lululemon athletica is hosting the largest street yoga party Vancouver has ever seen with Coastal Om on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The complimentary event is to celebrate the opening of lululemon’s new flagship store, located at 970 Robson Street. Renowned teachers Eoin and Insiya Finn will lead 500 yogi’s and fellow Vancouverites gathered on the…
Rise For A Cause
On August 16th, 43 cities around the world will participate in the 3rd annual Yogathon. Save the date! Since it’s inception in 2012, Yogathon has grown from 6 cities in Canada to become a global event with over 40 cities around the world.#RISEFORACAUSE and help spread more love and more positivity in the world! All…
Tickets Are Selling Fast at Sunset SAVOR the Central Coast
Popular Celebrity Chef and Vintner Seminars, Adventure Tours and Sunset at Hearst Castle Tickets Available Organizers for Sunset SAVOR the Central Coast , winner of the 2014 Fame Award for Best Epicurean Event,announced today that tickets are selling fast for the popular wine and food seminars and adventure tours taking place Sept. 25-28. Limited tickets for the opening night…
Trial By Fire CinCin God Of The Grill Dinners
Chefs Andrew Richardson and Francis Mallmann host ‘Gods of the Grill’ Dinners at CinCin CinCin Ristorante Executive Chef Andrew Richardson first met Francis Mallmann – South America’s most famous chef – at the 20th Anniversary Autumn Harvest Dinner at Danny Meyer’s Gramercy Tavern. They had an instant, fiery connection and knew they must collaborate on an event…
L’Abattoir Chef Makes Cut for Prestigious Benefit Dinner
Chef Lee Cooper joins elite culinary masters to square off during annual Northern Chefs Alliance & FarmOn! Foundation Dinner Chef Lee Cooper of L’Abattoir will chop it up with nine celebrity chefs from across the U.S. and Canada at the annual Northern Chefs Alliance & FarmOn! Foundation Dinner. The charitable event will take place on…
Araxi Long Table Pemberton
The Araxi Longtable Dinners are British Columbia’s most exciting al fresco dining experiences. Staged at North Arm Farm in Pemberton and Lost Lake in Whistler in past summers, these sold-out events embraced our extraordinary local ingredients picked at the peak of the season. Guests have the opportunity to meet the suppliers who raise the produce,…
Burgers at Hamilton Street Grill
Before Yaletown was abounding with restaurants, a few innovators set up camp in the area that at the time was still fairly industrial. One of the first to open was Chef Neil Wyle’s Hamilton Street Grill at 1009 Hamilton Street and it’s still going strong. Recently we purchased the Social Shopper Hamilton Street Grill Burger special that features two beef…
Campbell Valley Wine Route Summer Festival
This weekend! August 17 Vista D’oro Farms and Winery, Chaberton Estate Winery, Township 7 Vineyards and Winery and Backyard Vineyards offer free admission and free tastings and music between 12pm-5pm. Choose your own route and visit them in any order you want! All four of wineries are offering entertainment, tastings and delicious nibbles! Vista D’Oro…
Il Centro’s Community Farmers Market
The Italian Cultural Centre lauches Il Centro’s community farmers market on Friday August 15th, 2014. It’s located in the heart of East Vancouver at Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre on East 12th Ave & Slocan and runs every THIRD Friday of the month from 3-7pm for the 2014 Season. Free parking available and conveniently located near Renfrew Sky Train station. Other MERCATO…
Canadian Cheese Rolling
Do you fancy running down the hill to chase a cheese wheel? It’s not really for me, but I would run for cheese if I was assured something cheese-filled at the end. Thankfully I didn’t have to do much other than catch a cab to get down to Forage Restaurant for the media preview of…
Choices BBQ Grill For Gardens
Fundraiser for World in a Garden! August 23, 2014 11-3 pm – BBQ Time!! BBQ Fundraiser at Choices Market Kerrisdale. Tasty food, prizes, honey for sale and a planting station. The best part? All of the proceeds go towards the garden’s projects! Come out and bring your friends and family!
Left Bank Menu Tasting
Left Bank Restaurant and Bar is now open at 751 Denman Street in the location that once housed Le Parisien and previously Cafe de Paris. The revamp was more than just a room spruce up,this time around and both the menu and the interior are very different. While there will still be some of the classic French dishes…
Les Dames d’Escoffier – Honouring John Bishop
HONOURING A CULINARY HERO Les Dames d’Escoffier, BC Chapter, alongside some of this country’s finest chefs, will honour John Bishop, founder of farm-to-table dining October 3rd the BC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier will honour John Bishop – Vancouver’s iconic chef, restaurateur, slow food proponent the creator of the farm-to-table movement in Canada’s restaurant scene. This is…
Cancelled – Secret Location welcomes Thiago Castanho
Unfortunately this is cancelled, as Thiago Castanho’s had to return home. BUT! Instead for $200…… august 12, 2014 Chef Jefferson Alvarez will be cooking a 16 course adventurous Tasting Menu, with drinks included, along side his talented friend Chef Hamid Salimian for $200! UNREAL This however is now off Cancelled…. Currently residing in Belém, Brazil, Thiago Castanho is…
RIPE Sustenance Festival 2014
On October 19th the Sustenance Festival wraps up and Edible Canada will be presenting the main feast this year. Forage and Vij’s Rangoli will return to RIPE this year with amazing appetizers for munching during cocktail hour, and Aphrodite’s Organic Cafe & Pie Shop will be dreaming up some kind of heavenly dessert to finish the dinner off. Along with our usual roster…
Mad T Party at Hawsworth
It’s an Alice in Wonderland tea party at Hawksworth Restaurant with all proceeds donated to Canadian Feed the Children, an organization committed to creating a world where children thrive free from poverty. Date: Saturday, August 30, 2014 Time: 2 to 4pm Location: Hawksworth Restaurant, 801 W Georgia St Early bird price until Aug 23: $40…
Tree Brewing Rickshaw Raspberry IPA
Very cool that raspberry and IPA are tastes I most always adore and are appearing at the same time in this bottle from Tree Brewing. Aroma shows definite raspberry along with some citrus, bread and caramel notes. The raspberries don’t mask the hops but are definitely present. It’s slightly bitter with citrus and earthiness. Worked well…
Provence Does Tomatoes
All this month Provence Restaurants – Provence Mediterranean Grill (P1) in Point Grey and Provence Marinaside (P2) in Yaletown celebrate all things tomato with its Fifth Annual Tomato Festival– featuring special three-course prix fixe menus. Mediterranean Grill’s offers a prix fixe menu for $45 while over at Marinaside, they are offering a multiple-choice three-course menu for $48…
Contest Closed Pirate Pak Day #Giveaway $25 White Spot Gift Cert
CONTEST CLOSED In honor of Pirate Pak Day we are giving away a $25 Gift Cert to White Spot. a Rafflecopter giveaway Get ready to set sail because Wednesday August 13th is Pirate Pak Day at White Spot. It’s the one day a year when adults can be kids again and enjoy their very own Pirate Pak! And…
Pirate Pak Day August 13, 2014
Get there early as there is certain to be line ups and waits if you don’t! Ahoy Mateys! Get ready to set sail because Wednesday August 13th is Pirate Pak Day at White Spot. It’s the one day a year when adults can be kids again and enjoy their very own Pirate Pak! And for each one…
