After my last trip to Toronto where I over packed and ended up lugging heavy things around, straining my shoulder and drastically annoying me, I decided to look into travelling smartly. After intensive research I came up with these excellent items that are sure to make your journey a less stressful one. Scott…
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CONTEST CLOSED #Giveaway Ticket to TEDxVancouver Oct 18
CONTEST CLOSED Congrats to Loren and Mark! See you there! In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. On October 18 TEDxVancouer hosts a day of speakers and discussion around the theme of TILT – exploring ideas from another angle. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that…
CONTEST CLOSED $450 #Giveaway for Vancouver Home + Design Show
Congrats to Tessa! The Vancouver Home + Design Show is where it all comes together for any home improvement project! GIVEAWAY Save More Plumbing Hand Shower Rail – $200 value Noir Lash Lounge Full Lash Set – $100 value Aspen Clean House Cleaning Kit – $75 value 5 tickets to the Show adult tickets – $75 value…
CONTEST CLOSED #GIVEAWAY $150+ Soup Sisters & Broth Brothers Cookbook and Launch Tickets
CONTEST CLOSED In honour of this awesome cookbook we are doing a giveaway for 2 Tickets for the event and a copy of the Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers Cookbook as well as the original Soup Sisters Cookbook! Worth over $150! a Rafflecopter giveaway Enjoy fantastic soups prepared by celebrity chefs and pick up your…
CONTEST CLOSED #GIVEAWAY 2 LOBSTER DINNERS Earls Restaurant October 3 and 4
CONTEST CLOSED #WorththeWork Lobster lovers take note! This deal comes but once a year. Just $30 for a 1.5 lb fresh Atlantic lobster with grilled lemon butter, Earls’ famous Caesar salad and a pin of Alexander Keith’s. Only while quantities last and they surely won’t last long! Contact your local Earls for Inquiries! a Rafflecopter…
Earls Restaurant The Lobster Event October 3 and 4
#WorththeWork Lobster lovers take note! This deal comes but once a year. Just $30 for a 1.5 lb fresh Atlantic lobster with grilled lemon butter, Earls’ famous Caesar salad and a pin of Alexander Keith’s. Only while quantities last and they surely won’t last long! Contact your local Earls for Inquiries! *Sponsored Post
Postponed til Oct. 4/5 Little Locavore Liam Lewis does his first Pop Up this weekend
Hawkers Market & Made From Scratch Saturday and Sunday set to the summer sounds of local band BESTiE! Vancouver is home to one of Canada’s youngest chefs in Training. Liam Lewis who goes by the moniker The Little Locavore is 12 years old and is taking on the Vancouver food scene by storm eating everything…
CONTEST CLOSED #GIVEAWAY Fraser Valley Food Show Ned Bell’s TUNA/Tickets/Hopcott Farms Gift Basket
Congrats to VELMA! Now who wants to go to the Fraser Valley Food Show? We’ve got four tickets, a big tuck box full of Chef Ned Bell’s Albacore Tuna and other chef surprises, AND a stocked full gift basket from Hopcott Meats. a Rafflecopter giveaway In 2 weeks, gluten-free food producers, food vendors, butchers, sausage…
Chef Comp at Main Street Station Farmers Market
Pro-Am Competition Details Here’s your chance to compete head-to-head alongside a couple of the most reputable chefs in town. Chef Alvin Pillay of the Blackbird Public House and Oyster Bar and Chef Nathan Lowey of Campagnolo are inviting aspiring chefs to partner with them in a friendly pro-am competition at the Main Street Station Farmers…
Canada’s Ultimate Twitter Party with President’s Choice
Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at from 7 AM to 10 PM EST join Canada’s Ultimate Twitter Party, brought to you by President’s Choice®. It’s time to feed your curiosity! Coast to coast with @preschoice on September 24, 2014 to find out what every Canadian is discovering when it comes to food. Get ready for a fun and informative, real-time conversation with fellow…
Vancouver Modern Home Tour
September 20 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm | $30 a Rafflecopter giveaway Modern Home Tours is pleased to announce the 2014 Vancouver Modern Home Tour in conjunction with Western Living Magazine’s Design Week and Vancouver Design Week. Curated by Western Living Magazine Editor-in-Chief Anicka Quin…
Vancouver Modern Home Tour
September 20 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm | $30 Modern Home Tours is pleased to announce the 2014 Vancouver Modern Home Tour in conjunction with Western Living Magazine’s Design Week and Vancouver Design Week. Curated by Western Living Magazine Editor-in-Chief Anicka Quin and Modern Home Tours, the second annual Vancouver Modern Home Tour offers…
Feast of Fields Craft Brewers
#MVFeastOf2014 Chef GoodLifeVan (Michael Smith) I was told that I could come to Feast of Fields this year to sit on a blanket, read a book and drink craft beer. Well I only managed to do one of the above but that one was the best part! The beer sampling of course. The BC craft…
J Natural Spa
I have walked up 4th Avenue in Kitsilano hundreds of times and never noticed J Natural Spa before. There’s a signboard that I must have passed, but it’s tucked away on the upper level. I must have been tweeting or somehow focused on something else. Never mind, as I have found it now. SocialShopper put…
Moon Festival Tea Service The Urban Tea Merchant
The Chinese Moon Festival is on Monday, September 8 this year and until then The Urban Tea Merchant is serving up their Moon Festival Tea Service. Always a fan of afternoon tea at The Urban Tea Merchant, I was excited to mix it up a bit with the addition of Moon Cakes and a few extra Asian-influenced items on…
Mystery Chefs Host ‘Slow Fish’ Dinner
Well known chefs cook together to raise awareness for sustainable seafood Join @slowfoodcanada Slow Fish movement with 8 mystery chefs & @ChefsTableBC Sept 27 http://bit.ly/1lHb5nV Wine and dine for sustainable seafood at the inaugural @ChefsTableBC Slow Fish Mystery Dinner http://bit.ly/1lHb5nV [Vancouver, BC] Lovers of seafood and social times are alerted to mark their calendars. On September…
CONTEST CLOSED Giveaway 4 slice $100 Moulinex Toaster
Congrats to NATHAN! Winner! Get toasting with this great giveaway! With a full brushed stainless steel finish, the Moulinex 4 Slice Toaster is perfect for toasting bread, bagels and more. Extra wide slots and 6 adjustable settings, for perfect toast every time. Dual chamber with independent controls. a Rafflecopter giveaway
Sip & Savour Salt Spring Island
Each September Salt Spring Island gets festive with Sip & Savour Salt Spring Island. This year the events take place during National Organic week from Friday, September 19th to Sunday, September 21st, 2014. The festival brings together growers, food providers and chefs from Salt Spring Island and partners them with vintners representing the wine growing regions of British…
Sip & Savour Salt Spring will take place on Friday, September 19th to Sunday, September 21st, 2014
Celebrate National Organic Week on Salt Spring Island! The Festival will bring together growers, food providers and chefs from Salt Spring Island and partner them with local craft brewers and vintners representing the wine growing regions of British Columbia. Foodies, start your engines, Sip & Savour Salt Spring 2014 is coming soon! Menus are planned, reservations are being…
