Foraging Class & Chef’s Dinner at Nita Lake Lodge

Join Chef Paul Moran for a morning of foraging in the Whistler valley. Learn how to search safely for wild and edible plants, shoots, lichens and mushrooms. Later, enjoy a delicious five-course Chef’s dinner in Aura Restaurant with your fellow foragers prepared using the ingredients you found that morning. Classes are Wednesdays through September and…

Going Glowbal with The GLOWBAL COLLECTION

The GLOWBAL COLLECTION savours the last days of summer with fresh Going Glowbal menus, available September 11-25. GLOWBAL COLLECTION Executive Chefs have crafted the specially-themed feature menus to showcase a wide array of globally-inspired dishes and delicious seasonal ingredients. The offerings are diverse, from glowbal grill’s timely ‘Summer to Fall’ spotlight to Italian Kitchen’s nod…

KRAFTY kitchen + bar is open in the heart of Kelowna’s Cultural District

Looking forward to giving this a try! GLV KRAFTY kitchen + bar Ltd. is pleased to announce the official opening of Kelowna’s newest Upscale Casual dining experience. The new Kelowna restaurant brings addictive flavours, upscale service and local design to the budding Kelowna restaurant scene. “We are very excited to open our doors in the…

Summer Prix-Fixe Menu at Bambudda

Enjoy five signature courses for one low price Gastown’s Nouveau Chinese restaurant is celebrating the last, lazy days of summer with a five-course prix-fixe menu, featuring Chef Scott Korzak’s most popular signature creations: Chicken Skins BBQ Duck Buns Nectarine Salad Mushroom Dumplings Beef & Broccoli Priced at $29 per person, the prix-fixe is available Sunday through Thursday until the…

Hy’s Steakhouse Unveils Tempting New Menus

For the first time in many years, Hy’s Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar has unveiled a new menu featuring traditional classics as well as dishes destined to become new favourites. Hy’s has long been known for its high quality menu and impeccable service since the restaurant chain opened its first location in 1955. Many of those…

L’Abattoir Chef Makes Cut for Prestigious Benefit Dinner

Chef Lee Cooper joins elite culinary masters to square off during annual Northern Chefs Alliance & FarmOn! Foundation Dinner Chef Lee Cooper of L’Abattoir will chop it up with nine celebrity chefs from across the U.S. and Canada at the annual Northern Chefs Alliance & FarmOn! Foundation Dinner. The charitable event will take place on…

Provence Does Tomatoes

All this month Provence Restaurants – Provence Mediterranean Grill (P1) in Point Grey and Provence Marinaside (P2) in Yaletown celebrate all things tomato with its Fifth Annual Tomato Festival– featuring special three-course prix fixe menus. Mediterranean Grill’s offers a prix fixe menu for $45 while over at Marinaside, they are offering a multiple-choice three-course menu for $48…

Secret Suppers of Vancouver: The world of Vancouver’s underground restaurants

“Secret Suppers of Vancouver” is a television documentary on Vancouver’s underground restaurants produced by Georgia Street Media, to be broadcast on CBC Vancouver this summer. The documentary is an exploration into the world of Vancouver’s underground restaurants through the lives of four chefs and their struggle to find their niche in the city’s food scene. It also explores the…

Summer At The Parker

Delicious vegetarian cuisine has always been the thing at The Parker, and as always the summer menu is sourced by Chef Curtis from local farms, bringing the freshest ingredients to your plate. Why not sample through the menu with perhaps the ratatouille with heirloom tomatoes, sea asparagus and labneh or the daily house-made alkaline noodles with fresh summer…

Belgard Kitchen Expands Menu

BELGARD KITCHEN AT THE SETTLEMENT BUILDING Belgard Kitchen serves lunch, “Happy Afternoon”, brunch and evening menus in The Settlement Building located at 55 Dunlevy Avenue in Railtown. With the addition of Postmark Brewing and a full weekend brunch menu, there is something new for returning guests to see and even more surprises and discoveries for newcomers…

FarmCity Fresh Cart

Beginning today, the freshness of the farm comes direct to the city as FarmCity Fresh Cart makes its debut on the streets of downtown Vancouver and New Westminster. FarmCity Fresh Cart — a partnership between Re-Up BBQ and FarmCity Co-op (24 Avenue Farm, Barefoot Farms, Cherry Lane Farm, Earth Apple Farm, Farmers on 57th, Giddy Up and Grow, Urban Digs Farm and…

Bitter Offers Up A New Menu With Local Beers, Savoury Bites

After adding some new beer taps to their line-up and updating their savoury offerings, Bitter Tasting Room is pleased to announce the debut of their new menu, which continues to pair some of the best local and imported beers with tasty bar fare and some unbeatable specials including all you can eat taco Tuesday’s’ and…

Bubbles, Beats & Brunch at MARKET Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver

Grab some bubbly, groove to the tunes and celebrate summer in style with Bubbles, Beats & Brunch at MARKET by Jean-Georges. Starting on June 21 and offered every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, MARKET will be kicking it up a notch with an innovative brunch menu and champagne and cocktail specials….

Opening Soon – Next Door at Nicili Antica Pizzeria

Cordova Street’s Nicli Antica Pizzeria will soon open Next Door, conveniently right next door to the pizzeria. Opening is expected by end of June. Chef Dave Tozer’s menu will feature Italian-inspired snacks known as ‘cicchetti’. They’ll be hand-crafted cocktails and an Italian-focused wine list. Dishes such as braised pork belly with a white bean cassoulet,…

Spot Prawns Spotted at Campagnolo and Campagnolo ROMA

At both Campagnolo locations from May 13 until the last Wild BC Spot Prawn’s rears its pinkish head, Chefs Nathan Lowey and Joachim Hayward will present a four-course family feast staring this succulent creature. Start with a BC Spot Prawn boil with spot prawns with house-made sausage and seasonal vegetables. Three more family-style courses follow: pizzas,…

Spot Prawns at Provence

And so it begins, the announcements of the Spot Prawn’s arrival in Vancouver! And why the heck do we care so much about these beauties? Along with being tasty, the prawns symbolize British Columbia’s movement (guided by Chef Robert Clark I might add) to keep our local bounty at home. While previously we sent these…

Vancouver Foodster Mac And Cheese Challenge

Who makes the best Mac and Cheese? Well you can be the judge during The Vancouver Foodster’s Mac and Cheese Challenge from March 20-April 10, 2014.  Team Good Life Vancouver has been asked to weigh in as a media judge so follow @chefgoodlifevan and @goodlifevan on twitter and you can check out our photos and…