Vancouver Events This Week It’s here! Vancouver International Wine Festival and we’ll be reporting from the front lines this week. There’s still some tickets left for a few of the events including the tastings on Thursday and Friday night. Events available here. More on what to do this week including polenta and a Singaporean food…
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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…
Slow Fish – Slowing Down To Enjoy Sustainable Food
Chef’s Table Society Presents Slow Fish in the Kitchens of PICA The Slow Food movement includes food from the land and also food from the Ocean. It’s a little more difficult to see the state of the sea and what lies beneath, but it’s equally important. For the third year a group of chefs from…
From Farms to Forks 6
A Growing Chefs! Harvest Kitchen Party on Sunday, October 4th at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts@ Don’t miss this opportunity to support Growing Chefs all while enjoying delicious food and drinks at PICA! I love these kitchen parties and wouldn’t miss this! Hope to see you there. Tickets $200 Sunday, October 4, 2015 Pacific Institue of Culinary Arts…
Avocado Showdown With Avocados From Mexico
Hobby Chefs Dish Up Avocado Recipes In A Tough Culinary Competition – The Avocado Showdown! It’s been a rough life being an Avocados from Mexico in the past few months. I’ve been creating delicious avocado-based dishes, interviewing sports royalty and celebrity chefs, giving myself avocado facials, and the worst yet, having to sample through tasty avocado dishes…
Molson Canadian Cider Night at PICA
As you know we love to cook, so when Molson invited us down to sample their new cider and learn some new cider-based recipes at PICA, we happily showed up with our aprons on! This is an excellent example of how to promote a product. The cider is refreshing and we got to know more about…
Vancouver Avocado Showdown Cooking Competition
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,…
From Farms to Forks 5
A Growing Chefs! Harvest Kitchen Party Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts TICKETS $169 Sunday, October 5th, 2014 Doors 5:30pm Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts 1505 West 2nd Ave. For the fifth year in a row, we’re bringing together some of the city’s most prominent chefs, mixologists, and the region’s best growers and…
Pedroncelli Winery Dinner at PICA
Join the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts at Bistro 101 for an evening of delectable wine paired and their talented students’ creations. On June 24, 2014 Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley, Pedroncelli Winery is featured. Julie (Pedroncelli) St. John – owner, Paul Martin of Peacock & Martin Wines – importer, and our ever so suave maitre d’s Adam Butler & Tim Goodison will all be on hand…
High Coffee Debuts in Vancouver
First-of-its-kind Concept Developed by NABOB Coffee Company — We’ve all heard of High Tea – but High Coffee? NABOB Coffee Company invites you to join them for this first-of-its-kind concept in Canada. Coffee connoisseurs have become increasingly sophisticated and discerning in recent years, so NABOB has decided they deserve their own afternoon ritual complete with…
Menu Leak! – From Farms to Forks 3
A Growing Chefs! Harvest Kitchen Party Sunday, October 21st at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts Early Bird Tickets $149 Sunday, October 21st, 2012 Doors 5:30pm Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts 1505 West 2nd Ave. For tickets call 778.885.1308 or email us to purchase directly, or purchase online. We’re bringing together some of the city’s most prominent chefs and…
EAT! Vancouver Joins Pop-Up Trend with Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts’s Pop Up Culinary Centre
Vancouver’s had its share of pop-up markets, retail stores, and donut shops. Now, the EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival on June 1-3 is jumping on the pop-up bandwagon by presenting the Pop-Up Culinary Centre in conjunction with long-time EAT! exhibitor, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA). This isn’t your typical quiche or cookie baking home economics class. Nine different classes – teaching…
A New Shaken & Stirred: An Introduction to Craft Cocktails Course
Shaking & Stirring her way onto Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts’ (PICA) already successful educational libation roster is Joanne Sasvari, author of Vancouver Sun’s ‘In Good Spirits’ column, who steps up to the bar with a new to the city eight-week, Shaken & Stirred: An Introduction to Craft Cocktails Course starting Monday, April 16th. Sasvari’s new Craft Cocktail Course joins…
Foodie Fridays on @news1130radio
Click here to listen – Foodie Fridays NEWS1130 March 9, 2012 This week on Foodie Fridays we feature Fraiche Restaurant in West Vancouver. In a room with some of the best dining views this city has to offer, Chef Jeffrey Alvarez creates globally influenced dishes using mainly local and always sustainable ingredients. Offering lunch,…
The Herbies: Results of our 12th annual Great Northwest Wine Lists Competition
It appears as if maybe the worst is behind us. A year ago, there were fears that another Great Depression was knocking at our door with a tin cup. Thankfully, regardless of who deserves what credit, we haven’t seen soup lines in Northwest wine country. If many of the restaurants listed in the 12th annual…
Ocean Wise Chowder ChowDown Vancouver
November 24, 2010 The 3rd annual Ocean Wise Chowder ChowDown At the Vancouver Aquarium 7 – 10pm Tickets are $40 (non-members) and $32 (members) 12 of BC’s top Ocean Wise chefs reveal their newest chowder competing for the Best Sustainable Seafood Chowder on the West Coast. 12 top BC craft brewers provide delicious pairings. Celebrity…
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts to Compete Again in the 2nd International Culinary School Tapas Competition in Valladolid, Spain
Whitney Wright is Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts’ (PICA) student tapas competition winner and will represent Canada in the 2nd Annual Culinary School Tapas Competition in Valladolid, Spain held November 6 – 11, 2010. For the second consecutive year a PICA student has been chosen to represent Canada in this live televised finals competition hosted…
News from Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
Plugged-In Tour of Granville Island’s Artistry & History Leaves Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) 10AM every Friday – rain or shine. Join PICA for a plugged-in Chef Instructor led walking tour of Vancouver’s historic and diverse Granville Island. Plug-in a headset and set out to experience this area’s breathtaking and seasonal ambience, savouring along…
NIGHT OF THE ‘KILLER’ WINE DINNER at PICA
Fear not . . . you’re going to love Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts – Bistro 101’s Fall ‘Killer’ Wine Dinner line-up! Monday, October 25th, just in time for Halloween, Restaurant Chef Instructor, Johannes Oberbichler and our in-house sommelier, Tim Ellison add a little spook to both menu and wineglass. We tempt you to join…
Summer Heat Inspired Beer Dinner
Date: Wednesday, August 18th Time: 6:30 PM Start (Single-Seating) Cost: $65.00 per person (without pairings $45.00) Reservations on-line at www.bistro101.com Location: Bistro 101® at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, 1505 West Second Avenue, Vancouver Halt your swirl and sniffing, pull in your pinkie and put the stemware away, this summer add…
