#TasteofThursday Chick Pea Panisse recipe from Chef Castro Boateng

CHICK PEA PANISSE Tomato Fondue & Olive puree Canapés Panisse ¼ onion (chopped) 2 tbsp oil 1/2  cup white wine 4 cups vegetable stock or water 2 cups chick pea flour 2 1/2 tbsp Cream cheese 2 tbsp chopped parsley Salt & pepper Sauté the onions in the oil on low heat continue to cook … Read more

Joue Design debuts ‘Zoe’ and ‘Colette’ collections for Spring/Summer 2015

Emerging design house celebrates Canadian design with original watercolour-printed throw pillows Canadian design house Joue Design is putting its signature spin on home décor with its latest collections of throw pillows, available starting today at select retailers and www.jouedesign.com. The Spring/Summer 2015 collections, named ‘Zoe’ and ‘Colette,’ mash up original watercolour paintings created by Joue Design with the … Read more

Let OPUS Hotel Vancouver pamper your pooch with in-room massages and pet portraits

Let OPUS Hotel Vancouver pamper your pooch with in-room massages and pet portraits  New Bow Wow Butler will paws-itively spoil your pup with a range of special treats Barking mad about your four-legged friend? At Vancouver’s OPUS Hotel, a new Pampered Pooch package offers a range of doggy spa treatments and a Bow Wow Butler service that will … Read more

Top Design Talents to Headline the Luxury Home & Design Show

Top Design Talents to Headline the Luxury Home & Design Show The Luxury Home & Design Show will transform the Vancouver Convention Centre into a fully integrated, opulent and sophisticated 45,000 square-foot estate May 1-3, 2015, sharing its breath-taking roomscapes with anyone who dreams of design with no limits. By pairing a carefully curated roster of internationally renowned, high-end … Read more

Brew Master Dinner at Wild Rice

Steel & Oak Dinner Promises Beer-y Good Time Join Wild Rice on April 23 at 6 p.m. for a ‘beer-y’ good dinner as they welcome Jordon Foss, co-founder of New Westminster’s Steel and Oak Brewing Company and Brew Master Peter Schultz. Chef Todd has designed a special Four-course Dinner to specially complement five of the brewery’s signature craft brews. Dinner kicks off with an Amuse of … Read more

Summerhill’s Sunset Bistro Reopens

Summerhill’s Sunset Organic Bistro Reopens for the SeasonExecutive Winery Chef Jonas Stadtländer Leads Kitchen Renaissance  The Story: Chef Jonas Stadtländer welcomes visitors to Summerhill’s Sunset Organic Bistro in Kelowna. Summerhill Pyramid Winery’s celebrated Sunset Organic Bistro has reopened for the season, promising a touching dining experience that is sure to engage both the palate and the spirit. Earlier this year, it was announced that … Read more

#TasteofThursday Arctic Char recipe from Chef Alex Chen of Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar

Arctic Char (4 servings) Parsley Coulis: Yield 1.5 cups Ingredients: 4 cups (packed) flat leave parsley, no stems 1 cup 2% milk ½ cup Heavy cream 2 medium shallots cut into 2 cm 10 garlic cloves stems remove pinch kosher salt   Directions: Remove stems from parsley Bring a large pot of salted water to … Read more

Meatball & Co. to dish up balls of glory for two days at 337 E. Hastings

The next pop-up in the 337 Series to take place April 10th and 11th   It’s hard to imagine a dish more universal than the humble meatball. Since first being documented in Turkey roughly 4000 years ago, meatballs and their variations have appeared in almost every country and every cuisine. From Chinese wanzi to Portuguese almôndegas, … Read more

Greasy Spoon Diner Supper Series #2 to feature four award-winning chefs

Event number two in the Greasy Spoon Diner Supper Series will take place on April 21st at Save on Meats and will feature dishes created by four award-winning chefs. This one night only event will benefit the A Better Life Foundation.   Greasy Spoon Diner Supper Series #2 to feature four award-winning chefs On April … Read more

BC VQA WINES SHOWCASED AND SOLD IN A BC GROCERY STORE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

100 per cent BC Wines now on shelves in Surrey’s South Point Save-On-Foods provide consumers with food pairing convenience, and further boost BC’s “buy local” agrifoods philosophy. Some of BC’s highest quality wines are now on sale next to BC-grown produce, meat, seafood and dairy products at the South Point Save-On-Foods store in Surrey. The … Read more