Opera & Arias: Gilbert & Sullivan! Mondays – August 24 and August 31 at Bard on the Beach • Under the Tents in Vanier Park

    Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival presents its annual Opera & Arias concerts with highlights from Gilbert and Sullivan classics. Enjoy the 26th season of Bard on the Beach by attending a live performance of well-loved selections from The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore and more.   The gifted young stars of the … Read more

Fresh BC ingredients featured in #TasteofThursday recipe

Raw Albacore Tuna, Sea Asparagus, Raspberries, Salted Mackerel Executive chef at the Outpost, a West Coast Fishing Club lodge located on Haida Gwaii, Chef Paul Moran shares another great recipe. Serves 10 as an appetizer Featuring Ingredients found in B.C and utilizing all of them in a Raw form. 1 3lb loin Albacore tuna 4 … Read more

Okanagan Feast of Fields – The Culinary Event of the Summer is Weeks Away

Described as a wandering harvest festival, FarmFolk CityFolk’s Okanagan Feast of Fields is the culinary event of the summer season.  With almost 60 restaurants, wineries, distilleries and breweries scattered over the property of our host farm, Meadow Vista Artisan Farm Winery in southeast Kelowna, guests are free to wander, taste, sip and enjoy the experience. … Read more

Beach Bay Café and Patio Now Serving Up Sunday Brunch

West End eatery joins Vancouver’s bustling breakfast scene     There’s no better way to enjoy the final fleeting days of summer than with a leisurely brunch, and the West End’s newest eatery is obliging with its new low-key weekend brunch service.   Beach Bay Café and Patio, the newest eatery to join Vancouver’s bustling … Read more

L’Abattoir Welcomes New General Manager

  Ricardo Ferreira joins Gastown’s stellar restaurant team   Gastown’s renowned French-inspired eatery, L’Abattoir, is thrilled to welcome Ricardo Ferreira as the new general manager to lead the restaurant. In Ricardo’s new role, he will ensure the restaurant’s day-to-day operations run without a hitch, and is eager to assist the venerated Gastown eatery build its bank of accomplishments by … Read more

Vancouver Foodster Sangria Challenge Award Winners 

The  Vancouver Foodster Sangria Challenge was a huge success featuring 9 sangria creations from restaurants around Vancouver, North Vancouver, Richmond and Langley. Each restaurant featured their sangria creation from July 9-30, 2015. 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 … Read more

BC Wineries Prepare for Harvest

Strong Vintage Predictions for 2015   Happy #WineWednesday – can you believe it is August?! It has been a long, warm spring and summer across BC, and this impacts the upcoming grape harvest.  Could this be one of the earliest harvests on record in BC? How are things looking so far? We checked in with … Read more

Avocado Showdown in Vancouver

Tuesday night I had the pleasure of participating in the Avocado Showdown in Vancouver held at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. The goal for the competitors was to create a dish to showcase the delicious versatility of avocados. Specifically, avocados from Mexico, as they make up approximately 80% of the avocados sold in Canada. Attended … Read more

Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot set the stage for the Vancouver Home + Design Show 

  Television favourites to dish out design tips and tricks at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, October 22-25, 2015   Marketplace Events today announced the return of Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot, stars of W Network’s Love It or List It Vancouver to the Vancouver Home + Design Show, happening October 22-25, 2015 at the … Read more

Take the puzzles outside with the SmartyPantz Summer Scavenger Hunt

Everyone wants to be outside in summer and the puzzlers at SmartyPantz Escape Rooms are no different. That’s why they’ve put together a weekly series of brain teasers and puzzles to be solved while walking the streets of Vancouver. Every Monday, a SmartyPantz Summer Scavenger Hunt clue will be posted on SmartyPantz social media to get the week’s … Read more