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…

The Cheese and Meat Festival Returns to Vancouver

The Cheese and Meat Festival Showcases the Best Local Producers The deliciously indulgent Cheese and Meat Festival returns to The Pipe Shop this year, bringing an array of BC and the Pacific Northwest’s finest flavours on November 5th. Explore and connect with the best of BC’s local food and drink producers and discover some new…

From Farms to Forks

Farm to Forks for Growing Chefs One of Growing Chefs’ first classroom volunteers and past board member, Chef Andrea Carlson is among the winners of the coveted Michelin Stars handed out this week in Vancouver! Congratulations Chef! She is one of the chefs for this very limited-seated dinner. Only twenty tickets for this year’s From…

BC Craft Brewers Conference November 8 & 9, 2022

BC Craft Brewers Conference in New Westminster is less than one month away The BC Craft Brewers Conference, aka BC Beer Con, hosted by the BC Craft Brewers Guild and presented by Great Little Box Co / Ideon Packaging is less than one month away. The conference will bring together key stakeholders from the BC…

Joy of Feeding UBC Farm

Chefs show their roots at the UBC Farm Sunday, October 2 the sun was shining and UBC Farm was looking fine, ready to host the guests for the Joy of Feeding. I’d been a few years back, I believe five, the last time it took place, and it was a marvelous celebration of cuisine from…

Stacy’s Rise Project™ Launches in Canada to Support Women Entrepreneurs 

Stacy’s Rise Project™ Launches in Canada to Support Women Entrepreneurs  Applications open today for the opportunity to be one of four women running small businesses who will be awarded a $15,000 CAD grant and access to a mentorship program with leadership from PepsiCo Foods Canada and Frito-Lay  As a woman-founded business, the Stacy’s brand believes…

La Grande Festa

Superior Italian Food and Premium Italian Wines The Italian Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 30 years of Italian excellence in Western Canada with La Grande Festa. The evening begins with an open-bar Prosecco Reception with Bottega Prosecco by Stile Brands, paired with Grana Padano DOP by Bosa Foods. Antipasto “Patè di Trota” Limoncello marinated trout,…

Light Up Chinatown Festival

Presenting the Official Light Up Chinatown! Festival Guide & Taste of Chinatown 2022  Light Up Chinatown! presented by RBC, is back this weekend with a two-day, family-friendly festival. From September 10 to 11, 2022, the whole community is invited to experience a full slate of new programming, food experiences, and colourful lights and lantern decorations around Vancouver’s historic Chinatown…

Chef Ned Bell Appointed Buy BC Chef Ambassador

Buy BC Chef Ambassador Ned Bell  Buy BC announces a delicious partnership with locavore Ned Bell as the program’s new “Chef Ambassador.” The award-winning chef is a champion for local, seasonal, and sustainable foods, farmers and fishers, and he delights in sharing simple ways to cook and eat the best of our province. The author…

The Italian Chamber of Commerce 30th anniversary Gala Dinner

“La Grande Festa” The Italian Chamber of Commerce 30th anniversary Gala Dinner September 29, 2022, 6–9pm Coast Coal Harbour Hotel Vancouver  “La Grande Festa”- the Italian Chamber of Commerce 30th anniversary Gala Dinner with a superior culinary experience including: Premium Italian wines Exclusive 5-course dinner Italian appetizers Authentic Italian food products Silent Auction Enjoy a…

UBC Farm – Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields

Celebrate the harvest this year at BC’s best local food & drink festival Feast of Fields is FarmFolk CityFolk’s annual local food celebration and signature fundraising event, held each year on a different farm in the Okanagan Valley, on Southern Vancouver Island, and in Metro Vancouver. The Feast is Canada’s largest and longest-running local food…

Wild Salmon Celebration

Let’s Get Wild!  Wild Salmon Celebration Get Wild!  Join the Chefs’ Table Society of BC (CTS) and the BC Salmon Marketing Council at 6:30 pm on Saturday, August 27, 2022, to celebrate iconic wild BC salmon, and our fishers and chefs. All-Star Chefs: Robert Clark and Julian Bond, Organic Ocean Roger Ma, Boulevard Kitchen &…