Arts Club Cooking Class with David Robertson of Dirty Apron Cooking School

What to cook this spring? We take some lessons from Dirty Apron We updated this post from 2012 as it’s still so very relevant. Especially with spot prawn season starting this week! The Arts Club Theatre Company is known for it’s theatrical productions, but each spring they produce more than just theatre and host cooking…

Cooking Classes at the Uncommon Cafe

Why not take a Cooking Class to prepare for your holiday entertaining needs? You may even be able to cancel the caterer! Learn to make choux pastry while sippping on some Champagne and snacking on Charcuterie in Gastown with the Uncommon Cafe! November 14th 6pm & 8pm: UDS2; Choux, Champagne & Charcuterie Join the Uncommon…

Cooking Classes with Chef Celine Turenne at 39th and Cambie BCLDB

If you’d like to learn a bit more about food and wine pairing as well as take a cooking class, the BC Liquor Store on Cambie and 39th has some lessons on Duck on December 2nd, 2013.  The “Duck Cooking Demonstration” with chef Celine Turenne is from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m and tickets are only $30!…

Learn to cook something new for Diwali

Diwali Fest 2013 October 29 – November 8 We celebrate our 10th Anniversary with a new name, new features and the traditions we’ve begun over the years by engaging community centres around Vancouver. The Annual Festival of contemporary and classical South Asian arts & culture, previously called Vancouver Celebrates Diwali, runs October 29 to November 8 at venues across Metro Vancouver. New! Diwali…

BC Dine and Vine: A Celebration of Local Flavours

The Dirty Apron and house wine for a night of BC food and wine pairings you won’t soon forget. Revel in cooking with local ingredients while you sip Riesling, Pinot Noir, and Syrah as well as a sparkling and dessert wine. The class will start with BC Spot Prawn and Yuzu Ginger Vegetable Gyozas. Next, Crispy BC Duck…

Festa Lidia – Meet Lidia Bastianich with Books to Cooks

Great Opportunity to meet THE Lidia Bastianich – GLV Monday, October 28, 2013 6:00pm – 9:00pm Italian Cultural Centre (map) 3075 Slocan Street Vancouver, B.C. Canada Celebrating Lidia is exactly what we plan to do tonight.    This event will be held in centre of the Italian community, The Italian Cultural Centre.   The Vancouver Opera will sing arias from Tosca,…

Crepe Cooking Classes in Down Town Vancouver

Found these cool little cooking classes that send you home with a bread basket. Perfect for a date night me thinks!  Held at European Breads on Burrard Street. GLV Authentic Crepe-Making Class for 2 includes: • Coffee & tea upon arrival • 2 dinner crepes accompanied with 2 glasses of wine • 1 dessert crepe…

Cooking Classes with the Arts Club Theatre

THE ARTS CLUB PUTS THE CELEBRITY IN ITS SPECIAL PRESENTATION SUMMER COOKING CLASSES The Arts Club Theatre Company’s duo of July Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes will showcase sumptuous summer fare and fine B.C. wine. Top chefs from YEW seafood + bar and La Quercia move from the kitchen to the patio to demonstrate how to…

Williams-Sonoma June Cookbook Club BBQ Addiction by Bobby Flay

JUNE COOKBOOK CLUB BOOK: Barbecue Addiction by Bobby Flay June 12, 2013 The man who got America fired up about grilling now extends his serious outdoor skills to low and slow barbecue and the intoxicating flavors of wood smoke. Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Addiction is the new outdoor cooking manifesto for fellow worshippers of smoke, fire, and…

Foodie Fridays on NEWS1130 April 5, 2013

Foodie Friday April 5, 2013 – click to listen If you are looking to escape Vancouver’s rain no need to go too far.  The Okanagan sunshine calls from April 17-21 when Osoyoos and Oliver celebrate all things Oyster.  Travel up through the Similkameen Valley, book into some great rates at Walnut Beach Resort and whi le…

April Cookbook Club at Williams-Sonoma

BOOK: WILLIAMS-SONOMA KITCHEN GARDEN April 10, 2013 South Granville For home cooks and vegetable gardeners alike, this book is the go-to guide for anyone looking to connect the virtues of the homegrown and homemade to your everyday table. On the menu: Radishes with Butter & Herbed Salt Warm Asparagus & Israeli Couscous Salad Fennel Seed-Crusted Chicken…

Cookbook Club Williams-Sonoma – Nigellisima

Cookbook Club – Wednesday, March 13 (Fee: $75 per person; includes cooking class book with signed bookplate and 10% discount after the class) Nigellissima, like the Italian cooking from which it takes its inspiration, is a celebration of food that is fresh, delicious, and unpretentious. Here Nigella Lawson serves up straightforward and mouthwatering recipes that are quick and easy yet elevate weeknight meals into…

Cook Like a French Chef at Bistro Pastis

“This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!” said Julia Child, the woman who taught North Americans how to cook on her weekly TV program The French Chef. In honour of the 100th anniversary of Julia’s birth, our very own…

Indian Cooking Made Easy with Meeru Dhalwala – co-owner of Vij’s

RELAX HONEY – IT’S EASY TO LEARN INDIAN COOKING Meeru Dhalwala, co-owner of the award-winning Vij’s and Rangoli restaurants, and a member of the BC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, is giving a cooking class based on her most recent book Vij’s at Home -Relax Honey. This unique opportunity to learn the secrets of great…

Cooking Classes with The Arts Club

COOKING CLASSES LIKE NO OTHER WITH THE ARTS CLUB’S CELEBRITY CHEFS SERIES Learn how to create haute cuisine at home! The Arts Club Theatre Company announces its spring 2012 lineup of Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes, running from May 28 to July 18. These intimate four-course dinners held at private residences throughout Vancouver give guests the…

Dirty Apron Cooking Class with House Wine

Calling All Single Men! Love food but tired of cooking for one? The Dirty Apron Cooking School is bringing city singles together in a class designed to help students meet their match in the kitchen. Join us for a no-pressure combination of cooking, wining, dining and dating, as you make gourmet dishes, and hopefully a…

Cookshop Cooking Classes

Come in for a fantastic lineup of classes offering fine food and great value! Store or school gift certificates are a perfect gift. Below are some of the highlights for early April. Register now at www.cookshop.ca or by phone at 604-873-5683. WEST COAST ASIAN – Tuesday, April 10th – 6:00 -9:00pm Tonight,Executive Chef Karen Barnaby…