Salted Vine Partnered With Foxtrot Vineyards For An Epic Lunch at Cornucopia Last week we decided to partake in some Cornucopia activities and bought tickets for aluncheon at a private residence catered by Salted Vine, a restaurant in Squamish, . I’d done this lunch series before in past years and always loved the intimacy of the event and the fact you get to check out someone’s awesome home. Tess and I and about 35 others headed up into the hills on a coach bus to the house that was hosting the lunch and the views were perfect. It was a brilliant…
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Osteria Savio Volpe Serves Up Cozy-Weather Menu Under New Chef Three years after opening its doors in Vancouver’s hip Fraserhood district, Osteria Savio Volpe has built a national reputation as one of the region’s leading eateries. Home to the city’s best classic country Italian fare, Savio Volpe has lots to celebrate: longstanding relationships with dozens of sustainably-focused suppliers; the recent appointment of Melanie Witt to the position of executive chef; and an evolving seasonal menu of warming dishes to mesmerize guests all winter long. Vancouverites may remember the buzz surrounding the opening of Savio Volpe in November 2015 – the restaurant…
Join OH Studio and Strange Fellows Brewing for KRAMPUSMARKT When we heard about this market, filled with local goods, we couldn’t help but spread the word. Krampus is coming….. to Strange Fellows Brewing! To light up the dark season, they have 3 days of old world-inspired festivities planned in celebration of everyone’s favourite baddie. Break out your best goth or ugly xmas sweater, and bring friends and family for Photos with Krampus on the Thursday night. Festivities will continue on the Friday and Saturday with Krampusmarkt, an old-world inspired Strange* Kristmas Market, featuring the odd and exquisite by local artisans. We’ll also…
Mon Paris Pâtisserie’s Modern Collection of Festive Treats Chef Elena Krasnova’s holiday collection is now available at her charming Parisienne chocolate and pastry shop in Burnaby The pastry case at Mon Paris Pâtisserie (4396 Beresford St., Burnaby) is now decked with show-stopping treats for Christmas. Mon Paris owner and pastry chef, Elena Krasnova, has created a delightful collection of chocolates, confections and pastries that promise to sweeten the season. Born from centuries of French holiday traditions, this year’s offerings include playful chocolate gifts, sumptuous stocking stuffers, gourmet advent calendars, seasonal chocolate bark and an exclusive lineup of decadent Yule logs. Yule logs…
H Tasting Lounge and H2 Rotisserie & Bar Unveil New Menus for Fall A recent lunch date at The Westin Bayshore’s H2 Rotisserie & Bar was all awesome and what I hope to be the beginning of many holiday lunches. The cocktails were superb, service always attentive and the views with the float planes coming and going mesmerizing. Thanks to Chefs Alex Mok and Executive Chef Geoff Carkner for a lovely meal! H2 Rotisserie & Bar is known for their home-style comfort food and dedication to promoting local breweries, distilleries and wineries, including many selections on tap. One of the favourite mains …
Potter’s Western Canada’s largest Christmas store returns to South Surrey, through Dec. 24 Last week we continued our annual tradition of visiting Potter’s Christmas Store and as usual were unable to resist adding to our holiday decor! We’re going with the Day of the Dead theme even heavier this year and we picked up some gifts as well. The store boasts more than 28,000-square-feet devoted to all things yuletide and is open now through December 24, “The Christmas Store at Potter’s” is the destination to find thousands of holiday-related items. The buyers at Potter’s shop the world for The Christmas…
Mixing Up a Pumpkin Margarita From our pal Karen: It’s the American Thanksgiving next week and my cousin who lives in the US asked me to make a cocktail for her guests who don’t eat dessert. Like me. Knowing she would be making her fabulous pumpkin pies I knew she would have pumpkin purée on hand and she enjoys Tequila and here is the drink I made. A boozy creamy delicious ✨Pumpkin Margarita ✨ So to my family and friends in the U.S. on your Thanksgiving wishing you love, joy, peace and happiness. #whatskarendrinking Pumpkin Margarita 2 oz. reposado Tequila @cabowabotequila .5…
What To Do In Vancouver Last week we were up in Whistler and this week has started out way slower as I’m home trying to get over a nasty cold. However I’m hoping I’m on the mend as there’s lots to do including the opening of Miss Bennet at The Arts Club, The Aurora Winter Festival, Brunch Comedy, and The Italian Christmas Market. Until Dec 30 Miss Benett: Christmas at Pemberly Arts Club Theatre A holiday confection filled with classic Jane Austen charm, Miss Bennetis a modern sequel about the bookish middle child of the Bennets. While Mary starts to dream of…
Wildebeest Presents Fall Game And Mushroom Menu Showcasing Five Unique Feature Dishes Incorporating Wild Game, Locally Foraged Mushrooms, ‘Loose Morels’ Cocktail from November 1 to 15 This fall, Wildebeest will underpin our philosophy of working closely with local farmers & foragers by offering a seasonal Game & Mushroom Menu available November 1 to 15. The à la carte feature menu will incorporate game meat such as elk, boar and goat from Two Rivers Specialty Meats — a fantastic local vendor that works with small farms throughout BC and Alberta to supply restaurants with the highest quality of ethically and sustainably-raised products — and an array of mushrooms…
Hawkers Market returns with a food and music festival experience unlike any other in Vancouver, November 17th from 4pm to Midnight. If we weren’t going to Whistler this weekend, we’d be here with bells on! Hawkers Market offers an evening of curated food and music, highlighting a select group of Canada’s best West Coast Indie food producers. Enjoy an evening filled with tapas-style offerings from top local chefs, craft libations by local producers, an exclusive talk by Chef Francisco Migoya of Modernist Cuisine, music by Stones Throw Records, and interactive art installations. Choose a ticket that fits your appetite, and…
Cornucopia In Its 22nd Year We’re heading to Whistler next weekend to partake in a couple food and wine events, and hear there’s still a few tickets left! Cornucopia goes far beyond food and drink, offering a diverse selection of events fit for the keen connoisseur’s palate to those simply eager to learn. From cooking demonstrations and drink seminars to winery dinners, tastings, and evening parties, this year’s festival will leave patrons counting the days until next year. Below are just a few tips for surviving the multiple days of food and drink celebration at Cornucopia: – Come Hungry! – with multi-course meals,…
Fresh Prep Meal Delivery Brings Deliciousness To Your Kitchen We received a Fresh Prep to review and ever since we’re ordering almost every week. I’m sad we are going away next week so will miss the opportunity to try these two meals, but you still can. USE THE CODE GOODLIFE18 to get three free meals. This week Fresh Prep teamed up with Vancouver’s favourite, The Juice Truck, to bring you two plant-based recipes that are healthy, comforting and delicious. Order their Thai Coconut Curry and Calabacitas Tacos by Thursday this week! The Juice Truck was inspired by founders Zach and…
Congratulations to Chef Alex Chen We predicted this win as Chef Chen is such a strong competitor! Well done! Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar Chef Alex Chen became the first challenger to claim victory on the inaugural season of Iron Chef Canada after defeating Iron Chef Hugh Acheson on the fourth episode of the Food Network Canada TV show, which aired yesterday evening. Chen had one hour to prepare five dishes comprising a showcase ingredient of tomatoes and earned a final score of 71 to Acheson’s 66 from the panel of three celebrity judges. The panel ascribed points to each chef based on first dish,…
Holiday collaboration by Jillian Harris featuring nine Canadian Etsy makers We love Etsy and adore Jillian Harris and have a serious crush on her lifestyle and style choices. When we heard about the collaboration with Etsy we had seriously hold back or risk some serious credit card debt! Etsy is thrilled to announce its partnership with television personality and interior designer Jillian Harris on a limited edition holiday collection. The JH x Etsycollaboration celebrates Jillian’s passion for quality goods and personal touches, brought to life by nine talented Canadian Etsy makers. Launching November 1, 2018, and available on Etsy through December 31, 2018 while quantities…
Mixing Up a Turmeric Tea It’s time for a Mocktail, so kick back and relax and mix up yourself something that Karen’s been drinking! From our pal Karen: It’s Mocktail Monday and I have made a Turmeric Tea that can be enjoyed warm or cold. Served warm it also helps soothe winter colds and sore throats. I used Turmeric for it’s beautiful bold electric colour and it is native to India. I was inspired by @mix.man who has been running a Diwali series with the history and fabulous Diwali inspired Cocktails. Diwali is a large event celebrated by Indian’s worldwide and is…
What To Do In Vancouver This Week First of all, hello November and how the hell did you get here this quickly? It seems like this fall is just whipping by and even with the extra hour this weekend. This week we’re excited to try some new fall menu items around town starting with Glowbal tonight and Bel Cafe in Kitsilano tomorrow. Eat! Vancouver is in full swing and there are still tickets left to some of the chefs dinners this week and the Harvest Festival Friday. We’ll be at the sold-out dinner at Chicha on Wednesday with Chef Shelome…
Gifts That Give Back – Lotusland Imports Maasai-Made Jewelry Earlier this year thanks to my friend Leeta Liepins, I met Susan Bibbings after admiring the beautiful jewelry she imports. As I’m thinking about holiday gifts (yes I am already!), I can’t think of a better way to give something beautiful while giving back to the women who make them and I’m suggesting you give this some thought too. Bibbings found a Montessori school in Kilimanjaro, where she became aware of the beautiful bead-work of the Maasai. The necklaces that the tribeswomen wear are rather extravagant, but she came across a variation that…
ANCORA WATERFRONT DINING AND PATIO SHOWCASES WORLD-CLASS CAVIAR DURING FOURTH ANNUAL CAVIAR FESTIVAL Y’all know how much I love caviar (we even had a caviar bar at our wedding), so I couldn’t help but share this month-long event with you. CJA Executive Chef Ricardo Valverde Adds Inventive Caviar-Driven Dishes to Menu with Optional Wine, Champagne Pairings Also Available During Exclusive Three-Week Event Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio will spotlight top-shelf caviar from around the globe when the fourth-annual Caviar Festival takes centre stage at the False Creek restaurant from November 6 to 27. During the three-week event, Executive Chef Ricardo…
Chef Takashi Ito Heads to Canadian Culinary Championships Congrats to Chef Takashi Ito – see you in Kelowna! Culinary Winners: Gold: Chef Takashi Ito, AURA waterfront restaurant + patio (Victoria) Silver: Chef Paul Moran, 1909 Kitchen (Tofino) Bronze: Chef Gabe Fayerman-Hansen, Little Jumbo (Victoria) Chef Takashi Ito of AURA waterfront restaurant + patio proved his culinary prowess by taking home the gold medal at Canada’s Great Kitchen Party – Victoria. Chef Ito went head-to-head with 8 of British Columbia’s finest culinary masters at the prestigious culinary competition and will go on to compete at the Canadian Culinary Championships, the national…
EAT!Vancouver Festival Dinners Still Available There’s some deliciousness happening next week and a your chance to meet some incredible chefs from in and out of town Campagnolo hosts Los Angeles’ Neal Fraser from Redbird WEDNESDAY Nov 7th, 2018 7:00pm Campagnolo 1020 Main St., Vancouver Limited to 60 guests (family style) $150.00 plus tax Buy Now Vancouver and Los Angeles trendsetters roll up their sleeves to fuse their excellence. Learn More Cinara hosts Toronto’s Mitchell Bates from Grey Gardens and Winnipeg’s Mandel Hitzer from deer+almond WEDNESDAY Nov 7th, 2018 7:00pm Cinara 350 W Pender St., Vancouver Limited to 50 guests (family style) $150.00 plus tax Buy Now A…
