The 2024 @VanFoodster Chowder Challenge has come to an end. Did you try any, or all, of the entries? The Challenge is over, and the judging and voting has been completed. I was privileged to be one of the Media Judges along with Shelley Hayashi and Rick Green. Each of us had the opportunity to…
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Capture the lens-based art of Capture Photography Festival
The 11th annual Capture Photography Festival welcomes the community to experience and explore Western Canada’s largest lens-based art festival from April 1 to 30, 2024. Capture Photography Festival brings local, national, and international artists together to celebrate lens-based art in all its forms through a variety of public art projects, exhibitions at notable galleries, tours,…
The First Harrison Tulip Festival Springs From The Fertile Fraser Valley
The first ever Harrison Tulip Festival will soon bloom, bringing the biggest and most beautiful bounty of bulbs to the Fraser Valley. If you have explored the brilliance of the Chilliwack Tulip Festival and Tulips of the Valley in the past, the organizers of those festivals, the Onos Family, launches the new Harrison Tulip Festival….
Vancouver Foodster Chowder Challenge Brings Warming Comfort
The Vancouver Foodster Chowder Challenge is starting today March 8 until 31, 2024. What better way to warm up from this chilly weather than a bowl of hot chowder from some of Vancouver favourite restaurants all over Vancouver. The participating restaurants have entered a new or favourite chowder from their menu to offer patrons during…
6 Gadgets To Pack For This Summer Festival
With Coachella just a few months away, Fvded in the Park announcing its line up and Rifflandia moving to a new home, the Summer music festival season is close at hand. As you prepare to hit up your favourite festivals and events, whether your camping or glamping, or just hitting up a one-day festivals, being…
10 Ways To Celebrate The Lunar New Year Of The Dragon
This Saturday February 10, marks the start of year 4722 on a Chinese Calendar and the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, those born in 2024, 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, are celebrating ‘their birth sign year’. The fifth of the 12 zodiac animals, the dragons are majestic, ambitious and powerful. Their confidence and…
Valentine’s Eve Rosé and Bubbles Benefits Les Dames d’Escoffier
With Valentine’s Day coming up, Les Dames d’Escoffier and Toby’s Liquor Store on Commercial Drive have paired up to help whet your palate for the special day. On Tuesday February 13 Toby’s Liquor Store on Commercial Drive presents an evening of Rosé and Bubbles, with partial proceeds benefiting Les Dames d’Escoffier British Columbia’s scholarship program…