Le Vieux Pin Wines Added to Michelin Restaurant Lists The Okanagan’s Le Vieux Pin is celebrating recent and ongoing inclusion on the wine lists of several international Michelin starred restaurants including: * The Table Kevin Fehling (Germany) Kevin Fehling is the youngest European 3 Michelin starred chef ever … Read more
DINE OUT VANCOUVER FESTIVAL ANCORA SPICES UP WITH TOP CHEFS FROM MEXICO Father-son duo Chefs Nacho and Poncho Cadena of Puerto Vallarta’s highly acclaimed La Leche restaurant have joined forces with Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio‘s Chef Ricardo Valverde to craft a six-course, Peru-meets-Mexico feast during the 2016 Dine Out Vancouver Festival. On January 20, guests … Read more
At the invitation of Mireille Sauvé (The Wine Umbrella consulting) I joined a small group of industry people at the Cactus Club Coal Harbour to sample their exclusive line of Italian wines. We met in a glass-walled private room that overlooked the sunny snow-draped North Shore mountains. Mireille greeted us with a refreshing Montelvini Prosecco … Read more
BC Wine Appreciation Society Celebrates with Van Westen The BC Wine Appreciation Society is an organization that was formed over 10 years ago and now numbers 175 members. Their events tend to sell quickly, whether it is a library tasting, a garden party, or a bus tour. December’s wine event was held in the … Read more
Stewart Family Announces Purchase of Envolve Winery in Sonoma The acquisition of California’s prestigious Envolve winery by BC’s Stewart family is another indication of how Canadian wine culture is influencing the industry beyond our borders. The Stewart Family, owners of BC’s Quails’ Gate Winery and Sonoma County’s Lake Sonoma Winery have negotiated the purchase of Envolve … Read more
The Italian Trade Commission wine events are always top-notch affairs. They vet the wineries well, the registration is smooth, the food and venue first class and the tasting booklet informative and well laid out. At this event there were over 40 producers from 16 regions and 600 wines to sample. Piedmonte, Puglia, Sicilia, Toscana and … Read more
BIGGEST YEAR IN DINE OUT VANCOUVER FESTIVAL HISTORY: RESERVATIONS AND MENUS LAUNCH TOMORROW Record-breaking 288 restaurants participating in 2016 festival Get ready to start the year off with a palate-busting bang: beginning tomorrow, restaurants taking part in Dine Out Vancouver Festival will be revealed, … Read more
Street Food City Returns to Dine Out Vancouver Festival Popular street food pod dishes out daily specials January 16 – 24, 2016 Now in its fifth year, Street Food City, Vancouver’s week-long annual “food truck pod,” returns January 16 to 24, as part of Dine Out Vancouver Festival. Presented by Tourism Vancouver, StreetFood Vancouver Society … Read more
Organic Locally Sourced Vegetarian Cuisine. Since 2008. Fine. Fresh. Flavourful. Nidhi’s Cuisine makes and bakes samosas, empanadas, gluten free sweet and savoury cakes (some are vegetable base like patties) and chutneys. They attend Whistler Farmers Markets and a few Pemberton markets as a service for their community as the market is tiny! In … Read more