What’s Should Be On Your Agenda This Week How’s your September going? There’s a certain crispness in the air and signs of fall are rapidly appearing around here and I’m not sure whether to wear a sundress or a sweater these days. Although I’m usually at a loss when if comes to fashion, though. We…
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Edible Canada Hosts Top Chefs
UPCOMING MARKET DINNERS & EVENTS Guest chefs from BC are en route to Edible Canada for gourmet, seasonal feasts in the private room at the Market. 2015 Guest Chef Market Dinner series will welcome new chefs and old favourites into the custom demo kitchen in the heart of Granville Island. For these one-of-a-kind evenings, guests enjoy an…
26th Annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards Winners
Ask for Luigi wins Restaurant of the Year and Vikram Vij is named Chef of the Year Congrats to all winners and nominees for the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. We missed the celebration this year (again), but were there in spirit! Thanks to the diligence of a few key tweeters, notably food reporter Erin Ireland…
Dinner By Starlight with Vikram Vij
VIKRAM VIJ, WITH GUESTS OF HONOUR: THE DABBAWALAS OF MUMBAI WHEN: Saturday July 12 @ 7pm WHERE: Secret location (revealed to ticket holders only two days in advance of the event) TICKETS: $350 seat / $2500 table of 8 Book a Seat/Table Seating for 2 – $700.00 CADTable of 8 – $2,500.00 CAD Dinner by Starlight has…
Indian Summer Festival Opening Gala – Culinary Tour With Vikram Vij
A CULINARY TOUR OF ASIA CURATED BY VIKRAM VIJ, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS WHEN: Thursday, July 3 @ 7:30 pm WHERE: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall St. Vancouver TICKETS: $85* Mingle with special guests, imbibe fine sips and nibbles, and experience Indian Summer magic as you explore one of the city’s most exquisite gardens. Vancouver’s gastronomic…
Opening Gala Indian Summer Festival
A CULINARY TOUR OF SOUTH ASIA, CURATED BY VIKRAM VIJ WHEN Thursday, July 4 @ 7:30pm WHERE Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden • 578 Carrall St, Vancouver TICKETS $75 BUY NOW VIJ’S RESTAURANT Vikram Vij talks about his restaurant, inspirations, ideas. Presenting Partner Associate Partners Celebrate the first day of Indian Summer with festival artists, patrons and special guests. Vancouver’s gastronomic…
Dinner By Starlight, With Vij and special guest Sanjeev Kapoor
Date: Friday, July 12 at 7:00pm Where: Secret Location (revealed to ticket holders only) Cost: $350/person http://indiansummerfestival.ca/events/dinner_by_starlight/ Vancouver’s own celebrity chef Vikram Vij will conjure up a one-time-only four course meal for guest of honour Sanjeev Kapoor. Sanjeev Kapoor is the much beloved and award-winning chef responsible forKhana Khazana, the longest running cookery show in…
Cook Live with Vikram Vij!
Internationally Renowned Chef to Host Online Cooking Show – This Time At UBC Award-winning chef, Vikram Vij, has announced he will be hosting Western Canada’s first ever live-streamed online cooking show on Thursday June 6th, 2013 live from Vij’s Kitchen at UBC. Following up on his wildly successful live online cook-along in Toronto, viewers on…
Top Chef Canada to Feature Vikram Vij & Indian Cuisine
The upcoming episode of Top Chef Canada, airing Monday May 20th at 9pm ET/10pm PT exclusively on Food Network Canada, will feature Indian cuisine, and Vancouver-based award winning chef Vikram Vij as guest judge for the Elimination Challenge. In Monday night’s Elimination Challenge, the chefs must create an Indian feast for the judges and guests,…
Vikram Vij Launches “Vij’s Kitchen” at UBC
Award-winning Vancouver-based chef Vikram Vij and his wife Meeru Dhalwala are proud to announce their involvement in a brand new venture with the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Vij’s Kitchen is a facility that provides state-of-the-art learning space for UBC students studying food, nutrition and health, dietetics, community health and…
CONTEST CLOSED#Giveaway #Contest Pilsner Urquell Perfect Pairing Cookbook and 6 pack
Contest Closed – Congrats @FreyjaRealEstat happy cooking and drinking! *Available only for Vancouverites or those that can pick up in Vancouver To WIN – ALL 3 please 1) Leave a comment on this post naming one of the restaurants in the book 2) Follow @goodlifevan on Twitter 3) Post the following to Twitter: RT AND comment on site to #win #cookbook…
Canadian Chefs Create Lager-Inspired Cookbook
THE “PILSNER URQUELL PERFECT PAIRINGS COOKBOOK” MERGES CANADIAN FLAVOURS WITH THE ORIGINAL PILSNER Thirty-eight celebrated chefs from across Canada have contributed their favourite Pilsner Urquell-inspired recipes to a limited edition cookbook designed for the chef-at-home. From Braised Alberta Spring Creek Beef Short Ribs to Haute Poutine with Duck Confit and Quebec Cheese Curds, the PILSNER…
Indian Summer Opening Gala: A Culinary Tour of India with Vikram Vij & Friends
DATE & TIME: Thursday July 5 @ 7pm LOCATION: W2′s Indian Summer Lounge (aka W2 Media Cafe), 111 W Hastings St. (@ Abbott St.) $60 BUY TICKETS Celebrate the first day of Indian Summer with festival artists and special guests. Vancouver’s own Vikram Vij, widely recognized as one of the world’s top Indian cuisine chefs,…
Dinner by Starlight, With Vikram Vij
DATE & TIME: Saturday July 7 @ 7pm LOCATION: To be revealed to ticket holders only 2 weeks in advance of the event TICKETS: $350/seat or $2500/table On the occasion of the Indian Summer Festival, Vikram Vij invites you to an exclusive dinner reception at a secret location with the icon of Indian cinema, Sharmila…
Vikram Vij’s Food to Be Sold at the All-New BC Place
Enjoy the Game While Eating Curry From Vij’s Vij’s Inspired Indian Cuisine is extremely pleased to announce a culinary partnership with Centreplate at BC Place, as upon the official opening tonight (Friday September 30th), spectators will be able to watch the game from the stands while enjoying curries created by celebrated chef Vikram Vij. As…
Chefs Across the Water 2011
Hastings House Country House Hotel and Dining Room on Salt Spring Island is pleased to announce our guest chef program is returning for 2011—top BC chefs have been invited to prepare multiple-course dinners in the Hastings House kitchen, incorporating Salt Spring Island’s produce, seafood, and meats. Wine pairings featuring BC wines will be offered to…
Vikram Vij Inspired Indian Cuisine at Indian Summer Festival
On July 13, as part of www.indiansummerfestival.ca Vikram Vij one of the world’s top Indian cuisine chefs will present a cooking performance, accompanied by live music, taking guests on a culinary journey. The performance will be followed by a three-course meal, paired with fine beverages and live music. Limited to 50 seats! WEDNESDAY JULY 13…
An Evening with Meeru Dhawala
Fundraise for Growing Chefs We have another exciting event coming up on November 19th. Meeru Dhalwala, co-owner of Vij’s and Rangoli restaurants and co-author of Vij’s at Home, will share some of her cooking techniques, recipes and ideas on how to feed your family healthy and delicious Indian meals on a limited budget. Meeru will…
Vij’s at Home House Party Launch
Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks is pleased to launch Vij’s at Home House Party Launch Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks is pleased to launch Vij’s at Home: Relax, Honey, the highly anticipated second cookbook by Meeru Dhalwala and Vikram Vij, Vancouver’s gurus of haute Indian cuisine. As the busy owners of ever-popular Vij’s and Rangoli restaurants and…
Cook Book Awards at Books to Cooks
The Fourth Annual Sprouts cookbook awards will soon be upon us. On Thursday, April 8 at 6 p.m. we honour Tender Volume 1 by Nigel Slater (Judges’ choice) and The Tastes of Sonora Resort by Matthew Stowe (People’s choice) with a festive evening of good cheer, hors d’oeuvres prepared by Vikram Vij and Meeru Dhalwala and…
