New autumn festival brings a taste of Northern Europe to Vancouver With their continuing passion for bringing accessible, premium cultural experiences to Vancouver, The Social Concierge has partnered with Wet Ape Productions to present the inaugural Harvest Haus from October 2 – 5, 2014. For four days, Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza will be transformed into a multi-media…
Top Drop Dinner Party
Date: Monday, September 15th Time: 6:30pm $99 Venue: Cinara Host: Terry Threlfall So, here’s the deal. It’s the night before Top Drop’s Main Event and we’d like to have a little dinner party to celebrate. If you’re looking for white linen, a dozen courses, and 30-minute soliloquies on yeast and soil types, this probably won’t…
Top Drop Vancouver
Top Drop Vancouver is a two-day consumer and trade event, bringing together a collection of 24 wineries, along with a handful of breweries and food purveyors who are passionate about their craft. On September 16, 2014 Top Drop Vancouver: THE MAIN EVENT | $49 Date: Tuesday, September 16th Time: 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm Heritage Hall, 3102 Main…
Metro Vancouver’s Garlic Festival
The 6th Annual Garlic Festival August 24th, 10am-3pm Terra Nova Rural Park Richmond, BC Open to all ages, this free event combines organically grown artisan garlic and garlic goods with family friendly activities. Festival Highlights: Over 1,000lbs of fresh organically-grown artisan garlic for sale Continuous Entertainment Cooking Demonstrations Wood Fired Cob Oven eats by Steveston Pizza Earnest…
Summer Prix-Fixe Menu at Bambudda
Enjoy five signature courses for one low price Gastown’s Nouveau Chinese restaurant is celebrating the last, lazy days of summer with a five-course prix-fixe menu, featuring Chef Scott Korzak’s most popular signature creations: Chicken Skins BBQ Duck Buns Nectarine Salad Mushroom Dumplings Beef & Broccoli Priced at $29 per person, the prix-fixe is available Sunday through Thursday until the…
Well Seasoned BBQ OFF The Bypass
Get your tongs, skewers, and smoker racks ready as the 9th annual Well Seasoned BBQ OFF The Bypass event returns Sunday, September 14 from 10am to 4pm at a brand new location (#117-20353-64 Avenue, Langley). The event is free to the public with live music, unique displays, tasty vendors and delicious BBQ samples. Angie Quaale, owner…
Farmer’s on 57th Local Chef Talk and Potluck – August 31st
Farmers on 57th is a half-acre mixed vegetable urban farm located at Cambie and 57th. Katie Selbee, Susheela Kundargi, and Reta Morris are three UBC Farm practicum graduates who together run the farm’s vegetable CSA program.Date/Time: Sunday, August 31st, 5pm at Cambie and 57th Ave, Vancouver (on the grounds of the George Pearson Center) https://www.facebook.com/events/567577860017263 Bring: A dish…
Hy’s Steakhouse Unveils Tempting New Menus
For the first time in many years, Hy’s Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar has unveiled a new menu featuring traditional classics as well as dishes destined to become new favourites. Hy’s has long been known for its high quality menu and impeccable service since the restaurant chain opened its first location in 1955. Many of those…
North American Hemp Co.
A few months back I started using North American Hemp Co hair and face products and I’m still addicted to these lotions and potions. They are available at London Drugs and currently on sale, the shampoo and conditioner is only $7.99. The moisturizing shampoo is just what it claims to be – moisturizing! I have dry hair…
Greendale Country Sample
Tours & Demos Schedule Chilliwack River Valley Natural Honey Ltd. Bee Demo 10 am & 2 pm honey & product sampling throughout the day Willow Creek Farm Tour vineyard & gardens Local Harvest Take a ride on our barrel train! Greendale Market Ice Cream sampling Great Blue Heron Reserve Walking tours & birding – bring your…
Thailand Spotlights Summer in a Big, Fun Way with Muay Thai Kickboxing, Food and Free Shows
On August 23rd and 24th at the Vancouver Art Gallery – North Plaza, the inaugural Discovering Thailand Festival will kick off with a series of fun, colourful traditional dances with fashion shows and entertaining Muay Thai (Thai martial arts) matches by renowned champions, Somchai Nakbalee and Komgrit Na Nakorn. It is all part of the country’s effort…
Family Fun Day at Campbell’s Gold Abbotsford
August 23, 2014 – Campbell’s Gold Honey Farm & Meadery in partnership with Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) and Mt Lehman Cheese Company 8th Annual Free Family Fun & Education Day! Campbell’s Gold Honey Farm & Meadery 2595 Lefeuvre Road Abbotsford BC, V4X 1L5 Annual free community event and one way that we give back to our…
The Seventh Annual Celebrity Dim Sum
The Annual Celebrity Dim Sum is heading into its seventh year. The Celebrity Dim Sum is a signature fundraising event for AIDS Vancouver, attracting high-level donors as well as a variety of Vancouver celebrities. Every year this event proves to be a delectable Dim Sum brunch to remember, with all proceeds going towards AIDS Vancouver’s…
Vancouver Craft Beer Cruise
Join the first annual Vancouver Craft Brew Cruise aboard The Magic Spirit on Vancouver’s Waterfront. This session style event is a premier beer event for the true craft connoisseur. Fifteen of British Columbia’s finest craft brewers will be on board for our maiden voyage. Three unique sailings are scheduled on Saturday, August 23rdh, 2014; 11:00am,…
Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival
The Blarney Stone, along with partners, The Peak 102.7, GFS, Shocktop, Southern Comfort, French’s Mustard, Pepsi, The Georgia Straight & the Gastown BIA, hosts the 3rd annual Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival (Outdoor Street Festival) Saturday August 30th & Sunday August 31st, 2014. The 3rd annual Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival is just around the…
Meet The Garagistes Of The Okanagan In OK Falls
MEET THE GARAGISTES OF THE OKANAGAN WINE WORLD! Following the international Garagiste movement, experience the first of its kind in Canada at the new Garagiste North Wine Festival on September 14th. This “Small Guys Wine Festival”, celebrates the artisan winemakers who are crafting commercially produced small case lot wines (under 2000 cases). This is the…
It’s PNE Time AGAIN!
THE FAIR AT THE PNE UNVEILS NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FREE-WITH-ADMISSION ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP Since 1910, fairgoers from across BC and around the world have made The Fair at the PNE their annual end of summer tradition and British Columbia’s most popular ticketed event. This year, the PNE is thrilled to announce millions of dollars in new programming…
Baconfest 2014 Urban Diggs Farm
Come and celebrate International Bacon Day with us at Urban Diggs 5th annual Baconfest…. a celebration of all things porky & delicious…. especially bacon! Your $10 admission gets you into the event, one complimentary beverage & entertainment. Reup BBQ will be on site frying up deep fried pork belly sandwiches and with “hog dogs” on the grill…
#DAY2NIGHT Summer Market Explosion
Local Vancouver foodie event, Hawkers Market, is coming together with The Eastside Flea on Saturday August 16th to host a summer market explosion!! TICKETS! Featuring Vancouver’s favorite flea market, local food vendors, large bar with craft beer & fun summer cocktails, outdoor food trucks, live music & DJ’s… this is an event like Vancouver has…
Chefs for oceans journey TO conclude in vancouver September 12
Cross-Canada Cycle to Culminate with Sustainable Seafood Celebration On September 12, Chefs for Oceans founder Chef Ned Bell is scheduled to arrive back in Vancouver after an 8,700-kilometre, 72-day journey across the country. His trip began in Newfoundland on Canada Day and will conclude in Vancouver with a celebration event at the Four Seasons Hotel…
