BC Shellfish Festival Announces Chefs for Highlight Chefs’ Dinner The BC Shellfish Festival Society is pleased to announce the chefs participating in this year’s Chefs’ Dinner. Taking place Friday, June 14th at the historic Filberg Lodge and Park in Comox, over 200 guests will be treated to a six-course chef inspired seafood dinner that has…
Category: Lower Mainland Events
5th Annual Wine Islands Spring Tasting
Join us at the Crystal Ballroom in the Fairmont Empress Hotel at 721 Government Street for an evening of discovery and fun at our 5th Annual Wine Islands Spring Tasting! Sip and sample award winning wines, ciders and meads and meet over 30 participating winemakers, cidermakers, meadmakers and distillers of Vancouver Island and the surrounding Gulf Islands. Tickets are $25…
5th Annual Seedy Saturday
March 2 10-2 pm Red Barn, Terra Nova Rural Park -2631 Westminster Highway Richmond, BC The 5th annual Richmond Seedy Saturday is a celebration of local seeds and foods, gardening, and education that support a healthy, strong community. Seed swap tabele Seed Vendors Horse Manure and worms for sale Fruit trees and berry shrubs Seed Activities and…
Cupcake Throwdown
The Cupcake Throwdown has hosted bakers going head to head, vying for cupcake supremacy since 2009. All the while raising much needed funds for programs focused on providing support and inspiration in making our community a better place. The mission of the Cupcake Throwdown is to bring community together through culinary adventures, trying to make…
2013 Vancouver Diversity Health Fair
The 9th Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair is coming this spring on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Croatian Cultural Centre. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Chronic Disease Prevention‘. Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013 Location: Croatian Cultural Centre | 3250 Commercial Drive | Vancouver, BC | V5N 4E4 Click to view the Area/Parking Map Event Overview The Vancouver Diversity Health…
Sweet Temptation Sarah McLachlan Fudraiser
Sweet Temptations is going to be a night of delectable treats and musical beats. Join in the fun on March 1 from 7:00-9:30pm at CocoaNymph East, where guests can listen to live music, sip on a bevy, nibble on treats, and raise a paddle to support the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, a not-for-profit organization…
Taste Whisky for a Grand Cause
Fundraiser in Support of The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer®benefitingBC Cancer Foundation “Tip a Wee Dram” – a fundraiser supporting the Ride to Conquer Cancer® benefiting BC Cancer Foundation, Vancouver, BC Team Hope rides again in The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer® benefiting BC Cancer Foundation. Last year Team Hope rode with nearly 3000 others…
Memphis Goes Whole Hog With A Series of Nose-To-Tail Dinners
Culinary Education Has Never Been So Delicious! Memphis Blues Barbeque House, long known for its love of great food, as well as gastronomic education, is pleased to announce the much-anticipated return of the ‘Meat Me In Memphis’ dinner series. Starting at 7pm on February 27th at Commercial Drive (Vancouver), and on February 28th at Broadway…
“Two Chefs Chicken Shack” is popping up in Railtown this March
Bistro set for a three-day bonanza of Southern food and drink It’s no secret that Two Chefs and a Table and Big Lou’s Butcher Shop love Southern and Soul Food and they’ve continuously looked for ways to put more BBQ and Southern goodness on their menu. This March, for the first time, there’s going to…
BC Wine Chat – Red Wine With Fish
Welcome BC Wine lovers! February 27th at YEW restaurant + bar – delicious evening of tasting and tweeting. Sample and tweet your way through four outstanding BC wines paired with Chef Ned Bell’s tasty treats from local waters. Exploring “Red Wine with Fish” is the name of the game! Follow the hashtag #BCWineChat to participate from home. http://yew-bcwinechat.eventbrite.com/ Featured Wines: Joie Farm, ‘PTG’…
IMPACT – An Event for Change
Join us for an evening of philanthropy, networking and entertainment at the 14th Annual fundraiser IMPACT – An Event for Change on March 8, 2013 at 6 pm and help support disadvantaged women on their professional and personal journey to pursue their dreams and create a better world for themselves, their families and our communities. Held at the…
Michelin-Star Chef Philip Howard to cook at Hawksworth Restaurant
Two award-winning chefs join forces for an unforgettable culinary experience The Hawksworth Restaurant team will welcome Michelin-Star Chef Philip Howard to their kitchen for a two-night guest chef appearance on February 28 & March 1, 2013. Chef Howard is the driving force behind The Square in London’s Mayfair, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant with a distinctive modern rench…
Street Eats & Beats : Festival Under the Bridge
Edible Canada is thrilled to unite Vancouver’s current food and music cultures to bring our city the inaugural Street Eats & Beats : Festival Under the Bridge. Taking place on February 22 & 23, this exciting evening food and drink festival under Granville Bridge will be the first of its kind in Vancouver, with a…
Matt Hern: In Defense of an Urban Future
February 12, 2013 | 7-9 PM Free Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement presents: Matt Hern: In Defense of an Urban Future – a lecture An ecological future has to be an urban future, but that vision rests on remaking our cities as something other…
Slideluck Vancouver
February 2, 2013 – 9 pm Slideluck is a New York City-based, non-profit arts organization that provides an opportunity for artists and arts-appreciators to gather around food, friends, artwork and music for an unforgettable night. http://slideluckvancouver.eventbrite.ca/ Event Details New York, London, São Paolo, Milan, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Chicago, Mexico City, Nairobi, Copenhagen, Toronto, Paris, Rome,…
Dinner of a Lifetime at Big Night
WIN A DAME DINNER OF A LIFETIME AT BIG NIGHT Not only will attendees at Vancouver Magazine’s Big Night event on February 8th, be royally wined and dined by some of Vancouver’s top restaurants, but they will also have the opportunity to win a custom-created Dame Dinner of a Lifetime valued at more than $3,000. …
Swallow Tail Secret Supper Club Valentine’s Feast
This is a private dinner for just 7 couples. Five Courses A Saint Valentine’s Drink Date: February 14th – 6:30pm Location: Swallow Tail Secret Supper Club (location announced before the event) Wine: BYO Bottles. Wine Pairing List will be provided by our resident Sommelier. Bring that special bottle you’ve been saving! Bookings: First 7 couples…
Local culinary talent to dish on all things home cooking at the BC Home + Garden Show
Vancouver’s top chefs are set to cook up a storm, February 20-24, 2013 Every aspiring home chef will meet their match at next month’s BC Home + Garden Show, where the Home Cooking Stage is set to play host to top culinary talent including Ned Bell from the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver and YEW restaurant +…
Vancouver Foodster Food Talks
This is the sixth event in this Food Talks series! Come join us to meet and mingle with other foodies, and to hear some enlightening speakers from the food community. Tuesday, February 12, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PST) Vancouver, Canada Our Speaker Line-up: Mark Simpson Brewmaster of Dockside Brewing Company & Founder of Artisan Food…
Vancouver Foodster presents the 2nd Annual“Tasting Plates Vancouver” – Downtown Edition
Prepare to experience some of the newest and tastiest offerings on Wednesday, February 20 from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm as Vancouver Foodster, Vancouver’s essential online food and drink guide, presents the 2nd annual“Tasting Plates Vancouver” Downtown Edition . Live music has been added this year and will be featured at the Vancouver Fanclub (which…
