The Countdown to the Vancouver International Wine Festival is on! For the first time, the Vancouver International Wine Festival is featuring an entire continent as its theme region! The spotlight shines on the wines of South America this April, with forty-four wineries representing four countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay – participating in a…
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What’s Good March 20th Edition
Vancouver Events and Happenings to Plan For It’s been a while since we’ve done our weekly roundups, but we’re bringing them back as things are now back full-on in person. Does anyone else feel that there is something interesting every night? Here are a few things on our radar. FOMO is big, but don’t forget…
Provence Marinaside Presents Quelle Surprise until April 15
Provence Marinaside Two Course Daily “Quelle Suprise” We are fresh off testing the new delights at Provence Marinaside with their new menu, called Quelle Surprise and it is a fantastic deal full of delicious items. More Events From the press release: Province Marinaside presents Quelle Suprise – Owner/Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia is sharing his native French…
Feast! Vancouver 2023
Feast! Vancouver Includes Michelin Chefs and Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter I’m excited about the lineup of chefs for Feast! Vancouver. Many events do not have enough women chefs and when I initially saw the lineup, I got involved to rally some women to participate and now we have way better representation. I’ll be there…
Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala
Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala – April 14, 2023 – The Fairmont Pacific Rim Hot Chefs Cool Jazz hosted by Fairmont Pacific Rim and award-winning Mission Hill Wines The 2023 Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala, in support of Junior Culinary Team Canada, will be hosted by Fairmont Pacific Rim Executive Chef Damon Campbell….
Battle of the Breweries H2 Kitchen + Bar
Competition is Brewing at H2 Kitchen + Bar News from H2 Kitchen + Bar – The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver’s smokehouse restaurant, hosts its inaugural ‘Battle of the Breweries’ dinner, on March 22 with two decorated contenders in the BC craft beer scene. Vancouver Island Brewing and Backcountry Brewing will go head-to-head for diners’ votes as…
Vancouver Cocktail Week at L’Abattoir
Dinners and Bar Takeovers at L’Abattoir for Vancouver Cocktail Week Many events have already sold out for Vancouver Cocktail Week, but if you act quickly, you can join L’Abattoir, one of Vancouver’s very best restaurants, complete with a stellar team of front and back house talent for one of two cocktail-paired dinners, a bar takeover…
VCC Foundation Annual Wine and Food Gala
Vancouver Community College (VCC) Foundation is excited to announce the return of Flourish After a two-year pause due to the pandemic, Flourish returns bigger and more delicious than ever — featuring elite wine tastings from Naramata Bench Wineries, local craft beers pairings, food designed and prepared by top local chefs, and music performed by leading…
Feast of Fortune Charity Gala 2023
Chef Lineup and Gifts of Fortune Announced for Scotiabank’s Feast of Fortune Charity Gala 2023 Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit by Supporting the Future of Health Care The Chinese Restaurant Awards will participate in Scotiabank’s Feast of Fortune Charity Gala at JW Marriott Parq Vancouver on February 11th, 2023. The chefs will create…
Il Centro’s East Van Beer Tasting Event
East Van Beer Tasting – Four Breweries Pour 16 Craft Brews Paired with Appie’s Calling all craft beer lovers! The East Van Beer Tasting event will feature four classic local breweries: Luppolo Brewing, Container Brewing, Powell Brewery, and East Van Brew Company; and provide each guest with an exclusive opportunity to try 16 different beers…
Crypto Culinary Club
Crypto Culinary Club Announces First Opportunity for Membership Just when we thought crypto was dead, we just received news about the Crypto Culinary Club, a club that uses crypto as your membership token. Modelled on the Iron Chef concept of using unique and secret ingredients, Iron Chef Chairman Mark Dascascos’s son is behind the platform’s…
Vancouver Cocktail Week – The Alchemist magazine
Diageo World Class Canada Final During Vancouver Cocktail Week, March 5 to 11, 2023 After a spectacular inaugural event in 2022, Vancouver Cocktail Week presented by The Alchemist returns for a second round in March 2023. Tickets VCW 2022 featured sixty-five events over five days at some of the city’s most popular cocktail venues. In…
Chinatown BBQ Congee Bar Pop-Up
Fresh Ideas Start Here (FISH) and Top Chef Canada runner-up Deseree Lo launch Congee Bar at Chinatown BBQ on January 30, 2023 On Monday, January 30, 2023, British Columbia’s purveyor of boat-to-table sustainable seafood, Fresh Ideas Start Here (FISH) is launching a special one-day congee bar pop-up with FISH alumnae and Top Chef Canada season…
Les Dames d’Escoffier Scholarships
Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Scholarship Applications Now Open Until February 13, 2023 As a past scholarship recipient and the current President of Les Dames d’Escoffier, I encourage you to apply for one of our Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Scholarships and up your skills this year! Effective immediately online applications are open to those who identify…
Celebrate the 21st Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Celebrate the 21st Dine Out Vancouver Festival Destination Vancouver celebrates their 21st Annual Dine Out Vancouver Festival from January 20th to February 5th. Taste the world across the city at more than 350 restaurants with delectable multi-course meals and unique culinary experiences. During a normally slow time of the year, the festival has become a…
Your Nation’s Table – Sustainable Seafood
Joytv Presents Your Nation’s Table A Joytv original production hosted by Carmen Ruiz y Laza and Chef Robert Clark, Your Nation’s Table provides a fascinating insight into the harvest of wild seafood along the rugged BC coastline, and the colourful characters responsible for catching, processing, and preparing it. These are inspiring stories that illustrate how they are playing a vital role…
Dr. Peter Centre’s Passions
Passions – An evening of exceptional food and drink in support of Dr. Peter Centre’s Food and Nutrition Program This year, more than sixteen of Vancouver’s best restaurants and mixologists will come together on Thursday, Dec. 8th, 2022 for the 19th annual Passions event, an exceptional food and drink evening in support of the Dr….
Cornucopia Whistler in Full Swing
Whistler’s favourite food and drink festival has always been Cornucopia Whistler Whistler is in full swing until November 20 with new events and experiences November 25 – 27, 2022 for Cornucopia Whistler. We might make it up there for the final weekend, what about you? Scroll down for events available on that last weekend, and…
Canada’s Great Kitchen Party
Regional Qualifier for The Canadian Culinary Championships, Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Vancouver’s chefs are gearing up for the hottest Culinary Competition in the country, Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Vancouver, which will also raise funds to provide Canadian youth the opportunity to be extraordinary in sport, music, and food. Over 17 million dollars has been raised…
This Sandwich, That Beer: Movember Edition
Meatball Throwdown at The American Chefs Mike McClintock and Doug Stephen are hosting a special meatball and beer throwdown in November at The American, with proceeds benefiting Movember, in support of mental health initiatives, testicular and prostate cancer research. This Sandwich, That Beer: Movember Edition. On November 12, 2022, six chefs and six breweries are…
