Movies at MARKET

MOVIES AT MARKET ANNOUNCES A MOUTH-WATERING LINE-UP FOR WINTER 2015 Chocolat, The Hundred-Foot Journey and Entre les Bras to be screened alongside dinner at MARKET by Jean-Georges  Movies at MARKET has announced its winter line up of mouth-watering movies to run between February and April 2015. Hosted by Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver in its private Blue Moon…

FAIRVIEW CELLARS WINEMAKER’S DINNER AT TAPENADE BISTRO

Bill Eggert is always an interesting winemaker to dine with and here’s your chance at Tapenade Bistro on February 18, 2015. Fairview Cellars wonderful wines will be expertly paired with the exciting and exceptional food and service fro Vince Morlet and his team. For a special treat, Bill has agreed to pour his unique and outstanding 2008…

Edible Canada to Launch Coast-to-Coast Dinner Series

Canada’s Top Chefs to Help Define Canadian Cuisine Living up to their vision to help define Canadian Cuisine, Edible Canada launches an all-new market dinner schedule for 2015, welcoming Canada’s top talent into their Granville Island bistro for a Coast-to-Coast Dinner Series. Each month the Edible Canada culinary team will feature a different province or territory,…

A BITTER APERO WITH JENNIFER MCLAGAN

Jennifer McLagan will be at Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks in the shop today. Author of Bones, Fat, Odd Bits, and now Bitter, Jennifer is someone we admire and look forward to welcoming back to the shop each time she comes. We always learn so much. Before our sold out dinner tonight, Jennifer will host an…

Bagel Chase

Bagel Chase, a week-long competition challenging runners, is set to take place January 31 to February 6 to help raise ‘dough’ for Vancouver’s Backpack Buddies January 31 will kick off the third annual Bagel Chase, a week-long competition that challenges runners to get fit, have some fun, win prizes and raise money for Vancouver’s Backpack…

Liberty Wines Taste 2015

Liberty Merchant Company hosts the 21st annual Taste BC: a fundraiser for the Oak Tree Clinic at BC Children’s Hospital. The Foundation provides specialized HIV care for infected women, pregnant women, partners, children and youth, and support services for affected families. Thanks to the generosity of participants and vendors, the event has raised a collective…

Sustainable Table at The Vancouver Aquarium

Food enthusiasts have another reason to rejoice this season – Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre’s executive chef Tim Bedford has created a contemporary, ingredient-led event to tantalize guests on February 20: The Sustainable Table. The Sustainable Table is an unforgettable feast showcasing some of British Columbia’s finest local and sustainable ingredients. Working in collaboration with…

Robbie Burns Whisky Supper

Presented by Café Medina 780 Richards January 25 6:00 PM General Admission: $78* Celebrate the birth of Scotland’s favourite son and address the haggis for auld lang syne as Café Medina owner Robbie Kane and Executive Chef Jonathan Chovancek mark Robbie Burns Night with a welcome reception and three-course, family-style dinner paired with cocktails prepared…

Winter Cask Festival

11am – 6pm, Saturday January 24th 2015 at Central City Brewpub + Restaurant  Central City’s Winter Cask Festival is back for another year! Once again, we will have a great selection of casks to suit every taste, delicious food, some good music and a few surprises all held at Central City Brewpub, Surrey BC.  Come along and mingle with…

THE GLUTEN FREE EXPO

The Vancouver Gluten Free Expo is back and bigger than ever. The 2015 expo is being held on January 17 and 18 at Canada Place. Tickets are available online for $12 until January 16, 2015, and for $15 (cash only) at the door. Children ages 10 or under get in free and must be supervised…

Fantastic Mr. Fox with Chef Brian Skinner

Here There presents Sensory Cinema: Fantastic Mr. Fox, a tasty new way of experiencing the movies. Featuring award-winning chef Brian Skinner, best known for his culinary contribution to Vancouver’s vegetarian culinary scene with The Acorn, his recent Winter Supper Club series and collaboration dinner with Yotam Ottolenghi. Chef Skinner will be tailoring food and cocktails…

Roam – A Dinner Party

Here There is teaming up with Music on Main and the Juice Truck to present the first edition of Roam, a dinner party that pairs 3 live classical performances with a meal by chef Annabelle Choi. Imagine a musical happening unlike any other, in an unexpected environment and a menu designed for the classical performances carefully…

The VANCOUVER HOT CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL Returns for its 5th Year!

January 17 – February 14, 2015 We love this festival! City Food Magazine knows this city’s best chocolatiers, pastry shops, bakeries, gelato and ice cream shops and they have smartly partnered with them again for their annual Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival. From the release City Food tells us: WHAT’S NEW: New participants for 2015 include:…

One Night Only: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

There is still time to buy your tickets to Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo! The cross-dressing company apply breathtaking technical prowess to ridiculously re-interpreted ballets favourites, including Swan Lake and Paquita. Seating is now open in the Dress Circle and Balcony. These are great seats and are sure to sell quickly. Don’t miss Les…

Secret Speakeasy Dinner With Swallow Tail Supper Club

Great event that we participated in a few years back. Excellent evening with great company! The Main Event: Imagine you’re a guest in a 1930’s speakeasy, a funky Chinatown kitchen, or perhaps a secret hide-away in the jungle. This annual, secret speakeasy dinner will focus on Vancouver’s Chinatown.  Chef Jamie Huynh of Hawksworth/Farmer’s Apprentice and Brooke…

Feast of Fortune 2015 | Support Mount Saint Joseph Hospital

Support the purchase of a new CT scanner for Mount Saint Joseph Hospital at Tapestry Foundation for Health Care‘s 2015 Scotiabank Feast of Fortune gala on Saturday, February 7, 2015. At a special pre-dinner reception, enjoy a sampling of signature dishes from six acclaimed Vancouver chefs, each a winner of the Chinese Restaurant Awards. Featuring…

Fable hosts a special dinner with Chef Dale Mackay

Well if it isn’t just one of our favourite chefs visiting one of our favourite local restaurants for a collaboration dinner! On Friday January 30th, Chef Dale Mackay will visit Fable Restaurant to create a five-course meal alongside the Fable’s Chef Trevor Bird Last year former Vancouver dweller Chef Mackay headed back to his hometown of Saskatoon to open Ayden…

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL TICKETS ON SALE JANUARY 6

It’s time to start thinking about which events you will attend for this year’s Wine Festival. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, January 6 at 9:30 a.m. for all public events at the 37th annual Vancouver international Wine Festival, presented by The Vancouver Sun. Forty-three events are available for wine lovers, including dinners with international vine…

Farm 2 Fork New “Pop-Up” Concept Opens

Resolve to eat better with Farm 2 Fork’s Pop Up from January 10th until February 2nd , 2015. Chef Nicolas Brandon Hipperson and Sous Chef Shahni Arshad are the creative team behind this project and they’ve developed a stellar menu full of uber-local products from local farms such as North Arm and Helmers. Farm 2 Fork will…

Street Food City Returns To Dine Out Vancouver Festival

Week-long street food pod dishes out daily specials, January 19 – 25, 2015 Street Food City, Vancouver’s original street food pod, returns for a week-long pop-up during Dine Out Vancouver Festival. Now in its fourth year, Street Food City will take place January 19 – 25, 2015 on the north plaza grounds of the Vancouver…