Local Okanagan chefs cook everyone’s favourite Spanish dish Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is bringing a taste of Spain to the Okanagan with their first annual Paella Picnic. On Saturday June 20, five local chefs, including Chef Jeff Van Geest of the winery’s Miradoro Restaurant, will create their own version of the famous Spanish dish, paired with Tinhorn Creek … Read more
Sunday, June 21 is just around the corner, and with it, comes that daunting annual question: what do you get the guy who has everything? Give it to him in writing with PAPYRUS’ cheeky, classic and often-comical collection of Father’s Day cards. While it’s easy to assume the more lavish the present the better, a card detailing … Read more
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH Mark Wednesday, August 12th on your calendar for a unique dinner party as Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter presents Les Dames Summerdine – Canada’s largest concurrent dinner party unfolding on one night only at more than 30 different restaurants, wineries, cooking schools and culinary venues across the province (see attached backgrounder for full list). This year … Read more
Marketplace Events announces Western Canada’s Next Home Stylist finalistsWinner will launch into stardom at home and design shows in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton And then there were three. Marketplace Events, producer of the Vancouver Home + Design Show, today officially announced the trio of finalists vying for the title of Western Canada’s Next Home Stylist, in partnership with Urban Barn and Western Living. … Read more
The Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship Foundation is excited to announce TD‘s support of the Foundation’s 2015 culinary arts competition and fundraising dinners series taking place across Canada. TD, a leading provider of financial services in Canada, confirms its position as Presenting Sponsor for 2015, joining forces with other sponsors including Gordon Food Service Canada and Le Creuset Canada. “We are elated … Read more
LE VIEUX PIN WINERY TEAMS UP WITH SWALLOW TAIL TOURS AND CHEF JEFFERSON ALVAREZ TO CELEBRATE THE WINERY’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY! When three passionate and like-minded people come together to talk food and wine, the only outcome is to set-up a pop-up gastronomic one-night event centered on foraging, cooking and celebrating a milestone with BC … Read more
More than 325 women from across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley banded together at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium today for Woman2Warrior, Vancouver’s only all-women charity obstacle adventure race benefiting Easter Seals camps in BC. The newly proclaimed warriors conquered five kilometres of trails, track and grass along with 12 demanding obstacles to raise over $125,000, … Read more
Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Taco Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their taco creations into this challenge, most have created a special taco creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their tacos on their menu from May 21 – June 14, 2015. Little Mexico Cantina Tacos Cantineros Price: … Read more
Slow Food Thompson Okanagan invites you, your family and friends to explore the Market of Taste on Sunday, noon to 4 pm, May 24 at Davison Orchards Country Village in Vernon. Building on the success of this event that showcases the amazing local flavours of the region with food samples, cooking demonstrations and farm tours, … Read more
Outlandish Shellfish Guild shucking oysters Oh shucks, the Osoyoos Oyster Festival is in the books for another year. While we’ll have to wait for the 5th edition of the festival, April 2016, for our next oysters-in-the-desert extravaganza, the judges have released this year’s pairing results so we know what to drink along with the oysters … Read more