Wednesday, June 6, 2012 and June 19, 2012 “Bittered Sling Bistro” – a bi-weekly food and cocktail pairing competition dedicated to pushing the boundaries of cocktail craft presented at the beautiful Legacy Liquor Store in Olympic Village, Vancouver. This event is hosted by Kale & Nori’s award-winning mixologist, Lauren Mote and Chef Jonathan Chovancek. This…
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Cibo Trattoria and Slow Food Fundraiser
CIBO TRATTORIA IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FUNDRAISING DINNERS – JUNE 14TH 2012 IN SUPPORT OF THE SLOW FOOD ORGANIZATION Since opening in 2009, Cibo Trattoria’s, Executive Chef Neil Taylor has been a leading proponent of the Slow Food style cooking with his use of sustainable, organic and in season ingredients. In a first for British…
Food Talks with Top Chef Candidate Trevor Bird, Stephanie Yuen and Hunter J. Moyes
June 5, 2012 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm W2 Media Cafe and Community Media Arts Centre 111 W Hastings St Vancouver,BC V6B 1G8 Canada This is the first 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….
Celebrity Chefs, Competitions, and Cooking Classes Mark 10 Years of Eating
The EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival celebrates its tenth year of all things food, returning to its former home at the newly renovated BC Place Stadium on June 1-3, 2012. And who best to celebrate the anniversary by making his 10th appearance on the ever-popular Food Network Celebrity Stage presented by Born 3 Eggs: Vancouver’s own Iron Chef America winner and Cactus Club Restaurants…
Hart House Announces Dates of 2012 Summer Garden Parties
Hart House’s annual garden parties are one of the highlights of the summer for food and wine lovers. Each evening starts with a casual wine tasting with offerings from the featured region. Guests may purchase a bottle or two from the specially-selected wine list to pair with the al fresco dinner that follows, which is…
Best of BC Wines Uncorked – May 26
Spring Festival: The Best of BC Wines Uncorked is a semi-annual wine tasting event that showcases new and current releases from top BC wineries and raises funds for the Port Moody Arts Centre. The event is being held at the Port Moody City Hall Galleria on Saturday, May 26th, 2012 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. Each season…
Swallow Tail Summer of Love
Summer of Love – The latest pop-up restaurant creation. It’s on a lazy Sunday, June 3, 2012. Imagine: Sit down on your blanket under a tree, lay back and relax. Hear the music? It will find and lead you into our hidden lounge. Soft silk pillows await; dining Roman style. The Food: This is a treat!…
EAT! Vancouver Joins Pop-Up Trend with Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts’s Pop Up Culinary Centre
Vancouver’s had its share of pop-up markets, retail stores, and donut shops. Now, the EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival on June 1-3 is jumping on the pop-up bandwagon by presenting the Pop-Up Culinary Centre in conjunction with long-time EAT! exhibitor, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA). This isn’t your typical quiche or cookie baking home economics class. Nine different classes – teaching…
Take Your Website To The Next Level: Photography Techniques and Marketing
Take Your Website To The Next Level: Photography Techniques and Marketing You love to share your passion on your blog. You write killer copy, but somehow you feel like something is missing: Something to look at, something to support your words and create more impact. Perhaps what’s missing is a beautiful photo. Join us on…
National Casting for Food Network Canada’s Next Top Chef – onsite at EAT
Open Now Until June 19 –Casting Details and Applications Available at www.topchefcanada.ca Shaw Media is thrilled to announce today the renewal of its number one Food Network Canada series, Top Chef Canada. Since the launch of season one in April 2011, the Canadian adaptation of the international smash hit has consistently been Food Network’s top ranked series. A national casting…
Butter on the Endive Pops-Up Again
Chef Owen Lightly of Butter on the Endive is pleased to be hosting the second Chef In Residence, with collaborators Adam Chandler of BETA 5 Chocolates, James Town of Mikuni Wild Harvest, Blue Owl Antiques, Tonio Creanza, & Luis Valdizon. The Michas family, owners of the Connaught building and Blue Owl Antiques on the corner of Broadway and Vine have…
VCBW Opening Night
VCBW Opening Night Overture Presented by Darby’s Public House & Liquor Store FRIDAY May 18 – 5:00pm – 10:00pm Every great rock song begins with an overture – Skynyrd’s Free Bird, Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven, AC/DC’s Thunderstruck – a great beer week is no different, you have to open strong. With that in mind VCBW and Darby’s…
Cloverdale Cowboy Cook-Off BBQ Competition
FIRE UP THE GRILL AT THE FIRST EVER CLOVERDALE COWBOY COOK-OFF BBQ COMPETITION Get ready for secret recipes that have been passed on for generations, aromas that will make your mouth water and the best food ever served on a paper plate at the first ever Cloverdale Cowboy Cook Off BBQ Competition during this year’s Cloverdale…
The Best Kitchen Party in Vancouver Returns
Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country brings The Kitchen Party back to Vancouver this June 7th. Trail Appliances, Vancouver’s premier kitchen showroom, is host to this year’s event, which features 12 of Vancouver’s top restaurants paired with the 24 wineries of Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country. Tickets for this grazing style party are just $75.00 and can be…
House Wine and Wines of BC VQA Wines
house wine is partnering with the Wines of British Columbia to present an evening of new, spring release BC VQA wines. The tasting will introduce you to the leaders in BC, showcase a variety of wine styles and our five regions, all without the leaving the city! Sip into Spring with BC VQA Spring is in…
Seasons In The Park Winebar Tasting
Tuesday, May 22nd 6:00pm – 7:30pm Dr. Pauly-Berweiler Riesling James Oatley Tik Tok Shiraz Liberty School Cab. Sauvignon L’Ecole #41 Merlot Mark McNeil from Trialto Wine Group Ltd. will be discussing three points of the company philosophy, “Wines of People, Place and Time”. Join us to find out about the People – winemakers, owners and their journeys that…
Don Julio Mixology at the BCLDB
Calling all Tequila enthusiasts! Join Don Julio Tequila’s Global Brand Ambassador and world renowned Michelin Three-star mixologist Brian Van Flandern, for an educational flight tasting of Don Julio tequila. Brian will take you into the world of Don Julio and will lead the class through a luxurious margarita mixology session complimented with delicious canapés. Don’t…
May is Spot Prawn Month at Le Gavroche
This month is Le Gavroche’s special tribute to BC Spot Prawns. Each course is paired with rosé wines from beautiful British Columbia. First Course Oven roasted spot prawns crusted with parmesan cheese, fresh herbs & lemon zest Sparkling Rosé Second Course Spiced mellon spot prawn gazpacho Tinhorncreek 2 Bench Rosé 2011 Oldfield Series Third Course…
VCBW – Sisters of the Tap at Ensemble Tap
May 24, 2012 – 6:00pm – CLOSING ensemble Tap is very excited to be participating in our first Vancouver Craft Beer week event, hosting and celebrating the leading ladies in today’s craft beer scene. Join us for an evening of beer and the women behind them. “Sisters of the Tap” (Formally known as Women and Beer)…
Grand Cru Burgundy Lunch At Boneta
Only 33 vineyards have the privilege of being classified as “Grand Cru”. They are truly the finest vineyards in Burgundy, and produce some of the best wines in the world. To many aficionados, they are the true pinnacle of wine. Grand Cru Burgundy represents a mere 2% of all the wine produced in this world…
