Fairmont Pacific Rim’s Live Music and Sushi Destination…that’s how we rol Fairmont Pacific Rim introduces the transformation of its Lobby Lounge Terrace – Vancouver’s destination for nightly live music and handcrafted cocktails. The subtle yet glowing facelift of this already popular space sees the addition of a dazzling glass atrium and ultra-sleek RawBar. An upmarket crowd lingers over exquisite seafood, sushi, champagne and cocktails from noon until night. Through the open glass atrium, guests enjoy the harbour views as chic crystal chandeliers sparkle overhead. The sound of the Fazioli piano-custom designed and crafted in Italy for the Lobby Lounge can…
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Whistler has long hosted an arrangement of exciting festivals and now it’s time for beer to have its chance to shout from a mountaintop. Beer in the mountains just feels ‘right’! The Whistler Village beer Festival is a festival focused on celebrating the awesome talents of the Canadian and Pacific Northwest craft brewing industry with some international brews to boot. All situated right in the heart of Whistler Village on Saturday September 14 and Sunday September 15.
Francesco’s Ristorante Italia Celebrates its 50th Anniversary by formally inviting you to the Lamborghini 50th Anniversary Tribute Dinner – Sunday September 8th 7 pm Four Course Set Menu $69 per person860 Burrard Street Vancouver Please RSVP – Limited seating (604) 685-7770 www.Francescos.com info@francescos.com
Francesco’s Ristorante Italia formally invites you to the American SuperCars official Dinner Saturday September 7th 7:00 pm Three Course Set Menu $49 per person 860 Burrard Street Vancouver Please RSVP – Limited seating (604) 685-7770 www.Francescos.com info@francescos.com
Francesco’s Ristorante Italia formally invites you to the #Ferrari #Maserati of#Vancouver OFFICIAL DINNER Wednesday September 4th 7:30 pm Four Course Set Menu $69 per person 860 Burrard Street Vancouver Please RSVP – Limited seating (604) 685-7770 www.Francescos.com info@francescos.com
Join Francesco’s Italian Restaurant to enjoy a 5 Course Menu complimented with Damilamo’s signature wines. $125 per person Tax & Gratuity not included…Thursday Sept 5th, 7 pm 860 Burrard St Vancouver Please RSVP – Limited availability (604) 685-7770 www.Francescos.com info@francescos.com
To win: 1) Leave a comment on this post naming your favourite Argentinean Grape 2) Follow @goodlifevan on Twitter 3) Post the following to Twitter: “RT AND comment to win ticket #giveaway http://ow.ly/orPtE @goodlifevan @ArgentinaWineCA” Don’t miss this fun night out! Join us Wednesday, September 25 2013, when Wines of Argentina presents Celebrate: One Night in Argentina. Discover more than 25 Argentinean wineries at Vancouver’s Jewel Ballroom. Guests will get a taste of the vibrant Argentinean culture, as DJs will spin South American-inspired music and graffiti artists create art as you watch. This is a chance to taste Argentina’s very best: with all the great values the…
On a rainy day in August we headed out to Krause Berry Farm to check out a preview for the upcoming September 8, 2013 Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields. I adore Krause Berry Farm for their corn pizzas, pies, ice cream, u-pick fruit and excellent hospitality. Whole Foods, Chicha and Forage were all out with some samples of what is to come on the big day. Chicha did delicious little salmon burgers. Whole Foods corn cakes with smoked salmon. Forage some tasty pickled veggies. We also sampled some of the fruit wines along with fresh berries from the farm. While…
Summer wouldn’t be complete without grilling on the BBQ. Whether you love the smell of the charcoal, the sizzle of the grill, or the smell of the food, Chef Will Beere knows what it takes to tantalize your senses during the dog days of summer. So much so that he has created a special three-course prix fixe menu that celebrates the great summer pastime. Three course Barbecue Prix Fix menu for $48 is only available from August 21th to September 8th. Reservations essential: 604-731-5020 / http://www.bistropastis.com/reservations/ Barbecue Menu August 21th – September 8th Barbecue Duck Confit Croquette Mozzarella, Smoked Onion…
On August 31 and September 1, come and join select merchants for the second annual Gastown BBQ and Chili Festival. This two-day outdoor festival raises funds for Athletics 4 Kids while entertaining you with fantastic food, live music, DJs, a craft beer tasting room, and more. Join our judging team with celebrity chef David Hawksworth, local sports stars Jason Garrison from the Vancouver Canucks and Angus Reid of the B.C. Lions, with media personality with radio DJ Joe Leary and movie personality Dawn Chubai, to help determine the winning dishes. Prizes will be awarded for the best ribs, wings, brisket, and chili…
Randy Boyer and Andrea Donsky are the people behind The Healthy Shopper Picks, natural, organic and eco-conscious choices to help Canadian families eat and live healthier. I received some salad dressings, sauces, household cleaners and feminine hygiene products to review from them as well as The Healthy Shopper Coupon Book. Natracare- Organic and natural feminine hygiene products. San- J – Gluten-free Asian inspired sauces. Ecover- Plant and mineral based cleaning products that really work. Simply Natural- Certified organic salad dressings. The Simply Natural dressings were very flavourful and although I often do make mine at home I found myself reaching for these as…
I’m going to dish a little here about myself and deter from my usual posts on all the great food I eat. I’ve embarked on a journey of self-improvement and as an added motivator I am going to commit to checking in here to ensure I’m accountable. I’ve judged myself enough so I hope you’ll go lightly on me. Work What You Got It had been a fantastic summer, one filled with fabulous food, stellar cocktails, and new experiences with Vancouver’s ever growing craft beers and BC wine. Along the way attempts at balancing these indulgences were made with some…
I recently tested out the new Ford Fiesta 2014. When I saw the line up of cars I wanted one thing, the car colour that was called Green Envy! I once painted my red car green and have missed that auto-mobile ever since giving it. Rather shallow, I know, but there is of course more to the Fiesta than the ten zippy colours of the car. It is the smallest of the cars Ford has to offer that starts at around $14,000 and comes in either a five-door hatchback or four-door sedan. The base engine is 120-hp, 1.6-liter four cylinder which is…
September 14, 2013 Victory Gardens and fermenting guru, Andrea Potter of Rooted Nutrition, team up for a workshop including basics on growing the perfect ingredients for fermenting AND an introduction to the world of pickled, fermented vegetables. In this workshop, we will make a batch of probiotic kraut together and there will demo’s on kimchi and pickled vegetables. Each participant will leave with samples of these healthy and happy foods and handouts with all the necessary info to grow and ferment at home! Please bring a knife and a wide-mouth mason jar (Homesteader’s will have jars if required). Register HERE!
September 8, Madrona Farm – This event is best described as a combination between Iron Chef and Tough Mudder! Cheer on your favorite chefs as they prove their dedication to local sustainable ingredients and the lengths they will go to protect the farmland that provides them. The chefs hang, hurdle, balance, zipline, climb, crawl, race their boats to condiment island and then round the 24 acre mountainous Madrona Farm to forage for the vegetables for their masterpieces, which they will then cook for you all on camping gear. This event could quite possibly be the best day of your life,…
Sunday September 1 at Edgewater Lounge at BC Place meet the chefs from Culinary Team Canada and Culinary Team BC, sample gourmet foods accompanied by wines and beers, and watch the Vancouver Whitecaps FC play Chivas USA. Culinary Team British Columbia and Culinary Team Canada, are off to compete at a huge international culinary competition in Basel, Switzerland this November and all of the funding required to travel and enter international competitions must be raised through sponsorship and fundraising activities. Through the generosity of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, BC Place and Centreplate, the teams are presenting “KICKOFF WITH CANADA’S CULINARY TEAMS” Guests will have the…
Dinner August 29 Facing competitive industries and thin margins, three young entrepreneurs from different segments of the Okanagan’s food and agriculture economy have partnered in what they are calling a Micro-Marketing Cooperative. Tyler Harlton of TH Wines in Summerland, Jordan Marr of The Homestead Organic Farm in Peachland, and Paul Cecconi of Brodo Kitchen and Catering in Penticton plan to take advantage of overlapping customer bases by working together to cross-promote one another’s businesses. One unique idea the three are considering is a multi-stage tour of their businesses, culminating in a lunch at Brodo featuring products picked up along the…
CONTEST- EATING REAL Food is a way of life and expression, most importantly it is nature’s greatest gift. We of Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) would like to highlight and celebrate your very best images that capture the essence of being green. Rules Submit your best image of EATING REAL You can submit it via pinterest #ldeigreencontest or submit it via email to ldeigreentable@gmail.com Deadline September 2nd, winner will be announced September 9th. Prize: The winner will have their choice of $50 dollars worth of green specialty products from Les Dames d’Escoffier members ranging from yarn, to cookbooks, cheese, etc.…
Marking its 10th anniversary, Hapa West End has unveiled a new Oyster Bar, offering fresh, local, Ocean Wise oysters. Founded by Justin and Lea Ault in 2003, Hapa has evolved the Japanese Pub concept from small drinking houses with plates of munchies to sophisticated lounges with sparkling cocktails, extensive sake offerings and Japanese dishes ranging from simple to complex, with an emphasis on local seasonal ingredients and modern sustainability goals. Many of the beloved oysters currently harvested off the Pacific coast were imported from Japan in the early 1900s. As the Pacific oyster has evolved locally, so has the Izakaya,…
O5 Rare Tea Bar 2208 W. 4th at Yew o5 Rare Tea Bar makes it one full circle around the sun and to celebrate we will be having a free open house event. On August 24th (all day) o5 Rare Tea Bar will be opening up its doors to celebrate our first anniversary. We will be sampling the 2013 harvest and some of our latest creations, including: matcha kombucha gluten free galettes handcrafted chocolates We will also be hosting several tea talks throughout the day, going over traditional Japanese tea ceremonies, talking about how to utilise matcha in home cooking, and…
