Award-winning Gerry Jobe joins Kelowna Winery as consulting bartender Like no other winery, Kelowna’s Summerhill Pyramid Winery has been a gathering place for wine enthusiasts, artists, farmers, environmental advocates and progressive thought leaders to come together and share their stories and ideas, while thinking outside the bottle. This summer, Gerry Jobe, acclaimed Okanagan-based bartender, joins Summerhill … Read more
Leading Chefs Jeff Van Geest and Angus An cook together for one night only at Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn Creek Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek, British Columbia’s premier winery restaurant, is excited to announce a collaboration between two of Canada’s leading culinary talents. Award-winning Chef Angus An from Vancouver’s Maenam (Best Thai, Vancouver magazine) and … Read more
Top chefs and home cooks pair up to compete for culinary glory at BC Place Stadium, Saturday, October 18 Sharpen those knives and get ready for the Samsung Cooking Challenge: Tag Team Kitchen, the cutthroat culinary competition taking place at this year’s Vancouver Home + Design Show. Armed with Samsung Chef Collection appliances, … Read more
As Okanagan Crush Pad celebrated its 3rd anniversary on September 28th, owners Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie are excited to announce changes within the winemaking team. Michael Bartier will transition his role as chief winemaker to Matt Dumayne which will allow Michael Bartier flexibility and the time required to continue to build his own wine portfolio, Bartier Family Vineyards. … Read more
The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society is very pleased to take over operation of the Steveston winter farmers’ market this fall. Taking place in the unique Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, the newly-branded Cannery Farmers’ Market will open its doors Sunday, October 5th and operate every otherSunday to the end of April 2015. On … Read more
The Fraser Valley Food Show is showcasing the magic of food and cooking at the Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, BC on Oct 3-5. Your once a year opportunity to taste and buy unique food products, both local and international, watch celebrity chef demonstrations, sausage making competitions, cheese and wine seminars, Bite of the Valley participating … Read more
OCTOBER 4TH HAWKERS MARKET – VANCOUVER OCTOBER 5TH – VANCOUVER VISIT MADE FROM SCRATCH YVR HAWKERS MARKET IS A MONTHLY DOSAGE OF FOOD & MUSIC OUR INTENTION IS TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE VIBRANT AND EXCITING LOCAL FOOD CAN BE DISCOVERED. HAWKERS GIVES LOCAL FOOD ENTREPRENEURS A PLACE TO CONDUCT COMMERCE, RAPIDLY … Read more
Vancouver jewellery designer Anne Carson’s first public trunk show offers necklaces, bracelets, and earrings for women who want a stylish look that isn’t an imitation of someone else. Anne Carson Design – Trunk Show Friday Oct. 3, 2014 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Granville Island Hotel False Creek Alder Bay Room The Vancouver designer … Read more
Yesterday Michael Christiansen (pictured) won the 2014 Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship competition, held at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts in Vancouver, BC. The 23-year-old, originally from Winnipeg, stood the heat of the kitchen to beat finalists from across Canada for the $10,000 prize presented by Chefs’ Table Society of BC and a stage at … Read more
As residents of Interior BC, my husband and I jumped at the opportunity to preview the 10th Anniversary of Vancouver’s Taste of Yaletown (#TOY2014) for a “big city” experience. However, I have to say that even when we lived in larger cities, staycations offered the biggest bang for the buck in a retreat from the … Read more