Right in the heart of Kitsilano Fable Restaurant delivers fresh, local food with flair. Chef Trevor Bird and front of house partners Kathy Shleyer and Ron MacGillivray are genuinely invested in their concept of farm to table cuisine. After a near win on Season 2 of Top Chef Canada, Vancouver fortunately seduced Chef Bird and…
The Missing Ingredient Launches Canada Wide
The must have monthly subscription service for Canadian foodies. Is there something missing from your weekly dinner-time routine? Your dinner needs to meet the Missing Ingredient, a monthly box of inspiration delivered to your doorstep. Described best as a culinary adventure in a box, each monthly Missing Ingredient subscription provides hard-to-find ingredients paired with feature…
Catching up with Bob Blumer
It’s the second season of World’s Weirdest Restaurants. Perfect time to catch up with Bob Blumer. What was in your elementary school lunch kit? Egg salad sandwiches Where did you first learn to cook? I taught myself in college so that I could eat beyond my means Did you attend culinary school – if so,…
Mosaic Bar and Grille Spot Prawn Tasting Menu
Mosaic has happily jumped on the spot prawn trend and Executive Chef Thomas Heinrich has done a spectacular job of showcasing these local Ocean Wise beauties. The tasting menu is $45 without wine pairings and $65 with more than generous portions. Chef Heinrich spoiled us with a few extras the first being an gorgeous Spring…
BC Spot Prawns – Spotted Around BC
We’ll collect some BC Spot Prawn dishes from restaurants and home cooks around Vancouver. Anything to add? Email me at cassandra at goodlifevancouver dot com. Le Gavroche – FRESH, LOCAL, SEASONAL UNTIL MAY 30TH Spot Prawn Ceviche & Prawn Cracker Sous Vide Chicken Breast stuffed with Spot Prawns & Citrus Vinaigrette Green Apple Souffle LE GAVROCHE…
Tête-à-Tête cocktail party at Tableau Bar
Fresh off their win for Best French Casual at the 24th annual Vancouver Restaurant Awards, Tableau celebrated with a little cocktail party with lots of fresh seafood and some of the seasons first BC Spot Prawns. Degan Walters and Sophia Cheng particularly liked the prawns boiled up simply by Chef Marc-Andre Choquette. Plates of antipasto,…
Another Great Dining Package from VANEATS.ca – Suika SUPASUIKA
The crazy boys over at VANEATS.ca have connected again with Suika Snackbar to bring us a $35 tasting experience complete with cocktails. I absolutely love eating here. The room is always full and full of action, there’s bound to be a birthday party which means the staff perform a birthday song with all the theatrics, and the…
Gorgonzola Cheese and Recipes
Written By Vincenzo D’Antonio Gorgonzola is one of the most renowned Italian cheeses in the world. It is a blue veined DOP cheese produced exclusively in Italy from whole cow milk. As it often happens for many specialties of the traditional Italian cuisine, its origins are halfway between legend and reality. According to the historians, the first Gorgonzola…
Taleggio Cheese and Recipes
Taleggio is a cheese of incredibly old origins, first appearing even before the fifth century. Some documents from the eighth century refer to the commerce and the exchange concerning this cheese. Why this name Taleggio? Because its origin area is the Val Taleggio, in Lombardy, the north region of Italy. The Val Taleggio farmers began…
CANADIAN OYSTER WINE PAIRING COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The first Canada-wide oyster wine pairing competition sponsored by Codfathers Seafood Market , EAT Magazine and Walnut Beach Resort was held April 19, 2013 and winners were officially announced at the Oliver Osoyoos Oyster Festival. The Canadian Oyster Wine Competition follows in the footsteps of the American Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition, created by Jon…
Foodie Fridays NEWS1130 April 19, 2013
It’s all about wines this spring in Vancouver – listen here foodie friday 4.19 On Monday 29 April 2013 at the Roundhouse Community Centre wines from New Zealand are coming to town. Find out more about this country’s wines; there’s far more coming from this amazing country than just Sauvignon Blanc. Try a sampling of fine…
Oliver Osoyoos Oyster Festival 2012
As we head into Oyster Festival 2013 it’s time to take a look back at last year for one last reminder of why you should get down to Walnut Beach Resort and get yourself some bivalves! Don’t forget that their pool is heated and they’ve got the only licensed beach in Western Canada. I’m heading…
Healthy Chef 2013
We welcome Rochelle Lockhart to Good Life Vancouver. Congrats on her first post to our site. You’re at the Hyatt Regency, third floor, the room’s packed, you’re standing there with a glass of wine in one hand and a prawn canapé in the other, you wait. Anticipation is high, tonight you have the opportunity to…
Foodie Fridays on NEWS1130 April 5, 2013
Foodie Friday April 5, 2013 – click to listen If you are looking to escape Vancouver’s rain no need to go too far. The Okanagan sunshine calls from April 17-21 when Osoyoos and Oliver celebrate all things Oyster. Travel up through the Similkameen Valley, book into some great rates at Walnut Beach Resort and whi le…
BC Shellfish Festival Saturday, June 15, 2013 – Festival Day, Comox Marina Park – Free
Schedule: 12pm concessions/booths open/ beer garden opens 12:00 pm Cooking Demontrations start – Gazebo Stage ($2 per demo includes taster) 1: 15 pm Comox Valley Chowder Challenge – Main Tent 3:15 pm BC Oyster Shucking Championship – Main Tent 5 pm End Concession Booths: (Please note all vendors will take tickets which can be purchased at the main festival tent for…
BC Shellfish Festival Chef’s Dinner Comox Valley
Friday, June 14, 2013 – Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park (Tickets on Sale April 1) We are extremely excited to be welcoming the following chefs to this year Chefs’ Dinner: (please click on a chefs name to read their bio) Chef Jonathan Frazier, Atlas Cafe, Comox Valley Chef Philippe Gagne, Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa, Comox Valley Chef Kunal Ghose, Red Fish…
Fresh Milk, Food Politics Event to Explore the Right to Healthy Food
Food Politics Conference –Open to the Public Event Date: April 6 Fresh Milk, Food Politics, a one day conference, will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2013 8:45am -5:00pm at the Ukrainian Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia. Speakers and exhibits will cover a wide range of food issues. Speakers include: Mark McAfee, Alice Jongerden, Michael Schmidt, Halyley LaPalme,…
Eight 1/2 Restaurant Lounge – VANEATS.ca Dining Package
VANEATS.ca‘s has another dining package deal for Eight 1/2 Restaurant Lounge, which is just off Main Street on 8th Avenue, a half block off Main, hence the name. Housed in an old residence this place is easy to miss, but it has been on my radar for a while. I’ve enjoyed many a sandwich and salad here;…
Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge Sampling
From March 7-28, 2013 Vancouver Foodster is running a cheesecake challenge with twelve separate restaurants participating. Go out and order the cheesecakes in this challenge, then you decide who has the best cheesecake creation. We were invited to try three and headed to the Gramercy Grill, Salontea and Santori Factory. Gramercy Grill Strawberry Cheese Cake…
Vancouver Winter Farmers Market
The Vancouver Winter Farmers Market is on until April 27 at the Nat Bailey Stadium and there are lots of products that are just beginning to show up for spring as well as the all season and winter items that are still in stock. The food trucks are out in full force, so grabbing lunch…
