With the success of the first Avocado Showdown in Vancouver last July, Avocados from Mexico returned to Vancouver on April 10th. Held at Northwest Culinary Academy, the competition welcomed food lovers and culinary leaders alike to take part in creating, tasting and judging avocado themed dishes created by local foodies. The afternoon began with … Read more
Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Meatball Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their meatball dishes into this challenge, some of the restaurants have created a special meatball creation just for this challenge and others have entered their top choice off their existing menu. Each restaurant will be featuring their meatball creation … Read more
BY INVITING PATRONS TO COLOUR OUTSIDE THE BOX Lombardo’s Pizzeria and Restaurant on Commercial Drive in Vancouver is releasing a specially designed “colouring” pizza box to help mark the restaurant’s 30th year in business. Created by East Vancouver artist Ali Bruce, the box draws on the recent swell in popularity of adult colouring books. Bruce’s bold black … Read more
Eureka! AvoShowdown returns with call for entries Avocados From Mexico brings a trip to Mexico to this year’s competition Hosted by Avocados from Mexico at the Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver With the success and popularity of last year’s culinary competition, Avocados from Mexico is celebrating the return of the Avoshowdown with bigger prizes, including roundtrip travels to a … Read more
Chef Roger Ma’s Winning 2016 Curry Cup Recipe BALINESE CHICKEN CURRY, LAWAR AWAN, LEMON BASIL YOGURT, CRISPY CHICKEN SKIN Yields 6-8 servings This recipe has been modified from the original version to make it slightly more accessible to recreate at home. Spice Paste (yields approx. 800g paste) 6pc candlenuts 8g toasted … Read more
The finale to the 8th Annual Chinese Restaurant Awards (CRA) marked another year of outstanding Chinese culinary achievement that included a first-of-its-kind East Meets West gala dinner with Michelin-starred chefs, Diners’ Choice Awards, Social Media Choice Awards and the much-coveted Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards. The Awards Ceremony, held at the River Rock Show Theatre, and … Read more
On March 7, 2016, the Chefs’ Table Society of BC’s third annual Curry Cup returns to Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St., Vancouver from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Tickets, $60 + taxes & fees, are now on sale and moving quickly. Get yours here. Each ticket includes samples of curry from all the teams, … Read more
The Vancouver Foodster Grilled Cheese Challenge was a huge success featuring creations from restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant and food truck featured their Grilled Cheese creation from January 8-31. 2016. Two food trucks took top spots respectively in this challenge which is very exciting in our vibrant food city. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate … Read more
2016 Sand Sculpting Theme – Community Votes Requested! The Parksville Beach Festival Society is actively planning the 2016 Quality Foods Open Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition. Set to run July 15 through August 21 alongside Parksville’s magnificent beach, the sculptures will once again feature a common theme and community input is appreciated. “The master … Read more
Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Grilled Cheese Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their Grilled Cheese creations into this challenge. Each restaurant and food truck will be featuring their Grilled Cheese creations on their menu from January 8-31, 2016. A few of the unique creations in this challenge: Hopcott Meats … Read more