Fairmont Chateau Whistler Awarded Congratulations to the Fairmont! We’re very overdue for a visit! Fairmont Chateau Whistler waves goodbye to its 20’s and takes its thirtieth turn around the sun, the future looks bright. The culinary team at Whistler’s most iconic hotel has taken the podium twice at two back-to-back awards ceremonies. On Monday, April…
VanMag’s 2019 Restaurant Award Winners – News Release
VanMag Announces The Who’s Who of the Vancouver Restaurant Scene We were away on our anniversary adventure, so missed the awards for the first time in a long time, but were watching as instagram rolled out the winners! Congrats to all. NOTE this report is directly from Vancouver Magazine with credit to the writers there….
2019 James Beard Award Winners – News Release
James Beard Media Award Winners for 2019 Now we want to read and listen to all and everything on the list. AND you know our cookbook library is about to get a little bigger! YIKES ! Congratulations to the 2019 James Beard Media Award winners! The James Beard Awards Gala is on May 6, when…
Vancouver Opera Festival – News Release
Vancouver Opera Festival starts tomorrow We’re off to a couple operas this year and will report back! Sunday’s a full day of fun! Read on for more….FESTIVAL GUIDE HERE! Vancouver Opera Festival launches with performances of Rossini’s La Cenerentola in the afternoon and Gounod’s Faust in the evening. On Sunday, there is a free Party on the Plaza featuring a full day…
Coquille Fine Seafood Launches Seafood Sessions – News Release
Coquille Takes Happy Hour To a Whole New Level Thursday afternoon happy hour at this Gastown seafood establishment is getting more interesting with a calendar of featured Ocean Wise seafood and invited guests to share stories, knowledge and tricks of the trade. It’s been just over a year since Coquille opened their doors in Gastown and the…
Hot Cross Bun Bread Pudding – Angie Quaale Well Seasoned
Left Over Hot Cross Buns For Pudding Another grand recipe from Angie Quaale from Well Seasoned In Langley. “At my house with Easter dinner, I always serve Hot Cross Buns. But, I always buy too many thinking everyone likes them as much as I do. Alas, the turkey & gravy is too delicious, the sweet…
BC Seafood Festival
Celebrate BC Seafood In The Comox Valley Michael and I love heading over to the Island to get a family visit in with his Mom and Dad and inevitably end up getting our fair share of seafood on our journey; but is there ever enough? If we time it right, however, we can make sure…
Top Chef Canada Chef Chef Benet Hunt
Chef Benet Hunt Nabs Last Spot On Top Chef Canada There was a twist on this year’s Top Chef Canada, as the last spot in the competition wasn’t decided until the first episode when Chefs Paul Kim, Chef Alexei Boldireff and Chef Benet Hunt went head to head to decide who’d go on to the…
Beaucoup Bakery & Cafe Spring Treats – News Release
Sweet & Savoury Delights At Beaucoup Bakery I’ve been reluctant to post this as it’s just around the corner from my cycle studio, and I feared I’d be too tempted once I looked more closely at the new items, but I’ve decided I’ll just spend a bit more time in those classes and then hope…
Chinese Restaurant Awards Critics Choices – News Release
Chinese Restaurant Awards….Winners Announced I was watching a little behind the scenes action as the judges ventured out to try all the restaurants nominated for these awards, and they certainly did their due diligence. Congrats to all the winners! Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards 2019, presented by Alberta Canola Growers #ABCanolaCriticsChoice For the past eleven years,…
Poisson d’Avril at Provence Marinaside
Seafood Feasts at Provence in Yaletown Until April 30th, Provence Marinaside in Yaletown is hosting their 11th annual Poisson d’Avril. In France, ‘Poisson d’Avril’ (April’s Fish) is a one-day affair corresponding to our April Fool’s Day. The good folks at Provence believe you can never have too much of a good thing and have extended…
BCPMA Healthy Chef Competition 20 Year Anniversary – Event Listing
Enjoy Delicious Healthy Meals At the Healthy Chef Competition We’ve been attending this event for many years and it’s always an fun and tasty night! Last year’s coverage here. On Wed, March 20, 2019, the BCPMA Healthy Chef Competition, will welcome 500+ guests to its 20th annual event. Ten restaurants will create an array of…
The Finalists For The 2019 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards
The Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards Will Be Announced April 29 It’s always a tense moment when Van Mag drops it’s finalists for the highly-coveted restaurant awards and every year the competition seems to get more difficult. Here are the finalists copied right from the Van Mag announcement. “Below you’ll find the spots that our judges deemed…
Top Chef Canada Returns – News Release
Food Network Canada Brings Us Another Season of Top Chef Canada #TopChefCanada Premieres Monday, April 1 at 10 p.m. ET/PT Food Network Canada is Available on National Free Preview from March 1 to April 30 Cast of Top Chef Canada, Season 7. (L-R): Renée Lavallée, Max Straczek, Erin Smith, Sebastien Laframboise, Takeshi Horinoue, Phillip Scarfone, Mijune Pak, Mark McEwan, Eden Grinshpan, Chris…
Flourish – VCC Fundraiser – Event Listing
Join VCC Alumni and Students At The Annual Gala We missed Flourish last year, but won’t let that happen again, so stay tuned for coverage on this years’ gala, or, better yet, get there yourself and enjoy all the delicious dishes with wine pairings! Flourish Gala is a fundraiser for the Vancouver Community College Foundation to…
Gotham Steakhouse & Bar Celebrates International Women’s Week With Special Cocktail
Drink up for a good cause with the Mother of Dragons Cocktail at Gotham Steakhouse In celebration of International Women’s Week, Gotham Steakhouse & Bar is offering a special cocktail, and donating proceeds to a local charity. Created by bartender Carolyn Yu, Mother of Dragons is a fiery blend of Hennessy VS Cognac, Cynar, Bittered Sling Malagasy…
BC Place Unveils New Menu
2019 Sporting Season Off To Tasty Start At BC Place Stadium Last week we headed downtown to gain five pounds check out the new menu at BC Place as Centerplate kicked-off the 2019 sporting season, and we sampled some of the new menu additions that will help fuel ‘Caps fans at Whitecaps FC home matches. While…
Vancouver International Wine Festival Trade Competition Winners
Spirited Industry Professional, Sommelier of the Year, Wine Program Excellence Awards The Vancouver International Wine Festival announced the 2019 trade competition winners today at Celebrating Excellence: 16th Annual Awards Lunch Featuring California Wines, presented by ContainerWorld. The Celebrating Excellence program is part of the three-day Trade Days Conference; the program honours those professionals who contribute to this region’s exceptional…
What’s Good This Week – February 25 Edition
What To Do In Vancouver This Week How can we be celebrating the last week in February already? I’m feeling like I’ve done nothing this year, it’s a blur, it’s just flown by and it’s been a lot of reaction and not much pro-action. After a week in Kelowna for the Canadian Culinary Championships (congrats…
Vancouver International Wine Festival – News Release
Wine, Wine All Around – and Many Drops to Drink It’s not too late to get in on the action at the 41st Vancouver International Wine Festival as a few stellar events still have tickets available. This week’s festival includes 53 events, 160 wineries, 16 countries, 1,425 wines and 25,000 participants. Join them! If you…
