Tasting Plates *Mt Pleasant Edition Wednesday, September 18, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM (PDT) Tantalize your taste buds at several restaurants in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood. This evening tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 9:30 pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy…
Category: Lower Mainland Events
Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields
Sunday, September 8, 2013 from 1-5pm (our Metro Vancouver Feast is always the first Sunday after Labour Day.) Our 2013 Host: Krause Berry Farms & Estate Winery, Langley (it was such a perfect location for our 2011 Feast, we’re coming back!) This year, FarmFolk CityFolk is celebrating 20 years of supporting sustainable agriculture and celebrating local food….
“Passions” culinary event celebrates 10 years this September
More than 20 of Vancouver’s top restaurants and chefs are set to come together on Sunday, September 15, 2013, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Passions – a benefit for the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation. Proudly presented by Scotiabank, the fundraising gala has raised more than $900,000 since its…
Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland hopes to raise $210,000 at the Big Sisters Gala on September 19th
A BIG Reason for a Night Out Mentoring starts something BIG in our communities. Mentoring can put girls on the right path, help them make positive decisions, stay in school, and believe in themselves. The annual Big Sisters Gala, presented by Silver Wheaton, will be held on Thursday, September 19th at the Fairmont Pacific Rim. …
Wines of BC at BC Liquor Stores
The month of August marks many British Columbians’ favourite time of year – blissful summer! BC Liquor Stores celebrates the rich abundance of our local vineyards by showcasing the wines of British Columbia in over 100 store locations. In support of this promotion, the Wines of British Columbia will host a total of five special…
Star Light Star Bright Dine Above The Stars Tonight
Presented by A Loving SpoonfulIn honour of John Oliver Ritchie Foundation Join us on the 35th floor for Dinner, Wine, Silent Auction and the best view of the 2013 Celebration of Light Fireworks! Tickets only $140.00! Only 80 tickets available! Check here to reserve your ticket TODAY! Date: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 – 6:30 pm Location: Coast…
BEST of the WEST
house wine and the Harmony Arts Festival presented by Odlum Brown Limited and Park Royal are proud to present the 3rd annual BEST of the WEST. On Wednesday August 7th, thirteen of the North Shore’s best restaurants will be paired with thirteen BC wineries and tasked with creating the perfect complementary dish. The evening’s guests will vote on their favourite…
Chef Chris Whittaker at Fraser Common Farm
On Sunday August 11th, Fraser Common Farm will be hosting a farm dinner created by Chef Chris Whittaker from Forage, and we would like to invite you to be our guests. Proceeds from the five course meal will be going to create an education/meeting space at the farm. Nestled in the Fraser Valley, Fraser Common has…
Columbia Street Food Truck StrEAT Fest, Get Trucked up in Downtown New West
Many of the famous food trucks in the Lower Mainland will be rolling into the heart of Downtown New West on Saturday, August 10th for the first ever Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest. Presented by Trapp + Holbrook, Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Association (BIA) and the City of New Westminster, this highly anticipated event…
Vancouver Farmers Market Ripe – Dinner Fundraiser
Save the date! On Sunday October 20th, 2013, the Vancouver Farmers Markets will present our annual dinner fundraiser RIPE, at the Exhibition Hall of the Roundhouse Community Centre. A family style feast of market food, RIPE is a harvest celebration of our farms and producers, and a feature event of the 5th Annual Sustenance Festival….
Araxi Longtable Stanley Park
Araxi Longtable Menu in Stanley Park Announced We are pleased to announce that Chef James Walt has confirmed the menu for the Vancouver Araxi Longtable event, taking place in picturesque Stanley Park on Saturday, July 27th, beginning at 3pm. The Vancouver event is the first of three in the annual summer series, and will feature…
2nd Annual Walnut Festival at Vista D’Oro
Saturday, 27 July 2013 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EDT) Vista D’oro Farms & Winery 346 208 Street Langley, BC V2Z Canada View Map Head to the farm! , Saturday July 27th, to celebrate the Green Walnut at Vista D’oro Farms & Winery! Join Vista D’Oro’s favourite chefs/creators/farmers to spend the day at the farm and celebrate…
Khatsahlano Music Art (+FOOD) Festival July 13!!!!
Today’s the day! Good Life Vancouver has a tent at 4th Avenue and Cypress where we will be presenting The Gramercy Grill (meatballs and lemon tarts at 1 pm), The Butcher The Baker The Wine and Cheesemaker – An Okanagan Cookbook, Vancouver Food Tour, Sip Natural Soda and Kind Snack Bars to give you a break…
Famoso hosts an evening with internationally acclaimed pizza chef Roberto Caporuscio
On Saturday, July 13th Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria will be hosting an evening of food and wine with internationally acclaimed Neapolitan pizza chef Roberto Caporuscio of the wildly popular Keste Pizza & Vino and Don Antonio by Starita Pizzeria in New York City. In his first visit to Vancouver, Roberto will be giving a presentation on…
Calgary’s Burlesque Stars to Shimmy and Shake Vancouver
Two of Calgary’s best burlesque stars, Raven Virginia and Miyuki Divine will be rocking the burlesque stage at the Electric Owl Friday July 12th at Blue Morris’ Rock and Roll Burlesque show. “It’s especially exciting to have the opportunity to perform with Blue’s live band” says Raven Virginia, who runs the Garter Girls School of…
Vive le 14 Juillet at Bistro Pastis & Le Parisien
For more than 200 years the French have been celebrating the storming of the Bastille. Guests are invited to celebrate this national holiday on July 14 at Vancouver’s very own two corners of France, Bistro Pastis in Kitsilano and Le Parisien in the West End. Bastille Day is a time for sharing good food and wine…
Bittered Sling Bistro
July’s Bittered Sling Bistro features the huge portfolio of historically important spirits from Brown-Forman, including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Woodford Reserve Bourbon. Stepping up to the plate this month are two bartenders equally engaging when it comes to the history of cocktails and our industry – reigning BSBistro Season 1 & 2 winner, Gerry…
EPIC: The Sustainable Living Festival Shifts Gears to Summer – with an EPIC Lineup of Food, Drinks, Music and Marketplace Goodies
The newest event to Vancouver’s summer festival lineup, EPIC: The Sustainable Living Festival, promises to kick off the summer season with some of BC’s best sustainable food, beverages, local live entertainment, products and services. Now in its 7th year as Western Canada’s largest sustainable lifestyle showcase, EPIC is combining environmentally friendly living with outdoor festivities from…
Regional Food and Wine Pairing: British Columbia
Create delicious fare featuring locally sourced BC ingredients. Discover which BC wines are best paired with gourmet treats such as Qualicum Bay shrimp salad, BC cowboy barbecued short ribs with thyme-glazed corn on the cob, pan-seared Fraser Valley duck breast with ambrosia apple sauce, and brown butter raspberry tartlet. Turn your next meal at home…
WE Coffee Roasters DRINK OFF
Coffee lovers! Head to WE Coffee Roasters at 1696 Robson Street for a DRINK OFF event on Saturday June 29 From Noon – 4 pm stop in to test your WE Coffee tasting skills guess which coffee is WE! There are prices for all participants and all get to be entered into a grand prize draw, to…
