Date: Friday, July 12 at 7:00pm Where: Secret Location (revealed to ticket holders only) Cost: $350/person http://indiansummerfestival.ca/events/dinner_by_starlight/ Vancouver’s own celebrity chef Vikram Vij will conjure up a one-time-only four course meal for guest of honour Sanjeev Kapoor. Sanjeev Kapoor is the much beloved and award-winning chef responsible forKhana Khazana, the longest running cookery show in…
Category: Lower Mainland Events
Vancouver Craft Beer Week – Brothers in Hops
June 6, 2013 – 6:00pm–10:00pm $75 They are brothers from different mothers, but all sons of the hop. Four Pacific Northwest brewers have teamed up to host a night of Hop-tastic food and drink. Each brewer will be bringing signature styles of hoppy brews for guests to sample, taste and discuss at The Butcher & Bullock….
Main Street Car Free Day
Free of charge. Free of boring corporate stuff. Free of cars 2013 is here! Come celebrate with us for what is shaping up to be the biggest street party ever held on Main. We expanded our footprint to 21 blocks and are currently in the process of filling those blocks with as many awesome things…
ARAXI LONGTABLE SERIES
As summer approaches, we near another exciting season featuring Araxi’s famed Longtable Series. This year, we are pleased to announce a new location as part of the series – in addition to Lost Lake in Whistler and North Arm Farm in Pemberton, Araxi’s Longtable dinner is also coming to Stanley Park in Vancouver! The striking…
Love Dogs? Love fine wine? Then we have THE event for you!
Good fun, good wine, good cause: BC wineries go to the dogs Eight B.C. wineries join forces to support PADS (Pacific Assistance Dogs Society) and its good work with a wine tasting and silent auction at SIT STAY SIP June 13. Broadcast personality Terry David Mulligan will guide wine lovers through the evening as they…
Enjoy the Set Summer Free Campaign at Real Canadian Superstore® locations in Vancouver!
Vancouverites are invited to enjoy the Set Summer Free campaign at Real Canadian Superstore® locations, as the Eat Fleet tour stops in the community on June 8th and 9th. Join the team from President’s Choice® for complimentary tastes of PC® Original SmokiesTM, PC® Blue Menu® Thick & JuicyTM Wild Sockeye Salmon Burgers, PC® Pineapple Coconut…
Gray Monk Wine Tasting with BCWAS
Gray Monk Estate Winery was planted by George and Trudy Heiss way back in 1972! They are proud to call themselves BC’s oldest family-owned winery, and we are very happy to have them visit us to share some of their history – and their wines – with us. Recently, Gray Monk’s Heiss family celebrated a…
Celebrate! Stanley Park: August 24-25 festival to highlight park’s 125th anniversary
Today the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation announced plans to celebrate Stanley Park’s 125th anniversary. Local First Nations and other celebration partners were also present as residents and visitors were invited to a major festival in August featuring free family entertainment, performing and visual arts, interactive sports, heritage experiences…
This Sandwich, That Beer Competition at the Portside Pub
Nine local chefs are getting ready to rumble! On June 23rd, nine contenders will be going toe to toe at Portside Pub in sunny Gastown from 2-6pm. All for the This Sandwich, That Beer coveted title and to raise funds for Chef Owen Lightly’s Support Fund as well as A Better Life Foundation. The contenders who…
SAKE SAMURAI VISITS VANCOUVER
Minami Restaurant hosts a special patio event with Sake Samurai Timothy Sullivan and Hakkaisan Brewery this June One of the world’s most passionate sake ambassadors, , visits Vancouver on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 to co-present a special night of sake and sushi with Minami Restaurant’s own sake specialist, Miki Ellis. From 5 p.m. to 7…
Rain Barrels For Better – A Community Workshop
Join us on June 9, 2013 for our community workshop on Rain Barrels. There will be a rain water harvesting demonstration, snacks and drinks. Bring the kids along to make their own DIY planters at the Happy Planet planting station while you learn how to make the best of your garden by harvesting your rainwater! http://theworldinagarden.com/events/upcoming-events/
Icons of the Okanagan Valley
June 4, 2013 6:00pm – 7:30pm Join Bill Sanford of Appellation Wine Marketing, as he returns to Seasons to taste through and discover some of the Icon Wines of the Okanagan Valley. Come and taste the different varietals and how they show in different regions of the valley all paired with plates thoughtfully paired by…
Cook Live with Vikram Vij!
Internationally Renowned Chef to Host Online Cooking Show – This Time At UBC Award-winning chef, Vikram Vij, has announced he will be hosting Western Canada’s first ever live-streamed online cooking show on Thursday June 6th, 2013 live from Vij’s Kitchen at UBC. Following up on his wildly successful live online cook-along in Toronto, viewers on…
Chuck Hughes at West
Thursday, June 13th, 6pm – 9pm West Restaurant + Bar In collaboration with Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks, we are pleased to announce an exciting reception with special guest Chuck Hughes – renowned Canadian Chef, television personality and restaurateur. Guests will have the opportunity to meet Chuck and will receive a signed copy of his latest cookbook, “Chuck’s…
Biercraft Belgian Showcase – Monday, June 3rd (6:30-11:00pm)
On Monday, June 3rd, Biercraft Bistro is teaming up with the local agencies and BC craft breweries for an evening of Belgian and Beglian-style beers. There will be over 50 beers pouring, which include legends such as Rochefort, St. Bernardus and Delirium Tremens. Local importers, Beerthirst, will be supplying award-winning Belgian-style beers from from Oregon…
Wine Tasting with Alberto Antonini and House Wine
In the vineyard with Alberto Antonini June 2012. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn from a true master! Join us for an evening of great conversation with Alberto. The night will start with an intimate sit down discussion where Mr. Antonini will share his experiences working around the globe in his quest to craft…
Women and Whiskey at Portside
Women & Whiskey, Wednesday, June 19 – Women & Whiskey evening featuring live music by ‘The Oh Wells’ and ‘The Remarkables’. Join certified beer server Aja Tylor for beer and whiskey tastings, raffles and live music all benefiting the Vancouver Women’s Health Collective.
Weekly Outdoor Farmers Market on Granville Island Kicks Off June 6
Baskets in colourful bloom, scrumptious home baking and farm-fresh fruits and vegetables put Vancouver in a summertime state of mind. Since the 1970s, the Public Market on Granville Island has been Canada’s most iconic food market and Vancouver’s original go-to place for year-round fresh ingredients, vibrant stalls and wholesome ingredients. When the weather breaks, the…
Vancouver Foodster Food Talks
June 11– Food Talks Vol 8 in the Westin Grand Hotel http://vancouverfoodster.com/2013/05/13/food-talks-volume-8-june-11/ with 5 speakers,Q & A, appetizers & draw prizes. The 5 Iconic Women Chefs are Chef Karen Barnaby (formerly Executive Chef at the Fish House), Chef Meeru Dhalwala (Co-Founder of Vij’s, Rangoli and Shanik Restaurants), Chef Susan Mendelson (Founder of The Lazy Gourmet), Chef Angie Quaale (Founder of…
Williams-Sonoma June Cookbook Club BBQ Addiction by Bobby Flay
JUNE COOKBOOK CLUB BOOK: Barbecue Addiction by Bobby Flay June 12, 2013 The man who got America fired up about grilling now extends his serious outdoor skills to low and slow barbecue and the intoxicating flavors of wood smoke. Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Addiction is the new outdoor cooking manifesto for fellow worshippers of smoke, fire, and…
