Elem Restaurant and Cocktail Lab Features Creative Flavour-Packed Dishes and Inspired Cocktails ELEM, the highly anticipated new restaurant and cocktail lab by chef Vish Mayekar and Zarak’s Hassib Sarwari and Winnie Sun, is now open. The restaurant features Top Chef Canada alum Mayekar’s creative flavour-packed dishes with local ingredients that highlight the unique spices from…
Como Taperia – Taste Our Travels Series
During Dine Out Vancouver Experience Como Taperia’s Taste Our Travels Dining Series Mount Pleasant’s award-winning Spanish tapas bar is back with the third edition of its beloved Taste Our Travels dining series. The popular tasting-style menu at Como Taperia features dishes inspired by the team’s recent trip to the Basque region and Cantabria in Spain….
The Best Cookbooks of 2024
Books Focusing on Cookies, Tips on Creating the Best Parties and Charts on Herbs and Spices Are Among the Reasons These Books Made the List of The Best Cookbooks of 2024 To write a list of “Best Cookbooks of 2024” is a task that should ideally involve reading every cookbook put out in 2024, an…
Dan’s Legacy Raises $77,685 at 11th Annual Chefs’ Charity Dinner
On Saturday, November 16, 2024 118 guests gathered at the historic Freemasons Hall in New Westminster for Dan’s Legacy’s 11th Annual Chefs’ Charity Dinner, presented by the BCGEU. The result? Dan’s Legacy Raises $77K for At-Risk Youth at Charity Dinner an elegant evening supporting Dan’s Legacy’s trauma-informed, no-barrier counselling programs and its “Build a Kitchen”…
Grant’s Triple Wood Whisky
Stir Up Something Festive With Grant’s Award-Wining Whisky Grant’s Blended Scotch Whisky took home four prestigious medals, two gold and two silver, at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC). For over 130 years, Grant’s Whisky has mastered the art of blending, creating rich, layered flavours inspired by the pioneering spirit of William Grant, earning these wins…
Celebrate the Season with OROLO, Chronos, and Evolve Sparkling
Penticton’s Orolo and the Chronos Tasting Room Spread Local Love This Holiday Season The holiday season is here. With OROLO Restaurant + Cocktail Bar, Chronos Tasting Room, and Evolve Sparkling all under one festive roof, this year’s celebrations are delightful and convenient. Whether you’re toasting with friends, indulging in a festive meal, or shopping for…
BC Bubbles Worth Celebrating
Pour Some Local Bubble into your Glass this Holiday Season What’s in your glass this holiday season? How about some BC Bubbles to help you celebrate the close of one year and the start of a new one? Listed in alphabetical order so I didn’t pick favourites. Priced as sold in BC at the winery,…
PC® Holiday Insiders Report™
Simplify Your Holiday Entertaining with President’s Choice I am always excited about the PC® Holiday Insiders Report™. I worked in the marketing department for a grocery retailer, and I know what it takes to make something like this report happen. I drool over the graphics, food styling, recipes, and everything inside it. I’d like to…
Have a Chocolatey Holiday with Purdys Chocolatier
Purdys Chocolatier Holiday Edition We’ve been nibbling away on the Purdys Holiday Edition chocolates to make sure they’re worthy of recommending, and the answer is….be careful with these if they’re around because they’re extermely addictive. Very grateful for my gym membership! More on Gourmet Groceries Purdys White Chocolate Himalayan Pink Salt Caramels ($28.50) The caramels…
Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours
Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours – More Than 100 Recipes Made with Love for All Occasions Lidia Bastianich’s newest cookbook is co-authored by her daughter, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, and is full of family stories and passed-down recipes. Lidia shares the dishes she cooks for the ones she loves the most. I’ve had the…
Chef Bruno Feldeisen Truffle Dinner
Swallow Tail Supper Club and Chef Bruno Feldeisen Present BC Truffles Star Chef Bruno Feldeisen from The Great Canadian Bake Off is creating a 6-course truffle dinner menu for the annual Christmas celebration dinner at Swallow Tail’s Underground Supper Club. Truffle hunter Launie Fairbairn will be out hunting for truffles for dinner, and you get…
Fried Chicken Party Pack December 15 at Downlow Chicken Shack
Get Down for Dames with a Fried Chicken Meal from Downlow Chicken GET DOWN FOR DAMES with a Fried Chicken Party Pack ($35 + value for just $29.99). On Sunday, December 15th at Downlow Chicken Shack, 905 Commercial Drive, from 12pm until sold out. ONLY 50 AVAILABLE! More Events You’ve shopped till you dropped and…
Eat, Drink and Be Merry at Provence Marinaside
Let Provence Marinaside Take Care Of Your Holiday Needs The holiday season is suddenly upon us. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa or none, this is when people gather to eat, drink and make merry. It’s the most wine-derful time of the year! Meeting with friends and family over good food and…
2024 BC Food & Beverage Rise Award Winners
2024 Rise Awards Winners Celebrated at 17th Annual Rise Awards Night by BC Food & Beverage The 2024 winners were honoured at the Rise Awards Night, hosted by BC Food & Beverage on November 28, 2024, in front of a packed crowd of over 400 attendees. This year’s event, which took place at a new…
Chinatown BBQ One-Day Pop-Up With Chef William Lew
Chinese Winter Soltice at Chinatown BBQ honouring the Dongzhi Festival In celebration of the upcoming Dongzhi (Winter Solstice) Festival, Chinatown BBQ is hosting a special pop-up with chef William Lew of Pacific Reach on December 9, 2024. For one day only, from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., guests can feast on two exclusive Chinatown BBQ…
A Grape Reborn: Carmenère Rises in Chile and BC’s South Okanagan Valley
Carmenère makes its way from France to Chile and the Okanagan Valley On November 24th, wine lovers around the world will celebrate Carmenère Day. This often misunderstood grape once considered extinct in its native France, has found an ideal home and a renewed reputation in Chile and, more recently, in British Columbia’s Southern Okanagan Valley….
Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories
Cookbook Corner – Crust Bakery Fans of Victoria, B.C’s Crust Bakery can now satisfy their sweet and savoury cravings at home when they cook from Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories from Victoria’s Beloved Bakery. With over 85 recipes, home bakers will learn the secrets behind those delicious bakery items. More on Cookbooks Within the…
Celebrate Radicchio at Burdock
Burdock & Co Celebrates Radicchio On Wednesday, November 27th, Michelin-starred Burdock & Co is hosting a unique tasting experience that will celebrate radicchio. Guests will enjoy delicious culinary creations prepared by several talented chefs, highlighting the complex flavour profile of radicchio. Sea Cider will be there! More Evetns Three time slots are available, and tickets…
Passions 2024
Support the Dr. Peter Centre at Passions 2024 Passions promises a night of incredible food, artisanal cocktails, and exciting auction items. Passions, now in its 21st year, brings together the best restaurants in Vancouver offering tasting plate creations for you to enjoy. Meet and mingle with Vancouver’s most talented head chefs, bartenders and beverage professionals…
BC Zinfandel: From California Sunshine to BC’s Golden Mile
Uncorking a Bold Grape: Zinfandel’s Journey from California to British Columbia Raise a glass, wine lovers! November 20th marks Zinfandel Day, a celebration of this red, robust, versatile grape variety. While California may be its traditional home, Zinfandel’s story takes on a local vibe with plantings in and around Oliver in the southern Okanagan Valley…
