What’s good this week in and around Vancouver Tonight’ (August 10th) the night for our Les Dames d’Escoffier Summerdine dinner, which we’ve been going wild about so I am sure you all already know. Our group raises funds for women’s education as well as Project Chef and Growing Chef, two amazing programs that teach children…
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Joe Fortes 2 For 1 Lunch special For Office Pros April 20-24
Administrative Professionals Week recognizes and celebrates the work of office professionals for their tremendous contributions to the workplace. Stop by Joe Fortes from April 20th to 24th to take part in our 2 For 1 Lunch Special. With the purchase of an entree for lunch (maximum value of $35.95) and receive a complimentary entree of equal or…
Joe Fortes Introduces a Late Night Menu
There are many spots around town you can get Happy Hour specials, but how about late night? If you want some snacks after the show or a dessert or two, why not nibble at one of Vancouver’s landmark establishments? Fortes new menu is available 9:30 – 11 pm, seven days a week at the bar. Choose from their…
Joe Fortes’ Brunch $9.95
LAST WEEKEND! Back by popular demand! Joe Fortes’ BRUNCH BONANZA is on until March 1, 2015 . Available Saturday and Sunday from 11AM – 4PM. Enjoy Joe’s Chorizo Bowl, Egg any style or Classic Eggs Benedict for $9.95 each. Reservations available: 604-669-1940 / www.joefortes.ca Joe’s Chorizo Bowl: 2 poached eggs. House Made Chorizo. Red Peppers and Onions….
Diner Classic Lunches at Joe Fortes
While there’s a general lack of great diners in town, you can now sample diner classics at Joe Fortes. And while the atmosphere here is more up-scale than your average diner, the prices are not; all three items lunch items can be had for only $9.95 until March 28, 2014. We headed in for a…
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House celebrates 25 years with a special Slurp & Swirl fundraising gala
Birthday bash to raise proceeds for the Vancouver Firefighters’ Charitable Society Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House, Vancouver’s long-standing iconic downtown restaurant, is proud to host its eighth annual Slurp & Swirl™ – A Wine and Oyster Celebration – on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 from 6pm to 11pm. Co-presented by Mackie Research Capital Corporation and…
News From Joe Fortes
ANOTHER GOLD FOR JOE Joe’s appetite for gold grows. At the start of April it was five Golden Plate Awards. Then at month’s end, it was another Gold in the Fetzer’s Great Beginnings appetizer challenge at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. Guests tasted, compared and voted – and there is simply no arguing with…
News from Joe Fortes
WE HAVE GOLDEN PLATES Once again, the judges (you) have spoken. And we love what you had to say about us in the 2010 Golden Plate Awards. Joe Fortes stepped up to the podium and walked away with 5 top three finishes: two firsts, two seconds and a third. •1st Place: Best Restaurant to “Seal…
Joe Fortes turns 25!
We are turning 25 this year. If we were a car, we’d officially be a classic. It so happens that 1985, the year we got started, was also the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Joe Fortes (the man) in Vancouver. Coincidence? We think not. Joe, the legendary English bay lifeguard, was named the city’s…
News from Joe Fortes
A GIFT IN GOOD TASTE Our “One for You, Fun for Me” gift certificates are enlightened self-interest in an envelope. You buy $100 in Joe Fortes Gift Certificates to give to friends and family you really like (and who have a real liking for fine food), and we give you a $25 Gift Certificate to…
Joe Fortes Update
RELEASING THE FINAL 30 TICKETS The shuckers, the slurpers, and the swirlers are returning. The last two would be you, if you’re quick enough to get tickets to the 7th annual Slurp & Swirl™. This is voted one of Canada’s top 5 “Local Secrets, Big Finds” on Travelcity.ca. It’s one of those nights people remember…
The Good Life on Talk 1410
On this week’s segment we chat about the upcoming Slurp and Swirl oysterfest with Nessa van Bergen from Joe Fortes Restaurant. Our wine pick is an oyster-friendly Le Petit Sigma Blanc from Le Vieux Pin Winery and we begin meatball month with some samples from The Edge Social Grill and Lounge in the Granville corridor….
Slurp and Swirl at Joe Fortes
Tickets are already moving for our annual Slurp & Swirl™, a wine and oyster benefit evening supporting the British Columbia Professional Firefighters’ Burn Fund and one of the top events in the city – also voted as one of Canada’s Top 5 “Local Secrets, Big Finds” on Travelocity.ca! As is tradition, there will again be…
