The Heights is rich in diversity and culture, and nowhere is this more apparent than when it comes to dining. With everything from casual to fine dining and Greek to Continental, there is sure to be something to satisfy even the most discerning palates. Head to the Heights for Crave from Tuesday, April 21 to Thursday,…
Category: Events
Vancouver Foodster presents the Meatball Challenge
The Meatball Challenge features 14 restaurants in Vancouver, Burnaby, Langley and Pitt Meadows, and runs from April 1 -26, 2015. AND we are judging! That’s a lot of meatballs to consume! Participating restaurants are showcasing new Meatball creations invented for this meatball challenge. These are just some of the unique Meatball creations in this challenge: Linh Café…
Know Your Lamb at Trafalgars April 19, 2015
Calling all foodies & lovers of local fare! 2nd annual Know Your Lamb event on Sunday April 19th at 6 pm. This 6 course menu celebrates the best free-range, grass-fed, un-medicated lamb from the Fraser Valley! For the Table house made focaccia with lamb fat candle amuse bouche – lamb merguez corn dog tomato chutney chicken fried sweetbreads shallot tarte tatin, red…
The Osoyoos Oyster Festival Returns, April 22-25
Those who follow our GLV Adventures know that we’ve not missed a local Oyster Festival if we could help it, and we’ve made this one every year. We’ll be back, and so should you! This four-day oyster extravaganza features West Coast oysters, Canadian wines and craft beers, and more. Just look at these pictures we…
Healthy Family Expo 2015
The second annual Healthy Family Expo is coming to the Vancouver Convention Centre on Sunday, March 29th, 2015. The dynamic team of local moms and businesswomen behind the Healthy Family Expo know that raising a family in a more eco-friendly and healthy way can seem like a daunting task for parents, so they’ve created an…
16th Annual Healthy Chef Competition – Wednesday, March 25th
Competition and Creativity with big dash of Healthy Benefits For 16 years the Healthy Chef competition has been challenging groups of BC based culinary schools, hotels and restaurants to gather their fruits, herbs and vegetables, square off against each and create fantastic plates where the produce is the star. On Wednesday, March 25th The British…
Accept the #HappyActs Challenge Issued by Live Happy Magazine
C’mon Get Happy, Vancouver Live Happy magazine has joined The United Nations with its own mission to lead a global movement to make the world a happier place with the #HappyActs Challenge, which invites everyone, including residents in the lower mainland, to spread a little joy in honor of International Day of Happiness (March 20)…
DINING OUT FOR LIFE 2015
On Thursday, March 26, dine out for breakfast, lunch or dinner at participating restaurants and support people living with HIV/AIDS right here at home. From Whistler to White Rock and across the Lower Mainland, our fantastic restaurant partners will contribute 25% of their food sales to registered not-for-profits Friends For Life and A Loving Spoonful. All proceeds directly benefit the programs…
St. Patrick’s Day Vancouver
March 17 falls on a Tuesday this year, but that needn’t keep you raising a pint or two in celebration of Irish luck. The Irish Heather “No Cover, No Green Beer, No Plastic Clover” is the mantra at the Irish Heather as they celebrate their 19th St. Patrick’s Day since opening the Irish Heather’s doors in Gastown. The…
Tulips For You And Me – Whole Foods Sale
Whole Foods Market’s annual tulip one-day sale. On Friday, March 6, you can get three 10-stem bunches of tulips for just $10 — that’s 30 stems (just in case your are blinded by beauty and can’t do the math). We love our tulips and making flower arrangements cheers us up and makes our home or office oh so much prettier! Perfect timing to celebrate the inspirational women…
Chef Scott Jaeger Cooks for The Better Life Foundation
The Better Life Foundation will present a once a month pop up dinner series at Save On Meats. Awesome Vancouver chefs will serve meals in diner-style and funds will go to A Better Life Foundation affiliated program. Scott Jaeger from The Pear Tree is up first on March 9 2015 and funds from this dinner…
CiderWISE – A Cider and Gluten Free Beer Tasting Event
CAMRA Vancouver is pleased to present the 2nd annual CiderWISE – A Cider and Gluten Free Beer Tasting Event Where: The Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac Street When: Sat, March 21, 2015 Time: 1-5pm Details: Tickets $25 ($20 for CAMRA, Vanbrewers and WISE Members) Includes 3 tokens and 10oz tasting glassware (yours to take home!) Each…
The Chicken Shack is coming back for another Southern food session
Southern and Soul Food favourites to be served in new location in East Van During it’s first go-around the Chicken Shack pop-up fried chicken joint satisfied many Southern and Soul food cravings and, after two long years of waiting, it’s coming back on for four more days of great eats. The next version of Chicken…
Game of Thrones” Pop Up Cocktail Bar from San Francisco Invades Gastown
Lounge Like A Lannister, Sip Like A Snow “Game of Thrones” Pop Up Cocktail Bar from San Francisco Invades Gastown on Tuesday, March 10 In honour of the fifth season of HBO’s runaway hit series Game of Thrones*, Bambudda is hosting “Winter Is Coming,” a themed, pop-up cocktail bar, on Tuesday, March 10 at 7 pm. Leading the charge is Matt Grippo, head bartender at…
#BCWINECHAT TWEETUP
Join Marquis Wine Cellar for the 3rd annual #BCWineChat live tweet up! There will be great BC wines and some surprises too! This is your chance to meet in person the people you only see every Wednesday night on twitter. It’s always a fun and relaxing evening. Park your pretentious ways at the door and join us…
Hawkers Market Feb. 28 2015
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VANWINEFEST CELEBRATES THE HISTORY, EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION OF AUSTRALIAN WINES
The wine world has already began to arrive for the 37th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, February 20 to March 1. Headlined by a 55-winery contingent from theme country, Australia, the festival features 170 wineries from 14 countries participating in 53 events across the city. Each year, the festival offers an incredible opportunity for wine lovers…
Fraser Valley Wedding Festival
Attendees can take an evening off from wedding planning and be inspired and delighted by the 10th Annual Fraser Valley Wedding Festival, happening Monday March 2nd, 2015, from 4-8pm at the Cascades Casino Resort in Langley, B.C. Visitors can bring their friends, enjoy the many free samples of cake, food, and wine, and the get the inspiration needed to…
BC Home + Garden Showcases Culinary Talent
Vancouver’s top culinary talent, including chefs, fishmongers, sommeliers, and distillers are poised to set palates ablaze at the BC Home + Garden Show, happening from February 18-22, 2015 at BC Place Stadium. Following the much-anticipated Meat & Tweet (With Beer) on opening night, the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage will host the first ever Master Series,…
Night At The Aquarium
A Spectacular Evening To Benefit The Conservation Of Our Oceans Journey to an enchanting aquatic world at Night at the Aquarium—Vancouver’s most unforgettable philanthropic event of the year. Come face to face with some of the greatest mysteries of the deep while enjoying fine food, wine, exciting entertainment and incredible live and silent auctions. We…
