Dine Out For a Cause – Les Dames d’Escoffier August 16, 2017 As a proud member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, I’m always eager for each year’s Les Dames Summerdine, a concurrent dinner party held all over the province raising funds for our scholarship and outreach programs. This year the fundraiser is on August 16th and…
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Dinner With Chef Jonathan Chang And Open Apron
Open Apron Brings Chefs To Your Home For Exceptional Meals We were lucky enough to win a dinner for Valentine’s Day this year with Open Apron. Open Apron is a catering service where you can search out chefs and meals and have them come to your home and cook you a meal. Our Chef was…
Cha Le Tea Merchant: Fine Chinese Teas Steeped in Tradition
Yaletown Cafe + Shop introduces premium line of high quality, single origin teas from China In February we check out the then new Cha Le Tea Merchant Cafe + Shop and sampled some very high quality teas and tasty prawn, tuna and ricotta toast. Cha Le (pronounced chah•luh), which translates to “Happy Tea,” features upwards of 20 high-quality, handpicked…
TWG Valentine’s Day Menu and Treats
TWG Valentine’s Day – Take Time For Tea Got plans for Valentine’s Day yet? On Friday we checked out Chef Cliff Hohl’s latest menu at TWG Tea and left very impressed with just how gorgeous and delicious the TWG Valentine’s Day menu was. I love doing afternoon tea here (TWG was previously the Urban Tea Merchant)…
Temper Chocolate & Pastry Delights For Valentine’s Day
Temper Chocolate Hearts For Your Sweatheart We’ve suggested a few gifts that weren’t edible in our last post, but know you’d really never think of celebrating Valentine’s Day without chocolate. We headed to West Vancouver for dine out last month and had an excellent meal at Feast. As we wandered up the street we peered…
Chef Amanda Ray from O & B Canteen in Toronto Heads to the Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Amanda Ray from O & B Canteen in Toronto The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Chef Amanda Ray from…
Chef Garrett Thienes of Harvest Eatery and Fresh Market in Regina Heads to Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Garrett Thienes of Harvest Eatery and Fresh Market in Regina The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Chef Garrett…
Chef Joe Thottungal Coconut Lagoon Ottawa Heads to the Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Joe Thottungal Coconut Lagoon Ottawa The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Chef Joe Thottungal Coconut Lagoon Ottawa…
Chef Jesse Friesen from Winnipeg’s Pizzeria Gusto Heads to the Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Jesse Friesen – Pizzeria Gusto The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Winnipeg’s Chef Jesse Friesen of Pizzeria…
Chef Scott Torgerson the Executive Chef Radisson Hotel Saskatoon and Aroma Resto Bar Heads to Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Scott Torgerson – Executive Chef Radisson Hotel Saskatoon and Aroma Resto Bar The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships is taking place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up…
Chef Mark Gray from Halifax’s Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery Heads to the Canadian Culinary Championships
Chef Mark Gray – Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery in Halifax The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with…
Chef Jinhee Lee From Foreign Concept Calgary Heads to Canadian Culinary Championships
Jinhee Lee – Executive Chef Foreign Concept The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships is taking place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity and endurance. We caught up with Calgary’s Chef Jinhee Lee…
BC Chef Jesse McCleery Pilgrimme Restaurant on Galiano Island Heads to Canadian Culinary Championships.
Chef Interview Series – Chef Jesse McCleery This week is the final for the Canadian Culinary Championships and we’re interviewing the chefs prior to their arrival in Kelowna. We caught up with Chef McCleery from Pilgrimme prior to his win in Victoria in November, so re-posting this one with a few pics from the BC Competition….
Dine Out Vancouver Continues til February 5th
Dine Out Vancouver Offers 3-course Menu Deals Dine Out Vancouver has one week left and while we wish we had more evenings free for dining out, we did get to a few and have a couple photos and recommendations to share. Chicha Chalaco Ceviche- albacore tuna, sockeye salmon, pacific ling cod, scallops, prawns, green tigre…
Bocuse d’Or Fundraiser – Wishing Chef James Olberg Well On His Journey
BC Chefs Band Together For Canadian Chef in Bocuse d’Or Fundraiser Created in 1987 by Mater Chef Paul Bocuse, the Bocuse d’Or culinary competition is now in it’s 30 year. Twenty-four of the most promising chefs in the world go through two days of intense competition and give their very best to secure a top spot. Intense…
The Naramata Inn Welcomes Ambrosia Restaurant and Lounge by Chef Victor Bongo
Chef Victor Bongo to Take on The Food Program at The Naramata Inn It may not be wine touring season quite yet, but it’s just around the corner, and each year there’s a few more spots to both wine taste and dine at. For one, we’ve just heard there’s going to be a new face behind…
Potters Christmas Shop and A Spot of Tea at Honeybee
An Adventure to Surrey for Holiday Shopping and Afternoon Tea Celebrations of any sort were big at my house, and Christmas was no exception. Our house was fully decorated with a good measure of garlands, ribbon and the occasional poinsetta, and each year my sister and I would get an ornament on the night before Christmas,…
Chef Morgan Wilson Q at the Empress
Chef Morgan Wilson from the Fairmont Empress Hotel doesn’t have far to go to compete for Gold Medal Plates, as he’s Victoria-based, but that doesn’t make it any easier. We learn a little more about his thoughts on trends before the competition. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking….
Chef Sam Chalmers North 48
Gold Medal Plates competitor, Chef Sam Chalmers, is based in Victoria, and I just may have to go for the French Onion Soup he describes below. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. North 48 is a modern comfort food restaurant. We take classic dishes and put our own…
Chef Nicholas Waters Toque Catering
One more day until Gold Medal Plates in Victoria and prior to this yearly face off, we try to catch up with all the chefs competing. Chef Nicholas Waters from Toque Catering in Victoria gave us a little insight into his culinary world. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. We are a…
