Hazelmere Organic Farm, An Evening Of Community With A Cause On Saturday, September 14 you can enjoy a seven-course fundraising feast with kombucha, beer, and cider pairings at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, in Granville Island! The brightest talents from our local hospitality industry are coming together to support of one of BC’s most epic farms, Hazelmere Organic Farm to rebuild their barn! Hazelmere Organic Farm is nestled within an agricultural sanctuary in South Surrey. For more than 30 years, the farm has grown fresh produce, tended to over 115 plants, and promoted sustainable farming techniques. Co-founder Naty King overseas…
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Le Burger Week On Until September 7 – Josh Boettcher Reports We saw that Josh Boettcher had actually gone and tried almost all the burgers from Burger Week, so weasked him to do a guest post based on his food-filled Instagram so you could see what’s out there to nosh on this year. Every first week of September a bunch of restaurants create a burger to compete in @leburgerweek (with cheese)! There are 7 options in Vancouver this year (and 1 in Kelowna, but no thanks) and I dragged my sister to all seven over the last two days! Here they…
Chef Hamid Salimian’s VCC Students Deliver A Tantalizing Meal VCC Chef’s Table pop-up restaurant hosted by the VCC Culinary Arts is on until September 8th so you need to act quickly to get a seat for this one! We dined on the series menu last night and it is an impressive display of the culinary arts! The Chef’s Table pop-up kitchen is a a gourmet five course menu designed by Chef Hamid Salimian with selected wine pairings, with only 20 seats available per night. Chef’s Table is run by students, led by award winning instructors, in Vancouver Community College’s International…
Overnighting In Chilliwack We usually take far more summer trips, but this summer we stuck rather close to home. Among the many good things about living in Vancouver is the fact that there are many quick trips to be had, and since we were invited out to Cultus Lake Marina to take a boat for a spin (that story here), we thought we’d spend the night and explore Chilliwack. Our trip out to Chilliwack gave us the perfect opportunity to test out the 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, hailing from the category of compact crossover utility vehicles, the first debuting in…
Chefs Table Society Do Wild Salmon The weather cooperated and we had another perfect night for the Chef’s Table’s Wild Salmon Celebration at Fisherman’s Wharf. The Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia and the BC Salmon Marketing Council partner up each year and we get to feast on an iconic BC product: WILD SALMON! The chefs came up with some very interesting dishes and I managed to taste all of them and still couldn’t decide what I liked best. Culmina, Paul Martin and Dirty Laundry were on hand with BC wines, Granville Island Brewery poured their beer, Dragon Mist sampled spirits and…
What to Do In And Around Vancouver Greetings from the last week of August! We’re in decluttering mode at home here and getting ready for the fall, when we’ll be spending more time indoors. Anyone looking for some inspiring cookbooks? We’re looking to divest (more on that soon). However, while sun is out, we’re going to make the most of it! Here’s a few things coming up that are worth getting out for in and around Vancouver including dinners at Hart House, AnnaLena, Gyoza Bar, and some pretty cool events. Flourist Opens on Commercial Drive – Not Your Run of…
Chinese BBQ With A Modern Touch at Heritage Asian Eatery on Broadway Chef Felix Zhou recently announced his departure from Heritage Asian Eatery, reporting he wanted to spend more time with family and we wish him well. This week we heard that the team is indeed continuing on and going full steam ahead with a new BBQ menu. – GLV From the press release with photos from Heritage: Casual, Asian-Inspired Eatery Celebrates Launch of Latest Menu by Offering ‘Four Treasure Rice’ Dine-In Feature for $13.88 Available August 26 to 30 The team behind Vancouver Asian comfort-food destination Heritage Asian Eatery…
Key Party is Rumpus Room’s Equally Nutty Sister Located beside Rumpus Room (at 2303 Main St.), is it’s extension, a lounge they’ve named Key Party. You won’t find a sign for Key Party, instead you enter through a storefront whose signage reads “Zottenberg & Sons Accounting.” Inside there’s a kitschy room that is a homage (along with the name) to the swinging days of the 1970’s; you know when you threw your keys in a bowl and went home with the random person who’s keys you grabbed? No? Well, me neither, as I only got to the age of ten…
Feast of Fields Wandering Gourmet Festival We’ve been attending Feast of Fields since we first discovered its existence at the Murphy’s Vista D’Oro farm in Langley in 2006 and have attended several Okanagan and Island versions. Every year there are more restaurants, wineries, breweries, cideries and more to discover and there’s always plenty of entertainment along the way. Here’s the information on this year’s September 8th event. Tickets here: 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…
Cultus Lake Marina Getaway For A Day Why not take some time during the last days of summer and head out to Cultus Lake Marina for a little boating or jet skiing? Summer’s not over yet! Darker days have us reflecting back on our July trip out to Cultus Lake Marina where you actually don’t need a boating license to go boating, as long as you promise to follow the rules. Once you suit up in your life jacket (you don’t have to wear it on the boat, but make sure you get one that fits just in case there’s…
Street Parties and Throwback Menus Ring In Chambar Restaurant’s 15th Anniversary Chambar is celebrating 15 years! Seems like just yesterday when Karri and Nico Schuermans opened this gem that has seen many talented front and back of house superstars come and go, all bringing, and leaving with something extra special. From Sunday, September 15 – Monday, September 30 Chambar will feature a commemorative, four-course set menu bringing back favourite dishes from the past 15 years. We sampled through last night and recommend you do the same. Thon Libanais – Seared Ahi tuna, fine herb tabbouleh, smoked baba ghanoush Tomates et…
Papi’s Seafood And Oyster Bar Opens In English Bay When I hear the words “oyster bar,” I do a little happy dance; I am always up for slurping back a few of these gems and enjoy them in all sorts of iterations, whether they are fried, poached or nestled amongst spinach and bacon in Oysters Rockefeller. News hit that the Viaggio Group, the team behind Cibo, UVA an Ancora, were adding yet another venue to their repertoire, one focusing on oysters and seafood, and I was of course interested in getting in to see what was going on in a…
Who Doesn’t Love a Lobster Feast? I can’t remember the last time we had lobster, it had been far too long, so it was time to dive into a hearty steak and lobster-filled meal. We heard at Chop that you can experience all sorts of lobster and more with their Lobster Grill, so we hurried over to their Richmond location to check it out. Available now until August 28 at Chop locations across Canada you can have an entire Atlantic lobster meal, or sample the Lobster Chowder with sweet summer corn, lobster, shrimp, and scallops in a creamy broth; the Lobster Caesar…
Chefs Table Society Do Wild Salmon We were here last year and we will return for the magic this year! We’ve included some pictures from last year’s Wild Salmon Celebration! On Saturday August 24, 2019, join the Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia and the BC Salmon Marketing Council for a celebration of an iconic BC product: WILD SALMON Grazing through the eight food stations and savouring BC wines, you will be participating in the only outdoor high-end event celebrating BC wild salmon. A wonderful idea for an outing at the end of the summer featuring a tasting menu with 8 delicious wild salmon dishes…
Sipping Spanish Wine And Whipping Up Some Gazpacho Recently we’ve been cooking from Clodagh’s Suppers, a new cookbook from Clodagh McKenna, and we have a few recipes to share, but today we’ll start with her Gazpacho. We’ve been sourcing our tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers from Taves Farms, at the nearby Kitsilano Farmers Market, as they had a jump on the season with their greenhouses, so everything was coming in delicious and ripe before the field versions. We also received a bottle on Gran Capirete 50 Sherry Vinegar, made from the Palamino grape and utterly delicious, and we already had some…
Pure Cool Me Personal Air Purifier At Best Buy Recently I’ve been concerned about the air purity in our house and with the summer heat wave we’ve been having we needed some cooling down as well, so when I discovered an all in one cooling air purifier at Best Buy I was rather excited to get both in one. The Dyson’s Pure Cool Me personal air purifier now purrs away softly in our living room and I’m feeling rather cool myself, and our air is far better. I actually know that for a fact because I have another device that…
Things Happening in and Around Vancouver This Week It’s mid-August already? Where has the summer gone? I’m determined to take full advantage of the last few weeks of the season, even if I look outside and see rain today. This week it’s all about girl power as Les Dame d’Escoffier are hosting our annual fundraiser at restaurants across BC, on August 14th and in Victoria on August 15th, with 100% of the ticket price going towards scholarships to women. There’s also YES SHEF, at Chambar, August 12th, where female chefs and sommeliers are getting together to also raise funds for…
Broccoli Gets Elevated With Fresh Mayo and BACON! Recent trips to the farmers market had me overindulging in all the fresh produce, and recently I had some broccoli that was calling out to be dressed up and served, so I decided to make this broccoli and bacon salad, as I also had bacon on hand. I’ve discovered One Arrow Meats artisan bacon and we just can’t get enough of this tasty treat. You can purchase it at the farmers markets, at Les Amis Du Fromage and through SPUD. The other brand I used here was Maison Orphee as I’ve been…
“Yes Shef!” Proceeds to Women’s Hospitality Scholarships We wouldn’t miss seeing all these talented women in one room! We’ll see you at “Yes Shef”! Some of Vancouver’s top culinary talents will come together at Chambar Restaurant on Monday, August 12 to promote and encourage gender equality within the hospitality industry. Women may form the backbone of entry-level jobs in hospitality, but the industry lags behind others in promoting women to executive positions. Even when women are running the floor or the line, studies show they make less than their male colleagues, sometimes far less. On Monday, August 12, the Worth…
Eat, Drink and Celebrate Canada on August 3rd For Food Day Canada Venues across Canada are lighting up for Canada Day and you can shine your own light on Canadian Food with a home celebration or meal out on this year’s Food Day Canada! A location in every region of Canada from the Confederation Centre in St. John’s to Niagara Falls to BC Place to the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse will be illuminated Red and White in praise of our farmers, fishers, chefs and great Canadian cuisine! (BC Place lights up on August 1, 2019). What’s Happening? Canadians…
