The newest event to Vancouver’s summer festival lineup, EPIC: The Sustainable Living Festival, promises to kick off the summer season with some of BC’s best sustainable food, beverages, local live entertainment, products and services. Now in its 7th year as Western Canada’s largest sustainable lifestyle showcase, EPIC is combining environmentally friendly living with outdoor festivities from sunrise to sunset at an all-new venue, the VanDusen Botanical Garden. New to the EPIC lineup this year is the outdoor concert stage with non-stop live entertainment. With performances by well-established BC entertainers Kuba Oms and the Paperboys, and local up-and-comers including last year’s Peak…
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At farmers markets around Vancouver Christine Hoekstra can be found with her delightful baked goods under the Blackberry Hill sign. Her pies are what she is known for, but I’m always tempted be the date squares, eccles cakes and deliciously moist carrot cake. Hoekstra also makes jams and jellies and supplies her pies to a few restaurants around town. Follow on twitter to see where they’ll be next. Delicious tweets! http://www.blackberryhillinc.com/home.htm Twitter: @Blackberry_Hill tel: 604-258-PIES Catch her at Khatshalano Art + Music Festival!
Every second Sunday from May 19- September 22nd MARKET BY JEAN-GEORGES at the Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver hosts a farmers market along with an exceptionally local and farmer-driven brunch featuring ingredients from the market. At the market you’ll find baked goods, greens, fruit spreads and olive oil, and if you are lucky Erin Ireland’s amazing It’s to Die For banana bread. The market is held in the plaza area Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver and Urban Fare (the next one is June 30). Along with the vendors you can catch Chefs Montgomery Lau or Chef Wayne Harris at a cooking demo at noon, where…
Create delicious fare featuring locally sourced BC ingredients. Discover which BC wines are best paired with gourmet treats such as Qualicum Bay shrimp salad, BC cowboy barbecued short ribs with thyme-glazed corn on the cob, pan-seared Fraser Valley duck breast with ambrosia apple sauce, and brown butter raspberry tartlet. Turn your next meal at home into a memorable culinary experience with BC grown wines and food products. Standard Fee: $450 includes course materials, a chef’s apron and four multi-course meals. Click here to view a sample course outline. Available Sessions Jul 2-Jul 5 4 sessions T, W, Th, F 5:30pm-8:30pm Food, Nutrition and Health Building (UBC…
Khatsahlano Arts and Music Festival I’ve been visiting restaurants on Vancouver’s 4th Avenue to find out what they will be doing for the upcoming July 13 Khatshalano Festival and found a few new ones I worth checking out. Tractor Healthy Everyday Foods has opened at 1903 West 4th and serves a range of fresh and healthy salads, sandwiches, soups and stews in a informal cafeteria-style format. I loved their beet and green bean salad, beef stew and gluten-free chocolate cookies Further west Peaceful Restaurant is now open at Balsam and West 4th and features dishes from Northern China such hand-crafted…
Tucked just around the corner of 4th Avenue at Vine in Kitsilano is a gorgeous little coffee shop with espresso from Fernwood Coffee, delicious freshly baked goodies from Little Nest and The Gluten Free Epicurean and home made soups, salads and sandwiches. 100% independent and 100% friendly this little spot has just started offering Banh Mi, a Vietnamese Sub with pickled carrot and daikon, sliced cucumber, cilantro house made Sriracha Mayo and a choice of Peckinpah’s pulled pork or a vegetarian option and served up with Trader Joe’s Ridge Cut Chips. Gluten free choice include fritters, cookies, loaves and fritters and there’s a patio outside if…
Coffee lovers! Head to WE Coffee Roasters at 1696 Robson Street for a DRINK OFF event on Saturday June 29 From Noon – 4 pm stop in to test your WE Coffee tasting skills guess which coffee is WE! There are prices for all participants and all get to be entered into a grand prize draw, to win 1 week of free coffee from WE !!! https://www.facebook.com/WECoffeeRoasters https://twitter.com/WECoffeeInc
Tasting Plates North Van July 23, starting at 6:00pm Prepare to experience the latest in the Tasting Plates tour as we venture outside of Vancouver for the first time. Join us as we explore the Lower Lonsdale neighborhood in North Vancouver. The participating restaurants in this event are all favourites of Richard Wolak (aka @vanfoodster) and guests are going to be treated to some delicious fare. This evening tasting extravaganza goes from 6pm until 9:30 pm and is presented by Vancouver Foodster. Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and you will have a chance to visit many…
PR – Did Somebody Say “Lobsta”? Get ready for a Coast-to-Coast Dungeness Crab & Lobster Special Menu July’s Dinner Promotion is a Mouthwatering Summer Crab & “Lobsta” Bake Buy Now, Save Later! YEW seafood + bar is bringing back our popular pre-purchase dinner promotion this month – but with a twist. From now through July 7, YEW’s fans and followers can pre-purchase the dinner right here for $67 inclusive of tax and gratuity.**Eventbrite Fee is Additional Those who hesitate are not lost however, this menu will be available to all guests of YEW during the month of July for $77 plus…
Kitsilano’s Las Margaritas is one of the oldest restaurants in the area. Home to food that is a combo of Mexican and Californian influence, it is a fun spot with lots of different tequilas, in fact the biggest collection we know of in British Columbia. I’d go ahead and customize your margarita with an upgrade. There’s a patio that can fit 60 and the staff is super friendly. Salsa and chips arrive as you do. We stopped in for a Saturday night and found the Cochinita Pibil tacos to be the best bet, oven roasted Achiote marinated pork, oven roasted in a…
A culinary tour of South Asian cuisine curated by Vikram Vij Thursday, July 4 @ 7:30pm WHERE Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden • 578 Carrall St, Vancouver Celebrate the first day of Indian Summer with festival artists, patrons and special guests. Vancouver’s gastronomic guru Vikram Vij curates a culinary tour of South Asia featuring multiple food stations by well-known Vancouver-based South Asian restaurants, offering dosas, momos and other rare-to-find delicacies, all paired with fine beverages including award-winning wines from Volcanic Hills and Kalala. CBC News Vancouver’s meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe will be broadcasting her segment live from the gardens that night.…
3rd Annual Joy of Feeding Date: June 30th, 2013 Time: 1-4pm Location: UBC Farm Cost: Tickets are $50 and include a recipe book with each cook’s story and family recipe. Children 13 and under are free with their parent or guardian’s ticket purchase. Join us at the UBC Farm to celebrate and enjoy comfort foods cooked from the heart. Sixteen home cooks of different ethnic backgrounds offer you tastes of their family recipes at this 3rd annual international food fair and UBC Farm fundraiser. This all-ages event features children’s activities, multi-cultural beats and delicious dishes – all against the backdrop of the beautiful UBC Farm landscape. What could be better…
CONGRATS TO DILARA! White Spot is celebrating their 85th Anniversary by bringing back some all-time favs until July 13, 2013. Try the delicious Chicken Pick’ns, the Meatloaf Dinner, original BBQ Chicken Sandwich and Triple Triple three-patty burger. Finish your meal off with Bumbleberry Pie or the Nat Bailey ‘Adult’ Shake with Bailey’s and Amaretto. To win: 1) Leave a comment on this post naming your fav White Spot menu item 2) Follow @goodlifevan on Twitter 3) Post the following to Twitter: RT AND comment #win $85 GC @White_Spot #giveaway @goodlifevan http://ow.ly/mpzFy https://www.whitespot.ca/
White Spot is celebrating their 85th Anniversary by bringing back some all-time favs until July 13, 2013. The classic recipes date back to when Nat Bailey, their founder started it all. Head to any location to try the delicious Chicken Pick’ns from its first location on Granville Street in Vancouver the Meatloaf Dinner, original BBQ Chicken Sandwich and Triple Triple three-patty burger. Finish your meal off with Bumbleberry Pie or the Nat Bailey ‘Adult’ Shake with Bailey’s and Amaretto. “For many British Columbians, White Spot is a home away from home,” says Warren Erhart, president of White Spot. “As the overwhelming number of guest stories attest, I’m proud to say we’ve become part of the…
Chefs Steve Kuan and Clement Chan are behind the magic at Le Tigre Food Truck, an innovative Asian dining concept that travels the streets of Vancouver. They serve up dishes such as the incredibly tasty Kick Ass Rice, a dish of fried rice with sake, dashi, poached egg and a choice of braised pork belly of popcorn chicken and Infamous Beet Fries, chunks of roasted beets toasted in potato starch and served with a wonderful spicey mayo. Also try the Finger Licken Chicken, chicken karaage with a crisp exterior and juicy interior with a bit of a quick and the Pork…
Published in Vancouver Island Style Magazine: For those who take culinary travel seriously, the annual Cayman Island Cookout is a weekend that you will want to add to the top of your bucket list. Held each January and hosted by Chef Eric Ripert at the Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman, the hotel where his restaurant Blue is located, this series of events is full of demos and dinners taught by celebrity guest chefs, most notably Anthony Bourdain and Jose Andres. The cookout is jam packed with culinary demos, wine tastings, cocktail events, barbeque and chefs dinners; two days of full on drinking, dining and entertainment along…
The meaty aromas coming from a strange looking tank-like fixture at the Winter Farmers Market is what first attracted me to the Chili Tank, but vegetarians fear not, there’s a veggie version too. The tank is an actual military soup kitchen that was found in Germany and shipped to Canada and can be heated with wood,propane or diesel. The tank can be found at events around the Lower Mainland and will be at the Khatsahlano Music + Arts Festival serving up soups and chilis made with fresh, local produce. The serving bowls and utensils are biodegradable and they use a green…
Congrats to @StreeStyleStef June 27- The Shooting Stars Foundation Presents the 9th annual “Undercover” An investigative wine tasting targeting wine with the most “bang for your buck” To WIN: 1) Leave a comment on this post naming your favourite wine variety 2) Follow @goodlifevan on Twitter 3) Post the following to Twitter: RT AND comment on 2 ticket #giveaway #undercover @goodlifevan http://ow.ly/mjoMu Join us in a large and beautiful room in hip and trendy False Creek at Villa Amato Ballroom, 3rd Floor, 88 East First Ave (above Mario’s Gelati). Sleuthing for wines can be a daunting experience, especially when looking for great value on a budget. Discover great…
I have a friend, a food writer and editor, who comes to Vancouver, struts to Granville Island at what seems to me as the crack of dawn to wait, and not so patiently, for the white chocolate blueberry bread from Terra Breads. I myself covet the veggie sandwich and the Foccacia and, truth be told, any of the bakery’s breads, especially those involving olives. Terra Breads was one of Vancouver’s first massively magic bakeries that revealed themselves to me, changing my impression on bread thereafter. I am at one of their locations at least once a week and highly recommend…
This week Vancouver got a little more thunder from down under with the arrival of The Aussie Pie Guy food truck, currently in front of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in the 600 block of Hamilton Street near Georgia. The truck has sweet and savoury individual pies such as the Veggie Pie with potato, eggplant, zucchini, red pepper and onion and the Aussie Pie with BC beef and pepper gravy made with Howe Sound Rail Ale. There’s also a Brekkie pie with bacon, eggs and cheddar, vegan and gluten-free options and plans to add sausage rolls along with daily specials. There…
