Making a pawsitive impact for people with disabilities Township 7 Vineyards & Winery is excited to partner with the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society in a fundraising campaign this fall. The winery is donating .25¢ for every bottle of Township 7 Chardonnay, Merlot or Sauvignon Blanc sold the month of October at BC government wine stores….
Category: Lower Mainland Events
Thanksgiving at YEW at Four Seasons Vancouver
From Friday, October 5 through Monday, October 8, YEW restaurant + bar is offering a fabulous three-course Thanksgiving dinner for only $41 per person. Go classic turkey or mix it up with Artic Char. Enjoy a second helping of turkey with all the fixin’s for only $10! Why do all the prep, cooking and clean up when…
Thanksgiving at The Irish Heather Long Table Series
Celebrate Thanksgiving this Sunday October 7th and Monday October 8th at the Irish Heather with a traditional turkey feast, as part of their popular Long Table Series. Located in the heart of historic Gastown, the Irish Heather stands out as a beacon of authenticity with beautiful exposed brick walls decorated with original Guinness posters from the 1950s. The Irish Heather Long Table Series…
Thanksgiving at Bacchus at The Wedgewood Hotel
Sunday, October 7th & Monday, October 8th, 2012 Roasted Parsnip and Apple Velouté Braised Chestnuts, Parsley Purée or Salad of Roasted Beets and Speck Ham House Made Ricotta, Watercress Walnut and Apple Cider Dressing ~ Roast Free Run Turkey with Cranberry Compote Roasted Vegetables, Apple & Chestnut Stuffing Sage & Rosemary Roasting Juices ~ Spiced…
Thanksgiving Dinner at Pastis
Celebrate the bounty of the season with Thanksgiving Dinner at Bistro Pastis this Sunday, October 7th. Treat yourself and your family to a delicious dinner lovingly prepared by Chef Tobias Grignon in our cozy, fireplace-warmed, dining room. Value priced at only $39, it’s less expensive than buying the turkey and making the dinner yourself… and…
Gambado Dinner and Auction, October 4th
Performance Works and Dockside , Granville Island Comments from Kristy Pennock after attending last year’s event “In Vancouver we are lucky to have a lot of well-established charities who put on great events so it is really difficult to set yourself apart and attract a good crowd to your event. Shooting Stars has truly set…
Vancouver Art Gallery #Compassion2Action Oct. 3
Eat Well. Do Good. Compassion Into Action is an annual pop-up organic café and marketplace where you can purchase delicious local organic food by donation to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. For every dollar spent at Compassion Into Action, the food bank can buy three dollars worth of food to feed the 27,000 people who depend on it…
Earls does Lobster for $25 Oct. 11-13
This October, for three days only, celebrate one of the world’s finest ingredients. Lobster, fished fresh from the cold, icy waters off the Nova Scotia coast and flown daily to over 50 Earls restaurants across Canada. On October 11th, from Toronto to Whitehorse, Yukon – Victoria, BC to Winnipeg, hundreds of fresh live lobsters arrive…
Swallow Tail Wild Mushrooms & Pinot Noir
Before the meal, mushrooms will be foraged from our local forests by your Chef and you’ll get to BYO wine. Some of the tasty things you can expect on your plate are Cauliflower Mushrooms, Lobster Mushrooms and Chanterelles. Robin’s been playing with this wonderful truffle oil lately too, so that’s likely to make an appearance….
Chef Marisa Goodwin demonstrates her culinary prowess at multiple fall culinary events.
End the Summer Season with a Lasting Food Memory in Cowichan Bay Foodies have been very pleased to find Chef Marisa Goodwin and her amazing Organic Fair products at multiple events this year. Chef Marisa has been seen launching her Organic Fair Soda Syrup line as well as Raspados (snow cones) and popsicles, serving small…
Farmers Market at MARKET at the Shangri-La
For a few Sundays this summer (the next one is September 23) the Vancouver Farmers Markets comes downtown to the patio at Market at the Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver. I headed downtown for the July 29th event and tried out the Farmers Market Menu Brunch. Chef Wayne Harris works with the vendors at the market to…
Gold Medal Plates British Columbia
Can’t Wait for….Friday, November 16 2012 at The Westin Bayshore Vancouver Competing Chefs for 2012 Angus An Maenam Joe Campo The Westin Bayshore Vancouver Quang Dang West Mark Filatow Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar David Gunawan Wildebeest Lee Humphries C Restaurant Nicholas Nutting The Pointe Restaurant at Wickaninnish Inn (Tofino) Darin Paterson Bogner’s of Penticton Jeff Van Geest Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek Winery Taryn Wa Savoury…
Vancouver Does St. Patrick’s Day
Vancouver makes a big deal of St. Patrick’s Day, so I thought I’d give you some hints on how to celebrate the day locally. Here’s some local, pubs, beers and Irish treats available around town. AND PLEASE NO GREEN BEER. Also check out my article on Daily XY for St. Patrick’s Day Suggestions. Local Irish…
