Cactus Restaurants Construct Restaurant at English Bay

At a Vancouver Parks Board meeting, Cactus Club Cafe was selected through a competitive RFP process to operate a restaurant at English Bay.  The Board through a staff recommendation process found the Cactus proposal to be the best overall submission with particular emphasis on the ability of Cactus to provide a first class casual dining…

Dine Out Vancouver

Tourism Vancouver’s annual restaurant promotion runs April 26 to May 6 Tourism Vancouver’s Dine Out Vancouver 2010, presented by Visa, is your opportunity to sample three-course dinner menus at some 207 Vancouver-area restaurants at the delectable price points of $18, $28 or $38 (exclusive of taxes, alcohol and gratuity). The eighth annual promotion runs for…

Araxi Cookbook gets James Beard nomination

Araxi: Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant receives prestigious James Beard Award nomination The warm afterglow of the Winter Olympics was further brightened when Araxi: Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant recently gained two international cookbook awards and high praise from chefs Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal. Yesterday, things went truly stellar, with…

Poplar Grove Winemaker’s Dinner at Tapenade

Join guest host Ian Sutherland, winemaker and proprietor of Poplar Grove, on April 25 2010.  Reception at 6:00pm. Tapenade Bistro and Poplar Grove invite you to an evening showcasing the cuisine of Chef Alex Tung and the award-winning wines of Ian Sutherland. Join us as Alex creates special dishes to pair with both, new releases and award winning selections, chosen by…

Campagnolo’s “Just Like Dinner at Nona’s House”

It’s your chance to get back out for a neighborhood get-together now that we are not elbow to elbow with tourists. We know that dining-out cash is a little harder to come by this time of year, so Campagnolo is happy to bring back six Family Dinner Nights in March on the 14/15th, 21/22th &…

Joe Fortes turns 25!

We are turning 25 this year. If we were a car, we’d officially be a classic. It so happens that 1985, the year we got started, was also the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Joe Fortes (the man) in Vancouver. Coincidence? We think not. Joe, the legendary English bay lifeguard, was named the city’s…

Executive Chef Wayne Martin Makes Main Street Decision

His talent in the kitchen and ability to manage a large staff and multiple kitchens has been proven time and again. When Executive Chef Wayne Martin made a leap of faith and swapped his Four Seasons Vancouver Hotel Executive Chef toque for a lot more hats as the Owner/Operator/Executive Chef of Crave Main Street he…

Dino Renaerts in the kitchen at Fraiche and Crave Beachside

Local top chef Dino Renaerts makes an exciting move to replace chef Wayne Martin at the helm of Fraîche Restaurant and Crave Beachside. The acclaimed hilltop restaurant and seaside eatery, loved by locals and critics alike, are now in the hands of Renaerts – one of the few born, raised, trained and celebrated Vancouver chefs….

De Dutch Opens First New Location in 2010: Grandview Corners, South Surrey, BC

De Dutch Pannekoek House Restaurants Inc. is delighted to announce the opening of its newest location in South Surrey, British Columbia in the Grandview Corners Shopping Mall (160th Street and 24th Avenue).  This new restaurant marks the first of several more scheduled to open this year and is reason for the popular restaurant franchise to…

Refinery – Get your “Jig” on. Irish style

Granville Street will make any pub-crawler a proud Irishman or woman by the end of the night – get behind the 8-ball on this one, and make your way down to the Refinery. What’s doing? Oh, we’ll tell ya – check out this little menu of Irish pride. Guinness Lamb Stew $10 Slow braised lamb…

L’Altro Buca Spring Menu

L’Altro Buca is celebrating the arrival of spring with fresh local fare served at an exceptional value. Our new menu features seventeen items under twenty-five dollars, family-style dining options, and prix fixe price breaks Featuring king crab salad with wild prawns and avacado ($12), osso buco ragu and fazzoletti ($18), and crispy chicken from Rossdown…

News from Top Table Group – Earth Hour – Cookbook

Like yours, our Olympic memories are rife with wonderful individual moments and the spirit that celebrated excellence at every turn. We enjoyed a great mix of our regulars and locals at each of our restaurants – Araxi in Whistler, and Blue Water Cafe, CinCin, and West in Vancouver – along with many visitors, royals and…

Le Gavroche Lobsterfest

Lobster Festival returns March 12th to April 18th Le Gavroche’s famous Lobster Festival is back and for the next five weeks you can enjoy a lobster-packed three-course dinner for only $35. We know times are tough, so we’ve made our Lobster Festival even more affordable this year. To start, you’ll have your choice of Lobster…

The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe is officially open

But….Chef Anthony Sedlak moves on…..From the media release With the great anticipation and interest in The Corner Suite Bistro De luxe and Food Network’s Anthony Sedlak, several opportunities have developed for the young TV chef and his television and book career. “ Initially it was possible for Anthony Sedlak to dedicate 40% of his time…

Aboriginal Cuisine by Executive Chef Daryle Nagata

For the remainder of February, The Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver features the “Kla-how-ya” Aboriginal Village and Chef Daryle Nagata’s unique aboriginal-inspired, west coast maki rolls, smoked salmon on bannock and more, in their Café Pacifica or Cascades Lounge, starting at $10 each. I sampled some of these treats at an Aboriginal Tourism event.  I am hoping…

FigMint Restaurant & Lounge Welcomes Karen Gin as New Executive Chef

Senior VP of Operations, Al Petrone, is pleased to announce that Karen Gin is the new executive chef at FigMint Restaurant & Lounge. She joins the restaurant at a very exciting time as the adjoining Plaza 500 Hotel will be rebranded as an Indigo boutique hotel by year’s end. Passionate. Creative. Competitive. If you had…

Dining Out for Life at Trafalgar’s Bistro

We wanted to let you know that we’re operating with a ‘business as usual’ policy – no marked-up prices, no automatic gratuity, and street parking is ample and free. e hope to see you soon…and GO CANADA GO!  Giving has never tasted so good! Trafalgars Bistro is a proud supporter of Dining Out for Life. n Thursday, March 25th…

Celebrate The Oscars at Opus Hotel

Sunday March 7, 2010. 5pm – 10pm OPUS Bar, 350 Davie Street, Vancouver B.C. Feel like a celebrity as you walk the Red Carpet, wave to adoring paparazzi and step into the ultimate viewing party! Dress to impress and experience all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood while sipping Oscartini’s, nibbling feature Oscar O-bite platters…

Post Games at db Bistro

$30 AFTER THE PARTY, PARTY – ‘POST-GAMES HANGOVER’ SPECIAL OFFER TO SAY A BIG  ‘THANK YOU VANCOUVER’ Sometimes, the post-game meal is more memorable than the main event. We think Vancouver will be ready for some serious reminiscing come March, so we are offering guests an early March break of sorts, with a special $30,…