Friday – Brent Tyler at Kekuli Bistro at 4PM with a 9PM afterparty at the Sage Pub. Saturday – 10AM to 6PM: Beach party with DJ GLObal at Walnut Beach Resort with VIP watching of the Double Up Pro-Am Competition, burger buffet lunch and wakeboarding for anyone who wants to ride FOLLOWED BY Wassabi Collective at the Owl Pub at 8PM For tickets, go to: http://livewater.eventbrite.ca/ Free riding and boat demos all weekend!
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(Nanoose Bay, BC) – On Saturday July 20, 2013 from 11 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Nanoose Bay’s Northwest Bay Ranch, home to Seafood4Life, will host a family-friendly crab feast. Tickets are $30.00 inclusive per person and include a plate of Dungeness crab straight from the ocean with corn on the cob, coleslaw and bread roll accompanied with live music from The Centaurs. Free hot-dogs, lemonade and hayrides are available for children under 12 provided they are accompanied with an adult ticket-holder. Ticket-holders, 19 years and older can also enjoy the on-site beer and wine garden where refreshments from Longwood Brewery…
Today’s visit to the freshly opened Tractor at 1903 West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano provided a much needed break from the meat-centric day I had yesterday at Brewery and the Beast, a massive beer and meatfest. Not that Tractor doesn’t serve meat, as in fact it does have both a wicked beef stew and beef short rib sandwich, but along with these offerings, and what is the real star of this show is, is their vast array of fresh salads all laid out before your eyes ready to be scooped up and served within an instant. The premise of Tractor is fresh,…
Featuring REAL Neopolitan Pizza made in the wood-fired oven and unique and authentic Italian products for sale and on the menu, The Bibo is fresh from a renovation and serving lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Sunday and brunch on Saturday and Sunday. At lunch the list of panini is endless with options such as Proscuitto and with Fontina, Radiccio and Grilled Vegetables and there are a multitude of fresh pastas including their amazing house-made Lasagne. For dinner you’ll want to order up some Antipasti and try the Ravioli or perhaps the delightful Beef Tenderloin, but either meal do not…
Right in the heart of Kitsilano Fable Restaurant delivers fresh, local food with flair. Chef Trevor Bird and front of house partners Kathy Shleyer and Ron MacGillivray are genuinely invested in their concept of farm to table cuisine. After a near win on Season 2 of Top Chef Canada, Vancouver fortunately seduced Chef Bird and he promptly found an appropriate location in Kitsilano at 1944 West 4th Avenue. The room is comfortable and inviting with exposed brick walls, wood beams and a bar with views into the kitchen. Lunch is a casual affair with fresh sandwiches, soups and salads,…
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It’s the second season of World’s Weirdest Restaurants. Perfect time to catch up with Bob Blumer. What was in your elementary school lunch kit? Egg salad sandwiches Where did you first learn to cook? I taught myself in college so that I could eat beyond my means Did you attend culinary school – if so, where? no What is your favourite ethnic cuisine? I’ve never met one I didn’t love What are the most essential tools for cooking? Passion and love Do you have an unforgettable taste combination? Chocolate cake and cabernet Ingredient you can’t get enough of? Prosciutto What…
Mosaic has happily jumped on the spot prawn trend and Executive Chef Thomas Heinrich has done a spectacular job of showcasing these local Ocean Wise beauties. The tasting menu is $45 without wine pairings and $65 with more than generous portions. Chef Heinrich spoiled us with a few extras the first being an gorgeous Spring Creek Beef Carpaccio with a 64 degree sous vide egg, a dash of smoked olive oil, fried capers, horseradish aioli, some pea greens, and chives. He also generously added a colourful Seared Baya Scallop dish served with a smear of green garlic grits a nice accent…
We’ll collect some BC Spot Prawn dishes from restaurants and home cooks around Vancouver. Anything to add? Email me at cassandra at goodlifevancouver dot com. Le Gavroche – FRESH, LOCAL, SEASONAL UNTIL MAY 30TH Spot Prawn Ceviche & Prawn Cracker Sous Vide Chicken Breast stuffed with Spot Prawns & Citrus Vinaigrette Green Apple Souffle LE GAVROCHE MODERNE – 1616 ALBERNI STREET – 604 685 3924 INFO@LEGAVROCHE.CA – LEGAVROCHE.CA Vancouver Spot Prawn Boil Fishermen’s Wharf Cibo – Spot Prawn Fritti Tableau – Tete a Tete Party – Washington Spot Prawn Boil – BC Season was late. Spot Prawn Dinner Rocky Creek Winery…
Fresh off their win for Best French Casual at the 24th annual Vancouver Restaurant Awards, Tableau celebrated with a little cocktail party with lots of fresh seafood and some of the seasons first BC Spot Prawns. Degan Walters and Sophia Cheng particularly liked the prawns boiled up simply by Chef Marc-Andre Choquette. Plates of antipasto, grilled Asparagus and plenty of other snacks. Oysters on the half shell freshly shucked and lots of great wine, cocktails and beer completed the evening.
The crazy boys over at VANEATS.ca have connected again with Suika Snackbar to bring us a $35 tasting experience complete with cocktails. I absolutely love eating here. The room is always full and full of action, there’s bound to be a birthday party which means the staff perform a birthday song with all the theatrics, and the food is divine. I sit at the bar with views into the kitchen and of the entire room which just reeks of a good time! Suika means watermelon so when faced with the decision on the Magical Mojito Pitcher that comes with the package we…
Written By Vincenzo D’Antonio Gorgonzola is one of the most renowned Italian cheeses in the world. It is a blue veined DOP cheese produced exclusively in Italy from whole cow milk. As it often happens for many specialties of the traditional Italian cuisine, its origins are halfway between legend and reality. According to the historians, the first Gorgonzola ever to be produced dates back somewhere between the 9th and the 12th century in a small village nearby Milan called Gorgonzola; this cheese was then named after this same village. Back then, people did not use to pay much attention to the classification of…
The first Canada-wide oyster wine pairing competition sponsored by Codfathers Seafood Market , EAT Magazine and Walnut Beach Resort was held April 19, 2013 and winners were officially announced at the Oliver Osoyoos Oyster Festival. The Canadian Oyster Wine Competition follows in the footsteps of the American Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition, created by Jon Rowley of Seattle’s Taylor Shellfish Farms. The Oliver Osoyoos Oyster festival is held each year in the heart of the wine country, a perfect venue for hosting Canada’s Oyster Wine competition. “Canadian wines are a natural pairing for our country’s oysters”, states Claire Sear, creator…
It’s all about wines this spring in Vancouver – listen here foodie friday 4.19 On Monday 29 April 2013 at the Roundhouse Community Centre wines from New Zealand are coming to town. Find out more about this country’s wines; there’s far more coming from this amazing country than just Sauvignon Blanc. Try a sampling of fine foods and cheeses from New Zealand and get to know New Zealand Pinot Noirs, Merlots, Pinot Gris, Rieslings and more At the show is Cloudy Bay Elephant Hill Oyster Bay Wines aND MANy MORE Go to my site, goodlifevancouver.com for a chance to win 2…
As we head into Oyster Festival 2013 it’s time to take a look back at last year for one last reminder of why you should get down to Walnut Beach Resort and get yourself some bivalves! Don’t forget that their pool is heated and they’ve got the only licensed beach in Western Canada. I’m heading down from Wednesday April 17 to Sunday April 21 to attend all the events and to judge the first Canadian Oyster Wine Competition. This year you can slurp and sip with Oyster Dinners at Miradoro Restaurant Tinhorn Creek Winery and Terrafina Restaurant at Hester Creek.…
We welcome Rochelle Lockhart to Good Life Vancouver. Congrats on her first post to our site. You’re at the Hyatt Regency, third floor, the room’s packed, you’re standing there with a glass of wine in one hand and a prawn canapé in the other, you wait. Anticipation is high, tonight you have the opportunity to sample dishes from some of greater Vancouver’s top restaurants and be part of a select few who get to experience flavour combinations best suited for culinary war. You contemplate whether you should remain where you are for a few moments longer, enjoy another glass and…
Foodie Friday April 5, 2013 – click to listen If you are looking to escape Vancouver’s rain no need to go too far. The Okanagan sunshine calls from April 17-21 when Osoyoos and Oliver celebrate all things Oyster. Travel up through the Similkameen Valley, book into some great rates at Walnut Beach Resort and whi le the lake may be too cool but the pool is heated. Slurp and sip with Oyster Dinners at Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn Creek Winery and Terrafina Restaurant at Hester Creek. On the April 19th enjoy an oyster and brew party and on the 20th sample…
Schedule: 12pm concessions/booths open/ beer garden opens 12:00 pm Cooking Demontrations start – Gazebo Stage ($2 per demo includes taster) 1: 15 pm Comox Valley Chowder Challenge – Main Tent 3:15 pm BC Oyster Shucking Championship – Main Tent 5 pm End Concession Booths: (Please note all vendors will take tickets which can be purchased at the main festival tent for $1/each. ) Vendor list to be announced shortly. For the 2012 Cooking Demo Recipes click here.
Friday, June 14, 2013 – Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park (Tickets on Sale April 1) We are extremely excited to be welcoming the following chefs to this year Chefs’ Dinner: (please click on a chefs name to read their bio) Chef Jonathan Frazier, Atlas Cafe, Comox Valley Chef Philippe Gagne, Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa, Comox Valley Chef Kunal Ghose, Red Fish Blue Fish, Victoria Chef Takashi Ito, Aura/Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria Chef Tracy Marks, Tria Fine Catering, Comox Valley Chef William Tse, Sandbar Restaurant, Vancouver Chefs have been paired with a BC shellfish grower and their product to bring their combined creations to guests. Every course will be expertly paired with…
Food Politics Conference –Open to the Public Event Date: April 6 Fresh Milk, Food Politics, a one day conference, will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2013 8:45am -5:00pm at the Ukrainian Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia. Speakers and exhibits will cover a wide range of food issues. Speakers include: Mark McAfee, Alice Jongerden, Michael Schmidt, Halyley LaPalme, Karen Selick, Jason Gratl. Tasty local food will be served. To register call 604-306-7720 or visit freshmilkfoodpolitics.com. Date: April 6, 2013 Time: 8.45 am-8pm; Location: Ukrainian Cathedral 154 East 10 Ave Event website: http://www.freshmilkfoodpolitics.com Fresh Milk, Food Politics Event to Explore the Right to Healthy Food …
