Saturday, March 29 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. purchase Saturday seminar tickets An Old Vine’s Tale $45 Washington winemakers seek out ‘old vine’ fruit, believing that it makes a difference in the glass. Does vine age matter? Sample a selection of wines made from vines at least 30 years old and find out for yourself … Read more
The Vancouver Foodster Mac and Cheese Challenge running March 20-April 10, 2014 at restaurants all over Vancouver! You taste & vote! Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite mac and cheese creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste. After you have tried each … Read more
TASTE WASHINGTON This is a perfect weekend getaway for Vancouverites who love wine. An array of local wineries paired with the best of Seattle’s restaurants. Over 220 wineries participating in TASTE WASHINGTON! on March 29 and 30 Here is a list of all the wineries. Over 75 restaurants will be participating in TASTE WASHINGTON! on … Read more
Just as Vancouver slowly creeps out of winter, the sun remains just a little longer to show us that spring is near. As about 50 people queued in front of Graze on a cool Wednesday night, all of us were buzzing with excitement to begin our mini food adventure around the Kensington-Cedar Cottage neighbourhood … Read more
Consider inviting a few friends over and hosting a home wine tasting. A blind tasting is even better, and no, I’m not talking about anything weird involving blindfolds. Here’s one idea of how it could work. Invite five or six couples over and everyone contributes $20; that would give you a budget of about $220 … Read more
Vancouverite Chef Paul Moran has travelled the world, cooking in some of the finest restaurants from Paris to Montreal, and Nita Lake Lodge is pleased to announce that he has now joined their team as Executive Chef. Fresh from a stage at the Michelin-starred Pujol in Mexico City, which was part of his prize … Read more
On Tuesday March 4th, eight of Vancouver’s top chefs competed to win the Inaugural Curry Cup in the presence of Vancouver’s food lovers, media, and distinguished panel of judges who sampled eight diverse curries. Presented by the Chefs’ Table Society of B.C., the sold-out event was held at Main Street’s Heritage Hall and … Read more
An incredible evening with many new dining experiences. Thanks to Chef Rick Davidson of the Beach Club Resort and Ian Lane, Food and Beverage Director the dishes and wine pairings made for an excellent culinary experience. The Oceanic banquet room at the Beach Club Resort was attractively set with spacious round dining tables … Read more
Serendipity Winery of Naramata BC will take its place on the tables of food and wine lovers for the second year – for a good cause. On Saturday April 5, #dinnerpartyYVR will connect Vancouverites at dinner parties prepared by hobby chefs on their in homes simultaneously across the city, all to … Read more
What’s Trending in France? Vancouver International Wine Festival Lecture Series Is France still a trend setter? Do we want them to be “ modern” with their wine making?, do they want to be modern or traditionalists? Can they be both? This was a lively discussion of some of France’s most respected winemakers and producers … Read more