(Oh how’d I love to attend this! Go Canada!) Limited tickets now available online at jamesbeard.org Set to showcase Canada’s best at James Beard House Thursday, October 25, a clever collective of five popular Canadian chefs and restaurateurs announce the menu, pairings and opportunity to partake in a Canadian culinary milestone in Manhattan. Calgary, Alberta’s…
Category: Dine Out
Chef Mark Filatow – Waterfront Wines – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the scoop on Chef Mark Filatow from Waterfront Restaurant…
Vancouver Foodster presents the 1st ever Local Pancake Challenge
The pancake challenge features local chefs in and around Vancouver as they battle to craft the ultimate pancake. Chefs were invited to get creative and dream up savoury and/or sweet pancake available on their menus throughout the promotion at brunch, lunch, dinner or all day. Each creation must have a minimum of 3 Local ingredients…
Pumpkin – The Seasonal Bacon
Pumpkin – The New Bacon – News headlines rang out this week declaring pumpkin the “it” ingredient du jour. Well then. This may just be the case as pumpkin is seasonal and has always been an essential part of fall menus. And these days it seems pumpkins gone on a marketing blitz and it’s not…
Lily Mae’s Comfort Cafe Now Open in Gastown
PERMANENTLY CLOSED “French café meets prairie kitchen” in Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood Armand Tencha and Jeff Jefkins happily announce the opening of their comfort cafe, Lily Mae’s. Located in historic Gastown, a neighbourhood Tencha and Jefkins have called home for the past seven years, the cozy 25-seat dining destination packs a charming punch. Equal parts Euro-flair…
Rockford Grill Tasting – gardein Items
While I believe in and enjoy eating meat, there’s always room on my plate for veggies and veggie-based proteins. So when I was asked to try out some of the new items at Rockford Grill made with gardein, a blend of soy, wheat, and pea proteins, organic ancient grains and veggies. I conveniently walked over…
Tip Out to Help
Tip Out To Help is the BC Hospitality Foundation’s (BCHF’s) annual fundraising campaign. For 2012 the goal is to raise $200,000 from workers in BC’s Hospitality Industry. The campaign presents an opportunity for everybody in the Industry to contribute to the Hospitality Industry “charity” which supports people in their own Industry. Individuals or teams can participate. Teams can…
Denny’s offers up its Grand Slam breakfast during annual fundraising campaign
For a limited time, part of the proceeds of each breakfast sold at restaurants across the BC Lower Mainland and Victoria will be donated to the CKNW Orphan’s Fund It may be a menu item designed for big breakfast lovers, but the Grand Slam breakfast at Denny’s is also a symbol of kindness and compassion…
Fall Feasting at Edible Canada: $30 dinner menu starting October 1
Edible Canada is encouraging locals to come down to Granville Island for dinner this fall with a Fall Feast feature menu. For only $30, diners can enjoy a four course seasonal dinner, feast on autumn’s abundance, plus take advantage of free parking on Granville Island (free after 7pm every night). With 25 Canadian wines either…
News From Trafalgars and Sweet Obsessions
It’s the time of year that pumpkin pie lovers adore at Sweet Obsession Cakes and Pastries. Pastry Chef Mie Tanaka and her team of bakers are serving their special pumpkin maple cheesecake from now until the yule logs come out in December. In addition, we’ve launched our new deep dish pumpkin pie with paté briseé crust…
Hawksworth Announces Zero Proof Pairings
Elegant and refined alcohol-free sippers crafted to complement Chef’s Tasting Menu Hawksworth Restaurant & Bar is adding another dimension to their award-winning bar program with the introduction of Zero Proof cocktail pairings, as an alternative complement to the Chef’s Tasting Menu. Hawksworth’s Zero Proof cocktails are expertly crafted by a skilled team of bartenders. Made…
Farmers Market at MARKET at the Shangri-La
For a few Sundays this summer (the next one is September 23) the Vancouver Farmers Markets comes downtown to the patio at Market at the Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver. I headed downtown for the July 29th event and tried out the Farmers Market Menu Brunch. Chef Wayne Harris works with the vendors at the market to…
Julia Child Celebrates 100th at Pastis
Pastis is one of Vancouver’s top French bistros and when it came to celebrating Julia Child’s 100th Birthday they stepped up and recreated many of the items from her epic cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking and are still doing so until September 2. We attended the August 16 dinner, which was both a cooking…
The Westin Grand – Pop Up Patio
Act quick to check out the latest pop up at The Westin Grand at Homer and Robson Street. Sit poolside and catch the last rays of summer amongst the gardens with music from their live DJ. On every Thursday and Friday while the weather lasts. The menu is created by Executive Chef Matthew Richmond and…
Best of The West
For the second year in a row The Harmony Arts Festival presented Best of the West. The event was hosted again by Michaela Morris and Michelle Boufard of house wine, who did a spectacular job of pairing up West Vancouver’s best restaurants with stellar BC Wines. Held at the Ambleside Pier at the foot of 14th Street,…
Celebrate BC with White Spot
White Spot may come easily to mind if you are thinking burgers or breakfast, but the rest of the menu is also worth exploring. This summer they’ve launched a Celebrate BC menu featuring dishes with local ingredients such as mushrooms, tomatoes, goat cheese, salmon, blueberries as well as their new 100% BC VQA wine list….
Sol Sun Belt Cookery Opening Night
Our friends Gord Martin (Bin 941, Go Fish) and Abdel Elatouabi (Bravo Bistro, Marrakesh) opened up Sol Sun Belt Cookery unofficially last night and we stopped in for some drinks and dinner. They were still piecing the room together, but the bar and kitchen were ready to go. The menu here is Mediterranean in style. We…
Gastown Craft Beer ‘n Bites Tour
From Monday to Sunday for $69 Vancouver Food Tours offers a tour of Gastown’s craft beer scene on their beer-centric culinary tour. If you think you know beer, great, but your guide will certainly teach even the savviest of beer drinkers something, and you’ll sip local craft brews alongside a variety of food pairings. Your guide will teach…
Black Widow Wines at Central Bistro
Lucky for me my friend Dan Schell reps a number of great BC Wines and is kind enough to offer me a seat when one’s available. Black Widow winemaker, Dick Lancaster, was in town this week to present his wines along food pairings from Chef Nick Gazdag at Central Bistro. A steal of a deal…
Kraft Peanut Butter Truck Hits Town
The Kraft Peanut Butter Truck #KraftPBTruck is travelling across Canada this summer and will be in Vancouver on July 1, 2012 at Canada Place. Check out where the truck is stopping next at www.spreadthefeeling.ca or on the Kraft Peanut Butter Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kraftpeanutbutter Kraft sent some samples of PB S’More, PB Belgian Waffle, PB…
