Canada’s largest annual food and drink festival returns January 16 to February 1
Local chefs are cooking up mouthwatering menus, organizers are crafting out-of-the-box culinary events, and hotels are serving up special room rates and packages. Yes, it’s that time again: Tourism Vancouver’s Dine Out™ Vancouver Festival – Canada’s largest food and drink festival – returns for its 13th anniversary, January 16 to February 1.
Here’s a look at what’s cooking:
Festival dates: January 16 to February 1, 2015
Events: Festival-goers can choose from 17 days of flash-in-the-pan events that will appeal to even the most discerning foodies. Returning this year are old favourites like Street Food City (a lunchtime gathering of the city’s popular food carts, now extended to a full week); The Grape Debate (a wine-centric debate where top industry experts spar with facts and humour); Six Course Discourse (a rapid-fire presentation by some of the city’s top chefs along with food and wine tastings); Brunch Crawl (a series of tasting tours showcasing Vancouver’s brunch hotspots, each taking place in a different neighbourhood); and Dinner at the Birdcage (a drag show with dinner in a swank cabaret space). Exciting new additions are still simmering in the kitchen – stay tuned! Event tickets go on sale December 1, 2014.
Hotels: More than 20 Vancouver hotels will offer rooms priced at $78, $108 and $138 per night, plus a number of swoon-worthy “Dine and Stay” packages. Hotels offers go on sale December 1, 2014.
Menus: Whether diners want to experience Vancouver’s newest eateries, old favourites or array of multicultural offerings, Dine Out is the perfect time to savour the city’s world-renowned food scene. During the festival, diners can sample three-course, prix fixe menus at more than 230 restaurants throughout the city at $18, $28 and $38 price points (BC VQA wine pairings available at an additional cost). Restaurant menus will be revealed and reservations open on January 7, 2015.
Sponsors: Wines of British Columbia (festival partner); Dairy Farmers of Canada (supplier partner); Metro newspaper, Vancouver magazine, Where magazine, Western Living magazine and OpenTable (media partners); and Air Canada (official airline).
About Dine Out Vancouver Festival:
Produced by Tourism Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver Festival is Canada’s largest annual celebration of food and drink. Attracting more than 100,000 locals and visitors, the festival takes over the city with 17 days of culinary events, prix fixe menus at 230-plus restaurants (at $18, $28 or $38 price points), as well as “Dine and Stay” packages and special hotel rates (starting at $78 per night). The festival promotes local and regional ingredients, the wines of British Columbia, and the city’s exceptional culinary talent. Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2015 runs from January 16 to February 1.
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