I’m judging this avocado recipe competition and hope to see some of you there! Get out your best Avocados From Mexico recipe and compete! Create a fun, shareable dish using Avocados from Mexico and enter it in a blind-tasting competition against the best of BC food bloggers. Come down for some avocado cooking tips with chef Darren Clay, get to taste many snacks and try each others creations and sample cocktails by Justin Darnes! Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 5:30 PM at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts Contact Amy Chen at amy@townhallbrands.com to register. Limited spots available. Prizes will be awarded to the top three winning…
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The City of Vancouver Awards of Excellence takes place on Monday, July 6, 2015 from 6:15pm to 8:30pm at the Orpheum Theatre on 601 Smithe St., Vancouver and is free for the public to attend. Awards of Excellence celebrate outstanding achievements by local individuals, organizations and youth who make Vancouver a better place in which to live. Tickets to the Awards of Excellence are available to the public free of charge by reserving online via: vancouver.ca/awards-of-excellence Winners of the second annual City of Vancouver Awards of Excellence will be announced at the gala awards ceremony, taking place on Monday, July 6 at the Orpheum Theatre. Presented by Mayor Gregor…
We rounded up some recipes and highly recommend you get making some deliciousness this Canada Day, or sooner! Celebrate Canada Day with an outdoor summer picnic that includes classic outdoor eats. An added avocado twist to these picnic perfect dishes is sure to delight your guests without compromising the waistline after a food-filled day of celebration. Give yourself time to be present and reach for these quick, easy, affordable but delicious and nutritious recipes featuring Avocados from Mexico to round out your Canada Day gathering. Avocado Cheesecake Served in Glass Jars Ingredients: Always a classic- Avocado Cheesecake Served in Glass…
Food and wine lovers hungrily await the Taste festival just a few weeks away. In its seventh year, the annual Taste: Victoria’s Festival of Food and Wine, set to take place July 16 – 19, 2015 at Hotel Grand Pacific, introduces wine professionals and dedicated chefs leading interactive culinary events including chef, winemaker and sommelier seminars and dining adventures. Pure enjoyment – not just for the palate – this variety of events will entertain and intrigue. Taste the Difference is the grand, opening night event with hundreds of B.C. wines to taste with winemakers and proprietors present to share their stories. Top island restaurants…
I am honoured to announce that our Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter welcomed ten new members from across the province! I am a member and on the board and am super proud of this group and all we do! Also note we’ve got Summerdine coming up August 12, 2015. More here. The ceremony took place mid-dinner at Café Medina, where Bartender of the Year Lauren Mote shook up a watermelon-gin cocktail made with Unruly Gin, and Chef Jonathan Chovancek created a special three course menu for fifty attending Dames. President Dame Becky Turner Paris welcomed the ladies and Dame Caren McSherry…
Join URBAN DIGS FARM to celebrate the start of summer and opening of the NEW butcher shop and farm stand! 4992 Byrne Road in Burnaby. Admission includes a boozy or non-boozy beverage, entertainment and a farm tour. Reup BBQ will be working their magic on local, organic chicken, their world famous biscuits & gravy and they’ll be delicious coleslaw made with local organic cabbage too. Smaller, kid friendly portions & dessert available too. More details to come! FREE for members. Kids are half price. Starts at 5pm! Proceeds from the event will be donated to Growing Chefs, who are working with some…
Walking into a bustling pintxos bar in the Basque Country is an experience. On the counter are dozens of beautiful small bites being enjoyed by groups of friends as they discuss the day’s events. Between bites, txakoli (a light, effervescent white wine) and sidra (an acidic and funky cider) are ordered to cleanse your palate and prepare you for the next delicious pintxo. On July 10th, Chef Jefferson Alvarez and Txotx Basque Imports are teaming up to transform Propaganda Coffee into a traditional Basque Pintxos Bar. Bring close friends, and meet new ones as you sip on txakoli and sidra…
For the month of June, 24 Food Day Canada restaurants in 7 cities across the nation are challenging one another in The FunDeLentil Tour. From Vancouver to Halifax they are serving signature dishes using the world’s best lentils on their menus. Canadians are encouraged to dine then vote online at fundelentil.ca for their favourite lentil dish/chef for a chance to win a trip for two to one of seven Canadian cities with gift cards to dine at all of the participating restaurants in the city of choice. Food Day Canada’s Anita Stewart and Cafe Medina Chef Jonathan Chovancek In Vancouver we toured Fable,…
Run by the Big Lou’s Butcher Shop team, Red & White Provisions is popping up at 337 E. Hastings on June 11th-12th and again from June 17th-19th offering a range of fantastic and familiar sandwiches and sides. The first week of the pop-up will be a lunch-only service–think of it as a food truck with comfortable seating and a liquor license, and the second week will be an late service to satisfy hunger pangs and feed industry friends and locals. The menu will be familiar to Big Lou’s regulars: locally-sourced meats cooked low and slow, housemade sausages and sauces, all presented in…
Summer Sizzle is back! The UBC Bookstore will be hosting the mega-foodie event at the bookstore plaza on Wednesday, June 17th from 12:00-2:00. Learn more about UBC Food with Chef David Speight, Executive Chef at Wescadia. He’ll be presenting recipes from the new catering menu. FREE SAMPLES to be provided! UBC Bookstore Plaza on Wednesday, June 17, 12-1:30pm • UBC Farm Campus Market at Bookstore Plaza • Chef Demo with cooking tips and ideas: 12 to 1:30 • Recipes & tasty samples from the new Wescadia catering menu • Bring your reusable container for the samples and remember your reusable…
Your friends will be green with envy, but you’ll have washed away the green with this incredibly nourishing Avocados From Mexico face mask. Avocados aren’t just for eating, although it’s hard to resist not noshing on this mask instead of applying it. This fruit is moisturizing and contain Vitamin C, which brightens your skin. We’ve added yogurt and oatmeal to exfoliate and some honey to hydrate. Ingredients: ½ ripe Avocado from Mexico 1 Tbsp organic honey 2 Tbsp plain yogurt 2 Tbsp quick cooking oatmeal Mash avocado and mix all ingredients together. Apply to face and let sit for 15 minutes.…
Who said there’s no such thing as free lunch/pizza? This Sunday Mogo on Commercial Drive has partnered up with the Community Pizzeria Food Truck to offer existing member and members who sign up that day free pizza slices of #mogoritapizza (a play on Margherita Pizza) during Italian Day (www.italianday.ca) on Sunday, June 14. We got up close and personal with the food truck and made our own pizza. Rest assured that it will be the pros and not I that will be making your pizza Sunday. Things I learned? Do not touch the metal part of the pizza stick (ouch), there can…
One of our fav wine regions, the Similkameen is heading to Vancouver on June 17 to host two winemaker dinners featuring the wineries and cideries of the Similkameen Wineries Association. Join the winemakers from Twisted Hills, Robin Ridge, Cerelia, and Orofino as they take over Forage for one of these very special 4-course wine-paired dinners! 4 courses | 7pm | $125/person (plus ticketing service charge) house-cured lonza, potato and roast garlic purée Tangled Rose from Twisted Hills Craft Cider curry oil-spiced tuna crudo, shiso, wild greens, spring pea raita 2013 Orofino Hendsbee Riesling & 2014 Robin Ridge Gewürztraminer lightly smoked Pacific Provider spring…
Hosted by FarmFolk CityFolk, in partnership with Slow Food Okanagan and Okanagan College’s Culinary Foods Program, Food Flicks: Spring Edition, is a new event which aims to entertain and engage with inspiring films, insightful conversation and delicious food. On June 10th – Celebrate the Bees – with honey-themed nibbles (from Culinary Arts Students), honey wine tastings (with Meadow Vista Honey Wines), a screening of the award-winning film, ‘Queen of The Sun’ and a facilitated discussion to wrap up the night. Tickets are $20 and include food, wine tasting and the film. More details and online ticket sales at www.picatic.com/FoodFlicks
So much more going on this year at the BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival. Wish we were there for the whole time, but we’ll be heading up from June 18-21 so stay tuned for coverage. Popular Habour Air Glacier Tours Returns for Festival Experience the majesty of Vancouver Island’s largest glacier at this year’s BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival. Take off from Comox Harbour and enjoy a 40 minute tour of Comox Valley’s greatest landmark aboard Harbour Air Seaplanes, Saturday June 13 and 14, launch special of $125 pp. Festival runs June 12-21; FMI bcshellfishfestival.com or 1-855-400-2882 Chef Ned Bell…
Friday, June 5 is National Doughnut Day in the United States, but Lucky’s Doughnuts refuses to let Vancouverites miss out on such a sweet holiday! The icing on top — Lucky’s Doughnuts has launched the “Baker’s Dozen Combo.” Go back in time to the neighbourhood bakeries of old and 13 doughnuts for the price of 12, handpicked by our team of doughnut experts ($30). Rounding out the celebration, Lucky’s will also debut six new summertime flavours: Pineapple Upside Downut — Lucky’s play on the classic cake is filled with pineapple curd and topped with brown sugar icing, a slice of…
June 18 7 pm…….A delectably artful celebration of local food, drink & performance! Created to highlight the foodie revolution happening in the Firehall’s backyard, EAT. DRINK. PLAY. features an incredible assortment of live performances around the building, paired with the best food & drink our neighbourhood has to offer. There will be craft beer samples from Parallel 49 Brewing, small-batch spirits from Odd Society Spirits, signatures samples from more than 10 of the neighbourhood’s hottest restaurants, a silent auction bursting with prizes, and more! PERFORMANCES –An energetic, knee slapping, toe tapping contemporary Metis jig solo by Jeanette Kotowich, street dance viewed through the contemporary kaleidoscope with…
Farmhouse Saison & Wild Ale Festival is committed to giving craft beer lovers a high quality experience, centering around a beautiful venue, great breweries, and fantastic beers. What makes Farmhouse Saison & Wild Ale Festival special? Well, let’s start with the experience. Saturday June 27 12-6 pm UBC Farm Drinking a great beer is an intense sensory event. Look at how the colour of the beer catches the sun’s rays. Listen to the faint pop of the slowly dissipating head. Stick your nose in the glass and breathe deeply. Faint hops? A bit of fruit? Maybe some acid? Then take a…
The Strathcona Business Improvement Association (SBIA) has announced today they will be hosting a “Meet the Makers Expo” on Saturday, June 13th from 11AM-3PM at MakerLabs at 780 East Cordova. The expo will feature innovators, makers, and entrepreneurs from over a dozen Strathcona businesses including restaurants, cafes, breweries, and locally made goods and services. The community-based event will give the public a chance to discover the area’s thriving businesses, while showcasing the future vision for East Hastings and giving the public and community a voice in the change. This must-see event invites the public to learn about Strathcona’s businesses, a chance to…
It turns out that when I met with six-time Canadian Champion and World Silver Medalist Joannie Rochette that one of her favourite recipes includes Avocados from Mexico. She’s currently an ambassador for Almond Breeze, so she suggests using their almond milk in the recipe, and why not! Here’s her salad dressing, why not whip some up this weekend and be sure to add extra avocados to the salad too for an added health boost! Creamy Cilantro-Lime Avocado Dressing with Avocados From Mexico Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Yield: 1 1/3 cups (325 mL) Ingredients 2/3 cup (150 mL)…
