Vancouver’s eighth annual Nifty for Fifty sale is set to bring together 30 local designers and artists under one roof on April 19th, 2015. Just in time for locals to stock up on spring staples, the event will be held at Heritage Hall from 11am – 8pm on April 19, and will host some of Vancouver’s…
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EAT! VANCOUVER FOOD + COOKING FESTIVAL
UNVEILS STAR-STUDDED LINEUP OF CHEFS FOR NEW 2015 EVENTS Tickets to Canada’s Largest Celebration of Food and Drink on Sale March 5 A gastronomic feast for the senses, the 13th annual EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival, taking place April 26 to May 3, 2015, announces its star-studded lineup today, with tickets going on sale…
Canadian Flavours Gala
Make space in your schedule for the Canadian Flavours Gala at Terminal City Club on Thursday, April 30 2015. Guests will enjoy an evening with 15 chefs from some of Canada’s best-known restaurants, sampling delicious Canadian cuisine paired with spring releases from the Naramata Bench Wineries Association. There is an impressive roster of critically acclaimed chefs and…
Graze to Open Second Nature
Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 6pm – 11pm: Upstairs from the original Graze Restaurant, rain or shine, Graze’s shiny new food truck will be serving up summer BBQ favourites while the beach bar will be slinging refreshing cocktails in the newly created indoor park. Join some friends or make new ones on the extra long picnic tables, lean back…
Italian Home-Style Dinners Hit Main St.
Just Like Dinner at Nonna’s’ Supper Series Returns to Campagnolo The pastel colours of spring conjure up glorious memories of family gatherings with Grandma. Chef de Cuisine Nathan Lowey has created a series of home-style dishes prepared with the season’s freshest ingredients in honour of Nonna. Each dish reflects a nostalgic meal and is best enjoyed…
Crave Burnaby Heights
The Heights is rich in diversity and culture, and nowhere is this more apparent than when it comes to dining. With everything from casual to fine dining and Greek to Continental, there is sure to be something to satisfy even the most discerning palates. Head to the Heights for Crave from Tuesday, April 21 to Thursday,…
Know Your Lamb at Trafalgars April 19, 2015
Calling all foodies & lovers of local fare! 2nd annual Know Your Lamb event on Sunday April 19th at 6 pm. This 6 course menu celebrates the best free-range, grass-fed, un-medicated lamb from the Fraser Valley! For the Table house made focaccia with lamb fat candle amuse bouche – lamb merguez corn dog tomato chutney chicken fried sweetbreads shallot tarte tatin, red…
Healthy Family Expo 2015
The second annual Healthy Family Expo is coming to the Vancouver Convention Centre on Sunday, March 29th, 2015. The dynamic team of local moms and businesswomen behind the Healthy Family Expo know that raising a family in a more eco-friendly and healthy way can seem like a daunting task for parents, so they’ve created an…
16th Annual Healthy Chef Competition – Wednesday, March 25th
Competition and Creativity with big dash of Healthy Benefits For 16 years the Healthy Chef competition has been challenging groups of BC based culinary schools, hotels and restaurants to gather their fruits, herbs and vegetables, square off against each and create fantastic plates where the produce is the star. On Wednesday, March 25th The British…
Accept the #HappyActs Challenge Issued by Live Happy Magazine
C’mon Get Happy, Vancouver Live Happy magazine has joined The United Nations with its own mission to lead a global movement to make the world a happier place with the #HappyActs Challenge, which invites everyone, including residents in the lower mainland, to spread a little joy in honor of International Day of Happiness (March 20)…
DINING OUT FOR LIFE 2015
On Thursday, March 26, dine out for breakfast, lunch or dinner at participating restaurants and support people living with HIV/AIDS right here at home. From Whistler to White Rock and across the Lower Mainland, our fantastic restaurant partners will contribute 25% of their food sales to registered not-for-profits Friends For Life and A Loving Spoonful. All proceeds directly benefit the programs…
St. Patrick’s Day Vancouver
March 17 falls on a Tuesday this year, but that needn’t keep you raising a pint or two in celebration of Irish luck. The Irish Heather “No Cover, No Green Beer, No Plastic Clover” is the mantra at the Irish Heather as they celebrate their 19th St. Patrick’s Day since opening the Irish Heather’s doors in Gastown. The…
Tulips For You And Me – Whole Foods Sale
Whole Foods Market’s annual tulip one-day sale. On Friday, March 6, you can get three 10-stem bunches of tulips for just $10 — that’s 30 stems (just in case your are blinded by beauty and can’t do the math). We love our tulips and making flower arrangements cheers us up and makes our home or office oh so much prettier! Perfect timing to celebrate the inspirational women…
Chef Scott Jaeger Cooks for The Better Life Foundation
The Better Life Foundation will present a once a month pop up dinner series at Save On Meats. Awesome Vancouver chefs will serve meals in diner-style and funds will go to A Better Life Foundation affiliated program. Scott Jaeger from The Pear Tree is up first on March 9 2015 and funds from this dinner…
CiderWISE – A Cider and Gluten Free Beer Tasting Event
CAMRA Vancouver is pleased to present the 2nd annual CiderWISE – A Cider and Gluten Free Beer Tasting Event Where: The Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac Street When: Sat, March 21, 2015 Time: 1-5pm Details: Tickets $25 ($20 for CAMRA, Vanbrewers and WISE Members) Includes 3 tokens and 10oz tasting glassware (yours to take home!) Each…
The Chicken Shack is coming back for another Southern food session
Southern and Soul Food favourites to be served in new location in East Van During it’s first go-around the Chicken Shack pop-up fried chicken joint satisfied many Southern and Soul food cravings and, after two long years of waiting, it’s coming back on for four more days of great eats. The next version of Chicken…
Game of Thrones” Pop Up Cocktail Bar from San Francisco Invades Gastown
Lounge Like A Lannister, Sip Like A Snow “Game of Thrones” Pop Up Cocktail Bar from San Francisco Invades Gastown on Tuesday, March 10 In honour of the fifth season of HBO’s runaway hit series Game of Thrones*, Bambudda is hosting “Winter Is Coming,” a themed, pop-up cocktail bar, on Tuesday, March 10 at 7 pm. Leading the charge is Matt Grippo, head bartender at…
#BCWINECHAT TWEETUP
Join Marquis Wine Cellar for the 3rd annual #BCWineChat live tweet up! There will be great BC wines and some surprises too! This is your chance to meet in person the people you only see every Wednesday night on twitter. It’s always a fun and relaxing evening. Park your pretentious ways at the door and join us…
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VANWINEFEST CELEBRATES THE HISTORY, EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION OF AUSTRALIAN WINES
The wine world has already began to arrive for the 37th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, February 20 to March 1. Headlined by a 55-winery contingent from theme country, Australia, the festival features 170 wineries from 14 countries participating in 53 events across the city. Each year, the festival offers an incredible opportunity for wine lovers…
