The 100 Most Romantic list features restaurants from 31 cities across 7 provinces. Ontario tops the list with 46 establishments, followed by Alberta with 21, British Columbia with 15 and Quebec with 13. Rounding out the list are restaurants from Nova Scotia (2), Manitoba (2) and Saskatchewan (1).
Head judge James Chatto explained Ma’s dish as “so meticulous, so thoughtful, yet vivid and alive. The flavours were rich, interesting and clear — it was Vancouver on a plate.” This description is identical to Ma’s intention in creating this award winning plate. Entitled BC Coastal Terroir, the ocean inspired dish is simply “who I am and where I’m from,” shares Ma.
Chef and owner of L’Abattoir, Lee Cooper and his team made the decision to shift the focus of the No. 1 Gaoler’s Mews dinners towards a higher purpose at the beginning of 2019 and haven’t looked back since. “We had been searching for a way of making a larger impact for an organization that we believed in, so rather than making many small donations to many different causes throughout the year, we took our passion project, No. 1 Gaoler’s Mews and turned it into a fundraising program for a charity that we support wholeheartedly”, says Cooper of the shift.
Across the 5 continents, a “dinner à la française” will be held in several thousand restaurants, in addition to France’s embassies and consulates, serving over 300,000 guests. Goût de/Good France 2020 will once again place sustainable gastronomy at the centre of this new edition.
All five Kitchen Table Restaurants are giving lovers plenty of ways to paint the town red with Valentine’s features guaranteed to help set the mood at Vancouver’s Pourhouse, Pizzeria Farina, Ask For Luigi and Ristorante Di Beppe and North Vancouver’s Farina a Legna.
Experience a Valentine’s Day to remember at H Tasting Lounge and H2 Rotisserie & Bar. The perfect Valentine’s Day meal is more than the sum of its parts; every component — from food and drink, to service and atmosphere — should be thoughtfully curated to create an occasion to remember.
The teams behind Commercial Drive’s popular Havana Restaurant and Havana Theatre are pleased to announce a new Dinner & A Show package, available Sunday and Monday nights, starting February 2, 2020.
The weekend brunch promotion will be available from February 1st to March 1st, giving customers 5 whole weekends to take advantage. There is the choice of three delicious benedicts, priced at just $12.95, including Joe Fortes’ newest benny, the Braised Brisket Benny.
Thanks to the popularity of celebrating special days online, annually on January 28 #NationalBlueberryPancakeDay is faithfully observed by lovers of pancakes and blueberries alike. (via NationalDayCalendar.com)
Each dinner will celebrate seasonally-influenced menus centered around the bounty of the Vancouver seafood scene, while showcasing wines from some of Oliver Osoyoos’ most prestigious winemakers.