Month: August 2016

BURRITO LIGHTS, BIG CITY: TACOFINO EXPANDS ITS BRAND ONCE AGAIN BY OPENING NEW COUNTER-SERVICE RESTAURANT AND BAR IN YALETOWN

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New Location Blends Tacofino’s Eclectic, California-Inspired Cuisine With Eighties, SoCal Surf-Punk Atmosphere in 50-seat Space Featuring Full Bar, Patio and To-Go Service   Tacofino brings its celebrated brand of California-inspired cuisine and surf-centric spirit to another neighbourhood in Vancouver today by opening the doors on a new counter-service restaurant, bar and patio in the heart of the … Read more

Vancouver Foodster Salad Challenge Award Winners 

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  The  Vancouver Foodster Salad Challenge was a success featuring several Salad creations from restaurants around Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their salad creation from July 8-31, 2016. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process based … Read more

Tacofino

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  Tacofino will be serving up its signature Mexican-inspired cuisine in Yaletown. The Tacofino Yaletown is the latest expansion of the brand and has become a mainstay in Vancouver’s food culture. The Yaletown location will feature a burrito bar along with fan’s favorite fish tacos and nachos. However, guests will find that majority of the … Read more

DANCING IN SEPTEMBER: BOULEVARD KITCHEN & OYSTER BAR EXTENDS POPULAR SUNDAY SEAFOOD BOIL SERIES INTO SEPTEMBER

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Restaurant Continues Sold-Out String of Communal Seafood Boils with Four Additional Dates  Seafood lovers, take heart: Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar will extend its sold-out Sunday Seafood Boil Series into September, adding four additional dates to take place on the restaurant’s chic outdoor patio. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 4, 11, 18 and 25, shellfish aficionados can pull up a seat at one of … Read more

Les Dames D’Escoffier Present Una Bella Notte Con Lidia Bastianich

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  Gala Dinner with Chef/Owner/TV Personality Fundraises For Les Dames d’Escoffier Scholarships An unforgettable evening of Italian food, wine and song is in store for fans of Lidia Bastianich as the BC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier honours the Emmy award-winning TV personality, cookbook author and restaurateur. Sit down for a Gala dinner with Lidia … Read more

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL VANCOUVER AND YEW SEAFOOD + BAR WELCOME NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF

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  Vancouver has become a major culinary draw for passionate food lovers from across the planet.  Global culinary influences and influencers play key roles in keeping the city’s dining scene fresh and focused. Enter Executive Chef Weimar Gomez, a 16-year Four Seasons veteran, who has developed his talent in prestigious kitchens in Bogota, Miami, Paris … Read more

BBQ off the Bypass

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  Another year of smoking hot BBQ and community fun is returning to the Well Seasoned parking lot in Langley DATE: September 11, 2016 TIME: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM LOCATION: Well Seasoned Gourmet Foods. 20353 64 Ave #117, Langley, BC V2Y 1N5 DETAILS: Teams from across the Pacific North West have been invited to … Read more

Bench 1775 Winery

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  Bench 1775, formerly known as Paradise Ranch and later Soaring Eagle, has been rebranded to reflect both a new beginning and its place. Val Tait, with a background in both viticulture and viniculture, joined the team in 2013 and made great improvements in the vineyard knowing full well that this is where good wines … Read more

Summerhill Pyramid Winery; The Passion of Organic

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Another gorgeous morning in the Okanagan has brought me to Summerhill Winery in East Kelowna.  I am meeting Ezra Cipes, managing director and son of Stephen Cipes; the visionary, who with his passion and dedication created BC’s first organic and only Bio-dynamic winery. As we become more curious about “our terroir”, our sense of place … Read more

BC wine touring season busier than ever with earliest bud break on record!

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  The early arrival of summer weather and cooler temperatures throughout June and July means BC wineries and vineyards are on track for another great season. “From April through to July, we have seen a strong increase in winery visitations, and year over year winery sales continue to grow with the number of visitors coming through … Read more

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