The Royal Thai Consulate General, Sutthiluck Sa-ngarmangkang, is now settled at her residence and invited media into her home for a preview for this weekend’s (August 23/24, 2014) Discover Thailand Festival. Discovering Thailand Festival 2014 (www.worldculinary.net/thailand) is taking place at the Vancouver Art Gallery, North Plaza. The presentations included a cooking demonstration of very tasty and not too spicy…
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Vancouver Farmers Market Tomato Festival
Celebrate the “Love Apple” with tastings, beautiful and informative displays and recipes to make with those delectable heirlooms you just found at the market. James Coleridge from Bella Gelateria will be crafting tomato basil gelato from Sole Food Street Farms tomatoes and Earth Apple Farm basil! This limited edition gelato will be available at the Trout Lake & Kitsilano Tomato Festivals…
Willkommen! to Harvest Haus
New autumn festival brings a taste of Northern Europe to Vancouver With their continuing passion for bringing accessible, premium cultural experiences to Vancouver, The Social Concierge has partnered with Wet Ape Productions to present the inaugural Harvest Haus from October 2 – 5, 2014. For four days, Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza will be transformed into a multi-media…
North American Hemp Co.
A few months back I started using North American Hemp Co hair and face products and I’m still addicted to these lotions and potions. They are available at London Drugs and currently on sale, the shampoo and conditioner is only $7.99. The moisturizing shampoo is just what it claims to be – moisturizing! I have dry hair…
Baconfest 2014 Urban Diggs Farm
Come and celebrate International Bacon Day with us at Urban Diggs 5th annual Baconfest…. a celebration of all things porky & delicious…. especially bacon! Your $10 admission gets you into the event, one complimentary beverage & entertainment. Reup BBQ will be on site frying up deep fried pork belly sandwiches and with “hog dogs” on the grill…
#DAY2NIGHT Summer Market Explosion
Local Vancouver foodie event, Hawkers Market, is coming together with The Eastside Flea on Saturday August 16th to host a summer market explosion!! TICKETS! Featuring Vancouver’s favorite flea market, local food vendors, large bar with craft beer & fun summer cocktails, outdoor food trucks, live music & DJ’s… this is an event like Vancouver has…
Araxi Long Table Pemberton
The Araxi Longtable Dinners are British Columbia’s most exciting al fresco dining experiences. Staged at North Arm Farm in Pemberton and Lost Lake in Whistler in past summers, these sold-out events embraced our extraordinary local ingredients picked at the peak of the season. Guests have the opportunity to meet the suppliers who raise the produce,…
Canadian Cheese Rolling
Do you fancy running down the hill to chase a cheese wheel? It’s not really for me, but I would run for cheese if I was assured something cheese-filled at the end. Thankfully I didn’t have to do much other than catch a cab to get down to Forage Restaurant for the media preview of…
Contest Closed Pirate Pak Day #Giveaway $25 White Spot Gift Cert
CONTEST CLOSED In honor of Pirate Pak Day we are giving away a $25 Gift Cert to White Spot. a Rafflecopter giveaway Get ready to set sail because Wednesday August 13th is Pirate Pak Day at White Spot. It’s the one day a year when adults can be kids again and enjoy their very own Pirate Pak! And…
Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields
Feast of Fields is a 4 hour wandering harvest festival held around British Columbia; Vancouver’s event is on September 7, 2014. With a wine glass and linen napkin in hand, you can taste the very best of BC from chefs, farmers, fishers, ranchers, food artisans, vintners, brewers, distillers and other beverage producers from across the province. Feast…
CONTEST CLOSED Lululemon SeaWheeze Yoga and Festival #Giveaway
Contest closed and good luck to all half marathoners! In honor of the countdown to the SeaWheeze Lululemon Half Marathon and Sunset Festival, we’ve partnered with Lululemon for a $300 + giveaway! Here’s what’s included (all from Lululemon) Two tickets to Sunset Festival August 23, 2014 6 pm ($50.00) The mat ($68.00) The towel ($38.00) The Loop…
Beery Good BBQ Sauce
We do have some store bought rubs and sauces and there are indeed some that are excellent and need no improving upon. However when our consulting chef, Michael :o), makes his own sauce the flavours are always way better. Here’s the latest version and what he’s putting on ribs later this week. So good. 1 small…
CONTEST CLOSED #Giveaway Fjallraven Rucksuck $200
In honour of the upcoming July 30, 2014 Fjallraven Guide to Hiking seminar we are giving away a Fjallraven Rucksuck. To win check out a Rafflecopter giveaway They’ll be presenting the top 5 picks for day hikes in the area, along with some basic safety tips and gear considerations. The hikes will cover a variety of…
CND Vinylux Paradise Collection
Just in time for the recent heat wave comes a collection of nail polish that’s just as hot as this insane heat – the CND Vinylux Paradise Collection. I am finally getting to spend time on my nails although I’ve had the polish sitting out waiting on my counter for some time now. I hope you have more time in…
Get Inspiralized
July 13, 2104 from 11 am-12 pm join Williams-Sonoma for a class designed by Ali Maffucci, blogger and founder of Inspiralized.com, the ultimate online resource for cooking with the spiralizer. This class will teach you some of Ali’s favorite recipes and tips. These recipes are perfect for summer, many of them are gluten-free and paleo-friendly as…
Deighton Cup Style Event
Exclusive Presentation of Hive Mind Millinery Ladies, we are about to get fancy. The style stakes are high at this year’s annual Deighton Cup –the most anticipated fashion event on Vancouver’s summer social calendar. Why not get an edge on the competition with the help of Mine & Yours, Dominique Hanke, and Celebrity Stylist Crystal…
46 South Fish Co. – Fishing NZ Waters Sustainably
While I have slurped down my share of West Coast Oysters and fully support local food consumption, there are times of the year when our fine British Columbia bivalves are just not the best and actual days on end when they are completely inedible. Therefore, when I need to pop a few shells on these…
Vancouver 100 Mile Cocktail Challenge
Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster 100 Mile Challenge. Restaurants and bars from all over the city were invited to enter their 100 mile cocktail creations into this challenge, most have created a special cocktail creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant/bar will be featuring their 100 mile cocktail creations on their menu from July 4-27, 2014….
Bearfoot Bistro World Oyster Invitational
They Came They Shucked They Conquered Never wanting to be left out from any oyster event we can get to in a reasonable manner, we headed up to Whistler for the Annual World Oyster Invitational and Caesar Battle. Once settled in at the Westin Whistler Resort & Spa we enjoyed a chill night at the hotel, dining…
Hawkers comes to “Main Streat” !
Main Street July 5th at Maker Labs. July’s installment of Hawkers Market focuses on bringing together food, art, lights and music…and more food. Exclusive art and light projects will be installed throughout the market. New food pop ups and food trucks launching including Lear Fay Cafe, Oxtale, A Cream Puff Pop Up from the Food Gays and…
