Top Chef Canada Winner Dale MacKay, best-known for his fierce competitiveness, confirms that he is throwing in the proverbial towel and closing both of his Vancouver restaurants. MacKay, who opened ensemble restaurant and bar and ensemble Tap (eTap) in 2011 after winning season one of Food Network Canada’s Top Chef Canada loves ‘Food City’ but…
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Edible Canada Chef Tom Lee is Welcomed as Guest Chef at BC Place Stadium
Edible Canada’s own Chef Tom Lee was chosen by BC Place Stadium, Centerplate and Chef Ryan Stone to be the second guest chef featured on the suites menu for the 2012 season. From August 15th until September 29th BC Place offers suite holders a menu featuring bacon themed dishes created by Chef Lee. As an…
Enjoy Julia Child at Pastis Until September 2
“…you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. Then you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.” This is your last chance to experience Executive Chef Tobias Grignon’s three-course prix fixe dinners in homage to the centenary of…
Vancouver’s Wildebeest Restaurant is now open
Wildebeest restaurant is now officially open at 120 West Hastings Street. Led by Vancouver service veterans and co-owners James Iranzad (Abigail’s Party) and Josh Pape (The Diamond), Wildebeest will offer unabashedly adventurous cuisine set against the history of Vancouver’s brick and beam Gastown neighbourhood. Focused on whole-animal cookery, Wildebeest’s menu is prepared with the utmost…
IK2GO Hornby Now Open
The GLOWBAL COLLECTION announces a second location for popular IK2GO with take-out and dine-in options Following the success of its first Italian Kitchen To Go, aka IK2GO located on Alberni Street, The GLOWBAL COLLECTION announces the opening of its latest take-out counter and eatery, IK2GO Hornby, located at 1328 Hornby Street. The new south-side downtown…
Changes at Sanafir Announced
The GLOWBAL COLLECTION, a company known for embracing and leading change on the Vancouver dining scene is at it again. Sanafir, the company’s sultry Granville Street dining destination will be undergoing a $450,000 renovation and will re-open this fall with an entirely new concept. “Sanafir brought cultural interest to Granville Street and indulged my family…
Tasty Tomatoes Take Over Provence
It doesn’t matter whether you call them ‘tomatoes,’ ‘tomahtoes,’ ‘tomates’ or ‘pomodoro’ – everyone agrees that the tomato is the ultimate summer ingredient. Eaten fresh-picked out of hand, chopped into salsas and salads, juiced, roasted or sun-dried – there are almost as many ways to enjoy their flavourful goodness as there are heirloom varieties. From…
Brunch Mexicana at The Waldorf
Mexican Brunch is back by popular demand!!! For a limited time, every Sunday starting Aug 12th. To coincide with Food Cart Fest which happens every Sunday at the Waldorf, we are pleased to announce the return of our delicious Desayuno Brunch Mexicana. For the rest of the summer we will be offering a limited menu…
White Spot celebrates BC with new summer menu and wine list
Iconic B.C. restaurant the only casual dining chain in the province to offer a 100% local wine selection In celebration of summertime in beautiful B.C., White Spot today unveiled its 2012 seasonal Celebrate BC menu across the province, featuring summer dishes inspired by fresh, local ingredients. The return of Celebrate BC also marks the launch…
‘Adult Pirate Paks’ sail back into White Spot on August 15
Iconic B.C. restaurant chain has raised $152,000 in support of Zajac Ranch for Children, sending 75 kids with special needs to camp Ahoy mateys! White Spot is bringing back its special edition ‘Adult Pirate Pak’ on August 15, giving the young-at-heart a chance to feel like a kid again – all while helping a worthy…
City Sidewalk SALE Specials offered all SUMMER long!
PATIO DOORS ARE WIDE OPEN Finally! Summer has arrived to eTap, along with a fresh crop of specials to enjoy for as long as it lasts … Gazpacho & Salad $10 with Tapenade & Herb Crostini @ lunch. Pair with Farmhand Ale +$6.75 pint Cool Craft Beers on Tap $6 Super cool price! All 15…
Picnics Available at VanDusen Botanical Garden
Tisket, A Tasket, a Tasty Picnic Basket “There are few things so pleasant as a picnic eaten in perfect comfort,” or so said Somerset Maugham, and who could argue with that? There is nothing more perfect than a picnic on a summer’s day. Over the years picnickers have quietly kept VanDusen’s rolling lawns and babbling…
Chefs Adam Pegg and Lucais Syme of La Quercia welcomed by OPUS Hotel Vancouver.
Nicholas Gandossi, General Manager of OPUS Vancouver, is pleased to announce a new partnership that will see Adam Pegg and Lucais Syme of Vancouver’s award-winning Northern Italian eatery La Quercia, open a new restaurant concept at the globally recognized OPUS Vancouver. Gandossi sees the involvement of Pegg and Syme, together with Peter Girges, as yet another opportunity to…
Sicilian Seafood Summer, at Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
Summer has arrived in the Okanagan and We’re Sizzling… Sicilian style! We have five reasons to head to the Okanagan this summer, and only one includes searching for sun! Chef Ricardo Scebba is swimming in fresh fish and creating an authentic Sicilian Seafood summer menu, exclusive for the month of July. Four specialty dishes,…
White Spot celebrates B.C. producers with new summer menu and wine list
Iconic B.C. restaurant the only casual dining chain in the province to offer a 100% local wine selection In celebration of summertime in beautiful B.C., White Spot today unveiled its 2012 seasonal Celebrate BC menu across the province, featuring summer dishes inspired by fresh, local ingredients. The return of Celebrate BC also marks the launch…
Chambar Goes Medieval
Chambar Celebrates Belgian National Day With Civilized Debauchery On Sunday, July 22nd Chambar restaurant will host its annual medieval feast to celebrate Belgian National Day. In honour of his heritage, and Chambar’s vibrant cultural roots, Chef/Owner Nico Schuermans is set to cook up a feast for the ages that will include a spit roast pig…
News from Wild Rice
Summer is finally here!! Daily Drink Specials at both Wild Rice locations!!! ALL SUMMER LONG: Both Wild Rice locations will run daily cocktail specials for $5 all summer long. Also, Wild Rice New Westminster will have a different $5 rotating beer tap every week! Pop-in to see what they are pouring! New Westminster Wednesday July 11:…
Bastille Day at Le Parisien
“Allons enfants de la Patrie Le jour de gloire est arrivé !” (“Arise children of the fatherland, The day of glory has arrived!”) The opening lines of La Marseillaise have been rousing French and non-French alike for more than 200 years. Le Fete de la Bastille or Le Quatorze Juillet (July 14th) is the national…
News from Campagnolo ROMA and Fat Dragon
Join us at ROMA for Lunch Campagnolo ROMA (2297 Hastings St.) is now open from 11:30am – 2:30pm (& 5pm – 10pm) 7 days a week, serving lunch monday – friday and brunch on the weekends. We have introduced sandwiches to our lunch menu. We offer a meat and vegetarian panini everyday served with your…
Fried Chicken Graces the Menu at Fat Dragon Bar-B-Q
When Fried Chicken and Dragons Collide – Back By Popular Demand, The number one question asked by patrons when Refuel Restaurant closed last March was, “Which one of your restaurants is going to start serving your famous fried chicken?“. After countless requests from our regular and new guests, Fat Dragon Bar-B-Q has the answer. Given that…
