Local Restaurants Band Together for Cultural Vibrancy When Meeru Dhalwala, co-owner of Vij’s, was faced with drastically tanking sales, even at Vij’s, one of the restaurants with the hardest seats to nail in the city, she racked her brain for “pivots” and had a vivid memory of how hard it was for her parents in…
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Winter Harvest Dinner At Wildebeest
Wildebeest Welcomes Acorn For Roots to Shoots Winter Harvest Dinner on January 13 Two of our favourite restaurants and Chefs are teaming up for a Winter Harvest Dinner at Wildebeest as Chef Ian McHale hosts The Acorn Chef Devon Latte for a multi-course feast. We love that there’s a zero-proof cocktail pairing option too! For…
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…
What’s Good August 28th Edition
What Should be on your Agenda It’s the last week of August, which always seems scary, but I’m feeling kind of ready for the upcoming season. How about you? Fretting that it’s the last days of summer in Vancouver, or full into the fall!? I’m getting my finances organized, back working out intensely, cooking lots…
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…
Golden Dumpling Cook Off and Derby August 12!
Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie and Here There present Vancouver’s Golden Dumpling Cook Off! The Cookoff returns August 9th! Refreshments are by Red Truck Brewery, restaurants will plate fresh takes on the filling-and-wrapper format. An expert panel of judges will taste their way through entries from 17 restaurants battling to fill, wrap, steam and fry their way…
Interview with Chef Brian Skinner from The Acorn Vancouver
#ccc2014 @goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-8, 2014 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. Each year I send them some questions prior to the challenge. Here is the scoop from Chef Brian Skinner from The Acorn in Vancouver. What was your first food memory? Eating mussels with cream and garlic…
