The Fraser Valley Food Show is showcasing the magic of food and cooking at the Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, BC on Oct 3-5. Your once a year opportunity to taste and buy unique food products, both local and international, watch celebrity chef demonstrations, sausage making competitions, cheese and wine seminars, Bite of the Valley participating … Read more
OCTOBER 4TH HAWKERS MARKET – VANCOUVER OCTOBER 5TH – VANCOUVER VISIT MADE FROM SCRATCH YVR HAWKERS MARKET IS A MONTHLY DOSAGE OF FOOD & MUSIC OUR INTENTION IS TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE VIBRANT AND EXCITING LOCAL FOOD CAN BE DISCOVERED. HAWKERS GIVES LOCAL FOOD ENTREPRENEURS A PLACE TO CONDUCT COMMERCE, RAPIDLY … Read more
Vancouver jewellery designer Anne Carson’s first public trunk show offers necklaces, bracelets, and earrings for women who want a stylish look that isn’t an imitation of someone else. Anne Carson Design – Trunk Show Friday Oct. 3, 2014 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Granville Island Hotel False Creek Alder Bay Room The Vancouver designer … Read more
As residents of Interior BC, my husband and I jumped at the opportunity to preview the 10th Anniversary of Vancouver’s Taste of Yaletown (#TOY2014) for a “big city” experience. However, I have to say that even when we lived in larger cities, staycations offered the biggest bang for the buck in a retreat from the … Read more
The Vancouver Foodster Fish and Chips Challenge was a great success with 7 restaurants in Vancouver, Langley and North Vancouver participating as they entered their fish and chips creations into this challenge. Each restaurant featured their fish and chips creation on their menu from September 4-26, 2014. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the … Read more
Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and you will have a chance to visit many different types of restaurants throughout the evening, meet some new food loving friends, meet the chefs, and learn about each of the participating restaurants. Visit our Tasting Plates site and view our past events, photos … Read more
Oktoberfest is the world-renowned fall harvest celebration, which begins September 20 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 200-year-old tradition of beer, food, singing and dancing with frauleins in dirndls and men in lederhosen. For those who can’t make it to the old country, there are several events being held in Vancouver. One of … Read more
Vancouver Foodster hosted one of their ‘Tasting Plates’ events in West Vancouver on September 23, 2014 — the first day of autumn. The skies were dark and the rain was heavy; it was a perfect evening to be distracted by delectable cuisine. The event highlighted seven restaurants located along Marine Drive, each with a sample selection … Read more
“Good, better, best” described the three levels of local white and red wines that Sam Hauck, The Wine Teacher, guided a group of forty wine enthusiasts through on September 10th. The event was also a good opportunity for those wanting to further discover the characteristics and subtleties of chardonnay and merlot and to sample … Read more
Nation’s largest single region wine and food event expands and adds new events Visit Seattle and Washington State Wine invite wine lovers to mark their calendars; Taste Washington, the nation’s largest single-region wine and food event, will take place March 26-29, 2015, at various venues throughout Seattle. Now in its 18th year, Taste Washington … Read more