‘Welcome to Eastvan’ has been a fixture in the DTES community since 2006. Rob Geary and Luis Galvan founded the brand to help inspire the community to embrace, develop and evolve its identity. The boys live and work in the DTES and are surrounded by folks that need assistance, particularly around the holidays. Rob and…
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Foodie Fridays on @NEWS1130Radio – Gifts for Foodies 2011
Click to listen to Foodie Friday Dec 15 It’s that time of year again when you’ve got to step up to the plate (pun intended) and get your foodie friends the best gifts out there. Whether you want to spend some big money on appliances, or just get some stocking stuffers, we’ve got some suggestions…
De Dutch Pannekoek House Competition
De Dutch Pannekoek House is currently running a Savoury vs. Sweet competition on their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/dedutch. Over the coming weeks there will be several polls of different savoury and sweet pannekoek toppings going head to head! Each vote in one of the polls is an entry to win a $500 De Dutch gift…
Vancouver Cooks2 Cookbook Signing
MAKE A VERY SPECIAL COOKBOOK EVEN MORE SPECIAL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Give yourself the gift of year round recipes or give a unique gift for the foodie on your list and support food based charities in your area Thursday, December 15th join some of Vancouver’s top chefs for an exclusive book signing of Vancouver Cooks2, with…
Gifts for Foodies 2011
Click to Watch the segment on Breafast Television with Cassandra Anderton and Jody Vance It’s that time of year again when you’ve got to step up to the plate (pun intended) and get your foodie friends the best gifts out there. Whether you want to spend some big money on appliances, or just get some…
Toast Holiday Traditions at Hart House on Deer Lake
Enjoying fine food and wine is an essential part of celebrating the holiday season. Below please find a list of our seasonal culinary events at Hart House Restaurant. Luncheon Buffet: Hart House’s seasonal Luncheon Buffet will run weekdays starting December 5th. Guests can enjoy traditional winter comfort foods including Roasted Turkey, Carved Country Ham, Root…
Rogue Kitchen and Wetbar
Last summer, Rogue Wet Bar moved into Waterfront station replacing Transcontinental. Rogue offers a more casual menu; Transcontinental’s hipper, younger cousin. The interior is spacious with two dining levels and large windows, and the patio provides views of passersby in the summer. It’s just out of Gastown, on a main transit route, dictating the crowd…
Tips for Holiday Entertaining – keeping it simple locally
Click to listen – Foodie Fridays December 2 Now that the holiday season is in full swing, there’s bound to be some parties on your calendar. If you are entertaining at home, or contributing to the items at friends, there are some great local products that will be sure to impress your guests. Oysters Smoked…
Cook Culture Holiday Gift Guide
As every glance at the calendar reminds us, you-know-what is closer than ever. Luckily, we know one thing about everyone you need to buy gifts for: they eat. Since everything we sell is meant exclusively for those who eat, pretty much everything we sell would make a good gift. In order to speed things up…
CHI, THE SPA AT SHANGRI-LA OFFERS GIFT SUGGESTIONS
Chi, The Spa at Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver introduces new services and gifts to assist you in giving the gift of wellness and pampering this Christmas, with special savings. Introducing the new Membership Privilege Card, loaded with a collection of signature treatments, hotel benefits and member privileges. Valued at CAD$2,300 the Chi Membership Privilege card is…
Christmas Countdown event featuring Kurtis Kolt at Beachside Forno
Make sure your festive fête is fabulous and easy to execute. Learn tips, tricks and tools from the entertaining experts at Beachside Forno and Liberty Wines which are guaranteed to light up any cocktail party! Enjoy five expertly selected wines, with five creative canapé courses, and get the inside scoop on holiday entertaining for 2012….
Cocktail Retro-Rejuvenation
Last year we asked Vancouver’s best bartenders to ‘Surpass Cuffs and Buttons’ and take M.W. Heron’s timeless concoction, now known as Southern Comfort, to the next level. They answered the challenge admirably with dozens of entries resulting in quite possibly the best Southern Comfort cocktails, sours, punches, and smashes EVER. Of course one bartender managed…
Alice In Wonderland Meets Fine Dining
Celebrity Chef and Food Network Star Bob Blumer is Vancouver bound, on his televised, international hunt for The Worlds Weirdest Restaurant. Swallow Tail Secret Supper Club runs underground culinary events here in Vancouver, and their Alice In Wonderland themed Pop-Up Restaurant has got Blumer’s interest piqued. The Pop-Up will serve 5 playful courses, inspired by…
Foodie Fridays on News 1130 – #OYSTERS!
Foodie Fridays November 18, 2011 – Click to listen Listen live on News 1130 AM Friday’s 11:05 am (November 18 – 11:35 am). Published originally in Daily XY The Pacific Northwest is renowned for its oysters, but the recipe for a good oyster bar requires much more than just a fresh, meaty, brackish bivalve, and includes…
BACON JAM THROWDOWN
This special cook-off event will feature Josh Henderson, the founder of Skillet Street Foods and the creator of one of our favourite new products, Bacon Jam. Henderson along with Well Seasoned’s own Angie Quaale and Chef Jeff Massey from Restaurant 62 in Abbotsford will create some of their favourite bacony treats using Bacon Jam for you to…
Celebrating the Odd Bits – Barbara Jo’s Book to Cooks Event at Cibo
Monday, November 28 · 6:30pm – 9:30pm Non-North American cuisines have long valued the odd-bits and savoury cuts other than tenderloins, breasts and chops. Author Jennifer McLagan rediscovers the delights of these less-celebrated morsels in Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal. This evening we celebrate the odd bits and special guest Jennifer McLagan at…
RESULTS OF THE 2011CANADIAN CULINARY BOOK AWARDS
The winners of the 2011 Canadian Culinary Book Awards were announced at a gala awards ceremonyat the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Eighty-two entries in six categories in two languages were entered this year, and represented a grand sweep of the range and expertise of culinary publishing in Canada. ENGLISH SPECIAL INTEREST GOLD Sarah Elton Locavore:…
Foodie Fridays on News 1130
Listen to Foodie Friday Nov. 4 Nose to Tail Eating – This isn’t your regular over-fried liver. Listen to News1130 every Friday at 11:05 a.m. for Foodie Fridays! Chef Fergus Henderson, founder of the St. John restaurant in London started the modern movement of Nose to Tail Eating by using offal (organ and variety meats) and…
Picked & Scrumped: An early fall gathering of locally harvested delectables
At Nelson the Seagall – 315 Carrall Street – Saturday November 5 Join this early fall gathering of locally harvested delectables and friends. Sit. Break Bread. Eat. Laugh. Featured local producers -Klipper’s Organic Acres, Cawston -Golden Ears Cheeseworks, Maple Ridge -Shalefield Organic Garden, Cultus Lake -SOUL Food, D.T.E.S. Vancouver -Coastal Black Meadery, Black Creek, Vancouver…
Taste of Tulalip
3rd annual Taste of Tulalip with “Top Chef” alum, Carla Hall and wine celeb,”Thirsty Girl” Leslie Sbrocco! Sip, savor and learn on Nov. 11 & 12th at a celebration of wine, food & tradition. Award winning Sommelier Tommy Thompson is featuring over 100 amazing wineries from Washington, Napa and Italy. Nosh on an abundant array of spectacular fare from Tulalip’s…
