Celebrity Chef and Food Network Star Bob Blumer is Vancouver bound, on his televised, international hunt for The Worlds Weirdest Restaurant. Swallow Tail Secret Supper Club runs underground culinary events here in Vancouver, and their Alice In Wonderland themed Pop-Up Restaurant has got Blumer’s interest piqued. The Pop-Up will serve 5 playful courses, inspired by…
Category: Lower Mainland Events
Celebrating the Odd Bits – Barbara Jo’s Book to Cooks Event at Cibo
Monday, November 28 · 6:30pm – 9:30pm Non-North American cuisines have long valued the odd-bits and savoury cuts other than tenderloins, breasts and chops. Author Jennifer McLagan rediscovers the delights of these less-celebrated morsels in Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal. This evening we celebrate the odd bits and special guest Jennifer McLagan at…
Fête the Fest Closing Festive Literary Cocktail Party
AND Mini Iron Chef competition Danyelle Freeman — Try This: Traveling the Globe without Leaving the Table Thursday, December 1 at 8pm, $36 including delicious samplersand wine Journalist and foodie Danyelle Freeman says, “Life is one long feast. Devour it.” Celebrating life, books and food, the Festival’s closing cocktail party appropriately also celebrates Freeman’s new…
Dockside Restaurant to host Pelican Bay Fall Wine Tasting Nov. 15th
Dozens of wines and complimentary appetizers with great draw prizes to be won After a wildly successful first event which saw over 300 wine lovers sampling dozens of wines at Dockside Restaurant and Brewing Company, the Pelican Bay Wine Tasting is back for a second great event on Tuesday, November 15th. Once again, Dockside Restaurant…
Bacon Jam Throwdown
Join Josh Henderson of Skillet Street Food at his first stop in Vancouver with special guest chefs Karen Barnaby of Fish House in Stanley Park, Jenny Shearman of Au Petit Chavignol and Anthony Sedlak, Foodnetwork host of The Main to sample their original recipes showcasing Skillet Bacon Jam What the heck is the original Bacon Jam? A big…
The Glenrothes Whisky Tasting
DATE: Wednesday November 16, 2011 TIME: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm VENUE: Irish Heather & Shebeen Whisk(e)y House – 212 Carrall Street, Vancouver PRICE: $40 each plus tax and 15% service. Your evening will begin with a cocktail reception in the Irish Heather’s private Whisk(e)y House, the Shebeen, home to the largest whiskey collection in British Columbia…
THE SALT CELLAR SERIES: A TASTE OF SPAIN AND ITALY
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15TH, 2011 7:00 PM – $40 Join us on November the 15th for an evening highlighting the joys of these two beautiful countries. The team at Salt welcomes you to the Cellar Series where we will pair Spanish cheeses to Spanish wine and Italian charcuterie to Italian wine, complete with matching condiments,…
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Lunch at Boneta
Marquis Wine Cellars invites you to join us at Boneta Restaurant on Sunday, December 4th from 12pm to 2pm as we host a lunch dedicated to the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. We have always prided ourselves on our diverse selection of wines from this iconic French appellation and this lunch is a great opportunity for…
The Faces of Italy with a Special Feature on Nebbiolo @Cibo_Uva
On Tuesday, November 29th (reception beginning at 6:30, dinner for 7pm) we proudly present “The Faces of Italy” with our last dinner in a three part series, featuring Nebbiolo and its various incarnations. We invite you to join us for this beautiful night where we will showcase the wonderful diversity of Italian wines with a…
House Wine Reds to Beat the Blues
Let’s face it, November is typically when the cold, dark and rainy weather sets in. It’s time to cozy up by the fire with rib-stickin’ fare like meat stews and pasta accompanied by fuller bodied reds. Get set for the season at our next monthly tasting. We will pour some of our favourite new finds…
The Craft of Cointreau mixology competition
November 6th at 5pm – Fairmont Pacific Rim, 1038 Canada Place, Vancouver BC The Craft of Cointreau mixology competition is coming back to Vancouver for a second edition on November 6th. Open to the public, the event will take place at the Pacific Rim’s Lobby lounge. A complimentary Cointreau cocktail will be served upon arrival,…
Seasonal 56 Newsletter
Last gumboot dinner for 2011, our chefs table is reborn, Christmas restaurant and catering menus are now available and lets not forget about our the Harvest table, our Youtube Channel and more!!! This is an unique dining experience you don’t want to miss! Gumboot Dinner Wednesday November 23rd 2011 6:00 p.m. $45 members / $55 non members An evening of…
Meet Bestselling Wine Author Natalie MacLean in Vancouver or the Okanagan for the Launch of her New Book
Join Natalie MacLean for an unforgettable evening of wine, laughter and story-telling to celebrate the launch of her second wine book, Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines. Natalie will be hosting events in the following cities: Okanagan/Kelowna November 8 B.C. Wine Museum Wine tasting with appetizers Tickets: Mosaic Books 250-763-4418 or…
RAISE A GLASS OF BUBBLY AT THE #FSWINE TWEETUP
YEW restaurant + bar joins other Four Seasons hotels and resorts on #WineWednesday, November 9, 2011 YEW restaurant + bar at Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver joins wine lovers all over the globe for the second annual #FSWine Tweetup, featuring a tasting of the festive season’s favourite imbibe, sparkling wine. An hour of tasting and Tweeting with…
Picked & Scrumped: An early fall gathering of locally harvested delectables
At Nelson the Seagall – 315 Carrall Street – Saturday November 5 Join this early fall gathering of locally harvested delectables and friends. Sit. Break Bread. Eat. Laugh. Featured local producers -Klipper’s Organic Acres, Cawston -Golden Ears Cheeseworks, Maple Ridge -Shalefield Organic Garden, Cultus Lake -SOUL Food, D.T.E.S. Vancouver -Coastal Black Meadery, Black Creek, Vancouver…
Napa Valley Vinters Wine Dinner at Chambar
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 A Fantastic evening with wines from Cain Vineyard & Winery and Grgich Hills Estate. Wines will be paired with a five course dinner created by Chef Nico Schuermans. Tickets are limited. $115 plus HST (include 18% gratuity) Special thanks for the gracious support of the United States Consulate General. http://www.chambar.com/?resultType=category¶ms=3&tpid=177
FEAST: DOXA’s Gala Fundraiser, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011, 7:00pm At The Roundhouse Community Centre (Davie St & Pacific Blvd.) Hosted by CBC Radio’s Lisa Christiansen and featuring amazing chefs, this year DOXA serves up a vibrant menu of food-themed documentary films from directors such as Sally Rowe and D A Pennebaker. Each film will be paired with delicious morsels from great local restaurants…
Le Gavroche welcomes Tinhorn Creek
On Wednesday, November 9th, Le Gavroche will welcome winemaker Sandra Oldfield for an unforgettable evening of food and wine to celebrate Tinhorn Creek’s latest release of their Oldfield Series Wines, including the limited releases of Oldfield Series 2Bench Red and Oldfield Series Syrah. Le Gavroche’s Chef Robert Guest will pair five delicious courses with the…
KALE & NORI LAUNCH BITTERED SLING BISTRO
November 8 2011 marks the launch of a new cocktail competition and dining experience from Kale & Nori Culinary Arts. The concept of cocktail and food pairings has become extremely popular, and since 2010, Lauren Mote’s original “Cocktail Kitchen” competition at The Refinery produced energetic statistics: 168 original cocktails produced, 56 bartenders invited, 224 bottles of…
Quinto Quarto Dinner at Campagnolo ROMA
Wednesday November 9, at 9pm for Quinto Quarto, a dinner served alla famiglia, showcasing offal, at communal tables. Quinto Quarto refers to offal, the “fifth quarter” of the animal that Roman butchers often kept for themselves. Quinto Quarto Dinner Menu antipasto ‘le due cuore’ – hearts of artichoke & pig, pane bianca primo rigatoni co’ la pajata…
