The Bagels are ready .. are you? Bagel Chase combines two of my favourite things; running (well sort of) and bagels (TOTALLY). I did a few laps last year and will head out on the course once again this year for at least one on Sunday! Bagel Chase is on Saturday, February 27th and Sunday the 28th and raises funds for the Backpack Buddies program! REGISTER. Siegel’s Bagels. We wouldn’t be the Bagel Chase, if you didn’t get a bagel. So when you first check in, have a bagel on the house. Vancouver Running Company. As runners, we can never have too much…
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Slow Cooker Recipes to the Rescue I try to have something in the fridge or freezer that can be reheated for the nights where I get home later or don’t feel like cooking, but if I am really orgainzed I can plan ahead and have my slow cooker do most of the work. Hence I seek out new slow cooker recipes. Last year I switched to a new slow cooker, one that is also a pressure cooker, rice cooker and yogurt maker! I’ve yet to get through all the functions. The Lux Electric Multi-Cooker from Fagor is my new favourite cooking appliance,…
The Vancouver International Wine Festival Update! Almost sold out! Wine stars from around the world will travel to Vancouver for the 38th Vancouver International Wine Festival, February 20 to 28 at the Vancouver Convention Centre and other venues in Metro Vancouver. Here’s the Vancouver International Wine Festival Update. Each of the 155 wineries from the 14 participating countries will send a high-level representative (owner, winemaker, senior executive) to the festival to present their wines. They’ll participate in educational seminars, team up with Vancouver’s best restaurants for exclusive dinners and pour tastes of some of their top drops in the Acura Tasting…
Plan Your Financial Future with TD Bank’s TD Your Story, Your Future Seminars While we often talk only of food, travel and fun on the Good Life Vancouver, one can’t live very much of a good life without a thought towards finances. I partnered up with TD Wealth to help shine some light on this more serious topic and attended a seminar recently. When it comes to finances, are you prepared for the future? Do you have a financial plan and have specific goals set out? Many people don’t and it’s difficult to know where to start and for women this…
Revlon Nutri Color Creme Brightens Up Dullying Color I like my hair black and it’s been that way for a while, but in the summer I lived a little on the wild side added some red streaks and loved it. Below is my Selfology Hair colour and style, read more about that here as it was a great afternoon at the salon. So now it’s my new thing to throw in some colour and it’s easy to keep up with Revlon Nutri Color Creme. My latest trip was to Salon Haze, which is in my hood on Broadway (Shop West Broadway) and fabulous. Loretta…
When asked what Michael wanted for Valentine’s Day sweets, he asked for Snickerdoodles. I think it’s just because it’s such a fun thing to say. They are basically just a sugar cookie dipped in sugar and cinnamon, and very easy to make, as well. You can refridgerate or freeze the dough too. It has a bit more baking soda in it that regular butter cookies so they puff a bit. Snickerdoodles (or Snickerdoodleydoos if you so choose to call) 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsps baking powder 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 1/2 cups…
There’s lots Cooking at the BC Home and Garden Show Real advice. Real inspiration. Real experts. The BC Home and Garden Show is the most trusted resource for every home improvement project, inside and out. Get no-nonsense advice from Canada’s favourite home, horticulture and landscaping specialists including HGTV’s Bryan Baeumler and Carson Arthur, lifestyle expert Leigh-Ann Allaire Perrault and designer Amanda Forrest. Catch in-depth seminars and live demos from Vancouver’s culinary masters, and visit more than 425 exhibitors and features that are sure to whip any home or garden into shape. There’s innovation, inspiration and expert advice at every turn. www.bchomeandgardenshow.com…
Canadian Lentils with Sausage, Spinach and Veggies The United Nations has declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP). Canada is one of the world’s largest pulse producing nations, growing lentils, beans, peas, and chickpeas. In celebration of IYP, Chef Michael Smith and Canadian Lentils invited Canadian bloggers and foodies to submit a pitch video featuring our own signature lentil recipe, and I threw my recipe and video in the ring. If I win I will be invited for an all-expenses paid trip to Prince Edward Island (where I’ve been dying to go!). AND in Chef Michael Smith’s test kitchen I’ll get to…
Lunar New Year Tea Service We’ve been up in Kelowna for Gold Medal Plates and getting around to taste some of the new restaurants up there, but before we left got a preview of the Lunar New Year Tea Service at Urban Tea Merchant and would recommend you get there too. Asian-inspired savouries and sweets are decoratively are being served to honour of the Year of the Monkey at Urban Tea Merchant until February 29, 2016. We loved this tasting with TWG Tea’s Jasmine Monkey King Tea, and recommend you sample a few of their fragrant selections. Go with good friends and…
One more day until Kelowna where the mystery bottle of wine is revealed! Chef Jan Trittenbach has been here before and he’s back. Now at Soltice Seasonal Cuisine in Edmonton, his answers follow. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. We are a small boutique restaurant with 40 seats. We change our menu every three month with the focus on seasonal ingredients. What would be your ideal food day? For breakfast fresh croissants from the bakery around the corner with home made jam, cheeses and dry cured meats. For dinner a cheese fondue with…
Just a few days before Gold Medal Plates in Kelowna. Next interview? Stuart Cameron from Patria, Byblos (Miami & Toronto) and STORYS. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. : Patria is a Spanish tapas restaurant that follows the traditional flavours of Spanish cuisine. At this restaurant, we focus on importing only the best ingredients directly from Spain with a marriage of local produce that Canada is known for. Byblos represents a marriage of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine with strong influences from both traditional and local ingredients. At this restaurant, we focus on using classic cooking techniques and…
We are now counting the days until Gold Medal Plates Culinary Championships in Kelowna. . Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. We are a casual dining spot in the vibrant neighborhood, Osborne Village, focusing on International flavors hoping to represent the multicultural heritage of Winnipeg. Where do you eat in your city? Kum Koon Garden on my day off for dim sum, and Deer + Almond when I feel I deserve something extra special What would be your ideal food day? A pot luck Filipino fiesta eating and drinking with reckless abandon What…
If we are out in Burnaby or anywhere near, we stop in at Avalon Dairy to load up on butter, milk, eggs and if in season, their amazing eggnog. You can also find them in most local grocery shops, but there’s an amazing lunch counter at the dairy that makes the trip a little extra awesome. Sean’s Good Eats had the beef dip on special and we both had to have it. Onto cookies then. These cookies are tasy, and they’ve got a bit more nutrition than some with the addition of the oats and fruit. With the ven rack in…
Chef Matthew Batey is no stanger to Kelowna and will certainly be at an advantage when sourcing ingredients for the mystery wine pairing, but we’re sure he’ll share his secrets! He’ll be up there again on February 5 and 6 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates in the Canadian Culinary Championships. Here’s our interview from Chef Matt Batey from The Nash Restaurant in Calgary. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. The Nash Restaurant & Off Cut Bar features two concepts in a stunning setting in a 1907 historical building, the former National Hotel. The Nash is our dining room, contemporary…
West Vancouver’s Feast Hosts Wagner Wines The Wagner Family has been farming in Napa Valley since 1906 when Carl Wagner arrived from Alsace. The family began building their wine empire and in 1972 Caymus was established and was named winery of the year in a few decades after, in 1994, by Wine Spectator Magazine. In my earlier wine discovering years I enjoyed many a glass of Conundrum, and as my palate developed I explored the more powerful reds that the family is known for. We had the opportunity to revisit the wines at one of West Vancouver’s Feast Restaurant wine dinners and…
Chefs from across Canada will meet in Kelowna on February 5 and 6 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates in the Canadian Culinary Championships. We’re heading over to check out the event and as a prequil have interviewed the chefs. Here’s our answers from Chef Jonathan Thauberger from Crave Kitchen + Wine Bar in Regina. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. 60 seat restaurant with 4 private rooms able to host 4-100 people. Plenty of off premise catering, as well as a catering/food truck. Grounded in traditional techniques, while having fun with food. Where do you eat in your city?…
Events in Vancouver An update of what’s good this week in and around Vancouver. Theatre, Dance, Diners and more. Robert Burns Brewmaster’s Dinner Tuesday, January 26th Welcome 6:00PM | First Course 6:30PM Celebrate the flavours of Scotland and the legacy of poet Robert Burns with a four course dinner and five beer pairing. Join us, beer writer Jan Zeschky, and Peyton Stewart of the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Bad for a night filled with good company and good times. Kilts and tartan encouraged! Menu available here. Limited tickets available at CRAFT or here. Urban Tea Merchant Gastronomic Tea Experience – January…
Cocktails are Mad Science The Science of Cocktails will transform Science World at TELUS World of Science into Vancouver’s largest cocktail laboratory. Vancouverites can mix and mingle all in the name of fundraising for Science World’s Class Field Trip Program. You’ll enjoy uniquely crafted libations from local, award-winning bartenders, along with mouth-watering food pairings, thoughtfully prepared by Railtown Catering. FEBRUARY 4, 2016 Thursday 7 pm – 12 midnight TELUS World of Science $145 general / $250 VIP Previews included; Chocolate Rum Old Fashioned Presented by mixologist Tarquin Melnyk Science twist: Guests can taste the difference in the flavour difference in the rapid infusion technique using a vacuum chamber…
Now this sounds like fun! Even if you’re not part Scottish! The Cascade Room (2616 Main Street) is marking the occasion of Robert Burns Day (a celebration of the life and poetry of Scottish poet Robert Burns) on Monday, January 25, with a delicious Scottish-inspired evening featuring bagpipes, whisky, haggis and other treats (including deep fried Mars bars!). This is the seventh year The Cascade Room has hosted a Robert Burns’ Night event. The celebration will kick off at 6 pm on January 25, with the ‘piping of the haggis,’ which will see local bagpiper Matt Dolan pipe in the…
Chefs from across Canada will meet in Kelowna on February 5 and 6 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates in the Canadian Culinary Championships. We’ve interviewed the chefs to find out a little more about them and the dish they will make. Chef Guillaume Cantin from Montreal’s Les 400 Coups shared the following. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. Les 400 coups is a restaurant focusing on local products and creative mix of flavours. Where do you eat in your city? In Montreal, it’s really rare that I’m going out. I like to go to Hotel Herman, Taverne Square Dominion and…
