University of Guelph Honours Food Day Canada Food Day Canada will take place on July 30, a day for all Canadians to celebrate Canadian cuisine and everyone who helps to get it to the table. The annual celebration was founded by the late Anita Stewart, who was the University of Guelph’s food laureate, the first such…
Brewery & The Beast Culinary Talent
Additional Ticket Released for Brewery & The Beast Western Canada’s popular food-and-drink feast for the senses, Brewery & The Beast, is releasing one hundred general admission tickets and 10 VIP Experience tickets on its website at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26, to the previously sold-out Vancouver event taking place on Aug. 7. Brewery &…
Spiralized Hot Dogs with Gold Sauce Mayo
Presidents Choice BBQ Spiralized Hot Dogs Who doesn’t love a fancy hot dog? Try these spiralized hot dogs for that extra something at your next BBQ. Ready in 30 minutes Difficulty Level: Easy “You don’t make friends with salad,” says PC® Executive Chef Allison Jones. Her go-big-or-go-home attitude inspired her to try spiralizing hot dogs…
Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine Launches Two New Menus
Chef Nutcha Phanthoupheng has introduced two new menus at Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine Recognized for her elevated Thai cuisine and artful presentations, Chef Nutcha Phanthoupheng has introduced two new menus at Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine in Steveston, British Columbia. The menus include food sources common for Chef Nutcha as a child, including organic,…
BC Blueberry Day Celebrates BC Blueberries
Celebrate BC Blueberries Until August 7, 2022 July 15 was BC Blueberry Day, and we started the morning with a visit to a BC Blueberry farming family’s farm, CanWest Farms where we devoured BC Blueberries Scones and preserves from Dales Roadside Bakery! We then hopped on Zygg Electric Bikes for a ride through the agricultural lands…
MICHELIN® Guide Vancouver
Michelin and Destination Vancouver today announced the MICHELIN® Guide Vancouver To showcase the next generation of culinary talent, students from the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) and Vancouver Community College’s (VCC) School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts, collaborated on designing, preparing, and presenting a unique menu at today’s reception to celebrate the launch of…
Les Dames d’Escoffier Picnic + Bubbles August 21
Picnic for a Cause Presented by Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Fundraiser to support women in hospitality and Food Banks BC Les Dames d’Escoffier BC is excited to announce its summer fundraiser “Picnic and Bubbles”, a fun experience taking place on August 21, 2022, in collaboration with restaurants across BC. Guests can support women in hospitality and Food Banks…
Indian Summer Festival
Indian Summer Festival 12th Season Celebrates Culture The Indian Summer Festival begins this week and there are events and discussions bringing you everything from food to music. Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind’, marks its 12th edition with a return to in-person experiences from July 7 to July 17, 2022, with both ticketed and free…
Coast Capital Champions Fellow B Corps
Coast Capital Champions Fellow B Corps, Prioritizing ESG with Re-Certification What does it take to be a B Corp? We have some favourite B Corps that we buy from regularly including Fresh Prep, Saul Good, Salt Spring Island Coffee and Persephone Beer and we have a giveaway on Instagram worth over $200+for these four products….
Fried Chicken For Fried Chicken Day
Fried Chicken Recipes from Mazola We don’t do a ton of deep-frying at home, but with Fried Chicken Day coming we just might have to get that oil bubbling. Mazola shared some recipes with us in honour of this important food holiday! Where do you get your fried chicken when that craving hits? We’re fond…
Jak’s Give Back Saturday June 25
JAK’s Gives Back 10% of sales Vancouver Food Banks Saturday, June 25, JAK’s will be donating 10% of sales from all 13 JAK’s locations and jaks.com to local food banks during their fourth annual JAK’s Gives Back program. Summer is the slowest time for food bank donations but the demand for their services continues to…
Nk’Mip Cellars
Nk’Mip Cellars Celebrates 20 years! National Indigenous Peoples Day is a time to honour and celebrate the cultures and contributions of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Canada, what better day to talk about Nk’Mip Cellars, the first Indigenous-owned winery in North America with the first Indigenous Head Winemaker (Justin Hall, a proud member…
French’s Ketchup Popsicle
French’s Ketchup announced the limited-edition debut of the “Frenchsicle” – Ketchup Popsicle I love ketchup as much as any kid who grew up with little else to flavour hotdogs and burgers, but a Ketchup Popsicle? I’m not so sure about that, but I am willing to try anything once! Especially when I heard that for…
Father’s Day Festivities
Celebrate Dad on Father’s Day with Delicious Meals Still not sure what to do to treat your dad on Father’s Day? SMC Communications sent us a list of wonderful things to do for that food-loving dad! Celebrate Dad with Summer Features at Ask for Luigi Sit down to a family-style meal with your famiglia this…
Functional Mushroom Supplements from Optimi
Functional Mushroom Nutraceuticals When I talk about mushrooms, is usually something I’m cooking, recently a mushroom risotto, grilled portobellos and not so long before that mushroom soup. However, the functional mushrooms that ended up in my protein powder and in supplements that I’ve recently been taking are entirely different. Optimi just launched functional mushroom supplements…
Cooking With Tequila
Cooking With Tequila with Chef Nathan Fong I found this post from about Cooking with Tequila from 2012 with some great recipes from, Chef Nathan Fong, from a demo at the Cambie Kitchen at the BC Liquor Store. Why not cook a few to honour his memory and delight your guests. Sadly, Nathan Fog passed…
Planted Expo Special Events
Vancouver’s Planted Expo Celebrates Healthy Living Did you catch the Planted Expo this fall in Vancouver? It was grand and now it’s back as a weekend exhibit taking place in Vancouver June 4th and 5th. Planted Expo also has three special ticketed events from guest speakers at Planted Expo throughout the weekend tailored to their passionate…
Halibut Season is Here
Wild Pacific Halibut is Glorious Right Now Halibut season is here, and the halibut boats are coming in. It’s Wild Pacific Halibut you are looking for to remain Ocean Wise and tasty. These fish can get to eight feet and in Latin are called Hippoglossus, translating to “hippo of the sea”. Our favourite supplier is…
World Hunger Day
World Hunger Day and SkipTheDishes Donation to Mealshare World Hunger Day is May 28 and Mealshare and food delivery service, SkipTheDishes, are once again joining forces for the second annual Food For Thought campaign. The campaign’s purpose is to bring more awareness to the problem of food insecurity across Canada. A Food For Thought resource package…
Chef Alessa Valdez Online Cooking Classes
Cooking Classes from EverythingGoesVirtual EverythingGoesVirtual.com (EGV) takes a new hybrid approach to interactive cooking classes on Saturday, May 28, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. They are bringing the taste of Okanagan to Vancouver by inviting Chef Alessa Valdez of Phantom Creek Estates to cook live from Richmond, BC. Four guests will be on location while…
