Are you feeling as busy as we are? We haven’t even got our tree up yet, but we’re in full holiday mode. We’ll be heading to the Pan Pacific for the Christmas Wish Breakfast, taking some cookie classes and going out to get that tree this week, well, perhaps after the snow. What do this week!…
Category: Lower Mainland Events
BC Chefs Association Honour International Chefs Day by Providing Lunch on the Downtown East Side
Lunch served at Oppenheimer Park On Thursday, October 20, 2016 dozens of British Columbia’s chefs will celebrate International Chefs Day by serving lunch to the homeless and hungry in Oppenheimer Park from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Chef’s associations all around the world and across Canada celebrate their craft on this designated day by giving back to…
Thanksgiving Dinner Without The Fuss
Thanksgiving Dinner Reservations Still Open What are you doing for this Thanksgiving? We’ve ordered our turkey and I hear it’s being brined and stuffed this year, thanks to Michael. I’ll make a pumpkin pecan pie and head to the Vancouver Farmers Market to sort out some fresh veggies to round out the meal. If you…
What’s Good This Week – V. Oct 4 +
Thanksgiving is upon us and there are lots for ways to be thankful, give to others and treat ourselves this week! Harvest Haus – Until October 9 Held under the Festzelte at Queen Elizabeth Plaza – Harvest Haus brings folklore from the 1st century to the Great White North. Combining modern fare with authentic European…
Complimentary Wine Tasting with Les Dames d’Escoffier at Marquis Friday October 7 5-6:30 pm
Learn More About Les Dames d’Escoffier and their newest fundraiser, #Dameswine this Friday On Friday, October 7 from 5pm-6:30 pm at Marquis Wine Cellar, several members of Les Dames d’Escoffier will be pouring free samples of Dames White and Red all paired with cheese and charcuterie. Dame Mireille Sauve will be on hand to discuss the wines AND…
Nourish Your Inner Brit For The Royal Visit
The Royals Are Coming – Celebrate Regally Pinkies up people, the time has come for some afternoon tea, perhaps some fish n’ chips or a proper sausage roll, in honour of the royal couple, and their visit to town. Prince William and Kate will be in town on Sunday, September 25, 2016 and we’d love…
Find your Dream Boat at the Boat Show at the Creek
The Boat Show at the Creek Brings Previously Owned, New Boats and Floating Homes to Mosquito Creek Marina Growing up in Kelowna, boating was almost a daily activity in the summer. Vancouver moorage is a bit more pricey, but when it comes to enjoying the outdoors, there is no better way to do so than…
What’s Good In September – Into the Fall
What’s Good In September? So many delicious events in and around Vancouver! Thanks to Fiona Forbes and CKNW for having me on to talk about the fall events. Clip here. Top Drop Wine Tasting – Sept. 8 Annual grand tasting featuring all international, terroir-focused wineries, craft breweries, cideries, food purveyors and more! Event proceeds proudly go…
Chef Curtis Luk at Edible Canada
Chef Curtis Luk Cooks Up Chinese Feast at Edible Canada. If you’ve eaten at Fable, Bambudda or Mission (in the running for the top new restaurant in Canada btw), you’ve likely sampled Chef Curtis Luk’s culinary creativity. We love Mission for the drinks and the tasting menus and are lucky to have it in handily…
What’s Good This Week
What’s Good This Week in and Around Vancouver We are well into July, which means into the second half of the year! Time is flying by this summer. Last week’s Deighton Cup was a grand success and this week we are heading to a White Caps Game, Vancouver Theatresports newest show, Firecracker, checking out the newest…
What’s Good This Week June 8
Events in and Around Vancouver – What’s Good Lot’s to do this week including Global Wellness Day, drinking Negronis, eating French Food, celebrating Picasso and heading out to the Arts Club Theatre for Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott at They Stanley until July 10, 2016 We saw this extremely fun-filled and well done musical last night and…
What’s Good This Week – June 2
Vancouver Event’s and What You Should Be Checking Out this Week It’s going to be a hot few days, so we’re going to recommend a few things to cool you down. Get your Donnelly Group Beer Passport Stamped til June 15 Donnelly Beer Passport, runs until June 15th and delivers the opportunity to explore delicious and…
#Giveaway $100 MEC GC Entry for Easter Seals Camp Challenge and Waterfront Adventure
A Camp For Adults Raising Funds for Easter Seals Adventure. Fun. Memories. The Easter Seals Camp Challenge, British Columbia’s only charity sports camp for adults, is back for its second year on Saturday, June 11 at 10AM to Sunday, June 12, 10AM at Camp Squamish. And we are giving away: $100 MEC gift card 2…
What’s Good This Week – May 25
Vancouver Events and Stuff We Think YOU Should Do! Another week full of food wine and fun! May 25 is your chance to get to know mezcal and tequila better at Chicha, Vancouver Craft Beer Week in ON, the tequila festival is in full swing and if you are in Penticton there are spot prawns…
What’s Good This Week May 16 – Vancouver Events
Vancouver Events and Stuff We Think YOU Should Do! It’s a tasty week once again with lots to eat and drink. Get your theatre fix in two with Bill Elliot and why not try to win yourself some Uprising Beer for a whole year? Spot Prawn Boil at Blackbird Public House – May 17 and…
What’s Good This Week May 10
Events in Vancouver This is one busy week for those who love great food and wine. The sun is out and patio’s will be hopping, if you have a favourite let us know in the comments as we are putting together a list of our favs. So many events in Vancouver, but don’t miss those…
Grain Donates a Ton of Chickpeas Vancouver Food Networks
May 1-9 is Chickpeas Fest in Vancouver – Vancouver Food Networks Celebrate Year of the Pulses Grain, a farmer-direct, socially and sustainably focused dry goods business recently donated 2,000 of chickpeas to Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks. These visually imperfect, but otherwise completely consumable legumes couldn’t be sold through Grain’s regular channels, so the company wanted to…
What’s Good This Week April 19
Temperatures are rising in Vancouver, but by the weekend should cool off and we may even see some rain, so get out on those patios today and tomorrow! If you love oysters you’ll want to pack your bags for the Okanagan’s Osoyoos Oyster Festival, but there’s plenty to do around town should travel not be…
The Great New Zealand Wine Tiki Tour
New Zealand Wine Visits Vancouver May 5, 2016 New Zealand is my birthplace and I have returned on far too few occasions and I’m left with a gap in my heart each time of think of my home country. I miss my relatives (four generations are still living as my grandparents are in their 90’s) and…
What’s Good This Week April 12
It’s another busy week ahead! What’s Good In This Week in Vancouver? Garagiste North – April 17, 2016 First and foremost, wine lovers need to set this Sunday aside, well at least a few hours of it, to explore the smaller producers of our province. Held at the Wise Hall in East Vancouver, this once…
