A once a year opportunity to savour and sip while you mingle, mix and learn from renowned chefs, sommeliers, vintners and restaurateurs’ from all over British Columbia. Now celebrating its fifth year, Parksville Uncorked continues to grow into one of Vancouver Islands most popular signature events. The 2013 event will be another spectacular line up…
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Shangri-La Vancouver Sparkles This Holiday Season
Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver Sparkles This Holiday Season with a New Christmas Market, Festive Music, Ceremonial Tree Lighting and More City’s five-diamond hotel set to make memories with fresh traditions. Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver adds a glistening array of new festive activities to the city’s holiday season starting on Sunday, 2 December 2012, with its debut Christmas Market…
BC Wine Appreciation Society December Tasting
Celebrate December with the Wines of Bottleneck Drive Each winery is unique, and they all want to share their wines with you. Included in the dozen members are larger wineries, smaller wineries, family-owned wineries, newer wineries, established wineries, a fruit winery and even a vinegar works! All of the wineries have been generous enough to…
Chef Darin Paterson – Bogner’s – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the answers from Darin Paterson from Bogner’s of Penticton. What…
Recipe to Riches Winner of Cookies and Squares
In Wednesday’s night’s 9pm ET/8pm PT episode of Food Network’s Canadian original reality competition series Recipe to Riches season two, law clerk Tracey Rigden from Etobicoke, Ontario, was declared the winner of the Cookies and Squares category. As the winner of her category, Tracey will receive $25,000 and her Dulce de Leche Brownies will be…
Vancouver Baker’s Market
The Baker’s Market in Vancouver runs Oct. 6 – Dec. 8, for 9 Saturdays, (closed Oct. 27) – Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre, 7646 Prince Albert Street, Vancouver, BC V5X 1C7, Selling sweet and savoury baked goodies to the local community. http://www.bakersmarket.com/
Driftwood Brewmasters Dinner @Biercraft
October 25 – Five course brewmasters dinner with Cicerone, Don Farion and Exective Chef, Stephen Chadband. An expertly paired evening with some of Canada’s best craft beers along with west coast inspired dishes. A representative of the brewery will join the dinner that evening to explain the beers and answer any questions. The beer line…
Beer Battle Royale
Whoever doesn’t already know that October is Craft Beer Month, buckle up, because Doolin’s Irish Pub is hosting what is sure to be an epic Beer Battle Royale, a beer competition of sorts, at 7pm October 19. Four local breweries (Howe Sound, Russell, Parallel 49, and Granville Island) will be competing to see who can sell out…
Picnics at VanDusen Gardens with Truffles Catering
Before summer becomes a distant memory, a visit to VanDusen Gardens while the gardens are in full bloom is a must. If you plan your trip around lunch time, there are two choices for dining, the more formal Shaughnessy Restaurant and Truffles Fine Food Cafe offering sandwiches, salads, desserts, afternoon tea and now picnic basics. What better way to…
Swallow Tail Secret Supper Club July 22
Summer is here and it’s BBQ season, so…..July 22nd, we’re hosting a Secret Supper Club. 6-9pm We’ll have fig-wood-smoked duck confit, ribs & some tasty surprises! 5 courses, family style communal plates, BBQ meats piled high. BYO Wine-To-Share (I’ve arranged a discount for you at a local liquor store). Everyone’s bringing a different bottle from…
Carrotmob – The Cascade Room
This is it! The Carrotmob is on, and we are mobbing The Cascade Room with a fabulous “Buycott” in return for going green! All you have to do, the ONLY thing, is to come down to The Cascade Room on Wednesday JUNE 27th and purchase something – perhaps their cleverly crafted culinary creations or custom…
Hip Sips
Fundraiser for Rotary Hearing Health Care Program An evening to taste the latest trends in fine wine and spirits—paired with gourmet bites from the always hip Boneta Restaurant—and to raise much needed funds for important work in Uganda. Enjoy grower champagne, gin cocktails, wine on tap, chilled reds and wines from the cellar. Event Info:…
Second Annual “Feast! Tofino” – May 18- June 2, 2012
Culinary Events to Celebrate West Coast Vancouver Island Boat-to-Table Cuisine Acclaimed Local and Regional Chefs Team Up to Create “Fresh, Inspired and Real” Food Tourism Tofino and the Tofino-Ucluelet Culinary Guild (TUCG) present the second annual Feast! Tofino — a 16-day-long series of culinary events to be held on the West Coast of Vancouver Island beginning on May…
Clough Club Presents 1st Annual Battle of the Bartender Beer Cocktail Competition
May 22, 2012 6:00pm – 10:00pm Rogue Brewery, Clough Club and Lamplighter have joined forces to present the first annual VCBW Beer Cocktail Competition. 15 of Vancouver’s Top Bartenders will square off at Clough Club with only their bar tools and creativity to create a cocktail using one of Rogue Brewery’s limited release beers. Their…
Celebrate Mother’s Day Tea Services at The Urban Tea Merchant
Friday, May 11th, Saturday, May 12th and Sunday, May 13th Honor your mom on Mother’s Day and indulge in some of TWG Tea’s most delicate and elegant teas. Whether you choose to have a special tea party at home with your mom, or visit The Urban Tea Merchant for our Mother’s Day Tea Services, spending time…
A Glamourous Mother’s Day at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia
Sunday May 13th from 10.30am Treat the family to a memorable Mother’s Day Brunch in the elegant surrounds of the Spanish Ballroom at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, and enjoy the elegance of Vancouver’s most historic luxury hotel. The legendary hotel will be hosting a themed brunch inspired by the chic 1920s era for the whole…
April Offers from CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La
Wild Organic Seaweed Package – Refresh this spring at CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La with our unique Wild Organic Seaweed Package. Start with our West Coast Wave Massage, this massage has deep flowing movements with customized pressure, and is carried out using one of the CHI Signature Five Element oils tailored to your needs. Your experience…
Cowichan Lake Salmonid Enhancement Society Benefit Dinner
Announcing the first annual Cowichan Lake Salmonid Enhancement Society Benefit Dinner Saturday, March 24th, 2012, 6:30pm, at Stone Soup Inn with chef Brock Windsor and guest Chefs Bill Jones Tickets Include: Locally sourced 5 course gourmet meal, paired local wines with each course, including sponsor wineries Averill Creek and Rocky Creek $135 includes tax and gratuity…
Celebrate Winter Fun & Win The Ultimate Nordic Winter Getaway in BC
Explore the Nordic trails in British Columbia and win a prize in BC Nordic’s “Nuts for Nordic 2” photo contest. It’s simple: hit the trails, click, upload and vote for your favourite photos. Running until March 31st, the online photo contest gives outdoor enthusiasts a chance to win “The Ultimate Nordic Winter Getaway in BC”…
