We’re heading to Salt Spring Island Apple Festival on Sunday October 4, 2015! So many apples, so little time, but take time to taste the apples along the way! Salt Spring Island was among the first area in BC to grow apples (1860) and now grows over 350 varieties organic apples. Home to the Salt…
Category: Gulf Island Events
Sip & Savour Salt Spring Celebrates Fall Harvest and Thanksgiving
Sip & Savour Salt Spring Friday, October 9th to Sunday, October 11th, 2015 One of my favourite BC getaways is the journey over to Salt Spring Island where I love to visit the farmers market, food providers and chefs, and catch up with what’s going on on the nicely slowly paced Salt Spring Island. I’ve been…
Sip & Savour Salt Spring will take place on Friday, September 19th to Sunday, September 21st, 2014
Celebrate National Organic Week on Salt Spring Island! The Festival will bring together growers, food providers and chefs from Salt Spring Island and partner them with local craft brewers and vintners representing the wine growing regions of British Columbia. Foodies, start your engines, Sip & Savour Salt Spring 2014 is coming soon! Menus are planned, reservations are being…
Salt Spring Island Festival of Local & Regional Food & Wine.
On Friday, September 27th and Saturday, September 28th, Sip & Savour Salt Spring unites growers, food producers, chefs and vintners & brewers from Salt Spring Island and the Vancouver Island region with local and BC vintners in a mélanges a trois of culinary magic. Participate in National Organic Week by sampling local, fresh food and…
2013 Chefs Across the Water
For the 2013 Chefs Across The Water event, Hastings House Country House Hotel is proud to welcome Chef Denis Cotter to prepare a five course dinner in our Hastings House Dining Room Sept 30th. Denis Cotter is the creator of an original and unique style of meat-free cuisine, showcased in his restaurant, Cafe Paradiso, in…
Sip & Savour Salt Spring
A Festival of Local & Regional Food & Wine 2nd Annual Sip & Savour Salt Spring will shine the spotlight on the natural abundance of Salt Spring Island. On Saturday, September 22nd and Sunday September 23rd, Sip & Savour Salt Spring will unite growers, food producers, chefs and vintners from Salt Spring Island along with…
Pender turns into an Island of Art this summer
If you love art, consider this summer visiting the Pender Islands, part of the Southern Gulf Islands served by the BC ferries network through Tsawassen and Schwartz Bay. From July 14 to August 14, Pender becomes an Island of Art, a festival celebrating the arts and artists of Pender Islands. Outdoor art shows, demonstrations, openings,…
Salt Spring Island International Food Festival
August 5, 2012 – Breaking bread with another person is one of the best and fastest ways to discover who they are—their values, life experiences, and cultural identity. In 2011, the Salt Spring Literacy Society asked: what happens when you break falafel, bruschetta, tapas, or pâtisserie? The International Food Festival is an annual community event designed to…
Chefs Across the Water 2012
Hastings House Country House Hotel and Dining Room on Salt Spring Island is pleased to present the 2012 Chefs Across The Water Series. Top BC Chefs have been invited to prepare multi-course dinners in the Hastings House Dining Room incorporating the best of Salt Spring Island seafood and livestock and Hastings House Country House’s own garden’s…
Morning Bay Winestock 2011
Saturday, September 3 for Winestock 2011 Pender Island, BC–Morning Bay Vineyard today announced the final line-up for this year’s Winestock Music Festival, to be held this year on Saturday, September 3 from noon ‘til dusk. Click here to buy tickets on-line: http://www.morningbay.ca/Winestock-music-festival.php “We’re very excited by this year’s line-up,” said Morning Bay co-owner and festival director…
Galiano Wine Festival
The 2011 Galiano Wine Festival, an event to benefit the Health Care Society, will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Lions’ Park on Galiano Island. Tickets are $35.00 and all proceeds go to the Galiano Health Care Society. Tickets available for reservation at: galianowinefestival@gmail.com Watch this page for exciting updates,…
Sip and Savour Salt Spring
Salt Spring Island Wines and regional wines of the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island join forces September 23-24 Salt Spring Island makes up part of the Wine Islands region of British Columbia; a region that includes Southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Being part of the warmest growing region in Canada, the island wineries are…
Saturna Lamb BBQ
July 1, 2011 – 10 am – 4:30 Country-fair flavored outdoor picnic celebrating Canada Day held at Winter Cove, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Saturna Island, BC. Featuring a LAMB BARBEQUE dinner – hot dogs – refreshments – booths and games all day. Ferry and Water Taxi service – boat anchorage in Winter Cove –…
Chefs Across the Water 2011
Hastings House Country House Hotel and Dining Room on Salt Spring Island is pleased to announce our guest chef program is returning for 2011—top BC chefs have been invited to prepare multiple-course dinners in the Hastings House kitchen, incorporating Salt Spring Island’s produce, seafood, and meats. Wine pairings featuring BC wines will be offered to…
Galiano Inn Winemakers Dinner
Wine Maker Dinner with Foxtrot Vineyards and Painted Rock Estate Winery on New Year’s Eve!eat@galianoinn is excited to offer a very special winemaker dinner with Painted Rock Winery and Foxtrot Vineyards on New Years Eve 2011, as part of our very special New Year’s Weekend. Spend your New Year’s Eve enjoying a multi course dinner…
Hastings House Foxtrot Vineyards and Poplar Grove Winery Dinner
On Friday, September 24 the winemakers from two of the top wineries in BC will be at Hastings House for a winemaker’s dinner. Gustav Allander from Foxtrot Vineyards and Ian Sutherland from Poplar Grove, both located on the Naramata Bench, will be joining us for a memorable evening pairing their award winning wines with Marcel’s…
5th Anniversary Winestock at Morning Bay
Nanaimo’s David Gogo to headline Morning Bay Vineyard’s Winestock Music and Wine Festival promises to be the best ever. Tickets ($35pp) are on sale for the Saturday, September 4 event in Morning Bay’s oceanfront vineyard. Visit the website at www.morningbay.ca to purchase tickets online. This year’s headliner is Nanaimo’s David Gogo. One of Canada’s most…
Chefs Across the Water at Hastings House – Various Dates
Hastings House Country House Hotel and Dining Room on Salt Spring Island is excited to introduce our new guest chef program—Chefs Across the Water. Designed to build connections among British Columbia’s fine dining establishments and to highlight the incredible bounty of the region’s produce, Chefs Across the Water invites distinguished BC chefs to participate in…
