so it was time to dive into a hearty steak and lobster-filled meal. We heard at Chop that you can experience all sorts of lobster and more with their Lobster Grill, so we hurried over…
Do Chay Plant-Based Vietnamese Opens
Do Chay Opens Up In The Kingsway Corridor With Vegetarian And Vegan Fare Do Chay Saigon Vegetarian (1392 Kingsway) quietly opened its doors last month in Vancouver, and word quickly spread about this 32-seat, plant-based Vietnamese restaurant located in the middle of the Kingsway corridor. With street food dishes such as its popular Coconut Rice…
Lost Horn Mediterranean Grill Opens in Kelowna
Restaurateur Peter Contos Opens Lost Horn Mediterranean Grill in West Kelowna Kelowna’s Westside has been rather limited when it comes to dining choices, but that has changed as The Lost Horn Mediterranean Grill just opened on Main Street. The Lost Horn offers a fast-casual approach to dining, focusing on quality, local ingredients wherever possible. Kelowna…
Coquille Seafood Seafood Sessions
Happy Hour is Happier Now That Coquille Seafood Hosts Seafood Sessions Thursday afternoon happy hour at Coquille Seafood in Gastown is where you need to be! You’ll find a variety of guest presenters each week featuring Ocean Wise seafood and teaching you a little something about their unique fares. We’ve been to two already, and…
Vancouver Community College’s Culinary Arts – VCC’s The Chef’s Table
Vancouver Community College’s Culinary Arts Students Present Dinner At VCC’s Chef’s Table What a delightful evening we had, full of delicious food at the Vancouver Community College. The VCC Culinary Arts Students, under the guidance or Chef Hamid Salimian, cook dinner three nights a week during the summer, up until July 17 at the VCC’s…
Mauro Colagreco’s Mirazur is No.1 as The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 are revealed Congratulations to all the restaurant making The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2019! Canada is not among them, but of note is that Chef Andersen Lee, a 20-year-old cook from Montreal, has been named the 2019 recipient of the 50 Best BBVA Scholarship. Lee, who was raised…
Grissa’s Sugar Latin Bakery Pop Up at Cacao
Grissa’s Latin Pastries and Alfajores Served at Cacao in Kitsilano Lately I’ve been obsessed with Alfajores and I’ve tried a couple that are totally worth reporting on. I went by Cacao a couple weeks back for the Friday Latin Bakery Pop-Up where Chef Jefferson Alvarez introduced me to Grissa, of Grissa’s Sugar, who had a…
The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Announces the 51-120 List
World’s 50 Best Diversifies It’s List The list of the 51-120 Best Restaurants is out and still no sign of Canada, but it’s good to see way more Female-owned restaurants of the list. GLV The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, announces the 51-120 list of restaurants ahead of its annual…
Menu Sampling at BC Place
Chef William Tse Launches New Menu Items At BC Place Saturday marked the start of football season in Vancouver with the BC Lions going up against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Michael and I were invited to watch the game while enjoying some treats from the new BC Place Menu. While the game didn’t turn…
Juke Fried Chicken Does Take-Away Beach Boxes – News Release
Available for Pick-Up at Davie Street ‘Little Juke’ Location, Each Beach Box Offers Ready Made Picnic of Fried Chicken, Sides, Cocktail Mixer and Cups Juke Fried Chicken is adding its signature southern-fried sizzle to al-fresco outings this summer by introducing their new Juke Beach Boxes available for pick-up exclusively at ‘Little Juke’ located in Vancouver’s…
UBC Goes 100 percent Ocean Wise
Sustainable Ocean Wise Seafood On The Menu At UBC UBC has always sourced much of its seafood from the Ocean Wise choices, but now, 100 percent is Ocean Wise! My husband Michael works for UBC Food Services and I’m always so impressed of how much care goes into considering our environment on a day to…
Western Lake Chinese Restaurant
Award Winning Chinese Food At Local Seafood Restaurant We were lucky to experience a feast in honour of Western Lake Chinese Restaurant’s recent win, as they received the Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards at the 2019 Chinese Restaurant Awards. The winning dish is the Roasted Salt Free Range Chicken. We’ve had incredible dim sum here…
2019 James Beard Award Winner – News Release
Congratulations to the James Beard Award Winners The James Beard Awards are out and there are several Dames who have won! Congrats to all and WOOHOLes Dames d’Escoffier. Best Chef: Midwest Award winner Ann Kim (Photo: Galdones Photography) Here are the winners of the 2019 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. Congrats to all!…
Fairmont Chateau Whistler Culinary Team Awarded – News Release
Fairmont Chateau Whistler Awarded Congratulations to the Fairmont! We’re very overdue for a visit! Fairmont Chateau Whistler waves goodbye to its 20’s and takes its thirtieth turn around the sun, the future looks bright. The culinary team at Whistler’s most iconic hotel has taken the podium twice at two back-to-back awards ceremonies. On Monday, April…
VanMag’s 2019 Restaurant Award Winners – News Release
VanMag Announces The Who’s Who of the Vancouver Restaurant Scene We were away on our anniversary adventure, so missed the awards for the first time in a long time, but were watching as instagram rolled out the winners! Congrats to all. NOTE this report is directly from Vancouver Magazine with credit to the writers there….
Coquille Fine Seafood Launches Seafood Sessions – News Release
Coquille Takes Happy Hour To a Whole New Level Thursday afternoon happy hour at this Gastown seafood establishment is getting more interesting with a calendar of featured Ocean Wise seafood and invited guests to share stories, knowledge and tricks of the trade. It’s been just over a year since Coquille opened their doors in Gastown and the…
Top Chef Canada Chef Chef Benet Hunt
Chef Benet Hunt Nabs Last Spot On Top Chef Canada There was a twist on this year’s Top Chef Canada, as the last spot in the competition wasn’t decided until the first episode when Chefs Paul Kim, Chef Alexei Boldireff and Chef Benet Hunt went head to head to decide who’d go on to the…
Beaucoup Bakery & Cafe Spring Treats – News Release
Sweet & Savoury Delights At Beaucoup Bakery I’ve been reluctant to post this as it’s just around the corner from my cycle studio, and I feared I’d be too tempted once I looked more closely at the new items, but I’ve decided I’ll just spend a bit more time in those classes and then hope…
