What’s Up In The Wine World This Week BC Wine Country is up and running (for the most part), but there’s still a few of those great virtual tastings for those who prefer the safety of social distancing, or want to dive deeper into Bubbles, BC Wine or Chardonnay! Follow our drinks contributor Good Wine…
Water Street Cafe’s Lobster Madness 2020
Until July 13th, Water Street Cafe Features Delicious Lobster Water Street Cafe is open for dining in with lots of space and safety protocols, and plenty of seats on their regular and special addition patio. Until July 13th they’re featuring lobster many ways (menu here) along with their regular menu. Check out the Second Floor…
Good Wine Gal’s Bubbles – What’s All The Fizz About With Van Doren Chan
Bubbles 101 and 102 June 30 and July 14 – All About Sparkling Wine With Good Wine Gal Good Wine Gal, Barb Wild presents “Bubbles 101 and 102 – What’s All the Fizz About?” with Van Doren Chan” on that infamous ZOOM that we are all now slaves to! Van Doren is a Vancouver-based wine…
Taste Canada Awards Shortlist Revealed
Taste Canada releases the shortlist for the 2020 awards, with authors from 6 provinces represented So excited to see some of our friends here and we highly recommend checking out all of these books! In a year where cookbooks have taken centre stage in the homes of Canadians across the country, it has never been…
Black Hills Nota Bene Release Party
Black Hills Iconic Canadian Wine Pairs Well with Iconic Canadian Personalities 2018 Nota Bene buyers gain access to a celebrity-filled online party and more What does the iconic Canadian 2018 Nota Bene wine by Black Hills Estate Winery have in common with celebrities Steven Page, Jason Priestley, Erin Cebula, Prevail and Kelsey Serwa? Besides being…
Melitta Coffee Recipes And New Pour Over
Add Flavour By Cooking With Melitta Coffee We’ve partnered up with Melitta to bring you a couple coffee recipes to honour their new colourful coffee makers. First up Coffee-Rubbed Slow Cooker Pork Sliders and for those looking for alternative baking methods, paleo muffins. Coffee-Rubbed Slow Cooker Pork Sliders Looking for the perfect recipe to celebrate…
Chef Tojo Prepares an Omakase Experience in Honour of Late Friend Anthony Bourdain
Chef Tojo joins countless chefs and fans worldwide to celebrate Bourdain Day on June 25, Anthony Bourdain’s birthday. Chef Hidekazu Tojo of Tojo’s Restaurant prepares an experience that celebrates Anthony Bourdain and calls attention to depression and mental health. During a time of unprecedented uncertainty within the restaurant industry, the need to discuss depression and support the workforce…
Cibo Trattoria Launches New Summer BBQ Boxes
Everything But The Grill: Cibo Trattoria Does BBQ Grill-Ready Meal Kits for Four Feature Dry Aged Ribeyes, Prawn and Vegetable Skewers, Selection of Antipasto and Charcuterie and More Cibo Trattoria is helping guests get a head start on summer grilling season and providing the perfect last-minute Father’s Day feast by introducing new Summer BBQ Boxes…
Weekly Wine Round Up
What’s Up In The Wine World This Week Another week of people in the wine world getting the good word out via virtual tastings. We are not a bunch that likes to stay home and sip solo; it’s more about sharing in the wine world. Follow our drinks contributor Good Wine Gal, Barb Wild for…
Fat Mao Noodles Open In Chinatown
Chef Angus An reopens Fat Mao Noodles to serve its Southeast Asian-style soup noodles in Chinatown Great news from Chef Angus An and Fat Mao Noodles! All your favourites are back—choose your soup, then customize by choosing from five different types of noodles, including gluten-free and vegan options. Sides and drinks are also available to…
Nuba Restaurants Lebanese-Inspired BBQ Kits
For Fathers Day Nuba Restaurants Offer Lebaneses-Inspired BBQ Kits June 20-21 Local Middle Eastern cuisine favourite Nuba is giving families a great way to channel their inner grillmasters by featuring limited-time-only Father’s Day BBQ Kits available for pickup at all four local Nuba locations on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21. Offered for $95…
Hawksworth Restaurant Announces DIY Ultimate Burger & Bourbon Gift Box
Hawksworth Restaurant Celebrate Father’s Day with a mouthwatering classic complete with all the fixings News from Hawksworth for father’s day! Treat dad to a thoughtful and unique experience this Father’s Day with the Hawksworth DIY Ultimate Burger Gift Box ($50) from award-winning Hawksworth Restaurant. What better way to celebrate than with an afternoon of barbecuing…
Yuwa Dine-In Service June 16
Japanese Cuisine at Yuwa Is Back Great news from one of our favourite sushi spots and just down the road. Excellent sake selection here and they’re featuring those spot prawns! GLV Award-Winning Kitsilano Restaurant Reopens Six Days a Week with Expanded Health and Safety Protocols, Father’s Day Weekend Features in Place After more than three…
Chickadee Cocktail Bar Concept Pop Up
Choose Your Own Cocktail Adventure – New Cocktail Bar Concept “Chickadee” Take Flight Very cool news this a.m. from our friends at Juke Fried Chicken, a new pop up in response to the need for spacing out in restaurants. GLV First-of-its-Kind, Reduced-Contact Experience Pops Up in Juke Fried Chicken in Vancouver’s Chinatown An exciting new…
Weekly Wine Round Up
What’s Up In The Wine World This Week Here’s our round up of what’s on our radar for wine. Good Wine Gal, Barb Wild and I (Cassandra) will curate this weekly list, so feel free to email us with suggestions of what to include. We’ll add to during the week as time permits. Update from…
Cibo Trattoria, Uva Wine and Cocktail Bar’s New Chef Jesse Zuber
Downtown Hotspots Unveil New Menus for Dine-In, Takeout and Delivery – Cibo and Uva Well this is good news! We are excited to see Chef Jesse Zuber back in Vancouver and look forward to checking out Uva and Cibo soon. From the announcement: Cibo Trattoria and UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar are marking the gradual…
Hawksworth Restaurant Reopens for Dine-In Service
Hawksworth’s Restaurant Is Open Again Over the past weeks, Hawksworth’s crew has been hard at work trialing new menu items and is now open for dining in safely with a completely new menu concept. From the announcement: Hawksworth Restaurant reopened its doors this Saturday, June 6 and returned to its roots – bringing classic dishes…
Organic Ocean Donates 100 lbs Of Spot Prawns
Organic Ocean Donated 100 lbs of spot prawns to the LunchLAB: Chefs for Families Program We are so grateful for all doing their part to support those in need in our community. Organic Ocean has once again stepped up and is providing spot prawns to the LunchLAB program to make a nutritional bowl of spot…
Provence Marinaside’s Spot Prawn Features
Provence Marinaside Serves Up BC Spot Prawns It’s Spot Prawn season and Provence Marinaside’s Owner/Executive Chef Jean Francis Quaglia treats BC Spot Prawns with a gentle hand to bring out all their delicate flavour. Their BC Spot Prawn Menu features Gazpacho with Poached BC Spot Prawns served with a cucumber and lime relish, One Pound…
Good Wine Gal’s Guide to Port
The Essential Wine Lover’s Guide to Port This week is the beginning of Good Wine Gal’s amazing series about one of the most versatile wine styles, Port. “The Essential Wine Lover’s Guide to Port” highlights Ruby, Late Bottled Vintage, Tawny, White, Pink, Single Quinta & Vintage and Colhieta Port. There are four interactive sessions. Good…
