Provence Marinaside Two Course Daily “Quelle Suprise” We are fresh off testing the new delights at Provence Marinaside with their new menu, called Quelle Surprise and it is a fantastic deal full of delicious items. More Events From the press release: Province Marinaside presents Quelle Suprise – Owner/Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia is sharing his native French…
Feast! Vancouver 2023
Feast! Vancouver Includes Michelin Chefs and Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter I’m excited about the lineup of chefs for Feast! Vancouver. Many events do not have enough women chefs and when I initially saw the lineup, I got involved to rally some women to participate and now we have way better representation. I’ll be there…
The Artful Pie Project by Denise Marchessault and Deb Garlick
The Artful of Pie by Denise Marchessault In honour of pie day, March 14 3.14, we salute the Queen of Pie, Denise Marchessault, and her newest cookbook The Artful Pie Project, with Deb Garlick. Denise is a fellow member of Les Dames d’Escoffier British Columbia and has been an integral part of our scholarship committee…
Culmina Wines and BC Cheese Pairings
Pairing BC Cheese with Culmina Wine Culmina Family Estate Winery was founded by the Triggs family atop the Golden Mile Bench in British Columbia’s South Okanagan and the wines are crafted with care from grapes grown on their family estate. Winemaker Jean-Marc Enixon is a classically trained French vigneron and winemaker who has made wine…
Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala
Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala – April 14, 2023 – The Fairmont Pacific Rim Hot Chefs Cool Jazz hosted by Fairmont Pacific Rim and award-winning Mission Hill Wines The 2023 Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala, in support of Junior Culinary Team Canada, will be hosted by Fairmont Pacific Rim Executive Chef Damon Campbell….
Bagheera Pays Homage to the Indian Subcontinent
Bagheera Brings a Sense of Theatrical Opulence to Main Street The team behind Canada’s Best New Bar of 2022, Laowai, opened its latest hidden gem: Bagheera* and we visited this opulent and glittering sanctuary, concealed behind an unprepossessing Chinatown betting shop! The cocktails are excellent, and the room blew our minds. (From the press release)…
Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
Cocktails with Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey From National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day to International Whiskey Day and National Cocktail Day, March is packed with reasons to celebrate with a creative cocktail! May we suggest you try out Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey? Sounds crazy, but it’s delicious on its own or on…
Naramata Bench’s Aasha Winery
Aasha Wines Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Rose I was so impressed with the bottles, the storytelling in the tasting notes and the gorgeously designed website of Aasha Wines that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on these mystical bottles. There are gorgeous illustrations on the labels, and they are sealed with wax to protect…
Battle of the Breweries H2 Kitchen + Bar
Competition is Brewing at H2 Kitchen + Bar News from H2 Kitchen + Bar – The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver’s smokehouse restaurant, hosts its inaugural ‘Battle of the Breweries’ dinner, on March 22 with two decorated contenders in the BC craft beer scene. Vancouver Island Brewing and Backcountry Brewing will go head-to-head for diners’ votes as…
Cookbooks for Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month Through Cookbooks Penguin Random House has a wonderful list of Cookbooks to celebrate Black History Month. “Food is an important part of the fabric of our lives, and it’s one way we can connect with people from diverse cultural backgrounds from our own. In celebration of Black History Month, they’ve curated…
Cookbooks – Vegan Chinese Kitchen
The Vegan Chinese Kitchen: Recipes and Modern Stories from a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition: A Cookbook – Hannah Che Author Hannah Che discovered the tradition of Zhai cai, a Chinese cooking technique emphasizing vegetarian cooking using umami-rich ingredients that has its roots in Buddhist temple kitchens. In The Vegan Chinese Kitchen, Che replicates Chinese dishes in a meatless way,…
Vancouver Cocktail Week at L’Abattoir
Dinners and Bar Takeovers at L’Abattoir for Vancouver Cocktail Week Many events have already sold out for Vancouver Cocktail Week, but if you act quickly, you can join L’Abattoir, one of Vancouver’s very best restaurants, complete with a stellar team of front and back house talent for one of two cocktail-paired dinners, a bar takeover…
VCC Foundation Annual Wine and Food Gala
Vancouver Community College (VCC) Foundation is excited to announce the return of Flourish After a two-year pause due to the pandemic, Flourish returns bigger and more delicious than ever — featuring elite wine tastings from Naramata Bench Wineries, local craft beers pairings, food designed and prepared by top local chefs, and music performed by leading…
Our Favourite Meal Kits for Healthy Eating
Meal Kits Help Make our Meals Healthier and More Sustainable When it comes to dinner decisions, we are always overwhelmed with the choices we have when grocery shopping and end up buying too many things, or items in portions that are too large, and we end up with leftovers that don’t always get eaten. Luckily…
Feast of Fortune Charity Gala 2023
Chef Lineup and Gifts of Fortune Announced for Scotiabank’s Feast of Fortune Charity Gala 2023 Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit by Supporting the Future of Health Care The Chinese Restaurant Awards will participate in Scotiabank’s Feast of Fortune Charity Gala at JW Marriott Parq Vancouver on February 11th, 2023. The chefs will create…
Il Centro’s East Van Beer Tasting Event
East Van Beer Tasting – Four Breweries Pour 16 Craft Brews Paired with Appie’s Calling all craft beer lovers! The East Van Beer Tasting event will feature four classic local breweries: Luppolo Brewing, Container Brewing, Powell Brewery, and East Van Brew Company; and provide each guest with an exclusive opportunity to try 16 different beers…
BC Ale Trail Launches Tasting Passports
BC Ale Trail Launches Five Tasting Passports Throughout Metro Vancouver Looking for an excuse to get out and try some great BC craft beer? During February beer lovers can collect stamps at up to sixty-four participating businesses for a chance to win fabulous prize packages along the BC Ale Trail in conjunction with Dine the…
Angel’s Envy Port-Finished Bourbon
Louisville Angel’s Envy Port-Finished Bourbon You might hear a bit more about bourbon this year as we’re heading to Louisville in October for the Les Dames d’Escoffier International conference and there’s research to do ahead of time. In preparation, we’ve been sampling the Louisville-based Angel’s Envy Port Finished Bourbon this month. Angel’s Envy is among…
Crypto Culinary Club
Crypto Culinary Club Announces First Opportunity for Membership Just when we thought crypto was dead, we just received news about the Crypto Culinary Club, a club that uses crypto as your membership token. Modelled on the Iron Chef concept of using unique and secret ingredients, Iron Chef Chairman Mark Dascascos’s son is behind the platform’s…
Bocuse d’Or Team Canada Wins 11th Place
Bocuse d’Or Team Canada wins 11th place at the world’s toughest chef competition After winning silver and their golden ticket to the world finals in France, today, our national culinary athletes to the Bocuse d’Or placed 11th, moving Canada up two places from the 13th position in 2019. Proud of their accomplishments, Chef Samuel Sirois,…
