Locavore-forward Restaurant’s Founding Chef/Owner David Gunawan Also Anointed Chef of the Year at Annual Awards Gala Marking its eighth month of authentic, farm-to-table fare in fine style, Royal Dinette was crowned Best New Restaurant last night at the 27th annual edition of the prestigious Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, while its founding chef and … Read more
Briscoe Among Five Singled Out for Industry Excellence at 27th Annual Awards Gala A longtime fixture at Café Medina, manager Jenna Briscoe was honoured among a standing-room-only crowd of industry peers with a coveted Service All-Star designation at the 2016 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. Originally from Alberta, Briscoe began her career in the restaurant industry in … Read more
The Richmond World Festival has been named the Most Outstanding Event in Canada by the country’s leading industry experts. The honour was awarded at the 19th annual Canadian Event Industry Award Gala on March 31 in North York, Ontario. “The City is proud to receive this award and have the inaugural Richmond World … Read more
On March 26, BC Distilled, Canada’s premier craft and micro-distillery festival, showcased 27 BC-based artisan distilleries to nearly 500 spirits connoisseurs who had the opportunity to sample locally-made gins, whiskies, liqueurs, vodkas and more. “The excitement around this year’s festival was really inspiring,” says event founder Alex Hamer. “We’re starting to see BC’s distilleries break … Read more
Rusty’s BBQ takes home grand championship The News: [Chilliwack, BC] The second Annual Barn Burner BBQ Competition, presented in Chilliwack by Johnston’s Pork and Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry was a huge success. Twenty-two teams competed for the grand championship which was captured by Port Moody BBQ veteran Rusty’s BBQ, who also received a perfect … Read more
Wild Sweets celebrates the season with Spring 2016 Chocolate Art Collection Richmond based, world-acclaimed chocolatiers, Dominique and Cindy Duby of Wild Sweets® kick-off the season with fourth consecutive win of The Best Chocolatiers & Confectioners in America Award. Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby have also released their Spring 2016 Limited Edition Chocolate Art Collection ($21.10) which features a … Read more
Okanagan Fall’s vineyard awarded silver medal for world-class 2013 vintage Chardonnay Liquidity Wines is proud to announce that their estate-grown 2013 Chardonnay has been awarded a silver medal at the prestigious Chardonnay du Monde international competition in France. Now in its 23rd year, the annual competition received 782 submissions from 39 countries, which were judged by a tasting … Read more
The Vancouver Foodster 5th annual Poutine Challenge was a great success featuring unique creations at restaurants around Vancouver and Maple Ridge. Each restaurant featured their creation on their menu from February 4-28, 2016. and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this … Read more
3rd Annual Chefs’ Table Society of BC Fundraiser crowns a new champion Chef Roger Ma of Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar wins the Curry Cup The Chefs’ Table Society of BC congratulates chef de cuisine Roger Ma and the team from Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar for winning the Third Annual Curry Cup competition … Read more
Gotham Steakhouse & Bar is honoured to receive a prestigious Platinum 2016 Wine Program Excellence Award at the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Led by Beverage Director Brett Kawaguchi and Sommelier Sam Jonnery, Gotham’s wine program has proven its exceptional intelligence, variety and depth. The cellar includes over 450 labels, including many rare varietals and exclusive bottles, with … Read more