Month: August 2018

FEAST OF FIELDS BOASTS SOME OF THE BEST FOOD & DRINK OF BC

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Feast of Fields is FarmFolk CityFolk’s annual local food celebration and fundraiser, highlighting the contribution local chefs, restaurants, farmers, ranchers, fishers, food artisans, vintners, brewers and distillers make to our local economy. It emphasizes how they are connected to the land, support the regional economy, and create the most delicious local, seasonal and sustainable flavours BC has to offer. 2018 marks the 10th Anniversary of Feast … Read more

Araxi Restaurant’s Longtable Dinner Tastes of Summer

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Spectacular Farm-To-Table Dinner Set to Showcase Flavours of BC   The annual pilgrimage of food and wine aficionados to Pemberton’s North Arm Farm for Araxi Restaurant + Oyster Bar’s annual Longtable Dinner is about to once again herald a celebration in the field. Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 19th and join Il Caminetto’s Chef de … Read more

Virtuous Pie Launches Retail Cheese Sales

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Select plant-based cheeses available weekends at UBC Location Vancouver’s favourite plant-based pizza and ice cream restaurant is now selling its house-made, cultured plant-based cheeses. Select nut and tofu-based cheeses will be available for purchase at Virtuous Pie’s Wesbrook Village location near UBC, every Friday to Sunday, while quantities last.   The first two cheeses for … Read more

Cantina Norte slated to open in North Vancouver in early 2019

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New Mexican restaurant slated to open in Edgemont Village in early 2019   When the original Cafe Norte in North Vancouver closed in 1998, loyal guests tried to raise money to keep it open. Now, 20 years later, the beloved Mexican restaurant is about to be reincarnated into a brand new, modern interpretation named Cantina … Read more

Bistro Pastis Shutters After Two Decades of Success

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After more than twenty years in business, another neighbourhood gem will disappear from West 4th Avenue. Bistro Pastis has been serving diners some of the best French Onion Soup, Steak Frites, Escargot and Duck Confit Cassoulet in the city; many guests have been dining here for decades. Owner Stefen Langford purchased Bistro Pastis in 2016 … Read more

Best of BC Wine Country Awards – Visit and Vote and you could be a winner!

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Best of BC Wine Country Awards You have just another ten days to cast your vote in the Best of BC Wine Country Awards. There are a number of categories and the excitement is mounting. Who will be the big winners this year? Best BC Sparkling Best BC Rosé Best BC White Wine Best BC … Read more

Best of BC Wine Country and Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery

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With so many categories to choose from Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery is bound to be a favourite again this year. Last year Quails’ Gate was a winner in two categories. I wonder which categories BC wine lovers will choose this year?   2017 Best Winery Restaurant Old Vines Restaurant at Quails’ Family Estate Winery … Read more

Okanagan Falls Wineries Association the second sub-appellation in British Columbia

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“Congratulations Okanagan Falls Wineries Association, the second sub-appellation in British Columbia. The other is the Golden Mile Bench near Oliver. Now recognized as a distinct wine-producing area. Changes to the Wines of Marked Quality Regulation mean eligible wineries on the east side of the Okanagan Valley from Vaseux Lake to just north of Shuttleworth Creek … Read more

Vinos Finos de Rioja

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It was a sunny Monday in April when I headed down to the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) on Granville Island to learn more about the Spanish wines Lopez de Heredia from Maria Vicente. I am going to let the winery explain what they are all about. “Lopez de Heredia – one of the … Read more

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