Part 2 of my fav eats from 2013 takes us into April with highlights including the Oyster Festival in Oliver Osoyoos, a Top Chef Canada dinner at Fable and a dinner at Forage. For details click on the individual picture in the slideshow or comment below for further info.
Category: Dine Out
Best Dishes of 2013 Part 1
I was going through my photos and was going to pick the top 12, or perhaps the top dish I sampled from every month, but there were too many damn delicious things to account for. I decided to break it up into a few posts and started in January when I had the great fortune…
Arabian Nights at Shangri-La – Tea Time
Until January 5, 2014 afternoon tea with an Arabian twist is being served in the Xi-Shi Lounge at the Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver. Skip lunch and feast instead on the sandwiches, scones and sweets offered at afternoon tea; it’s just so civilized. The hotel lobby bar, where the tea is served, is especially appealing right now…
Oyama Sausage St. Hubertus and Game Weekend
It may be okay for some to stick with pork, beef, turkey and chicken, but we prefer to get wild and add in a bit of game on our charcuterie platters and for our frequent sausage roasts! Lucky for us it is St. Hubertus and Game Weekend at Oyama Sausage from Friday Dec. 6th-Sunday Dec. 8th ….
Not So Fast and Mamie Taylor’s Serve Pierogies for Charity
What better excuse to get out and try a new restaurant if you haven’t stopped by this place already than this tasty fundraising venture. From December 1-14 Mamie Taylor’s restaurant has teamed up with not-for-profit Not So Fast and will serve an stellar Pierogi dish with profits benefiting the “Inside The Box” Friday food program at the Strathcona…
Arabian Nights at Shangri-La Hotel
At the Shangri-La Hotel they’ve turned Xi Shi Lounge into an Arabian paradise until January 5, 2014. Sip signature cocktails, enjoy live music and dance and wander through the Merchants Market at the hotel. Menu items include hummus, baba ghanooj, homemade pickles and spice-marinated olives, as well as falafel, tabboulleh salad, lamb kibbeh, and halloumi…
West Coast Christmas – Tasty Locally Made Treats
Out in Abbotsford at the Tradex Christmas comes early with the West Coast Christmas Show. Since we have the use of the Ford Fusion this week, we dressed up the car and drove out to launch ourselves into Christmas mode. Dairy Farmers of Canada (for whom I am an ambassador right now) was out there…
Brunch at Joe Fortes
It is Joe’s Eggstravaganza $9.95 breakfasts LAST WEEKEND! We headed to Fortes for breakfast last weekend to sample the $9.95 menu. A complete deal and CGLV (Chef Good Life Vancouver) ordered the Chorizo Hash and loved it! The first things the servers show up with are sparkling wine and OJ. They’d love to pour you a…
Take a Break from Shopping with The Urban Tea Merchant
Who doesn’t love afternoon a good long afternoon tea break ? It is the perfect pause from holiday shopping; a chance to relax, check over your list and re-energized. Now on at The Urban Tea Merchant is their very special Holiday Afternoon Tea Service. Cosy into their comfortable chairs at white tablecloth-set tables and choose…
BEER LOVERS have something to celebrate with the opening of CRAFT
On November 7 CRAFT BEER MARKET RESTAURANT + BAR “Where everything’s on tap” opened their doors. Located on 1st Avenue in the Olympic Village neighbourhood and housed in the historic SALT Building this purveyor of 140 beverages on tap is sure to be a big hit. The restaurant is impressive in stature. Seating up to…
CinCin’s Mushroom and Truffle Festival
IL FESTA DEL FUNGO ‘PUNGENT, EARTHY, INTENSE’ Friday, November 1st to Saturday, November 30th “Nobody knows the truffles I’ve seen,” says CinCin Executive Chef Andrew Richardson. The evening of November 1st will signal the beginning of CinCin’s ninth annual, month-long Festa del Fungo. Join Chef Richardson in celebrating truffles and wild mushrooms, which herald the lusty…
Wines Of Languedoc at Vancouver Wine Bars
From now until November 14th, four of Vancouver’s best wine bars will feature a wide assortment of Languedoc wines by-the-glass: Brix, Siena, The Wine Bar, and Seasons In The Park. While the well-known regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy produce some stellar wines, the value in France is to be found in regions that aren’t necessarily on the radar of all wine lovers….
New Seasonal Menu at Gramercy Grill
Fall is here and menus are changing. Join the Kitsilano’s Gramercy Grill for Chef Denis Huang’s new menu. GLV Half Price Brunch Entree October 26/27 when a Second of Equal or Greater Value is Purchased. Weekend Dinner Features: Appetizers Pan Seared Sweet Breads $15 Chef’s Blend Wild Mushrooms & Edamame Red Wine Jus Rabbit Roulade $14 Spinach, Roasted…
Air Canada’s enRoute magazine announces 2013 Canada’s Best New Restaurants and inaugural People’s Choice Award winner
What’s your favourite spot? This is definitely a list of go to’s when you are travelling around Canada. Image from Sean @YVRBCBro Bar Isabel named Canada’s Best New Restaurant, People’s Choice awarded to Vij’s Railway Express Canada’s award-winning inflight magazine, Air Canada’s enRoute www.enroute.aircanada.com is pleased to announce the Top 10 list of Canada’s Best…
Oyama Sausage Lationofest
Oyama Sausage this coming October 24 – 27th and spice up your weekend with a huge selection of house made sausages. This Latinofest features Cuban Chorizo, Chilean Chorizo, fresh Spanish Chorizo and Guacho (Argentinian) Chorizo. This is also the weekend when Boudin Noir and Morcilla are available. Made monthly, these delicacies don’t last long. Make sure…
Cook Hall at Market Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver
Until month end (October 2013) MARKET by Jean-Georges is featuring a southern influenced gastpub menu inspired by the hotel’s Atlanta location’s restaurant – Cook Hall. Atlanta chef David Gross stopped by for a few days to properly school Chef Montgomery Lau and his kitchen staff with tips for creating this interesting menu. This is a menu…
VANCOUVER WELCOMES ATLANTA’S COOK HALL TO MARKET BY JEAN-GEORGES
Now this sounds delicious! Duck tacos, devilled eggs and southeastern inspiration! GLV From October 18 to 31, MARKET by Jean-Georges will be welcoming Atlanta’s famed Cook Hall. Featuring regional American fare, updated and refined for the modern diner’s palate, Cook Hall is a fun and contemporary take on the traditional American gastropub. Under the direction…
Kessel & March Host Octoberfest
Head down to East Van’s Powell Street for their Oktoberfest family-style supper on October 18 and 25th. With breads, salads, meats and veggie sides, pretzels, salads, bratwurst, cabbage rolls, sauerkraut, spaetzle, and desserts such as Black Forest Cake, you’ll have everything you could ever want for Oktoberfest without having to travel to Germany. This is…
Hastings House Hosts Chef Denis Cotter for Chefs Across the Water
Each year Hastings House hosts guest chefs at their excellent country house hotel for an event entitled “Chefs Across the Water”. I’ve attended several of these events in the past, but they’ve never had an entirely vegetarian menu. In general I thought this was a good thing as I do like my meat; however after dining…
Languedoc Hits Vancouver Wine Bars by the Glass – Enter to WIN a Languedoc Wine Bar Crawl for Two!
This fall, Languedoc Wines are sponsoring an exciting new promotion in four of Vancouver’s top wine bars: The Wine Bar: 1167 Marinaside Crescent Brix: 1138 Homer Street Siena: 1485 West 12th Ave Seasons in the Park: Queen Elizabeth Park, West 33rd Avenue at Cambie Street From now until November 14th, four of Vancouver’s hottest wine…
