Stacy’s Rise Project™ Launches in Canada to Support Women Entrepreneurs Applications open today for the opportunity to be one of four women running small businesses who will be awarded a $15,000 CAD grant and access to a mentorship program with leadership from PepsiCo Foods Canada and Frito-Lay As a woman-founded business, the Stacy’s brand believes in celebrating and supporting women with entrepreneurial passions. For the first time, the snack brand will be launching the Stacy’s Rise Project™ in Canada as part of its ongoing efforts to support women entrepreneurs who are still experiencing a lack of resources needed to help…
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Superior Italian Food and Premium Italian Wines The Italian Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 30 years of Italian excellence in Western Canada with La Grande Festa. The evening begins with an open-bar Prosecco Reception with Bottega Prosecco by Stile Brands, paired with Grana Padano DOP by Bosa Foods. Antipasto “Patè di Trota” Limoncello marinated trout, caper berries, focaccia Paired with: Lugana Sirmione Vigna Bragagna DOC, 2019 – Primo “Piatto della Rinascita” (The Dish of Rebirth) Fresh fusilli calabrese pasta by Bosa Foods, chili, GIA anchovy paste, ricotta, pangrattato Paired with: Casale Del Giglio Petit Manseng Lazio IGT – Secondo “Brasato”…
Presenting the Official Light Up Chinatown! Festival Guide & Taste of Chinatown 2022 Light Up Chinatown! presented by RBC, is back this weekend with a two-day, family-friendly festival. From September 10 to 11, 2022, the whole community is invited to experience a full slate of new programming, food experiences, and colourful lights and lantern decorations around Vancouver’s historic Chinatown during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation has partnered with the Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Area Society (VCBIA), Vancouver Chinatown Merchants Association, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden to celebrate the city’s iconic neighbourhood. Location:…
Buy BC Chef Ambassador Ned Bell Buy BC announces a delicious partnership with locavore Ned Bell as the program’s new “Chef Ambassador.” The award-winning chef is a champion for local, seasonal, and sustainable foods, farmers and fishers, and he delights in sharing simple ways to cook and eat the best of our province. The author of Lure: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast, and Partner, General Manager and Executive Chef of Naramata Inn, Bell has long inspired people to think bigger about ingredients harvested from the land and waterways of B.C. and to make conscious choices that lead to…
“La Grande Festa” The Italian Chamber of Commerce 30th anniversary Gala Dinner September 29, 2022, 6–9pm Coast Coal Harbour Hotel Vancouver “La Grande Festa”- the Italian Chamber of Commerce 30th anniversary Gala Dinner with a superior culinary experience including: Premium Italian wines Exclusive 5-course dinner Italian appetizers Authentic Italian food products Silent Auction Enjoy a night full of surprises and door prizes and a silent auction with Made in Italy products and design items! There will also be a Top Prize by Air Canada! Program 5.30 PM: Registration of participants 6 PM: Wine reception 7 PM: Keynote speech and dinner…
Celebrate the harvest this year at BC’s best local food & drink festival Feast of Fields is FarmFolk CityFolk’s annual local food celebration and signature fundraising event, held each year on a different farm in the Okanagan Valley, on Southern Vancouver Island, and in Metro Vancouver. The Feast is Canada’s largest and longest-running local food and beverage festival, and over the past 25 years, FarmFolk CityFolk has hosted 58 Feasts! This year we are excited to be hosting Metro Vancouver’s 27th Annual Feast of Fields at UBC Farm in Vancouver. Tickets Feast of Fields is a four-hour wandering gourmet harvest…
The Modern Pantry in West Vancouver Launches Evening Service and Wine Bar The Modern Pantry in West Vancouver is celebrating summer with a necessary addition for the warmer months – a sunny patio tucked into the rear of the cafe boasting mesmerizing ocean views. The patio pairs perfectly with the cafe’s new wine bar and evening service, featuring light bites and grab-and-go picnic offerings. Situated in cozy Ambleside with a second location in North Vancouver, The Modern Pantry was founded by Kendall Parslow, whose love of food led her to Havana, Cuba, to study regenerative agriculture, and Pollenza, Italy, to…
Let’s Get Wild! Wild Salmon Celebration Get Wild! Join the Chefs’ Table Society of BC (CTS) and the BC Salmon Marketing Council at 6:30 pm on Saturday, August 27, 2022, to celebrate iconic wild BC salmon, and our fishers and chefs. All-Star Chefs: Robert Clark and Julian Bond, Organic Ocean Roger Ma, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar Dennis Peckham, Glowbal Group Vish Mayekar, Caffe La Tana Paul Natrall, Mr. Bannock Bobby Milheron, Homer St. Café, Tableau, Maxine’s Jakob Kent, Como Taperia Jane Young, Lift Bakery Josh Gonneau and Hamid Salimian, VCC Culinary Arts At just $75, tickets won’t last! During…
Mundo Novo Coffee and Mogiana Present Coffee Innovation at Beanstock Coffee Festival Mundo Novo Coffee Roasters will present the newest innovation in coffee processing, Anaerobic Coffee, at Vancouver’s Beanstock Coffee Festival on August 20 and 21, 2022. Aerobic fermentation, where oxygen is present, is the most common method of coffee processing, whereas Anaerobic is just the opposite of that, contact with air and oxygen is removed. This unique method allows the development of exotic flavours that surprise cuppers with every slurp off the spoon. Mundo Novo and their sister company Mogiana grow their coffee on co-owner Cristina Dias’ family farm…
Food Network Canada’s Top Chef Canada Returns Food Network Canada’s esteemed culinary competition, Top Chef Canada, returns for a milestone 10th season featuring fiery new challenges, a roster of exceptionally talented chefs, and the title of Canada’s Top Chef on the line. A Top 20 overall specialty entertainment program in spring ‘21*, this season, dubbed Top Chef Canada X, makes its debut on September 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network Canada. Top Chef Canada welcomes acclaimed chef, fermenter, and co-author of the best-selling book The Noma Guide to Fermentation, David Zilber to the judging panel. Since 2004, David has…
Creamy Chicken and Rice Bake – A Special Addition to Your Labour Day Menu Labour Day is recognized annually on the first Monday each September and this year; it falls on September 5. The holiday was originally established so workers in Canada would have a day set aside to campaign for better jobs, increased wages, or improved working conditions. However, today, Labour Day is celebrated as the last official holiday of summer. Family and friends often come together for fun, food, and fellowship one more time before the long, cold days of winter arrive. Whether you’re hosting an intimate get-together…
Air Canada is proud to present the thirty nominees for Canada’s Best New Restaurants While Vancouver awaits the announcement of who will receive a Michelin Star, or TWO, Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants list narrows down its list of the top restaurants in Canada. Vancouver’s Bar Susu, Delara, and Elephant made the list, and Tofino’s Jeju. Top ten to be revealed at a celebration in Toronto on November 1 and in the November issue of Air Canada enRoute Magazine. Congratulations to all, we’ve got some traveling to do. – GLV From the release: Air Canada is proud to present the…
Liuyishou Hotpot Celebrates its 8th Anniversary and Presents “Celebration 8” Dinner Gala on August 8 Pairing with BC VQA Wines, Liuyishou Hosts 8th Anniversary Wine-Paring Dinner Gala to Feature One-of-a-Kind Hot Pot Experience in Richmond Liuyishou Hotpot is celebrating its 8th birthday on August 8, 2022! Since the Chongqing-based restaurant chain opens its first location opens in Richmond in 2014, Liuyishou Richmond has welcomed 15 other sister outlets in Richmond Hill (ON), Downtown Vancouver, Ottawa, Princeton, Scarborough, Burnaby, Edmonton, San Mateo, Toronto, New York, Boston, Seattle, San Diego, Montreal, and Houston. In 2022, the growing family is looking forward to…
University of Guelph Honours Food Day Canada Food Day Canada will take place on July 30, a day for all Canadians to celebrate Canadian cuisine and everyone who helps to get it to the table. The annual celebration was founded by the late Anita Stewart, who was the University of Guelph’s food laureate, the first such role at a Canadian university. To help promote Canadian cuisine on Food Day Canada, U of G will highlight its contributions to the country’s food story. This year, the University will explore what goes into the nation’s food and how the institution helps ensure support for…
Additional Ticket Released for Brewery & The Beast Western Canada’s popular food-and-drink feast for the senses, Brewery & The Beast, is releasing one hundred general admission tickets and 10 VIP Experience tickets on its website at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26, to the previously sold-out Vancouver event taking place on Aug. 7. Brewery & The Beast is also teaming up with Harbour Air to give away a weekend getaway for two to Victoria, B.C., including round-trip airfare from Vancouver, luxury hotel accommodations, and VIP Experience tickets to the sold-out Victoria Brewery & The Beast event on Sept. 25. A…
Presidents Choice BBQ Spiralized Hot Dogs Who doesn’t love a fancy hot dog? Try these spiralized hot dogs for that extra something at your next BBQ. Ready in 30 minutes Difficulty Level: Easy “You don’t make friends with salad,” says PC® Executive Chef Allison Jones. Her go-big-or-go-home attitude inspired her to try spiralizing hot dogs for this recipe – a trick that creates all sorts of crispy nooks and crannies for the mustardy PC® Black Label Gold Barbecue Sauce and crispy toppings to nestle into. Ingredients: 2 tbsp (30 mL) + 1/3 cup (83 mL) PC® Black Label Gold Barbecue…
Chef Nutcha Phanthoupheng has introduced two new menus at Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine Recognized for her elevated Thai cuisine and artful presentations, Chef Nutcha Phanthoupheng has introduced two new menus at Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine in Steveston, British Columbia. The menus include food sources common for Chef Nutcha as a child, including organic, hand-roasted insects, pomelo, and water buffalo. Both menus, “A Taste of Baan Lao” and her new Signature Dinner Experience menu, “From the Fields of Thailand to the Shores of Canada” are now open for reservations online. “From The Fields of Thailand to the Shores of…
Celebrate BC Blueberries Until August 7, 2022 July 15 was BC Blueberry Day, and we started the morning with a visit to a BC Blueberry farming family’s farm, CanWest Farms where we devoured BC Blueberries Scones and preserves from Dales Roadside Bakery! We then hopped on Zygg Electric Bikes for a ride through the agricultural lands of Richmond. I’m hooked on these bikes! Electric bikes are so much fun. Pedal when you feel like it, turn the electricity on to speed it up, and whiz by your friends! Had to do the wiggle for Insta! Lunch was from Well-Seasoned Gourmet Food…
Michelin and Destination Vancouver today announced the MICHELIN® Guide Vancouver To showcase the next generation of culinary talent, students from the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) and Vancouver Community College’s (VCC) School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts, collaborated on designing, preparing, and presenting a unique menu at today’s reception to celebrate the launch of the MICHELIN Guide Vancouver. Chef Matthew Kammerer, Executive Chef of the two Michelin-starred and Michelin Green Star restaurant The Harbor House Inn in Mendocino County, was asked to work with the students and share the sensibility of his restaurant. “When sourcing ingredients for our menu,…
Picnic for a Cause Presented by Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Fundraiser to support women in hospitality and Food Banks BC Les Dames d’Escoffier BC is excited to announce its summer fundraiser “Picnic and Bubbles”, a fun experience taking place on August 21, 2022, in collaboration with restaurants across BC. Guests can support women in hospitality and Food Banks BC by picking up a picnic for two from participating restaurants in Vancouver, and the Okanagan. Each unique picnic for two includes a main dish created by your chosen restaurant, two side dishes, dessert, and “bubbles”- wine, beer, cider, etc. depending on the venue, in…
