Everything is always sweet at Whole Foods Market West Vancouver, but this time of year they’ve got even more sweet treats just in time for Valentine’s Day. To celebrate they’ve put together a ‘Just the Two of Us’ Valentine’s Day gift basket valued at $50 plus a $20 gift card for one of Good Life Vancouver’s…
Whole Foods Market West Vancouver Store Tours
Many rush through the grocery store with lists in hand, grabbing what is needed and getting out of there as fast as possible. As a food obsessed person, I generally completely loose track of time in any food shop and end up checking out new products and leaving with way more than I had planned. There…
Dock Lunch Presents Valentine Dinner Southern-Romantic
The South is calling this Valentine’s Day as Dock Lunch goes Southern Romantic on Saturday, February 14th with two seatings, one at 6pm and one 8pm. Start with Low Country Shrimp ‘n Grits with lardons, pea shoots and parsley oil or a Bitter Salad with beets, radish and candied walnuts, cheese dusting and orange mustard vinaigrette. Follow…
A Gold Medal Canadian Culinary Achievement
The competition was fierce, the determination was evident, as eleven of Canada’s best chefs competed for top honours during the coveted Canadian Culinary Championships on February 6 and 7, 2015 in Kelowna, B.C. Chef Ryan O’Flynn of the Westin Edmonton, won with his Terrine of pine smoked Alberta river sturgeon and cured Quebec foie gras,…
Victoria Beer Week Launches Full Schedule
March 7-15, 2015, Victoria, BC victoriabeerweek.com Twitter: @vicbeerweek • Instagram: @vicbeerweek • Facebook: /vicbeerweek #VBW2015 Victoria Beer Week is a nine-day festival highlighting a broad selection of BC craft breweries and educating Victorians about craft beer. After a very successful launch that saw over 3,000 people attend 14 events held in venues throughout Greater Victoria…
CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH BAMBUDDA’S DUMPLING FESTIVAL
Wednesday, Feb 18 to Sunday, Feb 22 There are hundreds of regional cuisines in China, but the mighty dumpling transcends them all, appearing in the festivities of virtually every province and town. In celebration of Chinese New Year and the Year of the Sheep (Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015), Bambudda chef Curtis Luk has created a specially themed dumpling menu…
Shopping For Valentines Day? Shop Etsy and Keep it Canadian!
Plan the perfect Valentine’s Day surprise for your sweetheart by turning to Etsy for all of your gifting needs. Profess your undying love through the written word with kardzkouture luxurious textured fine art paper cards, hand-crafted in Vancouver. The way to his heart could be through his stomach – surprise your significant other by making delicious cupcakes topped with mini heart-shaped cupcake toppers from LovelyLittleThingsB (Calgary), make a…
(ALMOST) FREE COFFEE OR TEA AND COOKIE AT BLENZ
Blenz Coffee and SocialShopper have teamed up to support CKNW Orphans’ Fund anti-bullying campaign, Pink Shirt Day! Get a free medium coffee or organic tea with your choice of cookie when you donate $1 by going to socialshopper.com/blenz. All proceeds go to the CKNW Orphans’ Fund and benefit anti-bullying programs such as Boys & Girls…
Vancouver’s Curry Cup Returns
Tickets Now on Sale for The Chefs’ Table Society of BC 2015 Curry Cup Taryn Wa of Savoury Chef Foods was the inaugural winner of the Curry Cup. Who will take the cup home this year? The much-awaited second annual Curry Cup competition presented by the Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia returns as eight acclaimed BC…
Hilton Hotel’s Cavu Kitchen Bar
Cavu Kitchen Bar, is a spot we’d definitely eat at more if only it were closer. CAVU is an acronym used in aviation that means “Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited.” The phrase is used pilots to describe anything that is desirable or sought after, very appropriate for an airport hotel. The room is cozy, and has been recently renovated and now…
Red Truck Bottled Up
Until last year you had to head to a pub or buy a keg in order to get your hands on some Red Truck Beer, but luckily for us, they’ve now bottled and canned up their brews for maximum portability. Stay tuned for their new brewery, opening in the very near future. Red Truck Ale…
Tea Gastronomy Experience at Urban Tea Merchant
There’s still time to catch the last few days of Vancouver’s Dine Out Vancouver Festival. At Urban Tea Merchant tea is woven into every aspect of their tasting menu which is available for only two more days on January 30th and 31st. Sample TWG Tea’s blends, some served straight up as tea, others in Tea-Infused Cocktails and others…
Dish ‘n Dazzle Is Back
6th Annual Wine, Food & Cocktail Event Returns May 7, 2015 The 2015 Dish ‘n Dazzle spectacular returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre on May 7, 2015 from 6:30 pm- 9:30 pm. This spectacular evening will feature more than 80 premium Argentinean wines, bites prepared by a selection of Vancouver’s most celebrated restaurants and chefs…
The Nostalgia of Food Exhibition
The Nostalgia of Food is a group art exhibition. The artists, using various mediums, explore the theme of nostalgia as it relates to food and food experiences, whether it’s from a personal view or that of our society. Can’t wait! Opening reception on Thursday February 5, 2015 from 7 until 10pm. TICKETS are free! All ages…
Lincoln MKC 2015
We’re currently car-less, so have been testing out numerous models as a result. Our latest one was very hard to return. As Lincoln moves further into the luxury market we’ve see some upscale features in new models such as the Lincoln MKC that we recently took for a spin. This model has a sophisticated look, performs well, has lots…
Kits Daily Kitchen Winemaker’s Dinner
Join Kits Daily Kitchen for one more epic Winemaker’s Dinner before Kits Daily closes after five great years. January 29, 2015 at 7pm a join Kits Daily for a Six Course Culinary Adventure paired with their Favorite Wines from the past five years. $100 per person. Celebrate the past five years and learn more about Daily 2.0 By reservation…
Bittered Sling Bistro Pop-Up Dinner
Mexican Hat Dance Presented by The Bittered Sling Bistro Cibo Trattoria / UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar, 900 Seymour Street January 29 6:00 pm at Cibo Trattoria 8:00 pm at UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar 6PM Seating: $58* 8PM Seating: $58* Muy loco! After two years off the grid, Bittered Sling owners, award-winning bartender/sommelier Lauren Mote and celebrated…
‘Brewski’ An Apex Mountain Resort Craft Beer, Cider and Spirits Festival
The Gunbarrel Saloon at Apex Mountain Resort is the venue for the 2nd Annual Apex Brewski event on Feb. 14th. “Brewski, a celebration of craft beer, cider and spirits, is a great fit with the Apex après ski vibe. It is the perfect event for those interested in sampling these flavourful, hand-crafted beverages and visiting…
On February 1, 2015, Odd Society Spirits will release their first-ever Salal Gin
Once again, Odd Society Spirits looks to Europe for inspiration in an old but not forgotten recipe to which they have reinvented with ingredients and ideas from the Pacific Northwest. This time, the distillers have experimented with a traditional British liqueur called sloe gin to create a product that is completely unique to the West…
Movies at MARKET
MOVIES AT MARKET ANNOUNCES A MOUTH-WATERING LINE-UP FOR WINTER 2015 Chocolat, The Hundred-Foot Journey and Entre les Bras to be screened alongside dinner at MARKET by Jean-Georges Movies at MARKET has announced its winter line up of mouth-watering movies to run between February and April 2015. Hosted by Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver in its private Blue Moon…
