On Wednesday, August 12th join Canada’s largest concurrent dinner party as Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter presents Les Dames Summerdine . This fundraiser takes place at thirty different restaurants, wineries, cooking schools and culinary venues across the province. While most venues are sold out, seats in Vancouver can still be bought at Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks, where Chef Jennifer Peters of Nextjen…
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Applications Available for Les Dames d’Escoffier International Legacy Awards
I’m proud to be an active member and board member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, BC Chapter. We just gave out our yearly scholarships and now also have this amazing opportunity for any non-Dame who is working in the food, beverage and hospitality industries. It’s a full week of workplace experience AND airfare and accommodation up to…
Big Night 2015
Vancouver’s most exciting and exclusive culinary event, Big Night, welcomes over 500 food and wine enthusiasts, local celebrities and media for a glittering gala evening that truly lives up to its name. Each category-winning wine from Vancouver Magazine’s International Wine Competition is paired with a Restaurant Award winning chef, who creates a one-of-a-kind dish just…
Les Dames d’Escoffier – Honouring John Bishop
HONOURING A CULINARY HERO Les Dames d’Escoffier, BC Chapter, alongside some of this country’s finest chefs, will honour John Bishop, founder of farm-to-table dining October 3rd the BC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier will honour John Bishop – Vancouver’s iconic chef, restaurateur, slow food proponent the creator of the farm-to-table movement in Canada’s restaurant scene. This is…
Summerdine Les Dames d’Escoffier
Join us on Wednesday, August 6th A “Summerdine” around from Les Dames d’Escoffier. Be part of an experience as a garden themed, single night, summer culinary event offers dozens of top (and some impossible to get into) restaurants across the province in a unique annual dining event. It’s a garden theme on the same night,…
LDEI Green Contest for FOOD DAY (October 24) #Win $50 of Green Products from Les Dames d’Escoffier
CONTEST- EATING REAL Food is a way of life and expression, most importantly it is nature’s greatest gift. We of Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) would like to highlight and celebrate your very best images that capture the essence of being green. Rules Submit your best image of EATING REAL You can submit it via…
Les Dames Dine Around
Les Dames d’Escoffier presents A Chefs’ Table Dine Around – Wednesday, August 14th This Wednesday the region’s largest concurrent dinner party takes place in twenty locations across BC. From Vancouver to Victoria, White Rock to Kelowna, over 20 restaurants, vineyards, gardens and cooking schools have donated one table of 4 to 8 seats and a…
Les Dames d’Escoffier Celebrates Umberto Menghi
AN EVENING IN TUSCANY Friday, May 31, 2013 – 6pm Reception / 7pm Dinner Hosted by Les Dames d’Escoffier, BC Chapter and Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver You are receiving an advanced invitation to the second annual Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Gala Evening – tickets will be available to the public in the second week of April. Following the long table…
Dinner of a Lifetime at Big Night
WIN A DAME DINNER OF A LIFETIME AT BIG NIGHT Not only will attendees at Vancouver Magazine’s Big Night event on February 8th, be royally wined and dined by some of Vancouver’s top restaurants, but they will also have the opportunity to win a custom-created Dame Dinner of a Lifetime valued at more than $3,000. …
Les Dames BC Chapter – RAFFLE AND GALA AUCTION PRIZE SOLICITATION
We need – Gift certificates for restaurants, hotels, experiences, Gourmet products and baskets, select wines and more. AND ITEMS FOR OUR LIVE AUCTION. As many of you know I am a member of Les Dames and a past scholarship recipient. Please email me at cassandra (at) goodlifevancouver.com with your support. I will be contacting you…
Les Dames d’Escoffier Julia Child 100th Birthday Gala Dinner
Julia Child Celebrations Part two Les Dames d’Escoffier Julia Child 100th Birthday Gala Dinner Saturday, September 8th, 2012 Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver Cost of the Event: $300 all inclusive Join ten Les Dames Chefs and “celebrity” chefs from Canada and Seattle as they prepare an elegant French Julia Child inspired 10-course plated dinner poolside at…
Les Dames d’Escoffier, BC Chapter Presents Grande Dame Julia Child 100th Birthday Celebrations
Les Dames d’Escoffier Julia Child Dine Around Wednesday, August 15th – 6:30 pm Cost of the Event: $69 per person exclusive of gratuity On August 15th we celebrate Julia Child’s 100th Birthday with a dinner party to end all dinner parties. Same night. Same time. Same price. One table in over 40 restaurants and cooking schools across BC. Be part…
Canadian Woman Wins Les Dames d’Escoffier International M.F.K. Fisher Award
Natalie MacLean, an award-winning wine writer from Nepean, Ontario, won first prize in the M.F.K. Fisher Awards for Excellence in Culinary Writing competition, sponsored by Les Dames d’Escoffier International. In addition to a $1,000 cash prize, MacLean won a trip to the LDEI Annual Conference in Palm Springs to accept the award at the October…
