Fire and Smoke Long Table Dinner The Chefs of the Cowichan Valley will come together to On Sunday November 15th to present a long table dinner in honour of James Barber (The Urban Peasant) and in support of the food programs of Providence Farm. The theme this year is fire and smoke and will feature the…
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Les Dames Summerdine – A Few Seats Left + Online Auction
On Wednesday, August 12th join Canada’s largest concurrent dinner party as Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter presents Les Dames Summerdine . This fundraiser takes place at thirty different restaurants, wineries, cooking schools and culinary venues across the province. While most venues are sold out, seats in Vancouver can still be bought at Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks, where Chef Jennifer Peters of Nextjen…
Taste, Victoria’s Original Culinary Festival is Back
Food and wine lovers hungrily await the Taste festival just a few weeks away. In its seventh year, the annual Taste: Victoria’s Festival of Food and Wine, set to take place July 16 – 19, 2015 at Hotel Grand Pacific, introduces wine professionals and dedicated chefs leading interactive culinary events including chef, winemaker and sommelier seminars and…
Counting Down – BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival June 12 – 21 in the Comox Valley
So much more going on this year at the BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival. Wish we were there for the whole time, but we’ll be heading up from June 18-21 so stay tuned for coverage. Popular Habour Air Glacier Tours Returns for Festival Experience the majesty of Vancouver Island’s largest glacier at this year’s BC…
BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival
2015 BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival I’ve attended this twice and am crossing my fingers to get there this year again! Such an amazing region with the freshest seafood and an abundance of excellent restaurants, wineries, and food experiences. For the 2022 Festival website and tickets. BC Seafood Festival The 9th annual BC Shellfish &…
Sip & Savour Salt Spring
Septembeer 19-21, 2014 Celebrate National Organic Week on Salt Spring Island! This amazing event is a must. We’ve been twice and hope to get back there again this year. The Festival will bring together growers, food providers and chefs from Salt Spring Island and partner them with local craft brewers and vintners representing the wine…
Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour
The Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour on August 9 and 10, 2014 provides cyclists with a unique opportunity to explore a wide variety of working farms in the beautiful Comox Valley. These self-guided tours give a rare chance to meet local producers and participate in tours, demonstrations and farm markets. Come learn how soil, sun,…
Northwest Bay Ranch Crabfest 2014
July 12, 2014 $50 Facebook Delicious Dungeness Crab meal Our grass fed beef and lamb appetizers Local Wine and Beer tasting Live Music – The Centaurs Free Hotdogs and Lemonade for the KidsHayrides and lots of animals Free Parking on site
Mt. Washington Alpine Wine & Food Festival
Head to Mt. Washington for the weekend and check out the annual Alpine Wine Festival at Raven Lodge on Friday, August 8th, 2014 and a Wine Pairing Dinner on August 9th ALPINE WINE FESTIVAL – Friday, August 8th, 2014 From 6-9pm, guests will taste a variety of wine while interacting directly with the vintners and local distributors. Here…
Mt. Washington Tapped Beer Festival
Mount Washington’s annual beer festival takes place on Friday, July 11, 2014. This year’s event includes a variety of brews for sampling, a beer seminar, live music and a pig roast dinner (additional $20 charge per person) in the courtyard from 6-9pm . Enjoy it all while soaking in the beautiful mountain views from Raven…
Taste: Victoria’s Festival of Food and Wine
Sixth-annual wine and food fest uncorks the fun and flavours of Vancouver Island and British Columbia…with a difference The sixth annual Taste: Victoria’s Festival of Food and Wine is set to take place July 24 – 27, 2014 in Victoria, B.C. The Taste weekend kicks off on Thursday, July 24, 2014 with “Taste the Difference”, an evening brimming with…
Foraging with Bill Jones in Tofino
Join reknown chef, author and mycologist Bill Jones as he leads you on a unique wild food experience. Enter the world of the forager; a bountiful forage food display, show and tell, and a delicious tapa brunch to top it all. In celebration of the release of the Deerholme Foraging Book, Bills class will…
Comox By The Sea Shellfish and Seafood Celebration
I’ve attended this festival twice and absolutely love this day of seafood, chowder competitions, oysters and more! Gets better every year. Location: Filberg Lodge and Park – Comox, BC – TICKETS! Time: 12:00pm – 5:00pm Cost: $15 per person, children 10 and under free. Food tasting tickets $1.00 each. Celebrate the touch, tastes, and sounds…
Celebrate the Cowichan
JERICHO CAFÉ PRESENTS Our talented chef pal Stephen John Letts presents a pop-up Dinner on Monday May 26th and a more formal evening on May 27th at Foxglove Inn and Gardens in Crofton to celebrate the spring bounty of the Cowichan Valley. MENU $50.00 Plus Taxes Does not and Tip (BYOW) Possible variations of the…
Clayoquot Wilderness Wines, Dines and Entertains In June
Glamping Weekend Fundraiser combines Canadian wine, celebrity chefs and musical icons Clayoquot Unplugged – A Unique Gig for Good, June 19 to 22, 2014 Here is your chance to chill with top Canadian vintners, chefs and performers in one of the most beautiful destinations in BC, while making a difference for youth and families. This…
Feast Tofino May 1-25 on the Wild West Coast
During the month of May in the town of Tofino there is more than just the usual tastiness to be had around town. Feast Tofino celebrates local, sustainable fisheries by presenting events with local and regional guest chefs, restaurants, fishermen, foragers and farmers, all of whom celebrate in ‘boat-to-table’ food philosophy and great West Coast times….
Salt Spring Island Ales at The Guild Freehouse Victoria
Can’t make it to Salt Spring Island? Thursday May 1 hit up the Brewmasters Dinner at The Guild Freehouse. 3 AMAZING rare Salt Spring Island Ales Seasonals will be served including: ‘Spring Fever’ Gruit A cask of Whole Cone Hopped Whale Tale Alt Bier ‘The Apprentice’ Belgian Pale Ale finished with Fresh Apple and Star Anise Pairing with…
2014 BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival in the Comox Valley expands with more than 18 events
The eighth annual BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival – happening from June 13 to 22, 2014 – is expanding this year with a greater focus on expanding culinary activities, educational events and tours, helping to showcase the importance of the Valley’s role in the shellfish industry in British Columbia. For 2014 BC Shellfish & Seafood…
Dinner in the Garden at St. Ann’s Victoria
Enjoy local food, art, drink and live music by The Merry McKentys & Jess Vaira in a private garden setting on Saturday, April 26th from 6 – 8:30 pm – Ticketed event : at the Novitiate Garden at St. Ann’s on Humboldt Street Victoria, BC. For this special event, chefs Cindy Meiklejohn and Katie Barrington of Ingredients have created a delicious, organic sprouted buckwheat beet slider with Suntrio…
Uncork Your Palate Victoria
The Naramata Wineries head to Victoria on Wednesday 30th April 2014 from 6:30pm – 9:00pm at the Crystal Garden. Tickets are $95 and include wine, food and a musical experience with funds going to the Victoria Conservatory of Music. N Attendees of this event will be among the first to experience the exclusive Spring Release wine portfolio of the Naramata…
