#FridayFavourites – what’s happening October 7 – 14

  Dames Wine – Les Dames d’Escoffier BC Chapter   Celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at Dockside Restaurant   GLOWBAL’S Thanksgiving Brunch Buffet   WESTERN CANADA’S MOST POPULAR HALLOWEEN EVENT RETURNS   LEGENDS OF THE FALL: THOMAS HAAS UNVEILS SIGNATURE CREATIONS TO USHER IN AUTUMN   Reminder: EAT! Vancouver Is Back!   #MarketMonday vendor PASTICHE … Read more

Gotham Steakhouse & Bar remixes Social Hour 

New music, new hours, and new menu items highlight the best time of day The stunning art deco lounge at Gotham Steakhouse has long been a destination for lovers of great live music. This fall there’s a new twist, with house DJ’s setting the mood at weekday Social Hour. Old school vinyl tracks, including deep soul … Read more

Harvest Haus to experience Oktoberfest

Harvest Haus returns for its third year to bring Munich to Vancouver. If you have always wanted to experience Oktoberfest in Germany but never had the chance to, then this is the right event for you. From the moment you walk in, Harvest Haus celebrates everything around this old European festival. The evening starts off … Read more

B.C. Crème de Cassis Named Best in the Northwest

  Odd Society Spirits Crème de Cassis Awarded First Place By Sip Northwest  Sip Northwest Magazine’s 2016 Best of the Northwest issue hits newsstands today. Odd Society Spirits, a craft-certified distillery located in East Vancouver, took first place for their crème de cassis in the Best Fruit Liqueur category beating out submissions from distilleries across the Pacific Northwest region … Read more

Tap Restaurant Hosts La Mascota Winemaker’s Dinner

  La Mascota Master Winemaker Rodolfo Sadler   On Thursday, October 27 2016, South Surrey’s Tap will celebrate the premium wines of Argentina’s La Mascota Vineyards with a sumptuous winemaker’s dinner.  Hosted by La Mascota’s Master Winemaker, Rodolfo Sadler, the dinner will give guests a chance to enjoy some of the best offerings of the … Read more

October at Oyama Sausage Co.

  OCTOBER AT OYAMA SAUSAGE CO. Friday October 7th to Monday October 10thThanksgiving at Oyama It’s time to give thanks for another year of bounty.  Plan your Thanksgiving feast around one of Oyama’s delicious Swedish Hams.  Pre-order yours today:  both whole hams, and halves, are available.  We also offer a crowd-pleasing selection of patés, terrines, … Read more

#TasteofThursday Railtown Catering Chef Alex Abley’s recipe

 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie with Chantilly Cream   Dough: Ingredients: 1 ½ cups flour pinch of salt pinch of sugar ½ cup butter 30 mL water Method Sift flour, add salt and sugar, then cut butter into small pieces. Pinch butter into flour until broken down into pea-sized pieces. Add water and start to bring together. … Read more

New Starlet Seafood Restaurant Shines for ChopStick Festival

  The kick-off of Vancouver’s inaugural Chopstick Festival is 2 weeks away, starting on October 15 and running for two weeks.  A selection of lower mainland Chinese restaurants have been preparing their dishes for people to try during this event.  The event works similar to the highly successful Dine Out that happens in the Jan-Feb time-frame … Read more

The Concierge of Vancouver – October 7 – 16

  The Concierge of Vancouver is the world premiere of a play satirizing the Vancouver housing crisis and looks at the consequences of skyrocketing real estate prices and living costs. An expensive condo building in Coal Harbour, barely occupied… a reclusive donor, giving away millions of dollars each year to fund worthy causes… and, an international … Read more

Vancouver hits its peak with the Superhuman Summit

  New, international speaker series pushes the boundaries of human potential   On Saturday, October 22, the Superhuman Summit invites you to unlock the inconceivable and live the life of tomorrow. The first event of its kind in Vancouver, the day-long speaker-style Superhuman Summit brings together an internationally renowned roster of experts in the fields … Read more