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…
Category: Dine Out
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…
Chinese Restaurant Awards Critics Choices – News Release
Chinese Restaurant Awards….Winners Announced I was watching a little behind the scenes action as the judges ventured out to try all the restaurants nominated for these awards, and they certainly did their due diligence. Congrats to all the winners! Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards 2019, presented by Alberta Canola Growers #ABCanolaCriticsChoice For the past eleven years,…
The Finalists For The 2019 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards
The Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards Will Be Announced April 29 It’s always a tense moment when Van Mag drops it’s finalists for the highly-coveted restaurant awards and every year the competition seems to get more difficult. Here are the finalists copied right from the Van Mag announcement. “Below you’ll find the spots that our judges deemed…
BC Place Unveils New Menu
2019 Sporting Season Off To Tasty Start At BC Place Stadium Last week we headed downtown to gain five pounds check out the new menu at BC Place as Centerplate kicked-off the 2019 sporting season, and we sampled some of the new menu additions that will help fuel ‘Caps fans at Whitecaps FC home matches. While…
Vancouver’s Grain Rebrands as Flourist – News Release
Grain Artisan Flour Miller Rebrands as Flourist and Launches Bakery We love Grain, now Flourist, and are thrilled to hear their products and now baked goods, will be available at a new bakery and cafe coming soon. From the release: The Vancouver-based, artisan flour miller and farmer-direct dry goods supplier formerly known as GRAIN has…
East Van Roasters For Valentines Day – News Release
Give and Give Back This Valentine’s Day With East Van Roasters Finally getting around to some V-day content here on GLV and didn’t want you to miss the news about East Van Roasters! If you’re shopping for something sweet for yourself or someone special this Valentine’s Day, head to East Van Roasters (319 Carrall St.,…
Canadian Culinary Championships – Black Box Challenge
Black Box Challenge Ingredients Tough Ones at the #CCC2019 The second challenge at the Canadian Culinary Championships is the Black Box Challenge, where the chefs are given a box of mystery ingredients, access to the Okanagan College Kitchen pantry and then let loose to create a memorable dish using all the ingredients in the Black…
Canadian Culinary Championships Chef Dishes
Chef Yannick LaSalle Takes Gold at the Canadian Culinary Championships We were in Kelowna for the Canadian Culinary Championships and it was a grueling few days for eleven of Canada’s top chefs. Chef Yannick LaSalle of Restaurant Les Fougères in Chelsea, Quebec took gold with silver going to Chef Christopher Hill from Taste Restaurant Group…
Chef Takashi Ito Receives People’s Choice Award at the Canadian Culinary Championships
CHEF TAKASHI ITO RECEIVES PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WITH HIS PAIRING WITH MYSTERY WINE VISTA’S EDGE CABERNET FRANC FROM MISSION HILL FAMILY ESTATE We are already into day two here and the chefs from the Canadian Culinary Championships have finished the Black Box competition and are preparing for tonight’s finale. Last night’s competition saw Chef Takashi…
