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…
Category: Lower Mainland Events
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…
Tasting Plates North Van Edition in Lower Lonsdale area
Tasting Plates North Van July 23, starting at 6:00pm Prepare to experience the latest in the Tasting Plates tour as we venture outside of Vancouver for the first time. Join us as we explore the Lower Lonsdale neighborhood in North Vancouver. The participating restaurants in this event are all favourites of Richard Wolak (aka @vanfoodster) and guests…
Indian Festival Opening Gala, with Vikram Vij
A culinary tour of South Asian cuisine curated by Vikram Vij Thursday, July 4 @ 7:30pm WHERE Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden • 578 Carrall St, Vancouver Celebrate the first day of Indian Summer with festival artists, patrons and special guests. Vancouver’s gastronomic guru Vikram Vij curates a culinary tour of South Asia featuring multiple…
Joy of Feeding 2013
3rd Annual Joy of Feeding Date: June 30th, 2013 Time: 1-4pm Location: UBC Farm Cost: Tickets are $50 and include a recipe book with each cook’s story and family recipe. Children 13 and under are free with their parent or guardian’s ticket purchase. Join us at the UBC Farm to celebrate and enjoy comfort foods cooked from the heart. Sixteen home cooks…
Fresh Milk, Food Politics Event to Explore the Right to Healthy Food
Food Politics Conference –Open to the Public Event Date: April 6 Fresh Milk, Food Politics, a one day conference, will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2013 8:45am -5:00pm at the Ukrainian Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia. Speakers and exhibits will cover a wide range of food issues. Speakers include: Mark McAfee, Alice Jongerden, Michael Schmidt, Halyley LaPalme,…
Burrowing Owl at Kitsilano Daily Kitchen
SIP THIS! KITSILANO DAILY KITCHEN WINERY DINNER SERIES – Monday November 19th, 2012 An Interactive Tasting of the Best BC Wines – with a twist! This Month: Burrowing Owl Estate Winery With great anticipation we are sharing the wine knowledge/experience of our Floor Staff with our Friends and Guests. This month’s SIP THIS! Wine Dinner is…
Sweet Surrender with House Wine
With the holidays around the corner, there will be many occasions to indulge your sweet tooth. Why not match your favorite treat with the perfect dessert wine? The choices are endless: Port, Sauternes, Sherry, Aussie Muscat and sweet sparkling are just a few examples of the nectar we’ll be serving. You will have a chance…
Field to Fork Coquitlam November 22
An evening with our distinguished panel to discuss the benefits and challenges of purchasing and eating locally grown food. Also learn how our individual food choices influence the health and long term sustainability of our food system. Alisa Smith – Co-author of The 100 Mile Diet and co-host of The 100 Mile Challenge television series. Peter…
Wine Drinker Dinners return to Two Chefs & a Table this winter
Dates and themes for four multi-course paired dinners announced Two Chefs and a Table is pleased to announce the dates for a winter series of Wine Drinker Dinners, our signature multi-course paired dinner events. The four dinners, which kick off in November and run through to February, will be themed around regional cuisines, wineries and…
