Executive Chef Chris Whittaker has been all around BC, searching and gathering for his newest project – forage. On Tuesday, November 20th, Whittaker will open the doors to forage and welcome Vancouverites to their newest dining spot. Casual, comfortable and affordable, forage celebrates all things BC. The menu is locally focused in both food and…
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Diva at the Met revs up lunch with food truck eats
New lunch lineup showcases $17 handmade Diva Corndog Diva at the Met, located in the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver, takes street-eats to the next level with food truck-inspired lunch features. Leading the lineup is the Diva Corndog, a handmade gourmet corndog that consists of a sweetbread sausage battered in buttermilk and cornmeal and topped with truffle…
A Special Night with Canada’s Favourite Recipes, Rose Murray Elizabeth Baird
Edible Canada is proud to welcome Canadian Culinary icons Rose Murray and Elizabeth Baird for a special evening to celebrate their new cookbook, Canada’s Favourite Recipes. Murray is a bestselling cookbook author. You may have noticed a poster of her latest book, A Taste of Canada, gracing the walls of our bistro. Baird was the…
Eastside Culture Crawl November 16 + 17 + 18, 2012
Tannis Hopkins Art For Food Lovers will be present at the 16th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl – a FREE 3-day visual arts phenomenon. Art For Food Lovers are off the east side loading bay of the 1000 Parker St building # 108. This event involves more than 10,000 people visiting artists in their studios in the area…
Beaujolais Nouveau 2012
Celebrate at Kits Daily Kitchen – November 15, 2012 At one past midnight on the third Thursday of each November, from little villages and towns like Romanèche-Thorins, over a million cases of Beaujolais Nouveau begin their journey through a sleeping France to Paris for immediate shipment to all parts of the world. By the time…
Chef Taryn Wa – Savoury Chef – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here are the answers from Taryn Wa from Savoury Chef. What…
Chef Lee Humphries – C Restaurant – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the answers from Lee Humphries of C Restaurant. Where did you…
Chef Darin Paterson – Bogner’s – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the answers from Darin Paterson from Bogner’s of Penticton. What…
La Cigale opens in Kitsilano
After 11 years at the famous French Bistro La Régalade in West Vancouver it was time for Brigitte Raye to move on and start a new dining experience! Joining her is her talented son, Kevin. He was trained in Hell’s Kitchen by his father Alain RAYE, at la Régalade. Oh la la the menu he…
Canada’s Jay Jones Named One of the World’s Best Bartenders
For the first time ever, ten of the world’s top bartenders travelled to Cognac, France, the home of GREY GOOSE® Vodka, for the GREY GOOSE 10 tour and global cocktail competition. Among them was Canada’s own master barman Jay Jones from MARKET at the Shangri-La Hotel in Vancouver. “The experience was spectacular on so many…
From Shangri-La with Love
Martinis shaken… and stirred, in a setting worthy of Bond. James Bond, code name 007, has captivated audiences for 50 years. On November 8th, the eve of the release of Skyfall, Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver is celebrating all things Bond. Join us in Xi Shi Lounge, where we have a License to Thrill, beginning at 8:00…
Chef Jeff Van Geest – Miradoro – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the answers from Jeff Van Geest from Miradoro Restaurant in…
Chef Joe Campo – Westin Bayshore – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s we chat with Chef Joe Campo of the Westin Bayshore…
Yolk’s Food Truck
I had a dentist appointment this morning so I felt that I had to give myself something to look forward to afterwards as a reward for the torture I was about to endure. As it turned out, I actually had a little bit of fun at the dentist, and left with a goody bag of dental…
Chef Quang Dang – West Restaurant – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver on Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here we dish up West Restaurant’s Chef Quang Dang’s…
Chef Mark Filatow – Waterfront Wines – Gold Medal Plates
#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the scoop on Chef Mark Filatow from Waterfront Restaurant…
Pumpkin – The Seasonal Bacon
Pumpkin – The New Bacon – News headlines rang out this week declaring pumpkin the “it” ingredient du jour. Well then. This may just be the case as pumpkin is seasonal and has always been an essential part of fall menus. And these days it seems pumpkins gone on a marketing blitz and it’s not…
Tinhorn Creek Winemakers’ Dinner at Cornucopia
Aura Restaurant & Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Showcase the Abundance of Autumn Whistler Restaurant’s Winemakers’ Dinner features Oliver, BC wines for Cornucopia On Friday, November 9th, Whistler’s lauded Aura Restaurant will celebrate the award-winning wines of Tinhorn Creek Vineyards in an exclusive winemakers’ dinner during Cornucopia: Whistler’s Celebration of Wine and Food. With a menu inspired by…
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…
Driftwood Brewmasters Dinner @Biercraft
October 25 – Five course brewmasters dinner with Cicerone, Don Farion and Exective Chef, Stephen Chadband. An expertly paired evening with some of Canada’s best craft beers along with west coast inspired dishes. A representative of the brewery will join the dinner that evening to explain the beers and answer any questions. The beer line…
