#BCSeafoodFest Features over 40 Local, National and International Chefs We’re packing our bags and heading over to the Island this weekend for the BC Seafood Festival with Chef Shelome Bouvette from Chicha! There’s still some tickets left but many events are sadly sold out! I’ve been many times and this year sounds EVEN BETTER. This…
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Discover Comox at the BC Shellfish Festival
Where’s your happy place? I always feel like I’m in a pretty damn happy place when I’m on Vancouver Island. While I love the Mainland, road trips to the Island feel like a true escape and I can actually sense the pace of my thoughts slowing down. Whether I’m roaming the streets of Victoria, the hills of…
Counting Down – BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival June 12 – 21 in the Comox Valley
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…
Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour
The Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour on August 9 and 10, 2014 provides cyclists with a unique opportunity to explore a wide variety of working farms in the beautiful Comox Valley. These self-guided tours give a rare chance to meet local producers and participate in tours, demonstrations and farm markets. Come learn how soil, sun,…
2014 BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival in the Comox Valley expands with more than 18 events
The eighth annual BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival – happening from June 13 to 22, 2014 – is expanding this year with a greater focus on expanding culinary activities, educational events and tours, helping to showcase the importance of the Valley’s role in the shellfish industry in British Columbia. For 2014 BC Shellfish & Seafood…
Fifth anniversary of Dine Around The Comox Valley
Dine Around The Comox Valley is celebrating its fifth anniversary from Feb. 19 to March 16, 2014, with 18 restaurants offering an extraordinary array of dishes from both regional farms and the ocean. A popular annual event, Dine Around in the Comox Valley separates itself from other Canadian city culinary events by being able to…
Toast Comox Valley!
Toast Comox Valley celebrates ten days of culinary and rejuvenation-focused events, bringing the best of farm and sea to region’s tables As many residents of Canada prepare to accept the impending cold winter months, Comox Valley residents and visitors will be sampling the bounty of another successful harvest during Toast Comox Valley, held Nov. 1…
Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour 2013
On Saturday August 10th and Sunday August 11th the 3rd annual Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour showcases 33 farms out of the 425 plus in the area and is serviced by over 3o volunteers. We did a brief tour of the area with Island Joy Rides in July and got a glimpse of what cyclists…
Island Joy Rides Wine and Chocolate Tour
We’ve been doing some cycling around Vancouver and when we headed to Vancouver Island’s Comox Valley we felt an afternoon ride would be in order; especially on a tour that was entitled “Wine and Chocolate”. Not knowing the area’s bike routes we were referred to Island Joy Rides who guided us for our biking, sipping…
Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour August 10-11th!
If you love to cycle and enjoy discovering the local bounty from the surrounding land and sea, register for the 3rd annual Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour. The 2013 event takes place on Saturday, Aug 10th and Sunday Aug 11th. Stay the weekend and explore a variety of farms! A new route on the beautiful Comox Peninsula will be…
Comox Valley’s fourth annual Dine Around just keeps getting better
Enjoy a mini stay-cation with a three course meal and a cozy evening at a local hotel or B&B The fourth annual Dine Around returns to Comox Valley celebrating the extraordinary bounty from the farms and sea. With one of Canada’s only whiskey distilleries, award-winning wineries, and an ever expanding variety of restaurants and cafes…
Showcase Your Skills Behind The Bar: Open Call for Bartenders, Chefs and Restaurant Owners
Cocktail Creativity Goes Local as the Comox Valley’s Old House Restaurant Hosts Drink Competition Featuring Local Ingredients Do you have some serious skills behind the bar creating memorable cocktails out of unique ingredients? Come put those talents to the test this July in the Comox Valley as the Old House Restaurant hosts the first Local…
Comox Valley 30-Day Local Food Challenge
Welcome to the 2011 Comox Valley 30-Day Local Food Challenge – a month-long celebration of food from July 2 to August 2 where you spend each day tasting, exploring, connecting and learning about the farmers, food producers and people who create our food through Showcase Events, hands-on workshops, tours and fun community food events. You…
MOUNT WASHINGTON ALPINE FOOD FEST
Pictures from 2009 Mt. Washington Food Festival From September 3 to 5, 2010, Vancouver Island’s Mount Washington Alpine Resort located three hours and 30 minutes north of Victoria, BC, celebrates the finest of Island fare at the Mount Washington Alpine Food Festival. With products from the farms, ranches, waters, and kitchens of the Comox Valley…
