Perfectly timed for light summer suppers, Vancouver Foodster has launched the first Salad Challenge. Vancouver Foodster has invited restaurants from all over the city to enter their best Salad creation into this challenge, some entered their house recipe and others have created a special Salad just for the Salad Challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring…
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Friday Find – Gojoy Berries
The Fraser Valley is well known for it’s great crops of strawberries, cranberries and blueberries, now a local company is adding goji berries to the list of BC Farm Fresh berry crops. Gojoy Berries‘ farmer Peter Breederland has brought the, native to Asia, superfood to local markets. The crop at Gojoy Berries farm in Aldergrove has…
Vancouver Farmers Markets turn 20!
In 1995, a few hundred people descended upon the Croatian Cultural Centre where 8 brave farmers had set up the first Vancouver Farmers Market. Now 20 years later, Farmers Markets are firmly entrenched in the city’s landscape and are a welcome shopping destination for hundreds of locals. The first of this Summer’s weekly markets, in Yaletown,…
Saladworks works in Yaletown
In a neighbourhood with its fair share of fresh food and vegetarian options, Saladworks first Canadian locations has opened and will make a welcome addition to Yaletown. Since it opened two weeks ago, Billy (@billyforce) and I have been a number of times, since it’s only a block and half from home, and have been…
Footo Croissant – Fresh Out Of The Oven
Newly relocated to Hamilton Street, Footo Croissant is a unique bakery that specializes in fresh out of the oven (FOOTO) croissants. The new location adjacent to the Rosedale On Robson hotel lobby is larger than the old Footo Delights bakery on Homer Street and allows more space for patrons to dine-in and enjoy a fresh…
Christmas Gift Ideas 2013 – JD Farms Turkey
For most families, the Holidays includes gathering around the table to carve their Christmas turkey. While there seems to be an abundance of cheap ‘utility grade’ frozen birds on sale, they are often damaged and taste bland. While you might not imagine there would be a difference, the taste of the season comes from a…
Tasting Vancouver Chefs Dishes Festival
This week, Vancouver Foodster’s Richard Wolak invited a few local food lovers to take part in an afternoon of tasting some of the entries in his Chef’s Dishes Festival. Just like all the entries in the competition, each of the three venues we visited were very diverse. Starting at Darby’s Pub in Kitsilano, a…