Richard Wolak has another challenge for you all. I’ll head out next week to try a few! Let me know where you go and what you like too! I’ll be following the #CheesecakeChallenge hashtag. Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge. How Does this all Work? Well, this is a public challenge, you are invited to go…
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Oak Bay Beach Hotel introduces new executive chef and the opening of three additional food service locatio
Oak Bay Beach Hotel owner Kevin Walker and Hotel Manager Michelle Le Sage have announced that Iain Rennie is joining the hotel as executive chef, and bringing with him his sous chef of more than seven years, Josh Houston, starting March 1, 2013. Just three months after reopening on Nov. 15, 2012, the response to…
The Parker takes flight during Wine Fest 2013
Vancouver’s hottest vegetarian dining destination will showcase its Columbia Watershed Wine Program during Wine Fest The Parker is excited to showcase the very best that the Pacific Northwest has to offer during the Vancouver International Wine Festival with paired flights from the Columbia Watershed selected by owner and barman Steve Da Cruz. Steve’s program utilizes…
Comox Valley’s fourth annual Dine Around just keeps getting better
Enjoy a mini stay-cation with a three course meal and a cozy evening at a local hotel or B&B The fourth annual Dine Around returns to Comox Valley celebrating the extraordinary bounty from the farms and sea. With one of Canada’s only whiskey distilleries, award-winning wineries, and an ever expanding variety of restaurants and cafes…
Craft Beer at Manteo’s Smack Dab
MANTEO RESORT ANNOUNCES KELOWNA’S FIRST WATERFRONT CRAFT BEER & PREMIUM CASUAL DINING EXPERIENCE WITH MARCH OPENING OF SMACK DAB Lively kitchen and lounge as serious about their suds as they are their food Wine glasses were put to the side for a moment and the clang of beer mugs could be heard for miles as…
Dine Out Vancouver Menu Extended + For the LOVE of Food Valentine’s Day Menu
Successful $28 & $38 three course Dine Out menus extended + For the LOVE of Food Valentine’s Day menu. If you weren’t able to make it into Edible Canada for Dine Out Vancouver before it ends February 3 (or you were and you need to enjoy it again), you’re in luck! Chef Greg Reid has…
Canyon Opens in Edgemont Village
CANYON OPENS FOR WITH A FRESH MENU EVERY NIGHT FOR DINE OUT Chef Scott Kidd opened Canyon to the public on Tuesday, January 21, 2013. With two days of soft openings, the restaurant opened to the neighbourhood with a resounding success. A full house for the first week says Canyon is off to a great…
Chef Alex Chen heads to the Bocuse d’Or
PR NEWS – Chef Alex Chen is Moxie’s Culinary Architect, and on January 29th he will represent Canada at the Bocuse d’Or in Lyon, France, facing off against the world’s top chefs. The Bocuse d’Or is the world’s most prestigious culinary competition. It happens every two years in Lyon, France and is a two-day competition….
Top Five Food Trends Spotted at Winter Fancy Food Show
The top five food trends for 2013 have been picked by a panel of trendspotters at the 38th Winter Fancy Food Show, which ends today in San Francisco. The show is the largest marketplace for specialty foods and beverages on the West Coast, with 80,000 products on display including cheeses, snacks, olive oils, vinegars, chocolate, and natural and…
Return of Wine & Dine Thompson Okanagan
The Okanagan Branch of the BC Restaurant and FoodServices Association (BCRFA) has proudly proclaimed the return of its annual wine and dine promotion. The 11th Annual Wine & Dine Thompson Okanagan promotion runs from January 16 to February 3. Participants get to sample fantastic three course dinners at set prices of $15, $25 or $35,…
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Back for its third year, and this time, even more chocolate makers have come together to spike their hot chocolate drinks with the wildest, most delicious flavours you can imagine. 23 CHOCSTARS — 27 DAYS — 60+ CRAZY FLAVOURS! January 19 – February 14, 2013. Chocolate makes you happy. ~~~~~~~ FIND A HOT CHOCOLATE BY VENUE ~~~~~~~ Beaucoup Bakery Bel Cafe…
Healthy Choices at the Gramercy Grill
This Weekends Dinner Features Are All Gluten Free Appetizer Arugula & Cherry Boccicini Cheese Salad $14 oven dried tomatoes, toasted pecans sherry mustard vinaigrette Entrees Braised Beef Short Rib Spaghetti Pasta $22 (spaghetti made of rice) tamari, sesame & green onions Pan Seared Sockeye Salmon $24 lemon & thyme sauteed kale & lentils basil mint…
Vikram Vij Launches “Vij’s Kitchen” at UBC
Award-winning Vancouver-based chef Vikram Vij and his wife Meeru Dhalwala are proud to announce their involvement in a brand new venture with the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Vij’s Kitchen is a facility that provides state-of-the-art learning space for UBC students studying food, nutrition and health, dietetics, community health and…
Dine Out Vancouver – Book Now!
RESTAURANTS NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS – 240 participating restaurants sets a new Dine Out record January 8th Tourism Vancouver released the names of all restaurants taking part in the 2013 Dine Out Vancouver Festival. Every year, the citywide celebration showcases Vancouver’s explosive culinary scene to tens of thousands of local and visiting foodies – and this year…
New from Yew Restaurant + Bar at Four Seasons Vancouver
Dine Out Vancouver January 18 to February 3 Don’t miss YEW’s take on the 11th annual Dine Out Vancouver restaurant festival. Tourism Vancouver’s uber popular celebration of eating out. Executive Chef Ned Bell has created a fantastic three-course, prix-fixe menu for food lovers for an amazing value at $38. We’re also excited to offer gourmands…
Eggnog – National Eggnog Month – Vancouver takes it seriously
Wow Vancouver! You’ve gone all out with your eggnog. No longer is this just a creamy overly-sweet item in the dairy section of the market. It’s popping up in everything from bread to ice cream. Creme de la Crumb – Eggnog Pecan Scones Bel Cafe – Eggnog Latte Cupcakes – Eggnog Cupcake Shaughnessy Restaurant at Van…
Two Chefs & a Table prepares to serve “Dishes our Grandparents Taught Us”
Five courses of comforting traditions from the family kitchen With the spirit of the Holidays in the air, Two Chefs and a Table is readying for its next Wine Drinker Dinner with a distinctly family-oriented theme. Dishes our Grandparents Taught Us will feature a multi-course meal of dishes that the Two Chefs team first learned…
Hart House’s Dickens Lunch Buffet Offers Seasonal Delights
This holiday season, give your tastebuds what they really want: a visit to Hart House’s annual Dickens Lunch Buffet available from December 4thto December 20th. December gets busier every year, and Dickens Lunch Buffet offers an easy way to catch up with friends or share a memorable lunch with business colleagues. This year’s offerings include…
Vancouver Foodster 1st Annual Local Pancake Challenge Winners
1st Place: Yolks Breakfast for their BC Hazelnut Pancakes with local apple-aged white cheddar fritters BC Hazelnut Pancakes with local apple-aged white cheddar fritters Created by Chef Steven Ewing Description: BC Hazelnut Pancakes with local apple-aged white cheddar fritters Local ingredients: Eggs, Apples, Hazelnuts, Honey, Cheddar, Milk Savoury or Sweet: Sweet Location: Food Truck at…
Chris Whittaker Crowned Top Chef OF 2012 Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown
Last night, the Vancouver Aquarium was transformed into a culinary battleground as 12 of Vancouver’s top chefs competed to create the best sustainable chowder before a crowd of hungry seafood lovers. After the last bowls of chowder were sampled, a panel of esteemed judges crowned Chef Chris Whittaker of Forage Restaurant the 2012 Vancouver Aquarium…
