EAT! Vancouver Q + A With Chef Jonathan Gushue of Fogo Island Inn

Chef Jonathan Gushue – Fogo Island Inn As one of the EAT! Vancouver Ambassadors, we’re catching up with the chefs at this culinary festival and here we have a bit about Chef Jonathan Gushe of Fogo Island Inn!  EAT! Vancouver takes place from November 4 to 9, 2019  and features culinary collaborations between award-winning local…

Drink pairings for your Thanksgiving dinner

What To Serve Before, During and After The Turkey? Want to impress your Thanksgiving guests with a couple cocktails, the right wine and perhaps a glass or two of punch? We’ve taken the liberty of suggesting a couple ways to mix up something special for your turkey dinner. Pre-dinner – Let’s being with the aperitif. This…

Last Minute Thanksgiving Meals Around Vancouver

No Plans For Turkey Dinner Yet? Thanksgiving Feasts Still Available Around Vancouver Still haven’t made up your mind on what to do for that Thanksgiving Dinner? There’s still time to get some turkey if you act quickly, but reservations are filling up fast. We’re heading to friends so I’m digging out my recipe for Pecan…

EAT! Vancouver Q + A With Chef Shelome Bouvette of Chicha

Chef Shelome Bouvette – Chicha Restaurant As one of the EAT! Vancouver Ambassadors, we’re catching up with the chefs at this culinary festival and here’s our check in with Shelome Bouvette from Chicha Restaurant!  EAT! Vancouver takes place from November 4 to 9, 2019  and features culinary collaborations between award-winning local and special guest chefs…

West Restaurant Bids Farewell After 20 Years

Storied Westside Restaurant Salutes South Granville We got some unexpected news today, West Restaurant is closing. We still remember this restaurant’s predecessor, Ouest, how can it be 20 years since West opened? From the news release: It’s been almost twenty years since the multiple award-winning West Restaurant + Bar welcomed its first guests in Vancouver’s…

Glowbal – Going Glowbal Menu

Cozy Up With Glowbal’s Fall Menu While the patio at Glowbal Restaurant is tempting in the warmer months, don’t forget it’s heated all winter and is just as cozy on cooler nights. Whether you are stopping in for a quick business lunch, heading over for happy hour, or a leisurely dinner, Glowbal keeps delivering an…

Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Q + A Chef Carmen Ingham

Chef Carmen Ingham The Pointe Restaurant Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the results…

Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Q + A Chef Hector Laguna

Chef Hector Laguna Botanist Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the results from Chef…

Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Q + A Chef Alessandro Vianello

Chef Alessandro Vianello – Kitchen Table Group Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the…

Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Q + A With Chef Quang Dang

Chef Quang Dang, Top Table Group Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the…

Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Q + A With Chef Roger Ma

Chef Roger Ma, Executive Chef Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit…

Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Q + A With Chef Bobby Milheron

Chef Bobby Milheron from West Restaurant The Great Canadian Kitchen Party, the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, is underway in cities across Canada and Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the…

Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Q + A With Chef Welbert Choi

Chef Welbert Choi From Forage Restaurant The Great Canadian Kitchen Party, the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, is underway in cities across Canada and Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the…

IDS Vancouver Announces Timely Substantive Themes for 2019

IDS Vancouver September 26-29 The Interior Design Show marks its 15th year in Vancouver and has announced this year’s themes as being based around food, sustainability, and accessible design. Taking place September 26-29 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, IDS is the largest design fair on the west coast of North America and we had…

Dekton Kitchen Countertops

Dekton Kitchen Countertops Showcased at IDS We perused the Interior Design Show yesterday morning and were invited to a dinner to explore the Dekton Kitchen Countertops from Cosentino in depth, at the KI Atelier showroom. Dekton Countertops are man-made quartz-like countertops that are highly durable and actually fireproof. We’d love to redo our countertops in…

CONTEST CLOSED GIVEAWAY 2 Tickets To Oktoberfest At The Alpen Club

Celebrate Oktoberfest at Vancouver’s Alpen Club It’s that time of year again! Unpack your Lederhosen and Dirndl as the Vancouver Alpen Club is proud to present its legendary Oktoberfest #DASORIGINAL! Enjoy authentic German food and beer while dancing to traditional music! On October 4/5, 11/12, 18/19 and 25th. Note that the 5th and 19th are…

Improv Festival Runs September 24 to 29 at The Clutch

Improv Troupes Perform and Teach During Improv Week Last week we headed over to the theatre on Commercial Drive’s  Havana to take an Improv Class, all in prep for the Improv Festival happening this week at The Cultch. I had done some Improv with Vancouver Theatresports, but was never formally trained, so this was something of…

From Farms to Forks For Growing Chefs October 6 – Event Listing

Growing Chefs Annual Fundraising Kitchen Party It’s Growing Chefs kitchen party! Wander through the kitchen’s of the Pacific Institute of culinary arts, watch the chefs in action, meet the growers, and enjoy delicious tasting plates – each paired with a different wine from Mission Hill Family Estate. Pairing the province’s best chefs with B.C.’s finest…

Harvest Celebrations In Abbotsford

Abbotsford Handmade and Homegrown Abbotsford, we’ve known for many years how delicious you were, as we’d often hit the farm markets, and dine at the well ahead of its time farm to table restaurant,  Restaurant 62, plush also with locally sourced, BC Wines. When back in Vancouver we’d source our vegetables and meat from the…

EAT! Vancouver Q + A With Brian Luptak of Acorn

Chef Brian Luptak of Acorn As one of the EAT! Vancouver Ambassadors, we’re catching up with the chefs who will be at this culinary festival and here’s the scoop from Brian Luptak of Acorn!  EAT! Vancouver takes place from November 4 to 9, 2019  and features culinary collaborations between award-winning local and special guest chefs…